Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-10-21
Spicer Officers
Condemn Circulars
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loWly insult to direct question
of that nature at a union Off
cial Weston said he knows that
Murphy was active in the union
since the organizational drive
began which was in 1888. He
said Murphy was among the
first to sign long before any
union staged a strike and, he
added, there is no question about
Murphy's status as union
member"
Immediately after the scuffle
a motion was made and passed
at the meeting which was at
tended by approximately 300
members for Bolman to show
proof for his question or apollo
gize. Instead Bolman got up and
rea d statement requesting
financial report of the Build
ing Corp. Previously to his
statement Charles Ballard
stated that the books are open
to the members for inspection.
A similar statement was issued
by Richard Gosser, UAW Vice
President Following Mr.. Cos
ser's statement Bolnan again
made a release to the papers
that he will seek a financial
report.
On Monday members who
had attended the meeting were
surprised to read that women
were frantic and called police
They observed said one mem
Der, that only one woman was
seen to leave the hall and that
she, they presume called the
police. Other women in the hall
did not leave their seats during
the fracas, it was reported
Surprise also was shown al
the statement issued that the
doors were locked. They said
that investigation by the re-
porter for the daily papers will
reveal that the lock is inside
the hall door. and no one has
experienced any difficulty in
leaving, including Bolman.
The police did not enter the
hall, it was observed because
Bolman was leaving the build
ing when the police arrived,
they said. He made statement
to the police and was advised
to leave for his home.
The other member who took
sides with Bolman is Charles
Clark, of Spicer Unit and a
m m b n of the Progressive
Party in Toledo. Clark followed
his statments in the paper with
hand bill passed out in the
Spicer plant. Members IN e r e
said that they are as confused
as they were before when he
issue ed statement to the
papers.
AT the top of the handbill a
member said, was, "I have had a
lot of publicity in your paper
lately and great many of my
friends are confused. In another
paragraph the circular reads,
Il would appreciate it if you
would give me enough space in
the next issue of your paper to
try to make myself clear" (That
was regarding his position on
the pension plan and was pub
lished in the daily paper.)
But the confusing part, said
this member is the paragraph
which reads, II for one am not
interested in conducting this
fight for union d m CT Y
through the press. 1t is a union
matter and l wish to keep it
within the union" That, said
the member, is really confusing,
isn't it?
Text OF Letter
Editor Toledo Union Journal:
On Friday October IA, 1949,
dodger, unsigned, was circulat-
ed in the Spicer plant and one
other in the city. In this circular
reference was made to the Spi-
Ger plant and the opinion is cur
rent among many Spicer Unit
members that the author is as
SAiAiAi5 W oPSdh lOl Jul IIlGIIl-
bership. So the general public
and our members may be prop
erly informed, Spicer Unit Ex-
ecutive Board wishes publication
of the following:
/. Spicer Unit delegates to the
international convention of
UAW-CIO vote ed unanimously
for pensions and insurance bene-
fits paid for by the employer
and communication has been
sent the Spicer Corporation de-
manding a meeting to discuss
these matters.
2. Spicer Unit Executive
board pledges its full support to
Local and International Officers
to win pensions and insurance
benefits for all UAW members