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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
Steel Workers
Prepare Demands

PITTSBURGH, December IL
.LPA)-A guaranteed annual
wage, portal-to-p portal pay, a
health and welfare fund and
substantial" wage increases
will be among the demands
which the United Steelworkers-
CIO will present to the nations
steel industry early next year.
These demands, plus elimina-
ton of geographic wage differ
entails and liberalized vaca-
tions. were outlined by USA
Vice-president James G. Thin
mes as contract negotiations
covering $4,000 employees of
the Aluminium Co. of America
were opened. More than 870,-
900 steel and aluminium work
ers are now covered by CIO
contracts.
Details of the unions de-
mands will be worked out at
two-day meetings of the wage
policy committee starting Dec.
18.
"The m cunt of the gen.
eral wage increase will be left
open until after the committee
meets" Thimmes said. Presi-
dent Philip Murray told meet
ing of USA district officials
that the purchasing power of
steel workers is now $13.04 less
than when the union won an
1870 an hour wage hike last
February. A boost of 30 12c an
hour would be necessary to
compensate for this loss in real
wages, it was pointed out.
Murray, pointing out that
corporate profits have tripled
since 1889, declared that "Busi-
ness is making too much money.
1t is a threat to full employment
and free enterprise.
The CLOS big three unions,
Steel, Auto and Electrical Work
ers, are slated to hold a joint
meeting here Dec. 16 to coordi-
nate their spring contract de-
mandS.
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that he believes the Wagner Act
is too heavily balanced in labor's
favor. Still an open question is
whether Truman would once
again veto such vicious legisla-
ton as the Case bill which the
new Republican Congress is al
most certain to revive in one
form or another or whether he
would approve Case bill amend.
ments to the Wagner Act.
Labor Seat Unsettled
Meanwhile the issue of who
will succeed to the chairman
ships of the crucial Senate and
House labor committees re-
Continued on Page 2
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Local 9 Holds
Runoff Vote
Second Election To
Nome Union Officers

Officers for the current year
were elected yesterday by Local
8, Flat Glass Workers-CIO in a
special runoff vote held at the
four plants of the Libbey-
Owens-Ford Glass Co. where
the unions holds plant bargain
ing rights.
Counting of the ballots will
be done today and the results
announced late tonight it was
stated by Harry Scott, Local 8
financial secretary.
Necessity for holding the run
off vote came as result of four
officers not getting a majority in
the original election held Dec. 5.
William Akos incumbent presi-
dent serving his third term re-
ceived 1861 votes insufficient
to give him a majority over
Don Thompson who was runner
up with 707 votes.
Five Are Candidates
There were five candidates
for the presidential post which
is a full-time salaried position
in the union. Others who COM
peted were Paul Boxdorfer, 416;
Leo Karl, 366 and Andy Verkin,
$50.
The other full-time position,
that of financial secretary now
filled by Harry Scott, state CIO
Vice-president will also be sub
ject to the runoff election. Mr..
Scott received 1000 votes in the
Dec. balloting and will be op-
posed by James Coyle who re-
ceived $50 votes. Howard Bal
ley, 564 and John Leach, 437
votes were also candidates for
the financial secretary position.
Other Posts Contested
Other positions which will be
decided by yesterdays election
are those of End vice-president
for which John Reiter and How
ard Heinemann are competing
and trustee to be decided be-
tween Biff Whitaker and John
Karl.
George Scott, 1st vice-presi-
dent was elected without oppo-
sition at the previous election.
The newly elected officers
will be installed into office at
Local 9's headquarters Jan. 3.
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10000 Picket
Struck PIdnf
On 22O+h Doy

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. IL -
(LPA) - New violence marked
the 220th day of the Allis'
Chalmers strike here last week
as an estimated 10000 pickets
surrounded the plant and police
protected scabs again violated
picket lines. Two pickets and
two policement were injured and
Is arrested.
The local picketlines were re-
inforced by 1000 CIO workers
from Kenosha, so miles away.
r. j. Thomas, vice-president of
the United Auto Workers-CI
declared that "after what l saw
this afternoon l am sure that
Allis- Chalmers will never break
this strike and will have to sit
down and bargain" He was ac-
companied on a visit to the
picket lines by u. S. Conciliators
James Dewey and Noel P. Fox.
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drastic revision of the Wag-
ner Act.
Truman partially confirm
ed this when asked at his press
conference about a statement by
Rep. John Ranking ID, Miss
that he (Truman) would make
strong recommendations on la
Dor legislation in his state of
the union address to Congress,
The President replied that it
would be the strongest possible
message, but that it would cover
a broad legislative field and ask
for concessions from both labor
and management.
In the recent past, however,
Truman has intimated to friends
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
lam Wins In
LMC Election
Union Dispute Ends
In Peaceful Vote

End of the jurisdictional dis
pute between Local IL, UAW-
CIO and the lam, former AFL
affiliate, over the 33 member
garages of the Toledo Automo-
tive Trades Association came on
Tuesday of this week when the
lam won by a vote OF 173 to
130.
The election which was con-
Quoted by Msgr. Michael j.
Doyle and Rabbi Morton Gold
berg, LMC public members and
Jerome Gross, executive secre-
tary was by a garage by garage
arrangement. No disputes were
reported and only IA ballots
were challenged.
Arrangements for the election
were completed by the LMC
Committee following two
week strike by the lam when
the TATA refused to agree to
accept recommendation of the
LMC panel investigating the dis
agreement.
The UAW- -CIO had sought to
have the jurisdiction determined
on the basis of individual
garages, but agreed to let the
majority vote of all the garage
mechanics decide the issue after
the TATA refused to agree to
bargain with two separate
unions. lam claimed to have
represented the garage mechan-
les for the past IL years.
Credit for settling the contro-
versy was given to the LMC by
Matthew Tank, TATA president.
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO
regional director and member
of the LMC Committee who is
attending a meeting of the In
ternational executive board in
New York could not be reached
for a statement.
Jurisdiction over non-skilled
workers in the garages is with
the international Teamsters
Union-AFL which was not in
volved in the dispute.
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Spicer Adopts
New Troininq
Standard Pact

Adoption of a new agreement
on apprenticeship standards, be-
lieved to be one of the first of
it kind was announced last week
by Ralph Mason. Spicer Unit
chairman. Ie
In announcing the approval
of the program, Chairman Mason
stated that the standards had
been given approal by the Inter
national UAW-CIO.
The training standards cover
ing tool and machine repairmen
sets up a procedure for the
training of apprentices including
t h e requirements, educational
and other under which an ap-
plication may be accepted for
training, hours of work, disci-
pline, wage, seniority and other
factors governing trainig.
Administration will be by joint
apprenticeship committee of six
with equal representation for the
union and Spicer management.
A schedule of prescribed class
room instructions for skilled
trades and work processes is set
UP under the agreement totaling
5000 hours. Upon completion of
the required time, a certificate
of completion of apprenticeship
will be issued by the Ohio State
Apprenticeship Council upon ap-
proval of the committee.
A minimum rate of $1.08 a
hour has been agreed upon for
apprentices.
The agreement was negotiated
by the Spicer committee com
posed of Ralph Mason, chair
man; Frank Szewczykowski,
Henry Baum, William r. Anken-
brandt, Bob Thomas, Joseph L.
James M. Rosenberger,
Ted Perkins, Clarence j. Zeller,
Paul Pearson and Ollie Dame.
Tom Burke, assisted in the
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JAW Announces
Insurance Plan

DETROIT, Dec. II (LPA) -
Creation of an employer-fi-
nanced social insurance pro-
gram thru which the auto in
dustry would contribute at least
SAL 100000 a year will be asked
of all employers whose con-
tracts with the United Auto
Workers-CIO can be reopened.
UAW President Walter
Reuther said that the social in
surance program calls for en-
ployer contributions amounting
TO go of the gross earnings of
employees, money from which
would be devoted to providing
benefits in the event of sick
ness or accident amounting to
not less than 500 of average
earnings, for a maximum of 81
weeks in the case of any one
disability.
Other Benefits Cited
In addition the program calls
for hospital, surgical, medical
and maternity benefits. Also
specified were death or surviv-
.ors benefits and benefits in the
case of total and and permanent
disability in an amount design
ed to yield as a minimum the
equivalent of one years average
annual earnings.
Several CIO unions, includ-
ing the Amalgamated Clothing
Workers and the Textile Work
ers, have comparable programs
in their industries. The UAW' S
plan was included in the un-
ions wage policy adopted by
the executive board Oct. 20 at
Cleveland. Reuther last week
told all local unions to incor-
porate the detailed provisions of
the program in their wage de-
mands on employers.
The JAWS social security
comittee is also formulating
details of an old-age plan to
supplement present inadequate
provisions of the Federal Social
Security Act. Reuther pointed
out that present federal old-age
benefits do not take effect until
the worker reaches 65 and that
even then the average pension
in the Detroit area is S28 a
month. "These benefits" he
said, become increasingly in
adequate as the cost of living
continues to soar"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

NAM found itself in agree
ment with the Washington
administration as Commerce
Secretary L. A. Hartman, Henry
Wallace's successor, told the ty-
con tories that THE power of
labor leaders has grown to a
point wehere we find one man
defying the government and the
nation"
Hartman proceeded to tell
labor to show restraint in its
wage demands Che made no ref
erence to industrial profits) and
said he expected Congress to
revise existing labor legislation.
The keynote was struck by
NAM Executive Vice-president
w. B. Weisenberger who said
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

18th National Conference on
Labor Legislation.
Nearly 200 delegates, in
cluding state labor commission
ers, AFL, CIO and Railroad
Brotherhoods r e pre- S entatives,
took a firm stand against re-
strictive labor legislation and in
favor of improving existing laws
covering minimum wages, equal
pay for equal work for men and
women, social security, "and an
effective civil rights law that
will protect the exercise of civil
rights for all Americans"
The Conference, over the OBJ
iections of two southern state
labor commissioners, also went
on record as opposed to discri-
mination because of sex, creed
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

The request of the govern
ment for a Supreme Court
review made last Friday was
agreed to on Monday of this
week by the court which will
probably hand down its decision
in January. The fine of $780,.
600 against the UNIV and S1o,-
600 against John L. Lewis on
the contempt proceedings will be
reviewed.
Miners Expect Reversal
Both Mr.. Lewis and the
unions attorneys seemed to
be hopeful of reversal of JUS
tice Goldsborough's ruling in
the case while many non-union
observers here pointed out that
the court justice has had a num-
Der of reversals by the higher
court.
In ordering the miners back
to their jobs, Mr.. Lewis set q
March 81 deadline for the nego-
tiating of a new agreement. Fu-
ture action by the UNIV chief
will no doubt be determined by
the action of the Supreme Court
on the miners appeal.
The entire u. S. labor move
ment-at first stunned and then
infuriated at the enormity of
the penalty-protested angrily
at the conviction of the UAW
and its leader for refusing to
call off a 14-day strike of 500,-,
900 soft coal miners.
The $s,50o,000 fine, calcu,
lated on the basis of $3.50 DE-,
for each of the ID days, viii. II
paid, be the largest in u. s. his
tory. Following the conviction
and fines the strike continued
unabated and, theoretically, the
UNIV could be fined S250,0OO
Continued on Page 2
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Ad
Criticized
BY Labor

NEW YORK, Dec. IL (LPA)
An article written by Walter
Cenerazzo, president of the
American Watch Workers Un-
lion and appearing as an ad-
vertisement for the Readers Di-
gest in newspapers throughout
the country was criticized last
week by labor and liberal pub
locations.
George M. Rhodes, managing
editor of The New Era, official
weekly of the Reading Pa, AFL
Federated Trades Council, de-
clared in his page / column.
"The Readers Digest spent
thousands of dollars to adver-
tise a story by a self-styled la.
Dor leader on The Choice Fac
ing Free American Labor II
was published as an open Let
ter From Labor Leader to his
Union The self-styled labor
leader was a Walter Cenerazzo,
president of the American
Watch Workers Union.
"CeneraZzo is virtually un-
known to labor unionists, while
his union is representative OF
few workers in highly skilled
and well-paid industry. His
story shows that he knows little
about the labor movement if he
believes some of the nonsense
his fable tells.
Digest Is Anti-Union
Posing as a champion OF
free enterprise and American
/ ism he gladdened the hearts oi
many who hate the very men
tion of labor unions. The Digest
Itself has indicated by its past
that it is hostile to organized
labor and many view it as q
pro-fascist publication"
The New Era asserted that
|'sAs a trained organizer with
the zeal of a prophet and the
ppatience of a negotiation as Cen
Continued on Page 2
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Miners Return To Work;
Labor Ansered By Fine
Supreme Court To Review
Case Hand Down Ruling

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL IPA)-Wth practically all
the nations 100000 miners back work this week, fol-
lowing calling off the strike last week by President John L.
Lewis labor throughout the country waiting for the ru
ing of the Supreme Court the fine handed down by
Judge Alan Goldsborough in the contempt proceedings
against Lewis and the Mine Workers.
Lewis called off the strike last Saturday and ordered
the miners back work he explained in order take
the pressure of hysteria off the court
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or color" in job referrals by the
u. S. Employment Service.
Standards Are Violated
Delegates were startled by
Wage-Hour Administrator L.
Metcalfe Walling who charged
that 50% of the nations indus
trial and business establishments
inspected are violating the Fair
Labor Standards Act. Only As
900 inspections can now be made
annually, he disclosed, altho
100000 firms are covered by
the act.
Discussing the present 40c an
hour minimum wage Walling
declared that "at least Csc an
hour minimum is now neces.
Continued on Page 2
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DupIicafions

In changing from one
shop to another, or be-
cause of a change of ad-
dress, some subscribers of
the JOURNAL are receiv-
ing more than one copy of
the paper. 1t would be of
value In saving paper and
costs If those who are re-
ceiving more than one pa
per would send in a post
card with their name and
address, former address,
present shop and former
shop. Better still, fill in the
space below and mail or
bring to the JOURNAL of
flee.
Name ...................
Address ..............
Former Address .......
Shop ..............
Former Shop ...........
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that the Wagner Act sis bring
ing America dangerously close
to open revolution"
NAM President Robert r.
Wason then repeated the theme
that actually, in America labor
is a super government; labor
laws have given labor the power
to strike down economy" Con-
cretely, Wason indicated that
the NAM would expect the new
Republican Congress to do its
bidding and pass legislation
which will:
Five-POint Program
l - Eliminate the 40-hour
week with overtime pay after
Continued on Page 3
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CIO Score Neors 800

ATLANTA, Dec. II = ILPAJ
= The CIO southern drives
victories in NLRB elections may
pass the 300 mark by years
end, it was indicated here this
week. Drive Director Van A
Bittner announced that IL new
election triumphs had brought
the CIO scoreboard since late
May to 277 victories against Al
losses.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
NFTW Beats UE

WASHINGTON, Dec. II -
(LPA) - BY a vote of 722 to
586 the independent Natl Fed.
Grafton of Telephone Workers
reversed a previous NLRB elec.
ton and defeated the United
Electrical Radio & Machine
Workers-CIO at the Western
Electric Manufacturing Co., Win
ston-Salem and Burlington, N.
c. In the earlier election on
Nov. 18, the UE polled 625 votes,
NFTW 491 and the Int'l Bro
therhood of Electrical Workers
81. In the runoff last week the
NFTW increased its total by
231 while UE lost by SO votes.
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Seek zoe Boost

CHICAGO, Dec. II lLPA) =
More than $4,000 members OF
eight AFL Building Trades
unions here have served de.
mands for 15c to zoe an hour
wage increases on the city's
building contractors. Another
10000 building trades members
vii make similar demands in the
near future. The Int'l Brother.
hood of Electrical Workers-AFL,
usually the pacemaker in the
Chicago construction field, al
ready has won a 17l2c pay
boost for its 1900 members.
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UNIV Fine Sets Record

WASHINGTON, Dec. IL -
(LPA) - The $3,500,000 fine
against the United Mine Work
ers-AFL is exceeded in U. S.
history only by a $29,240,000
fine levied against the Standard
Oil Co. in 1908. The verdict was
reversed, however, and Standard
Oil never paid a penny. In the
famous Danbury Hatters case in
1902, the union and its mem
bers were fined $250,000, but
this was on a conspiracy charge
and not contempt of court. Be-
cause the union was unincorpor-
ated the homes of more than 100
members were seized and sold
and the union was shattered.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
LUzette-Burke Are
Re-NamedByT7 T7UC
Petition Truman To Maintain
OPA Controls On Rentals

Richard Lazette president and Tom Burke executive
secretary of the Toledo Industrial Union Council
elected to their posts Wednesday night of this week al
the Councils annual election of officers Burke un-
opposed.
Other officers reelected included Dan Sahadi record
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
IFS Official

The TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL is the official
publication of the Toledo
Industrial Union Council
which is composed of unions
affiliated with the Congress
of Industrial Organizations.
There is no regulation in
the TUGS bylaws which
prevents any affiliated
union from seeking and re.
ceiving the support of the
anyone who wishes to give
it. However, the JOURNAL
is the official CIO publica-
ton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

E | e C ted to
S erV e in the
v i C e-p e S l.
dents post was
Cyril Babione
who will re-
place CT y d e
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Truman May Jump
COP In Seeking
LalUs
Hopes To Take Play Away
By Wagner Act Revision

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-(LPA)-Indications mount
ed here last week that the first for national
antilabor legislation not from union-hatng Re-
publican congressman, but from President Truman who
hopes to take the play away from the COP by proposing
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ing secretary; Henry Baum
treasurer; Don Blair, attend
ance secretary; Villa m
K o C kowski, sergeant-at-arms;
Gertrude Moroney, librarian and
Clarence Foreman trustee.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13

the following board members at
large.
Casper Andrews, Al Hank
forth, Herman Hoppe, Walter
Continued on Page 2
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Raises Are
Pressing Problem
Union Delegates Opposed
To Restrictive Legislation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-LPA)-Demand for the re-
peal of the anabor SmthConnally Act and opposition to
compulsory arbiraton labor courts and "any federal
state legislation which seeks in any way weaken
derne labor unions voiced here last week by the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-12-13
NAM Convention Hopes
For Old Days Return
Hartman Tells Tycons Of
Power OF The Labor Leaders

NEW YORK, Dec 11-GPA)-Not since the days Of
Herbert Hoover there such chopckng convention OF
here last week
For the first time in Is lean and prowing years the
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Richard LaZettt
Shamblen and
Al Priebe, as
S / S t a n t SER
geant alarms.
E | e c ted to
serve for one
Y e a r w e r e
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Continued on Page 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Akers Elected PRESIDE inf
Of Railway ENGINEERS

James B. Akers, 3415 Fulton street
NV, chief engineer OF the South
ern Railway System, yesterday was
elected president of the American
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-Four Japs GET Long Terms
For Prison Atrocities
BY the Associated Press

YOKOHAMA, Mar. 13.-Fou,
Japanese war criminals today were
found guilty OF committing or per.
hitting atrocities and were SEN
fenced to IS to so years by 9th Army
military tribunals.
1t. Miyoroku Okada was sen.
fenced to so years at hard labor TO,
atrocities against prisoners at q
camp near Nagoya, including the
death by beating. torture and star
walton of Aviation Ordnanceman
Doyle w. Waggoner of Shreveport
La.
Corpl. Nubuo Kanayama was CIV
en- 20 years at hard labor for atroci-
ties against American prisoners at
the Omine camp. Kanayama's SUI
perior officers. 1t. Tsuyoshi Sakal
and 1t. Kikoichi Mort, both were
sentenced to is years at hard labor
The sentences will be reviewed by
1t. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger
9th Army commander. Navy Capt.
Beverly M. Coleman Of Washington
headed the commission hearing
Okada's trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-13
Reds Freed u. S. officer
Held Briefly in Mukden

CHINCHOW, Manchuria, Mar.
IL (CDNo.-Maj. Robert Rigg of
Chicago, the first American Army
officer to enter Mukden, was under
arrest for a few minutes after his
arrival there late last week, it is
learned. He is now free, the Rus
slams satisfied that his credentials
as assistant military attache in
China are valid.
Maj. Rigg, first American official
observer in Manchuria since the
Once OF Strategic Services group
was ordered out in October by the
Russians, arrived from Chinchow
with truck aboard a fiat car, sup
piled with papers provided by the
Russians.
Arriving at night the truck could
not be demounted and Mai. Rigg
was obliged to hitchhike to a hotel.
Two Russian soldiers gave him a
lift but the party was stopped by
two Russian sentries. They failed
to notice Maj. Rigg in the rear of
the car until, thinking that hold
up was IN progress, he attempted to
hide his cameras. The sentries
caught the gesture and took him
into custody along with his drivers
for questioning, after which he was
released.
Maj. Riggs served formerly in
Russia and Iran and speaks Russian.
(Copyrioht, 1ol6.l