Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1946-06-21
It's News
To Me
By 0. J. Pecrd


In the face the attitude by
y of managements in dealing with labor, Is surprising that
labor-management relations good they
Labor its side after it showed around occasion
after cement
to be trusted and boiled attitude Observing
apparent attitude of suspicion shown by labor
ment then adopts similar position
added together make for bad labor relations.
When two people feelings dislike mistrust
an eventual hare-up and usually when labor
management relations instead of being based collective
bargaining based both sides trying to outdo the other
side
Good labor relations like good human relations be
based principles of and decency
How the plant manager takes a
reasonable position when with the requests of the
union expect to reap anything in return except the same type
of behavior?
How management work in colluson with other
perfect plan hsrass needle possible
the workers organization reapins
the sntagonm and bitterness of employees representatives with
whom they must have relations?
REASON MUST PREVAIL
Eventually, in the strained must
prevail disputes to be satisfactorily settled and workable
relationships established between labor and management
This coming of is of the principal points to be
reached in relations Without It, the fac
tory becomes hobed of unrest and dissatisfaction powder
barrel which will explode at tiny spark.
In general there is too much improvement in labor
management conditions throughout the country despite the
strikes which have taken place
Labor still Association Manu-
actuers active in its campaign to disced the unions 1t is
definitely certain that Chamber of Commerce
is unfrendy Eric left its presidency 1t is
keeny awake to the efforts being ndusraists and
their various associations to inspire anabor legislation in
Washington and in the various legislatures and labor is
alert and bitter
AN EXPERIMENT
Today in the face of the difficulties both fancied
which impede labormanagement relations experiment Is
being undertaken in Toledo in the form of
entCzens set industrial warfare and
promote peace between the two
is still too early predict with any degree certainty
what the eventual outcome of the labor citizens
will be- but this much be said that the results
already obtained have been rather surprising.
Toledo industrial city closely allied with
tive business has been nguary free from labor disputes in
the past While widespread strikes have occurred all around
and in other section of the country Toledo has
maned relatively free from labor disputes.
What has been accomplished here has been gained by
giving the unions sacrificing single union principle
Wages hours working conditions and other things that the
unions have sought have been gained with
out strikes or following brief work stoppages
In the past II months spirit cooperation and willing
to the viewpoint of both labor and
leve that the situation ideal recognize that
sides have succeeded in accomplishing conference
formerly done by picket lines
Whether labor cement conditions be developed
the point where strikes become the exception
the rule in disputes between the remains
is an experiment worth trying and step in the right direction
There of course things inherent
system which to be inSurmountabe
ys competitive position but until such time that
contradictions absolute inability to along develop the
labor committee chart course
improved industrial relations which will
as the economic system capable of still being altered