Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-09-17
Women's News
And Views
BY Odessa 0very
Secretary Women's Bureau
Region 2-B

1t is almost time for the frost
on the pumpkin, and the loom
on the sage bowling season is
again in full force. Everyone is
wondering if they will be on the
winning team in their particular
league. The number of women
bowlers are getting more numer-
Gus every year, just going to
show that the women are getting
ahead in more than one thing,
sports, work, politics and union
ism.
They are progressing very
slowly in the latter namely: un-
ionism. 1t is nobody's fault but
their own that they are not pro-
crossing any better than they
are. Women are the worst people
to get active in anything, or else
they become so active that they
can't give anyone enough time
to do it justice. We have num-
Der of good active women that
are trying their best to gain ac-
acknowledgement for all the women,
but their number are so few
that they aren't getting very far.
The women's conference is
coming up quite soon and we
would like to have at least one
active woman from every shop
employing women. Now is this
asking too much? | don't think
so, do you? / wish that If and
when you read this column that
you would approach your shop
chairman and find out the de-
tails about this and if he doesn't
know anything about it tell him
that it is his duty to investigate
and find out, because you as a
union member demand to know
about it. Anybody at the union
hall can give him the information
that he wants to know, or can
DIRECT him to the person that
can give it, so that he can carry
the information to you.
Due to illness we have several
openings for some girls that will
be active for some of our offices
that must be filled. Our organi-
zatioh is quite extensive if we
get it functioning in the proper
way. We have members from
Champion, Auto-Lite, Standard
Commutator, Bingham, Martin
Parry, and Willys-Overland but
where are the rest of the shops,
such as Tillotson, Ransom and
Randolph, DeVilbiss and a few
others. l wish that someone
would be interested enough to
contact shop officers Immediately
as the time is growing very
short. We do not wish to slight
any shop but we have tried
through your shop officers to APP
point or elect someone that they
know would be active but the
whole thing in a nut shell is
that the men just don't want
the women to get ahead only for
the dirty work which we don't
mind along with some of the
praise too. So the only way that
we will get some of this cream
is to fight for it, and the only
way that we can fight for it is
by solidifying to meet our de-
mands. Come on girls get busy
and come to our meetings so that
we can have a really good con-
ference.
We are also looking for some
talent for the choral classes be-
ing held every Monday evening
at 8 pm. This does not mean
that you have to be experienced
to participate in these activities.
they are to acquaint you with the
different things that go on so
that you can decide just what
branch you wish to participate
in, or perhaps all of them. We
need all of you so come! come!
comet we are waiting to see you
all. They always say that ex-
perience is the best teacher, and
that is just what we are trying
to put to use, but we can't help
you unless you try to help your
self.
l am hoping to see some of
you at our meeting scheduled
for Monday evening at 8 pm. in
parlor Il" on the fourth floor of
the union hall at AIS Winthrop
Street. Au ReVoir.