Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-02-11
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By Edward J. Duck
Journal Columnist

When being busy for the next month the well
known paperhanger with the hives will have moth
ing
We've asked it. cast There's nothing to
but pitch in and work, day and night.
There's going to be fair. than $4,000 worth
of groceries and other will be sale at regular
prices We need volunteer clerks people the
display people who will take few hours between and
coop they questions and
help organize. They must know the coop story.
The will be Friday Saturday March s.
Thursday will be spent setting it All organized labor must
cooperate in this if is to be the big that similar fairs
have been in Michigan,
On Wednesday, March q we will have one of the most
important rallies held in the City of Toledo Walter p
Reuther will address the consumers of sharing the
coop authority This will be hearing Walter
make it, his brother Victor, will positively here We have
been assured of this
Then Sunday 6, in accordance with the demand
of the Toledo Industrial Union Council delegates and the
bershp of the Spcer Unit of Local H. will have Murray
Lincoln top ranking expert in this country here for
cy-wide open meeting Anyone who hasheard Lincoln in his
addresses at the State CO Convention the UAW Educa
ton Conference Milwaukee, the Labor Coop Conference
held in Detroit months will that the the
foremost speaker consumer problems in America.
People have wanted action not talk. They're getting it.
The is not dream It's the chance for
back the profits ourselves prices and
control the value of the dollar we
You've been hearing lot about the coop You're
hear lot it. No but gnoramus oppose
it, lest be the heads of the big grocery monopoes Who
wants pay twice much for they're worth?
Eventually by organizing co-opS, cut living costs
in half This has been Right off bat we'll
least eight ten percent the items we've spending
most of our money for we organize complete chain of
in Toledo One store alone any,
where from five to eight enabling
the deal distribution groceries,
other merchandise
The is really rolling, Last Monday met with the
Executive Board of Local 06 DoeherJarvs
ship will vote the February 90 Wednesday
night met with the executive board Local a. UAW
proposal will be forthcoming to the local membership which
has already donated approximately $3.50 deay
ing expenses. Friday February IL will meet with the
LOF Glass Workers Local executive board surely there
will be favorable proposal from them.
No Unit has thus far failed to approve the dimepe
Der donation Many have exceeded this We want to the
stores by springtme possible Here's what need from all
groups:
l. Ten cents member from the treasury donation
2 One dollar member capita union investment
in preferred stock.
g. Organizing committees in each local union and each
unit, to sign members
1t takes to and operate chain of
kets Talk won't do it, The Toledo Consumers Cooperative
incorporated for 10000 individual $25 memberships
have equal investment every
local union and unit do its part After ALL preferred stock will
to each organization individual annual dividend of
three from the savings of the corporation before
dividends paid There's bank Toledo
will that much interest and the only comparable invest
ment would be either bonds the credit
that's doing a fair business