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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
More Shops Elect

Additional shop Units of Lo-
cal IL announced their election
results last week. Shop com
mittees elected for 1947 are as
follows:
Laclede- Christy-Frank Bladel,
chairman; Michael Todd, vice.
chairman; Anthony Eckhart,
secretary; Virgil E. Miller and
Albert Zeuman, committeeman.
at-large.
Fort Pitt SteeI-John Moran,
chairman; Joseph CycZa, vice
chairman; Henry Szymanski,
committeeman-at-large.
Ensign Foundry-John Long,
Jr., chairman; S. o. Warfield,
vice chairman; M. E. Muegh,
secretary; John Long, Sr., treas
urer; Sam Stewart, committee
man.
Mather Spring Otis Wise
man, chairman; Robert Middle
ton, vice chairman; Roy Cramer,
secretary; James Foltz, treas
urer; William Hildinger, SER
geant-at-arms; Jules Henry, L.
w. Terrill, George Hausman,
Minton Davenport, Clarence
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07

In accpeting the LID de-
gree, Carey made a three
minute address entitled can
American Credo" which was
praised by Florida educators as
one of the finest expressions of
its kind they had heard.
Il believe with all my heart
and SOUL" Carey began, ''that
being an American does not
mean an inhabitant of a re-
stricted geographical territory
on the surface of the earth. /
10 not believe that being an
American ever meant that.
Above all l do not believe that
being an American means that
to the peoples of the world.
"Just as fervently as l dis
believe these things, / do be-
lieve that being an American is
distinguished bp a lack of fear.
a lack of fear of the stupid ira
ditions and false patterns of the
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
LMC Settles
Hotel Union
Wage Dispute

Settlement of the wage dis.
pute between the Retail, Whole
Union-CIO and c ON m o d o r e
sale and Department Store
Perry Hotel was announced last
week in report signed by
Judge Amos L. Conn, chairman
of the LMC arbitration panel.
Wage increases of three cents
an hour were granted by the
arbitration panel to employees
receiving tips and 6 cents an
hour for 'non-tipping" employees.
In addition, premium pay of
time and a half for holidays
granted by the panel.
The union had demanded a
20 cents an hour across the
board increase for the hotels
800 union employees, plus two
and one-half times regular pay
for holidays. Workers now re-
ceive straight time for six holi-
days which was changed by the
panel.
Retroactive Date
The arbitration panels find
ings rae retroactive to Feb. ! the
date the contract between the
union and hotel expired. The
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
NLRB Orders B.G.
Doiry Election

BOWLING GREEN, March 5
- An election to determine
proper representation for en-
ployes of the Model Dairy Co.
of this city will be held here
March 13 at the company's plant
between 800 and $3.50 p. m. 1t
was announced last week by
Walter Madrzykowski, UAW-
CIO representative in charge of
the organization.
The election directive followed
a long dispute in which the
company management held that
the NLRB lacked jurisdiction on
the grounds that the company
was not engaged in interstate
commerce. The case was heard
in Bowling Green by an NLRB
examiner last November from
which the present decision was
made.
There are 35 workers eligible
to vote in next Thursday cleo
ton.
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CIO Newsmen
Publish Own
Daily Paper

NEW YORK, March 5 (LPA)
"A full-fledged daily paper,
the Camden Free Press, pub
lished by the American News
paper Guild-CIO, last week re-
placed the Camden Courier and
Post, killed when David Stern,
publisher of the two papers and
the Philadelphia Record, sold
the three strikebound dailies to
the Philadelphia Evening Bulle-
tin.
Stated by $50 former en-
ployes of the Courier and Post,
the new paper with 10 pages
had an initial press run of 35,-
600 copies printed in the plant
of the Wilmington, Del, Sun
day Star.
Camden, which has been with
out newspaper since Feb. /,
quickly bought up the new pub
llcatlon which is scheduled for
and afternoon editions
six days a week.
In Springfield, Mass, the
Newspaper Guild suspended
publication of singles sheet
tabloid to concentrate on picket
ing. A three-way strike of
Guildsmen, typographers and
pressmen, shut down the city's
four papers for five months.
Three weeks ago the Daily
News resumed publication with
a scab staff, but no effort has
been made to resume publica-
ton of the other three papers.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07

past, and likewise a lack of
fear of what the future holds.
If entertaining that belief brands
me radical, then I am a radi-
cal.
Year OF RadicaIism
''The year 1776 was year Of
radicalism. Patrick Henry was
not rabble-rousing when he
asked the Virginia Assembly of
Representatives, "Why stand we
here idle?"
THAT was the real point in
his great address. He dared
hanging to voice it. The strug-
gle of the moment was not
against George the Third, or
against the British Parliament,
or even against a set of perni-
cious laws. 1t was a struggle
against a long-established sys-
tenn, a philosophy, set of VIZ
Continued on Page 2
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Dura Local Is
Re-eIects Kott

Frank Kott, incumbent presi-
dent was reelected to head Lo-
cal 16, UAW-CIO at the unions
election of officers held on
Tuesday of this week.
Also elected were Dorothy
Hubbell, vice president; Jack
Estop, recording secretary; Ed
ward Kiel, financial secretary
and Lloyd Haskins, treasurer.
Elected to serve for three and
two year terms as trustees were
John Teagardin and Clair How
ard. John Lapinski was elected
to the guide post.
Committee Is Named
Members of the shop execu-
tive were also elected. They are
Frank Kott, chairman; Albert
Cousino, vice chairman and
Jack Estop, recording secretary
Helen Chambers, Lloyd Haskins,
Edward Luettke, John Lewan-
dowski, Esther Boyle and Lii
liam Roman were elected to the
committee-at-large.
Newly elected officers will be
installed at the regular monthly
meeting of the Local, Sunday,
March 9 at the Toledo Industrial
Union headquarters, Gil Huron
st. at 1:30 p. m. Arthur Cone,
retiring board member, will con-
duct the installation.
The contract between the
union and company has been
settled until the national wage
pattern has been established it
was announced by Jack Estop,
recording secretary. A wage in
crease of 712 cents an hour was
granted to workers on the third
trick.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
New Units Elect

Two of Local lbs newest
Units reported their elections
this week. The two were Butch
er and Hart and Superior Spin
ming.
Elected by Butcher and Hart
were Alfred Buehrle, chairman;
Edmund Rybarczyk, vice chair
man; Bernice Bankey, secretary;
John Bongokski, treasurer and
Clarence Kruger, committee
man-at-large.
Superior Spinning - Chester
Davenport, chairman; Herman
Wobser, vice chairman; Kathryn
Falzone, secretary and Peter
Smith, treasurer.
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Urging the unions to mark
time, Dir ector Gosser said,
you've got to accept that every
reactionary force in America is
waiting for the first move. Let
Congress move. The Wagner
Act will be amended. 1t will be
harder for us, but we can stand
up under it."
Concluding his remarks, Di-
rector Gosser said, with your
help and the ability of a few to
give leadership. we can come out
stronger in 1947 and the union
will live for us and for our chill
dren."
Melvin Schultz, Local IL pre-
sident introduced the ne wi y
elected officers and was chair
man of the after dinner meeting.
Five hundred attended the din
ner which was held at KaSee'S
1t was the largest stewards din
ner ever held by the Local.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Steel PorIeY
Starts Again

PITTSBURGH, March 1 -
(LPA) - Negotiations between
the United Steelworkers-C CIO
and u. S. Steel Corp, resumed
here this week after a 13-day
recess.
Wage negotiations will be put
aside again temporarily while
"non-economic" issues are con-
sidered, it was reported. In the
background was an unpublicized
little Nathan report" which
shows that the steel industry
can afford a 21-cents-an-hour
increase.
Meanwhile, steel experts pre-
dicted that if the present produc-
ton rates continue, 1947 pro-
duction may exceed the peak of
1941 by 16 per cent.
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is completely different now
than it was before the Wag-
ner Act was passed and will
be completely different after the
Wagner Act has been changed,
followed his distributing LMC
Certificates of Participation to
18 Unit affiliates of Local IL.
Saying that go per cent OF
the people do not understand
what the labor movement has
done for the workers in our
plants" the UAW leader re-
viewed briefly the history of the
labor movement in Toledo and
then again touching on the ma
ture of the present Congress
said, "If Congress moves strong.
ly, the labor movement will be
torn down. The employer is
hoping that the unions will do
something to bring this about"
Waiting First Move
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
.TIUC Observes
Anniversary

In observance of the 10th an
niversary of its founding, March
10, 1887, members of the Toledo
Industrial Union Council will
open their regular weekly
melting to all CIO members, it
was announced today by Tom
Burke, executive secretary.
Mr.. Burke said that efforts are
being made to bring a speaker
here from the national CIO.
James Carey, CIO secretary
treasurer has been invited to
attend, but indicated that urgent
business prevented his coming.
Another speaer will be sent to
replace him.
AS an added feature, a group
of University of Toledo students
will debate the subject Should
employees participate in indus
trial ownership" DR.. Frank
Hickerson of the University of
Toledo will act as moderator of
the discussion.
Reports will be made by the
legislative and gas committees
on the progress being made to
offset anti-labor legislation and
to interest the Toledo LMC in
taking "a part in the investiga-
ton of the gas shortage.
The meeting will begin at
7:30 p. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
JAW Tries Bonus Plan

Members of Local 427, White
house, voted last week to try
out a new bonus plan which was
negotiated by International rep
resentatives Harold Kolbe and
Charles Ballard and Roy Sauter,
UAW-CIO time study expert
The plan will be tried out for
period of three to six months
when the company employees
will either accept or reject it.
The time study was secured by
Richard Gosser, UAW-CIO re-
eional director.
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Tom Burke, city councilman
and TIUC executive secre-
tary. Burke defeated Earl
Stuck r, Auto-Lite vice-chair-
man.
In the only other contest for
top officers, Randolph Gray in
cumbent financial secretary was
elected over Norman Dupont,
AutoLite Unit vice-chairman.
Gray will serve his fourth term.
Others Are Elected
Also elected were Lloyd Spei-
dell, recording secretary; Nor
man M yers, treasurer; Mac
Biddle, sergeant-at-arms; Gerald
Biddle, guide and Arthur Peth,
trustee. All officers were elected
for a one year term except Art
Peth who will serve three year
term.
Reelected executive commit
teemen at large were William
Weston, Howard Cutcher, Bar
ton Dederman, Frank Molik and
Ernest Kubacki. New board
members elected were Glenn
Holewinski and Harold Dean.
The latter two have both served
in previous years.
The officers will be installed
into office at the next meeting
of Local IL, Friday, March IA.
Richard Gosser, UAW--CIO re-
gional director will be installing
officer.
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lation upon labor.
Facts Face People
Said Bittner, "these are
the hard, stubborn facts facing
the American people. They are
looking toward Congress to
alleviate these burdens. Instead,
they are offered legislation
aimed at the destruction of labor
unions"
Appearing before the Senate
la Dor committe was NAM
counsel Raymond S. Smethurst
who expressed the view of the
National Association of Manu-
facturers that Congress might
not 60 to the proper extreme in
regulating unions and the closed
shop. He asked that industry
wide bargaining and the closed
shop both be outawed.
Endorsed by Mr.. Smethurst
was legislation to outlaw
industry-wide bargaining and
the closed shop; to ban juridi-
tional strikes and secondary
boycotts; to require unions to
bargain in good faith and to re-
quire financial statements from
unions.
Specially, the NAM through
Continued on Page 2
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Time for
Plain Talk
By
Tom Burke
Vice-President
Local IL,
UAW-CIO

Editors Note: - The following
Is the complete text of a let
ter written and sent last
week to Michael Bradshaw,
Editor, Toledo Blade.
Mr.. Michael Bradshaw,
Editor,
The Toledo Blade,
l have read, with a great
/ deal of interest, your editorial
of Tuesday, February 25. At
the outset l want to say that
this is not intended as a
Readers Forum letter and
that yoU needn't bother to
worry about printing this
letter for two reasons: first
it will exceed the length of
letter you require for the
forum; second l am furnish
ing copy to the TOLEDO
UNION JOURNAL.
1t may be necessary for me
occasionally in the course of
this epistle to use words of
greater length than two syl-
labels. My only hope is that
/ can manage to spell them
correctly and place them prop
erly so they will not CRATE on
your effete sensibilities. "Te-
merity" is quite a mouthful
for an ''illiterate labor guy"
Now let's go on to to edi-
torial itself. l also have no
wish to reopen old sores.
When a battle is over it is
finished as far as am con-
cerned and let the devil take
the hindmost." However l
can't let this one pass when
you say taking his orders
from the opposition fought the
best interests of the city he
was paid to serve" When you
say that you are stating flatly
that l performed a dishonest
deed in opposing the income
payroll tax. Maybe it never
occurred to you but it is en-
tirely possible that someone
may have a different opinion
than yours and still be hon
est. Maybe he's the kind of
guy who calls his shots as he
sees them. And then too,
maybe he isn't possessed with
your omnipotent intelligence.
Continued on Page
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Local 925 Wins Roise

DELTA, March 5-An interim
wage increase of 10-cents an
hour effective Feb. "a was
granted members of Local 925.
U A w clio employed by the
Square Deal Body Co. here last
week. The balance will be ne
gotiated when the national wage
pattern has been reset. Harold
Kobe, International UAW-CIO
representative, assisted in the
negotiations.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
TUG Names Committee

The names of six additional
committee members to serve on
the Toledo Industrial Union
Councils legislative committee
were announced on Saturday of
last week by Richard Lazette,
Council president. Those named
were William Healey, Reuben
Harper, Frank Moliks Barton
Dederman, Clayton Rusch and
Walter Lvrar.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
OO Asks Congress To
Kill Strike Control Bills
Union Charges Industry
Seeks To Crush Labor

WASHINGTON, March 5 (SpeciaD = Congress was
asked today by Van Btner president the United
Steel WorkersCIO to kill all srkecontro legislation
pending.
Mr.. Bittner charged that the labor reform bills which
are now before Congress represented attempt the
part of industrial profteers to the labor
He told the House Labor Committee before which he ap
peared that would do better combat the ysng of
living and housing shortage than to place restrictive Iegs
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Beemer Marries

Announcement of the mar
riage of Orville Beemer, UAW-
CIO representative to Nellie j.
Shuman, was made last week.
The couple were married Feb.
"a by Rev. l.. E. Wilson at Fos-
toria. Mr.. Beemer is stationed
in Piqua where the newlyweds
will make their home.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Home Builders
Declare War

CHICAGO (LPA) : An open
declaration of war on organized
labor was the contribution last
week of the National Associa-
ton of Home Builders to Solu-
ton of the housing shortage.
The NAHB, as its annual con-
vention, broke all precedents for
harmonious relations in the in
dustry by terming the closed
shop "unAmerican." They asked
Congress to abolish this illegal
lied monopoly" by organized la
Dor.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Girls! Give A
Look

The women's education
class which has been meet.
ing every Monday at Local
IL headquarters will meet
next Monday night at the
Toledo Industrial Union
Council, Gil Huron ST., to
participate in the 10th an.
niversary of the founding
of the Council. The meet.
ing begins at 1880 p. m. All
are urged to attend.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Are Yuh Lis+nin'?

Each Saturday over Radio
station WTOL, LabOr's
Side of The News is Pre-.
sented. Tune i'm next Satur.
day and hear Reuber Har.
per, International UAW-CIO
representative discuss the
unions position on Fair
Employment practices. Re-
member the station -
WTOL. Remember the time
1880 to las p. m.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Local Z Reflects
All Top Officials
Schultz, Burke Selected To
Serve Fifth Consecutive Terms

Melvin Schultz incumbent Local IL president was elect
ed without opposition his fifth consecutive term at the
annual union election of officers held at the Locals head
quarters Feb 27.
Also named for his fifth term vce-presdent was
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Gosser Warns Of
Impending Laws
Wagner Act Due For Change
Is JAW Leaders, Prediction

A flat prediction that the Wagner Act was due for
changes was by Richard Gosser, UAWCIO regional
director before the Local H. UAWCIO Third Annual Stew
ards Banquet on Wednesday night of this week.
Director Gossers statement that the labor movement
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
Carey Is Hailed
For Credo Speech
CIO Officials Given LID
For Labor Contribution

WINTER PARK, Fla, March (LPA)-CIO vice.
president James Carey invested with honorary
docorae of laws degree by Rollins College week
in recognition of the youthful CIO leaders outstanding
contributions to the labor movement
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07
TIUC Urges
Make
Gas Survey

Members Of the Labor-Man-
agement-C Citizens Committee will
be given a request to investi-
gate Toledo's gas supply when
it meets at the Commodore
Perry Hotel on Thursday of this
week.
The request made by the To-
ledo Industrial Union Council
in a letter to the LMC stated
that it is 'just as important to
prevent unemployment because
of unsatisfactory gas supplies as
it is to adjust some difficulty
that may prevent a strike or put
men back to work after one has
occurred"
Stating that progress had been
made in Toledo in minimizing
or removing conditions which
previously were alledged to be
the cause of new industries not
coming here" the letter con-
tinued, that in the midst of the
progress which had been made,
1--WE still find one serious inn
pediment to the program for
which we have been striving
and for which we apparently
all hope. We refer to the high
ly unsatisfactory and unreliable
gas supply during moderately
cold weather"
Economic Loss
Citing the shutdown of indus
tries in Toledo this winter be-
cause of the gas shortages, the
letter said, this winter the stu
alton has become acute with
thousands of man hours lost, en-
failing a loss of production to
the employer and a serious eco
nomfc blow to thousands of
workers. .
The letter which was written
by Ollie Pecord, managing edi-
tor of the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL for the TIUC gas
committee was answered this
week by Jerome Gross who
stated that the matter would be
placed before the LMC at its
March 13 meeting.
Other members of the TIUC
Gas Committee are Ralph Ma
son, Spicer Unit and Ray Vale,
Willys-Overland Unit, Local II,
UAW- -CIO.
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Keep Your Eye On Congress
BILL
ACTION
WHERE IT is

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m m ne S a39 R ofd asfs by out o S ws @ S efforts
to Wage-Hour Law Senate committee weaken wage-hou
would weaken Senate Senators
a u n 10 prohibit mitee ends
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ss an shts Tass stT stTenshen 1e port soon AFTER
a gaining m
bill
amend
ments
Ups ceiling Approved Wire
ep or ement by committee con up & tor OF rent control
52s Demands of Write wire all
Control Bill Committee. funds
rentc of
Cut APP Banking tors this
for OPA and keep lid Itee stable
other port andbi
agencies
HR 725 Referred House Write Con.
Bill Committee defeat
to of this other
with other bills versions of
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to
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to break strikes sesson
Knutson cut little Saving to pass place
for low n o m de-
amiies profit m a n n
bill for wealthy hearings.
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1947-03-07

Wire Senators to
reject all efforts to
weaken wage-hour
law.
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w uLhL IL 40
Passed by House,
reported out by
Senate committee.
Senate Labor Com
mittee ends hear
ings March 8. Will
probably issue re-
port soon after.
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Continued on Page 2
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Wire Senators to
defeat all bills to
C r j p lie u n i o n
rights.
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Continued on Page 4
Evening star., 1947-04-12

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Evening star., 1947-04-12
U. 5. Sues Woman for SS4
On 0yerpaymenf Claim

The United States yesterday sued
In District Court to recover $84.02
from Mrs. Jeanette s. Getz, Of the
200 block Of Hamilton street NV,
which It claims to have mistakingly
overpaid her in 1943 while she was q
Federal employe.
The suit says that actually Mrs.
Getz was overpaid the sum Of $158.77
for unaccrued sick leave while en-
ployed as an assistant clerk-steno-
grapher In the Chemical Warfare
Service, War Department.
The Government, however, de-
Quoted STATS which was to her
credit In the civil service retirement
and disability fund, leaving her oW-
ing the $8402, according to the suit.
Mrs. Getz, the suit said, resigned In
1914 after being on leave without
pay.
The suit was fled by United States
Attorney George Morris Fay and
Assistant United States Attorney
Helena D. Reed.
Evening star., 1947-04-12

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