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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

on the steps that can be taker
to curb initiation.
The CIO Research publication
pointed out that Initiation as a
wage cutting device is more eff
ficient and more swift than any
machinery we have yet discov-
cred for raising wages. At the
present stage of events we can
accomplish more by price action
than by wage action to maintain
the purchasing power of our
wage income, If consumer re-
sistance cracks initiation, the re-
sulting fall of prices will reverse
the universal wage cuts that are
now taking place.
Success in forcing pric e S
down cannot possibly break the
wage scales in existing contracts.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Vets Get Back
Their Old Jobs

WASHINGTON, August Is
(LPA)-Labor unions and en-
ployers 'have been almost uni
versally cooperative in restor-
ing veterans to their old jobs or
to other jobs with like seniority,
status and pay" Atty. Gen. Tom
Clark reported last week.
A Justice Dept survey showed
that 999 out of every 1000 vet
erans ''have had no difficulty
concerning restoration of their
old jobs. The survey proved
by implication that only a will
full small group of employers
e m loyed "superseniority"
theories in an attempt to split
returning veterans from labor
unions. Only 218 cases had to
be taken to the courts. A total
of 4531 ex-servicemen asked
the Department for assistance
in getting back their old jobs
during the past year.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Oil Workers
Open Meefinq

FORT WORTH, Tex, Aug. is
(LPA)-The 18th convention OF
the Oil Workers International
Union, CIC, opened here today
following an executive council
meeting at which President o. A.
Knight charged that the pur-
chasing power of the nations
oil workers had been clipped 25
per cent since June 80.
In the five weeks following
June 80, the 18 per cent wage
hike won by the oil workers in
December was wiped out. At the
same time, knight said, oil COM
panies "have given themselves
an extra billion dollars a year
through price increases" He de-
clared that the new OPA bill
I'm erely legalized" initiation.
With price controls removed, the
oil companies have jumped the
cost of crude oil 25 cents bar
rel and gasoline by l to 2 cents
a gallon, Knight said.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
2-B Women
Planning


Announcement was made
this week by Richard GOsSer,
UAW-CIO director, of the
Second Annual Region 2-B
Women's Educational Confer
ence to be held here two days,
Sept. 1914.
Walter p. ReutheT, UAW-CIO
president will be the principal
conference speaker when he adj
dresses the women at their ban
quet to be held at the Commo-
dore Perry Hotel, Aug. 13. Di-
rector Gosser said that the
UAW-CIO presidents talk would
be open to the public.
Merle Kerschman, Auto-Lite
Unit, Local IL is chairman of
the committee in charge of ar
rangements which is making
plans for the meeting. A COM
plete agenda will be prepared
and sent to all Region 2-B Local
unions prior to the conference.
A number of well-knoWn speak
ers are scheduled to discuss mat
ters of interest to union women.
Call Sent Out
The conference call which is
being sent out this week from
Director GoSser's office will be
in the hands of all regional
UAW unions early next week.
Sessions which will begin on
Friday, Sept. 13 and continue
throughout the day are sched-
uled to open at 10 a. m. All
sessions will be held at the head
quarters of the Toledo Industrial
Union Council, Gil Huron st.
Delegates needing hotel ac-
commodationS are asked to no
tify the regional office on or be-
fore Aug. 80 so that necessary
arrangements can be made.
Complete plans for the agenda
will be announced by the COM
mittee in charge of arrange
ments within the next 10 days.
Members of the committee in
lharge of arrangements in addi-
ton to the chairman are: Gladys
Oberhaus, Julia Granster, Edith
Spencer, Louise McNought, Lor-
eta Schillinger, Amelia Bern
ing and Margaret Mitchell.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
DISABLE
RESIGNS
LkC POST

Vice-Mayor Michael v. Di-
Sale, who introduced the leg
islation into City Council
setting up the Toledo Labor
Management-Citizens CO M
mittee and who has served as its
chairman since its formation
more than a year ago, resigned
the post at the Monday meeting
of the committee held in the
Commodore Hotel on Monday Of
this week.
Upon the recommendation Of
of the committee, Mr.
Disable agreed to take a leave
of absence until Jan. l at which
time he will either return to the
post or be replaced
by another appointee.
Named to succeed Mr.. Disable
as temporary ch airman a n was
Judge Amos Conn of the District
Court of Appeals. Judge Conn
replaced Federal Judge Frank
Kloeb who resigned from the
several months ago
due to pressing court duties.
Carey Is Mentioned
Most prominently mentioned
for the chairman's post prior to
Mr.. DiSalle's resignation was
John @. Carey, judge of the
Common Pleas Court. Mr.. Carey
was reported to be satisfactory
to groups participating in the
LMC committee and may pos
sibly be appointed to serve as a
temporary member.
Jerome R. Gross, LMC secre-
tary reported on the activities of
the committee in aiding negotia-
tions in labor-management con-
in the past month. He
recommended setting up addi-
tional arbitration panels to facil-
tate the handling of cases sub
nitted to the committee.
Toledo had been strike free
for one week at the time of the
committee meeting although sew
eral strikes were reported to be
threatening.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Meeting 0kays
Progressive
Citizens Group

Approval of the Progressive
Citizens League composed of To-
pal labor union groups, veter-
ans, church, civic, cooperative
and other groups, was voted at
4 meeting held at Macomber
High School on Monday night of
this week.
After some discussion on the
wording of the preamble had
taken place, the initial statement
of purpose was adopted with but
two or three dissenting votes.
Also adopted was the recon-
mendation of the united groups
committee on the structure of
the organization which was
stated as follows:
"The policy-making body of
this organization shall be an as
sembly composed of an equal
number of representatives from
each affiliated organization and
shall have a representative from
each precinct in the 9th Con-
gressional district"
Name Is Adopted
The name recommended by
the committee, Progressive Cit
liens League" was unanimously
adopted.
Following the discussion and |
adoption of the committees ini-
tial recommendations, the meet
ing voted to authorize the COM
mittee made up of the various
groups to proceed with setting
up a means of financing the or
ganization and drawing up a
OnctitI1tion
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

What we gain will be a real
gain. 1t is not so sure, however,
that widespread wage increases
can be won at this time. If won,
they are likely to be promptly
reflected in further price rises.
Any stimulus to higher prices
will be eagerly seized upon, and
multiplied. by the speculative
operators who now occupy the
drivers seat This is one of the
facts of initiation that labor
should reckon with in its fight
to protect its standard of living"
Taking a few words in these
paragraphs out of context, the
United Press. the Scripps How
ard chain, and the Washington
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Zvurro Named TO
LMc Committee

| Pete Zvarra, representative OF
the Mine-Mill and Smelter Un-
lion-CIO, Die Casters Division,
was named CIO representative
to the Toledo Labor-Manage-
ment- Citizens Committee by the
&c executive board and ap-
proved by the Council meeting
on Wednesday night Of this
week.
Mr.. Zvarra replaces Edward
Cheyfitz. former chairman of
the Die Casters Division, who is
now employed in a public rela-
tions capacity by Eric Johnston,
former head Of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, now
head of the Motion Picture Pro-
ducers Association.
Elected to serve the uneXpired
term of George Scott, Local 8,
Flat Glass Workers-CIO, who
resigned because of i'll health,
was Walter LaVarr, a member
of Local 9's executive board.
Plans for the Labor Day pa
rade were discussed and ap-
proval given the CIO executive
board to complete final arrange
ments for the parade and picnic.
1t was announced that the line
of march and complete details
of the picnic would be sent to
each Local and Unit affiliated
with the TIUC. The annual La
Dor Day picnic will again be
held at Walbridge Park.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
II Adds
Another Shop

Local IL this week added an
other shop to its ever-growing
list of contract plants when the
first contract was signed be-
tween the UAW- -CIO union and
the Associated Products Co, 20
S. Ontario St.
Wage raises ranging from Ii
to As cents an hour were granted
bringing the So employees of the
company to an average raise of
25 cents since VI Day. Other
standard clauses of the Local IL
master contract were agreed to.
Associated Products is a new
ly organized company w h / C h
electrical ranges
and hot plates During the war
the company devoted its facili-
ties to producing stoves for the
War Department, but is now
for domestic trade.
An expansion program is now
being carried on with erection of
a new building which will en-
ploy many more people in the
of new domestic
stove soon to be introduced to
the market.
Organizational work and con-
tract negotiations were carried
on by Howard III. Rediger, Local
IL staff member aided by E. T.
Unit chairman and
Kenny Fletcher, vice chairman.
Charles Pierson, vice-president
the company man
lgement.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

Such ruling must 60 to Steel
man for approval.
The west coast lumber work
ers received approval of a Is
cent wage boost on March %,
and asked the extra 5 cents in
May, 1945. In three of the four
collective bargaining groups COW
cred, the wage increase is al
ready being paid, and will con-
tinue to be paid under the agree
ments even though it was dis
approved as the basis for price
boosts. Companies may force a
test case by appealing Steel
mans ruling.
Union officials point out that
40 west coast lumber companies
have been charged by the JUS
tice Department with black mar
keting, and that the lumber
manufacturer have received
several rounds of price boosts
since VI Day while lumber
workers are expected to be con-
tent with one boost. West coast
loggers on Aug. 7 received an
increase of So per thousand feet,
on top of other boosts in De-
cember, 1945. and March, 1946.
The 15-cent raise, they add, has
already been wiped out by rises
in living costs since it was
granted in March.
Black Marketing Charged
Companies and n o ms in
volved in the case are Central
California Pine Companies of
San Francisco, representing IL
companies, and the Central Cali
fornia District Council, Lumber
and Sawmill Workers Union.
AFL, involving 1867 employees;
the Lumberman's Industrial Re-
lations Committee Inc. of Seat
tie, representing 80 companies
and the Puget Sound District
Council. L & SW, involving
more than 5000 employees; the
Plywood and Door Mtnufactur-
ers Industrial Committee of Ia
coma, Wash, representing 13
companies, and the Puget Sound
District Council, involving 4,200
the Fir Employers
Committee of Port
and, Ore, representing 800 en-
,loyers, and the International
of America, CIO,
INVOLVING 10000 employees.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

ending Aug. 6, according to
Dun & Bradstreet, business
reporting agency. The previ-
Gus peak, reached in 1919, was
$3.50. The current weeks in
dex was $5.32, compared with
$S.24 on July 80 and $4.09 a
year ago.
Retail food prices rose 1897
between June Is and July Is
according to the Bureau of La
Dor Statistics. and declined only
before the end of July
according to a partial recheck.
There was an average 30% rise
in retail meat prices, 21qo in
daily products, 158o in milk,
and 80 in fats and oils.
Altogether, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics consumers
price index showed a rise of
'1S 70 in the one month ending
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Smith Scores Again

WAS HING TON (LPA)-
Rep. Frederick Smith (R., Ohio)
is still the leading contender for
the title of meanest-man-in- Con-
gress. In the closing days of Con.
gress. he killed by his single OBJ
lection a bill to provide hospital
ization and other benefits to
Philippine soldiers who, the War
Department certified, had sup
ported the u. S. during the war.
The previous week, again by re-
fusing to give unanimous con-
sent, he tried to kill the District
of Columbia slum clearance bill.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Dura Meeting Postponed

The meeting of Local 16
UAW-CIO, Dura Division of the
Detroit Harvester Co. was post
poned from Sunday, Aug. IL to
Sept. 8. A new secretary will
be chosen to succeed OrvilIe
Smaltz who has resigned.
The annual Dura employees
picnic will be held Saturday at
Sterling Park at 1000 A. M.
Refreshments, games and
prizes will be the order of the
day. Please pack your own
picnic lunch.
The committee in charge of
assignments include Ollie Ro-
Lloyd Haskins and Will
liam Danhardt.
There will be plenty of beer.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Give II AWoy

Because the UNION
JOURNAL is a labor paper,
it does not find its way into
the homes of many of the
people of Toledo who are
unable to read the unions
position i'm these days of
economic instability. After
you have read your paper,
give it to a friend or your
next door neighbOr. 1t
might give them an insight
into the things for which
we of the labor movement
are fighting. They might
even come to realize that
what benefits labor benefits
them, business and the en-.
tire country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

July Is, a figure which did not
include rents.
Textiles Given Boost
The most serious OPA-sanc-
toned price increase last week
was in textiles. Increases in
cotton textiles at the mill level
totalling about a half-blllion
dollars will result in retail
prices for cotton clothing six to
eight percent higher, and 17%
higher for household goods
such as sheets and towels. The
boots were forced by the new
OPA Acts requirement that
cotton textile prices be COM
puted on the market price OF
raw cotton, which has been soar
ing. Consumers will feel the
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

public funds will make the
Carson case look like chicken
feed" Taylor charged that
railroad men who were officers
during the war negotiated rates
with former and future en-
ployers" and that this shady re-
lationship resulted in payment
of excessive freight rates by the
armed services.
"The railroads" Hook charged,
"are owned by a handful of anti
labor and greedy banks. They
had field day during the war
with the United States govern
ment as their biggest customer.
Every school child knows that
increased production of anything
cuts down the unit cost. During
the war, the railroads carried
loads. They just could
not carry any more. Obviously
heir costs were reduced, but the
'ates were never lowered. The
Mead Committee should make
public the amount of business
he railroads did with the gov
and the net profit on
this business.
''There is something wrong
With the railroad management,
Hook continued, sit is either
crooked or so ineffi-
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Wage Lid Oamped
AS Prices Let Loose
SteeImsn Rejects Wage
Boost For Workers

WASHINGTON, Aug Is (LPA)-Prices may soar, but
became clear last week that the administration intended
hold tight lid wage adjustments Tpoh seen in
Reconeron Director John Steemans rejection for pricing
purposes proposed second round scent wage boost for
more than As 900 west coast lumber workers.
Steelman had chance to rule the application, which
involved both AFL and CIO unions, because the Wage
Sterilization Board had granted 312 cents of the wage in
crease on the ground that special circumstances existed
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

an investigation by the Mead
Committee would reveal glar.
ing cases of boarding, stock
piling and hidden inventories.
Although the main reason for
the shortage of scrap iron is the
depletion of our supplies during
the war, there is evidence, new
ertheless, of widespread hoard
ing in anticipation of higher
prices"
Demand Follows Meeting
Reuther's demand for an in
quiry came after a labor-man-
agement conference, proposed
by the UAW head, which Gen
eral Motors, Ford tnd Chrysler
the auto industry's Big Three
refused to attend.
"The monopoly control which
the Big Three exercise over the
rest of the industry is an open
secret that has begged investiga-
ton for years" Reuther charged.
"The squeezing out of competi-
ton, the attempts CASUALLY sue
cessfuD to prevent the entrance
of new competition into the in
dustry, the fear of small produ-
GERS to act independently on la
Dor relations and even public
relations matters, as well as the
controls on parts-production, are
all matters of common knoWl-
edge to those familiar with the
industry"
Intensification of the split in
the unions top leadership was
seen in the refusal of the JAWS
two ice-presidents to attend the
called conference. r. j.
Thomas and Richard T. Leonard
both indicated they were op-
posed to the meeting which was
by representatives of
Studebaker, Kaiser-Fraser and
Overland.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

WASHINGTON (LPA)-AFL
President William Green and
CIO President Philip Murray
were named as new trustees of
the Natl Planning Association
last week. They will help develop
an NPA program to seek ways
and means to stabilize industrial
relations
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16

fifth district.
Axtell's nomination was
hailed by labor spokesman as
a double victory in that it un-
seated Representative Roger C.
Slaughter, whose activity on the
House Rules Committee was in
strumental in stymying all pro-
gressive legislation that came be-
fore it - notably the Fair En-
ployment Practices Bill = and
Will add to the number of Con-
gressional friends of labor if he
defeats A. L. Reeves, Repub-
lican, in November.
Sen. Kilgore has been in the
front lines of every battle for
Improvement of American work
.rs' living standards, for inter
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Prices Soar

Prices are soaring and
everybody is trying to cut
their corners to keep down
their expenses. You can
help yourself do this by
reading JOURNAL adver-
tisements which offer bar
gains in many of the things
you use. PatrOnize those
who advertise In this paper
and don't forget to tell the
merchants that you saw
their ad.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
NMU Begins
Strike

Members of the National Mar
thine Union-CIO began their
scheduled tieup of lake carriers
here on Wednesday night of this
week when crews of four lake
boats walked off the job and
established their picket lines at
four local docks.
Approximately 200 member of
the union were affected by the
strike in Toledo.
Immediately affected by the
stoppage were four steamers tied
up at Toledo docks. Those in
port which were struck by CIO
crews included the w. o. Rees,
New York Central do k S;
Martha Allen, Shell dock; Pan
oil, Standard Oil dock, and John
Stevenson, moored at the c & o
dock.
Esta blish Pickets
Picket lines were established
by the union at 1900 midnight
Wednesday, the time set by the
union for the beginning of the
strike. Picket lines will be
maintained at all docks until
the settlement of the dispute, ac-
cording to Lew Ferrari local
NMU representative.
Principal issue of the dispute
is wages in which the union de-
mands that its members be paid
time-and-one-half for Saturdays
and double time on Sundays.
The maritime workers employed
on the lake carriers have been
working 56 hours at straight
time.
NMU officials expect that the
strike will become effective over
the Great Lakes as more and
more ships dock. Many ships
not organized under CIO have
members of the union employed .
on them and these workers are
expected to walk off their jobs
as ships tie up in the major lake
ports.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Wont Free Sfafe U.

NEW YORK, Aug. IS (LPA)
A state university, free from
every type of discrimination, not
only discrimination based upon
race, color, creed or nationality.
but also free from financial dis
elimination" /" was urged as an
immediate step for Governor
DeWey's administration by Louis
Hollander, president of the state
CIO.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Kennedy Heads
Health Fund

WASHING GTON (LPA)-
Chairman of the trustees admin
istering the new health and well
fare fund under the anthracite
mine agreement will be Thomas
Kennedy, secretary-treasurer of
the United Mine Workers-AFL, it
was announced here last week.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Railways S,UinUe
Is Denounced
Seek Mead Committee
Investigation OF Carriers

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is QPA)-Two pro-labor con-
gressmen Senator Glen Taylor d. Idaho and Representa-
tive Frank Hook 3D. Mch last week asked the Mead Com
mittee to investigate scandalous wartime profits of the
railroads.
Hook declared that he railroads. colossal swinde of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Press DistOrts The
ClO Wage Policy
Initiation Labeled Wage.
Cutting Device By Union

WASHINGTON, Aug Is IPA)-Shockng and stupid
distortions of the CLOS views how to combat the fla
onary printed in the daily press last week They
med from release by the CLOS department of research
and education of eighpage issue of Economic Outlook
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Reuther Asks For
Monopoly Control

DETROIT, Aug. IS CLPA)-A Mead Committee investi-
CATION into the for the current low volume of pro-
ducton by the auto industry demanded last week by
Walter Reuher president of the United Auto WorkersCIO
"We have good to believe" said Reuther, "that
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Prices Soar As
OPA Stsssers On
Food Prices Hit Record
High--StilI On Increase

WASHINGTON, Aug. IL QPA)-Both retail prices and
more tarreachng indexes of wholesale prices continued
their steady climb last week. despite the revival of punch
drunk OPA
Wholesale food prices hit record high in the week
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
CD Wins-LOses
In Primary Votes
Count Slaughter Defeat
AS A Victory For Labor

NEW YORK, Aug 15-Last weeks furry Of primary
in six states resulted in victory for the only can
dates running with CIO Political action Committee endorse
mens-Senator Harley N. Kilgore of West Virginia and
Enos Axte seeking the Congressional post in Mssours
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-08-16
Labor
Education
And
Leisure

At lovely Lake Forest Ill., these girls combine
vacation with in labor education Attending the Summer
School for Office Workers by the American Labor
Education Service students from all the exchange
experiences and views union educational Here
a. to D Dorothy OsebOd Detroit recreaOnaI director of
the Michigan Telephone Employees Federation Barbara MahOn
Wichita Kan educational director of the Southwestern Tee
phone Workers Union EheLae lockwood Detroit of the Mich
igan Telephone Employees Federation and Avis Carter Mime
apOls Northwestern Union of Telephone Workers