Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-01-09
By
Clayton
Rusch
Toledo
CIO
Legislative Director

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troubles, we shall not die of
boredom.
The Both Congress has just
convened its second session.
In future columns we will
discuss the Marshall plan,
housing, initiation and the
many vital issues with which
the Both Congress will be con-
fronted.
They were actually con-
fronted with the need for
remedial measures for social
evils in the first session. We
must remember, however, that
we cannot expect our national
legislative body to do hatchet
Job on labor and have any ef-
fort or attention left over to
devote to socially essential
legislation.
The congressional sponsors
of the Taft-Hartley law have
earned retirement to private
life after such conscientious"
public service. 1t shall be our
task to guarantee that they re-
ceive their just reward.
NEW COUNCIL
The new city council has
also opened its 1948 session.
We now have new mayor
and vice m a ayor. Mayor
Michael (Mike) Disable has
the confidence of labor and
liberal groups. He is expected
to acquit himself creditably in
his new position.
Vice Mayor, Tom Burke, is
the official spokesman in
council for CIO as we'll as
many other ogre S 81 v e
groups. We of CIO believe
that Toms performance as
vice mayor will be credit to
himself, the CIO, and the en-
tire community.
On behalf of the CIO Poll
tical Action Committee l ex-
tend to the new mayor and
vice mayor congratulations
and best wishes.
This is an excellent time to
answer the many queries re-
garding the future status of
PAC and our relations with
the newly organize d but
potentially powerful Labor
and Civic Political Committee.
The position and program of
the CIO-PAC and our attitude
toward other political organi-
cations is quite simple and
clear.
POLITICAL ARM
The PAC is the political
arm of the CIO. 1t is the
function of PAC to promote
the election of candidates for
public office who are SYM
pathetic to the legislative pro-
gram of the CIO. The legisla-
tive program of the CIO is
not only for CIO members,
but is designed to assure to
all our people a decent stand
ard of living.
1t is the responsibility of
the PAC to cooperate closely
with other labor and liberal
groups in support of a pro-
gram of progressive legisla-
ton. If we of CIO-PAC can
endorse candidates for public
office who also have the sup
port of other labor and liberal
groups, our chances of victory
in the election are, of course,
greatly enhanced.
The PAC will continue in
business as the political arm
of the CIO. The Toledo PAC
while keeping its own identity
as an organization, will def
nitely become an integral part
of the Labor and Civic Poll
tical Committee.
The CIO-PAC is launching
its membership drive for 1948.
All CIO members should con-
tribute their aid to it. Those
who live in or near Toledo
should also become members
of the Labor and Civic Poll
tical Committee.
Members of other unions and
citizens who do not belong to
any union should also join the
Labor and Civic Political Com
mittee.
The task of defeating the
stooges of big business in
public office and replacing
them with representatives oi
the people will require the
best efforts of all of us. We
must dedicate ourselves tc
this task. If we fail we lose
everything. If we succeed we
will be applying the one ano
only technique that can pre-.
sent a solution to war, infla-
tion and depression.
Since 1948 came in with q
bang, we should send it out
with bang by staging, some
time after the general public
election, a gigantic celebration
of the victory at the polls OF
the peoples candidates.
If this victory does not take