Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-07-18
It's News
To Me
By O. ]. Pecmd

Labor unions are and probably continue to be bread
and organizations Yet does not live by bread alone
as has been ably demonstrated by the members of Congress
who passed TaftHarey bill by substantial vote over the
Presidents
The majority of the unions nation have been so
busy getting their members increases that they nave
neglected to attempt hold the price structure Some OF them
goa what they have done for their members in putting
dimes wage envelopes while the the butcher
and the landlord extract quarters from their
pockets
That Is or al cent increase will not make up
for the labor unions to organize the minds OF
the workers effectively as they have ORGANIZED he no
the Failure to educate union members that is union
paying dividends to those who oppose the progress
of the workers and the plain people.
Isn't it strange that at time when the have at
tanned the remarkable growth their history and when
they enjoying their strongest financial positions that Con
gre many legislatures arrayed against them and
the victims of political deal which presents them
with their graves problems since it became legal to
organize and collectively bargain
TIME TO INVESTIGATE
movement who like to look for the causes
behind the effect faced time when more
of frank and fearless seltnvesgaon than al
the present time.
Instead excusing ourselves presenting ab for our
own failure would do better to sit down and seek to dis
why add to the workers pay
duty obligation and responsibility of the union begin
and end on the economic front?
Isn't it possibly that the principal why we
have TaftHartley bill antilabor legislation in
which there supposedly strong labor movement
because have failed TO educate our membership ana Ae
them union-minded?
Isn't there just remotest possibility that have be
remember that cannot realize our complete strength ana
possibilities until have informed and enlightened mem
bership?
the unions have succeeded remarkably well around
table and brought economic gains to the
have in large failed to turn cardcarry
ing convinced trade unonsts enriched in mind
as we'll pocketbook by we'll balanced and positive edu
catona program
NO ARGUMENT
Today of the failure of the majority of unions to
we'll planned and competently executed educational
have handed the Taftarey legislation
Congress similar bills in many state legislatures They
have demonstrations protests ineffective and
reached the point where their has become defensive
Today, the labor unions stand the defensive with
"agan it, because they have failed to match their
growth with unonizing for their membership
This situation did about night. 1t fore
1912 when the trend reaction had already
Last year il into its with political landslide
that Congress had been given mandate to beat
down the labor unions
If Congress mistaken the 946 il it has handed
which think the said they
il is workers voted because they voted to
elect friends and defeat their enemies
enough workers voted.
To sure labor unions preached POLITICAL action
that isn't enough action "edu
cation" technique, does political action. To be
this sufficient? Does this actually down
do the job that Local union
Obviously based what has occurring these things
do not do the job
These things that labor must honestly
realistically Failure to up with right
gloss failure bring but failures and
the America This is
for sincerity honesty and frankness solving the
problem which has home to roost
Truly, man does not live by bread and butter alone