Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-18
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser
Vice>President
international UAW-CIO

With prices sky high I think everyone
to a final conclusion as quickly as possible
so the workers can derive the full benefits Of
increased wages. Inasmuch as the big shots
in Washington have made no effort to reduce
the cost Of living, 1t is only fair and fitting
that the officers of the various units make
every effort to offset high prices by negotiat-
ing for an increase in the rates of pay for their
members.
Your aim should be to incorporate in your
contract all clauses possible that will be bene-
ficial to the workers. The workers themselves
can be helpful by making suggestions to their
negotiating committee who, in turn, should
try to get these suggestions Incorporated in
their contract, if they represent gain for the
employee. If the negotiating committee and
unit officers run into any problems they can
not overcome they should feel free to call on
their local union officers. The Regional Direc-(
tor, / sure will be more than willing to
help when called upon. can assure you if the
going gets too tough and you need my assist
ance, you can call upon me and Twill try to
be helpful wherever possibly can.
! would like to suggest that you try your
hardest to get the corporation to agree on
putting SC an hour per employee in welfare
fund In my opinion this is one clause that the
corporation should agree, to, as I am sure it
would tend to create better relations between
the employee and employer.
President r oosevelt Labor's stanchest
friend, was very strong in his belief that every
American should be given a chance to live
7 IL he
O.PA. would still be in effect or he would
have done everything within his power to curb
prices. If he found this impossible he wouH
agree that we were entitled to sufficient wages
to live comfortably and decently, without hav-
ing to worry about our budget overlapping our
wages.
The saying "very few men live at present,
but are providing to live another time" gives
one lot of food for thought. am sure you,
too, want to live another time and would like
to lay aside little out of each pay check for
this purpose. However, know it is a struggle
nowaday to make both ends meet For the
life of me l cannot see why this should be an
impossiblity in a country such as ours. This
country is wealthy enough for everyone to
enjoy today and look forward to the future.
If it were not for the workers being on
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ability am sure the corporations would soon
begin to realize what it would mean to then,
at the end of their fiscal year Inasmuch ais
they are interested in making progress, surely,
they should be interested in seeing that the
health and rights of their employees are pro-
tected at all times. This is only possible if
the employee receives enough remuneration
for his labor to be able to eat, sleep and play
properly. Worry curbs anyones efficiency and
if an employee has to worry about expenses
I am sure he is not giving his best to his
employer,
The old saying "the sooner the better"
should be kept in mind and every effort
should be made to bring your contract to a
final and victorious conclusion Remeber, the
more cooperation the committee gets from the
workers, the bigger and better their gains will
be. Let's all pull together and try to be as
helpful as possible in getting your agreement
signed and in effect. If can be helpful don't
hesitate to call upon me- N