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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
KNIGHT Reelected
Bv Oil Workers

FORT WORTH, TEX, Oct. %
(LPA)-President o. A. Knight,
of the CIO Oil Workers Interna-
tional Union, was reelected to
his seventh term and A. R.
Kinstley was reelected to his
sixth term as vice-president, Of
ficial referendum returns show
ed this week.
knight won by a margin of
1922 to 10,735 for w. j. from
bley, Atlantic Coast District di-
rector. T. M. Mccormick was
elected to his first term as Sec
retary. On the new information
al executive council are Court
land P. Myers, Long Beach, Cal;
w. A. Arban, Parco, Wyo.; For
rest Tillman, Wichita Falls, Tex;
L. l.. Crane, Port Neches, Tex;
w. w. Watson, Kansas City, Kas.;
George Carlson, Hammond, Ind;
Leo F. Brady, Carteret, N. j..
Urban, Tillman and Watson
were reelected.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

Reject
CIO Bid

MIAMI BEACH FLA. Oct. %
(LPA)-A resolution proposing
affiliation of the Brotherhood Of
Railroad Trainmen with the CIO
was rejected by a voice vote at
the BRT's convention here last
week.
Delegates several days pre-
viously had heard CIO President
Philip Murray issue a cordial in
vitation to the rail unionists to
join the CIO. The brotherhood
has been independent ever since
1t was founded in upstate New
York in 1888.
A standing invitation to AFL
President William Green to adj
dress the delegates is still being
extended, BRIT officials made it
clear.
In another convention action,
delegates reaffirmed their tradi-
tional stand in favor of national
ownership of all Class A rail-
roads in the country.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
AN EDITORIAL-
HOPE RUNS HIGH

For the first time since 194O Republican hopes of
winning the legislative branch of government are
running high.
In 194O the Republicans letting the wish be father
to the thought believed that the American people would
not precedent by reeIecting Franklin D. Roosevelt
for third This year. they believe that the reaction
which follows every will provide the impetus neces
sary to sweep them into office
Despite the fact that there progressive
Republicans it is quite apparent that the Republican
party still is stepped in conservatism and that is at
tempting ride the of postwar reaction into po-
litical power
Graspng upon the dissatisfaction of the people with
wages decOnrO excessive prices shortage of foods and
other commodities, the Republican party this year is
making determined bid for leadership
Led by like Robert A. Taft, who did more than
any other in Congress to sabotage price control and
who has consistently been found the side of big bus
and special interests the Republican party has ac-
cepted John W. Brcker, who not only reactionary but
who has backing of of Americas most dangerous
fascists Gerald L. X. Smith, as his ally
If Republican hopes become reality the people of this
country going have least two and perhaps more
than stormy years of continuous fighting against out
right reaction when every effort will be made to destroy
only the benefits that have to the nation b to
destroy the organizations which have contributed so
greatly in advancing the welfare of the wOrkers-the
unions themselves.
"Have You Had Enough?" is the slogan of the Re-
publican Party this year. The only that be
given to the Republicans will be the of enlightened
citizens who recognize by that the entire
tica strategy of the G. o. has been hamstring and
sabotage every piece of legislation that would be of even
the slightest aid to the people of the nation for the past
two years.
We show the Republicans that have had
enough by defeating John w. Bricker stuffed shirt
whose record governor led this state into situation
where political subdivisions and public schools are
still suffering almost badly they did when
in the midst of depression
We show the Republicans that have had
enough by defeating Homer A. Ramey for Congress,
other representative who has tried work both sides of
and consistently stood against any and all legis
lation that would aid the people of his district
We show the Republicans that we are not de-
ceved by their Tafts Brckers Rameys and other po-
tica Joshues, who not merely seeking to stop
the onward march of time and progress but who ac
ally attempting back the clock glorious days
of Harding ''normalcy."
the Republicans hope for their Brickers and their
Rameys; but let again show the Grand Old Party
that we make precedents we'll break them by
defeating these foes of progress November 5.
(See cartoon Page d.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
PAc Sponsors
Autumn Dance

Plans have been completed
for PAC Halloween dance anc
entertainment which will be
held this year, Saturday, No
vember 2, at Civic, Auditorium
A gala program of entertain
ment, refreshments and many
added features promises to make
the evening a pleasant one fol
the hundreds of PAC members
who have purchased tickets fol
the affair. One of Toledo's best
dance bands will provide music
for the dancing which will be-
gin at $50 .. m.
Clayton Rusch, PAC chair
man, stated that there would be
no speeches, or anything to de-
tract from the pleasure of the
Halloween merrymakers. Mas
querade costumes will be worn
by many of the dancers.
Refreshments will be served
throughout the evening without
charge.
Tickets may be obtained from
shop committeeman or at the
door.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
ID Shop
Secures Coins

improvements in its new con-
tract was secured by the Toledo
Machine and Tool Unit of Local
IA it was announced on Tues
day of this week by Tom Rus
sell, financial secretary. The con-
tract was signed last week.
improvements included main
tenance of membership without
an escape clause, checkoff, hir-
ing consideration to Local IA,
improved grievance procedure,
improved upgrading, double
time for more than two hours
overtime during the week and
five hours on Saturday.
Vacation pay was enlarged to
include anyone absent due to
sickness or injury and includes
returned veterans crediting
them with their time spent in
the service.
Pay for the chairman for full
time on union business and life
sickness and accident policies
were included in the agreement.
Members of the bargaining
committee were Nelson Boyer,
chairman;Y r. D. Good, vice
chairman; Clarence Snyder,
secretary; Bennett Hurst, James
L eininger, Ralph Eisenhart,
Walter Klatt, Albert Stickler
and William Brown. Joseph
Ditzel, international UAW-CIO
representative from Regional
Director Richard Gosser's office
aided in contract negotiations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Don't Lament FDR

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.
GPA)-It is up to the little
people" of the country to pick
up the ball that is right at their
feet" rather than to merely
continue to lament the unique
qualities and tragic death of
former President Roosevelt, "
John w. Edelman, Textile Work
ers Union-CIO Washington re-
preventative told a leadership
conference of N. j. textile work
ers at the YWCA here last week.
eve have no great personality
in political life today, but we
have great issues confronting us,
exciting issues and issues which
must actively concern everyone
who works for his living" Edel-
man asserted.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Dairy Denies
NLRB Hearing

BOWLING GREEN, Oct. %
An NLRB hearing was held here
today by the National Labor Re-
Ilations Board to determine whe-
ther or not the NLRB had auth
orityNto order on election in the
case of the Model Dairy Co.
whose employees have been or
ganized into the UAW-CIO.
Denial of the Boards author
ity by the company is based on
the claim that it is not engaged
in interstate commerce which
would deter the Board from an
election hearing and ordering a
vote if the UAW-CIO claim of
majority of the employees was
substantiated.
Walter MadrZykowski, Inter
national UAW-CIO representa-
tive in charge of organization of
the company employees, today
stated that this was merely an
other expedient used by the
dairy company to prevent their
employees from securing union
benefits.
Mr.. Madrzykowski also claim
ed that the company was engag-
ed in interstate commerce and
said, I've are prepared to prove
that the Model Dairy is engaged
in interstate commerce and has
been shipping its products into
New York, Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Michigan. 1t is rumored
that this company has also ship
ped butter in carload lots to at
least one other state"
Application for an NLRB
hearing and election was filed
by the UAW-CIO last summer.
Today's hearing is on the COM
pany's disclaimer of NLRB jur-
liSdiction,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Nurses Hit ANA

NEW YORK (LPA) - The
American Nurses Association
should stick to the establishment
of and Improvement of educa-
tional standards in the profes-
sion, executive director Gene
Helbig of the Registered Nurses
Guild-AFL asserted last week.
The ANA at its recent conven-
ton began attempts to bar a
nurse from belonging both to a
union and a professional organi-
zation proclaiming the ANA Of
ficial and exclusive collective
bargaining agent for all nurses.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
How The American Reacted
To Meat DecontroI

ket, provided only that this will
net them more profit"
Industry:
N. Y. Journal of Commerce:
"While decontrol of meat will
not be of material benefit to
meat-packing companies in the
present fiscal year, which ends
this month for all the major pro-
ducers, earnings in the coming
year will be substantially high
Ier, financial observers agreed
yesterday" (Oct. I'D
Jos. Eschelbacher, sec y of N.
Y. Association of Retail Meat
Dealers "Some butchers had
meat that they planned to
stretch out over a week or so.
Others went out and bought
some in the morning (after Tru-
mans speech). They wouldn't
buy black, but black is white
now"
George A. Renard, secretary
treasurer, National Association
of Purchasing Agents; "Now is
the time for industry to renew
its pledges-so freely offered
last July when OPA controls
were suspended-that price in
creases will be held to the abso-
lutte minimum-and to live up
to these promises"
"The situation now confront
ing the country is full of dyna-
mite.
Prices are bound to go up
too much unless industrial lead
erS use all their influence and
to make sellers real
ize that it would be foolish to
play the market for all it is
worth for a short while-and to
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

meeting of the international
| UAW-CIO executive board
held last week in Cleveland
In addition to re-opening nego-
tiations for increased wages, the
UAW.CIO will, at the same time,
seek a welfare fund to provide
medical and hospital care for
automotive plant workers and a
retirement fund to be paid by
the corporations.
Have 30.Day Clause
Contracts throughout Region
2.B have 80 day re-opening
clauses making it possible for all
'UAW.CIO local unions to begin
negotiations for increased wages
within the next few weeks. There
are 81 locals in the region cover.
ing lis shops employing $4,000
workers. Local II, the second
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

a terrible blow, for reaction to
such defiant arrogance will sur
ely set in.
The precedent is dangerous.
From now on every special in
terest, any combination not lik-
ing the law, not willing to ac-
cept a decision, bent on getting
all its demands, will follow the
example-stop producing, stop
selling, stop service, stop work
ing-dislocate the economy of
the entire country, or impair the
health of the people, or leopard
ize the life and safety of COM
munity-until all demands have
been granted.
Manufacturers can do it even
easier than agriculture. Labor
can do it easier than either"
OPA's Consumer Adv sorry
Committee: "The result of this
action is to turn loose the force
of initiation on food and to invite
additional pressure from other
producer interests for the re-
moval of controls on other
products"
America, weekly Catholic mag
azine: "The initial blunder was
made when rationing was pre-
abandoned in the midst
of world food shortage The
cattle-growers' revolt, therefore,
bears all the earmark of strike
against the government. The is
sue is clear. The growers do not
intend to cooperate in supplying
meat unless they can do so at
their own prices, which in this
case means all the traffic can
bear. The cattle raisers are quite
ready to upset economic life and
to stop the flow of food to mar
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

ficers to get out a large turn
out for the PAC rally and it
is believed that good crowd
will be on hand when the meet
ing opens at 8 next Wednesday
evening.
Chairman Rusch expressed the
opinion that the meeting would
be large because of the amount
of interest attached to the ques-
ton of the 21-man Council.
Mayor plan advocated by DR..
William B. Guitteau. Full and
free discussion of the 21-man
Council plan will be a feature
of the meeting" he said.
Most Important Meeting
Even more important than the
discussion of the 21-man Council
plan will be discussion of the
various issues of the political
campaign.
PACs position on the issues
will be discussed by CIO leaders.
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO re-
gional director and manager Of
the Political Action Committee,
will be chairman of the meeting.
Candidates who have been en-.
dorsed by the PAC will be in.
troduced.
Importance of the meeting was
stressed by Chairman Rusch,
who said, 1T is my opinion that
next Wednesdays meeting viii
be the most important of the en-
tire campaign for the workers
of Toledo. There are some things
that will be said that will be of
vital interest to every working
man and woman of this city. We
hope all who can do so will be
present for this meeting"
The meeting will be open to
the public.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
lam Ends
Its Phony
.Stoppage
LMc Recommendation
Terminated Strike

Workers employed in 33
garages returned to work on
Friday of last week following
agreement of the lam to end
it's two-weeks-old jurisdic-
tional strike against the UAW-
CIO and turn the final settle
ment over to the full LMC COM
mittee.
Settlement of the strike came
after the UAW-CIO, lam and
Teamsters, AFL, had agreed to
accept the recommendation of
the LMC panel appointed to seek
solution to the dispute between
the lam and Auto Workers.
Atty. A. Loop, representing
the Toledo Automotive Trades
Association, maintained the same
position taken by the TATA
from the beginning of the strike,
but readily agreed to abide by
the LMC decision when it rec
commended reopening of the ga
RACES.
Called Phony Strike
Garage workers themselves
first labeled the two weeks old
work stoppage as "a ph ony
strike" with a number of them
pointing out that nothing had
been gained for the workers and
that the lam had penalized them
two weeks wages without chang
ing their situation.
Said one employee of a large
downtown garage: Just what
did the strike get for us? Our
wages and working conditions
remain unchanged except that
we lost two weeks pay. Then,
after losing two weeks pay for
us, the lam called off its strike
without gaining anything for us
or itself. l don't mind striking
when there is something at stake,
but in this case, / think the IAN
needs a good kick in the Stats
Another worker from the same
shop interspersed his comments
with fluent profanity and said,
II know that the big shots in
the lam who conspired to lock
us out of our Jobs got theif
dough during the time we werT
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

largest union in the United
States has $4,000 members.
Chevrolet Unit of Local IA,
UAW-CIO whose contract is nego-
tiated with the balance of the
General Motors Department is
the only shop in the Toledo area
which has a contract that cannot
be re-opened in 80 days.
Director Gosser stated that
the increased wage demands
come as a result of removal of
price controls and to bring wages
into line with rapidly increasing
prices. He pointed out that the
1872 cents increases granted
earlier in the year have been
more than wiped out by price in
creases and that the union has no
other alternative than to demand
wage raises. a
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
37H7ee Pay Hike
Won By AIM

CHICAGO (LPA)-A wage
hike of 371zeo for musicians
who make recordings was won
last week by the American Fed.
Grafton of Musicians-AFL, Presi-
dent James c. Petrillo announc-
ed. Negotiations with industry
representatives started several
weeks ago with an original de-
mand by Petrillo for 500 in
crease for artists making both
recordings and transcriptions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

WASHINGTON, October %
LPA)-No-one was asking Mrs.
Housewife what she felt-if it
could be printed in a family
newspaper-about the decontrol
of meat, but here are some typ
Iical reactions from public, union
and industry spokesmen:
The Public:
Thos. l.. Stokes, Scripps- How.
ard columnist, writing fr o m
Denver on the meat question;
1T was a fake issue, created by
clever propaganda of the coun-
ter-revolutionary forces of reac-
ton. 1t was a hold-up. For,
now that the deed is done, now
that the forces of greed have
been compromised with, it does
not mean meat for everybody.
Millions caught in the squeeze
of initiation still won't be able to
get it, and from the restaurants
and dining rooms of those who
can, there will be taken away
plates with enough left to feed
millions who are starving in
other parts of the world"
UNNRA Director FioreIlo La
Guardia: There is something
more than meat involved. The
budget of every American fam
lily has been hit. The cost of
living is leaping beyond the
reach of the average family. The
lid on profiteering is off-the
bars of control are down.
There is more even than the
lost of living involved. 1t is the
science of government. The first
industrial strike in our country
has forced complete surrender
Of government.
Free enterprise has suffered
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25

pany representatives.
Contract negotiations,
which have been taking place
between the union and COM
pany since January Z of this
year, broke down when Attor-
ney Harry Bugbee, Toledo, re-
presenting the company man.
agement told the union negoti.
ators that "the contract is non
existant and the company re-
fuses to recognize any part of
it."
Union dissatisfaction with the
progress of the negotiations
was expressed early in the sum-
mer when members of Local
IT'S took a strike vote under the
UAW-CIO Constitution and
passed it by an overwhelming
majority and notified the NLRB
of their action.
The strike was sanctioned by
the International UAW-CIO.
Issues In Dispute
Issues in dispute include
wages, security clauses in the
contract, maintenance of men,
bership, checkoff, discharged
employees and company rejec-
ton of seniority rights.
Howard Curry, Local IT'S
Continued on Page Two
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Credit Workers
Make Progress

Satisfactory progress in nego-
tiating contract for employees
of the Credit Association of To-
ledo was reported by Veronica
Walter, UOPWA,CIO organizer
in charge of the Michigan region.
The girls who have staged two
walkouts when the company
management refused to bargain
with them were recently organ
lied and are seeking increased
wages and improved working
conditions.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
British Honor Clio Chief

WASHINGTON (LPA)-CIO
President Philip Murray has
been notified by the British EN-
bassy that he has been appointed
an Honorary Commander of the
Civil Division of the Most Excel
lent Order of the British Em-
pire, in recognition of his work
and the efforts of the CIO in
the cause of freedom. The medal
may be presented to Murray at
the CIO convention if it arrives
from England in time.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Another Shop Joins JAW

Local II, UAW-CIO, added
another shop to its constantly
growing number of contract
plants this week when the Com
mercial Processing Co., located
in the Toledo Factories Bldg,
recognized the Local as bargain
ing agent for its employees.
Contract negotiations will be-
gin following the election of
Unit officers.
Organizational work was car
ried on by Howard Rediger, Lo-
cal IL representative.
Eugene E. Grimes, former
employee of the Spicer Mfg. Co.,
heads the company.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Unions Still
Opposed To
CONSUMPTION

WASHINGTON, October %
|(LPA)-Labor leaders here have
indicated continued union oppo-
sition to the current War De-
partment proposals for compul-
sorry military training. The pre-
sent plan, drawn up after bills
for peacetime draft were reject
ed by the last Congress, was un-
veiled by War Secretary Patter-
son at the American Legion con-
vention.
Since the Legion meeting, the
Army has suspended all draft
calls for the remainder of the
year. About $4,000 to 10000
had been scheduled to be in
Quoted during the 2l2 month
period. The Army also announc-
ed that, for economy reasons, it
was cutting its strength by one
fourth by Jan. l, 1947.
Drive For Program
When Congress reconvenes the
Army is expected to intensity its
drive for its program, which
provides:
1. Every boy between IL and
l19 would be required to register,
after that all l7-year-olds would
have to register. Training would
start when they became 18, or
finished secondary school - in
any case before 20.
2. One year of training. Half
would be basic training, within
regular military units though
the men would not be subject
to combat operations require
ments.
Other Provisions
The econd six m n t h
would be occupied by: (a) con-
tinued service in the regular
armed forces; (b)enlistment in
any of the regular services, in
the National Guard, or in the
Enlisted Reserve Corps; (c) en-
trance into one of the service
academies; I'D enlistment in the
Reserve Corps and entrance in
to a college course including
ROTC training, with an agree
ment to accept a reserve COM
mission on graduation; (e) en-
listment in the ERC and ''pur-
suance of a course of advanced
technical training in such school
as may be approved by the War
Department, possibly with gov
ernment financial aid.
"In special cases of hardship
among families of trainees" &C
cording to the War Department
plan, "as result of their separ-
alton while in training depend
ency benefits will be provided"
Segregated units for Negro
youths are anticipated in the
plan, though these units will be
"a part of composite organiza-
tions."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
GARAGE
MECHANICS

This paper contains an
important message for you.
Turn now to page 4 and
read the editorial on the
upper left hand side. Read
1t carefully. Think it over
and then make your de-
cisiOn. You can never inn
prove your lot with an or
ganizatiOn that calls
strikes for the purpose OF
intimidating the workers.
After you read the edi-
tOrial, pass it on to your
fellow worker.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Coop To Meet

Members of the Toledo Con.
sumers Cooperative will hold
their annual election of officers
at a meeting to be held Friday,
Nov. / at the League For The
Hard OF Hearing, 2313 Ashland
Ave. Pot luck dinner will be
served at 500 p. m. followed by
the meeting at 800 p. m. The
public is invited.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-10-25
Hear Your
Candidates

Radio time has been pur.
chased by the Frank MOhn
for Senator Committee.
Check the time and then
tune in and hear Frank
MOhn, Michael j. Damas
and Jack Thompson. Fol.
lowing Is the schedule:
WTOL-Sunday, Nov. 3,
11:OO to 11:O5 a. m. 5:25 to
$3.50 p. m. Monday, Nov. 4,
1880 to 1888 p. m.
WSPD-MOnday, Nov. 4,
$50 to $3.50 p. m.
Eighteen spot announce
ments for Frank MOhn will
be broadcast over WTOL
from Oct. ~ thru Nov. 4.