Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser, Vice President
international UAW-CIO

THE OFFICERS OF union from shop steward interna
onal president proud of the democracy within
quick to applaud the historical demonstration rank and file
freedom This is of the things the thing that
has made the UAWCO popular with the American worker
In keeping with the tradition make it
ruer than has been should the close contact
between the various levels from to international
executive board Everyone would by knowing what
else is doing and thinking and why.
There is nothing important membership at this
time than economic for 194s adopted by
board at its Detroit meeting January II
Therefore in this weeks column shall outline this
Perhaps would be good idea for who does not
out this portion of the column
The economic program contains the demands which board
recommends be submitted to all local union unit
ments well that be followed by Corporation Councils
in presenting 1949 wage demands
We must ask for adequate pension retirement
program.
2 We must demand comprehensive social security pro-
including health disqualification medical surgical and
We request wage increase sufficient to restore
the buying of to the level of June 1916 when
OPA destroyed.
OUR BOARD some contracts limit
" goiaons to only Accordingly, the Board
mended that Local Unions operating
security plans BY mutual IF
FUSES @ S1 TO AGREE TO NEGOTIATE ON PENSION PLANS
SHOULD BE MADE EQUIVALENT TO THE TOTAL COST
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BRING WAGES INTO LINE WITH THE BUYING POWER OF
JUNE, 1916.
You will shortly be furnished details respect
to the implemenaton of this program Instructions will
supplied for collecting the data determine of
pensions and social security for your You will
given the details of the plans recommended by the International
Union with respect to benefits administration.
have carefully worded the above accordance with the
Administrative Letter which is the signature of
President Walter p Reuher order that misinepre
the application of the UAWCI Program
is the Boards recommendation to the membership all of
work together gain goals in the social security and
pension field 1t is must" with this union and might
better make the grade this year than next
The Auo-Lte Incorporation
referred to above applying to Corporation Councils Already
the representatives from various AutoLe plants officers of
the council have met with representatives five
companies in order to obtain the best offer available
ing their people Their requests to by the
application mentioned for plants which allowed only
which that the company does not agree
to negotiate social security and should
incorporate into their demand enough money
these points well wages.
0UR UNION has progressed greatly We have had
~ operation of late than other We will continue
advance only all try to work together not allowing
personal differences ambitions to interfere with the union
program in We have the political front;
continuing to organize after the organi
zation of buying through
sumner cooperatve It's three fold that will benefit
the membership Tied in and necessarily is the social security
and pension We must until that
signed in black and white, made permanent gain.