Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-20
Women's News
And Views
BY Odessa Overy
Secretary Women's Bureau
Region 2-B

l. the State Senate as we'll as
the Federal Government, are do
ing their best in trying to pass
bills that will benefit the labor
ing class of people. But up to
the present time they are hav-
ing tough time even bringing
the bills that are so vital to all
of us to a vote. The so called
National Association of Manu-
facturers members are putting
up stiff battle to prevent these
bills to appear on the floor. If
at all possible that they do sci
a bill on the floor the Republic
ans and the Dixiecrats are doing
a'pretty good job of tabling the
bill until future time.
The FEPC bill that was before
the State Senate for quite &
period of time without any sat.
isfaction, was finally brought tc
vote last week with us losing
the bill by one vote. This was
pity, for the female species are
going to be affected by the los:
of this bill more so than the Ne
gros and Jews. The so-called big
shot legislators, are out to make
bills that will cause friction
among the workers, rather thar
bills that will ratify their every
want.
The bills that are before the
Federal Government are just a:
vital to the workers as the state
bills are. In fact there are few
that are more so than the state
bills although the state laws SUI,
percede the federal laws. The
most deadliest bill that is affect
ing the workers today is that
terrible Taft Hartley law. This
law should have been repealed
a long time ago. The workers
themselves, are partially tc
blame for this law not being re.
pealed before this. If each oi
you good union members would
take a few minutes of your time
and drop your Congressman
card or letter telling that you
are opposed to the Taft-HartleS
law they will think of this {
little more seriously.
And when l say Congressman
mean Taft as well, for he i!
one that is making the bolc
statements that the only letter.
that he received are persons
stating that they are in favor o
this law. You know why, don
you? 1t is because the business
people are more interested il
keeping this law and that hi
is receiving more letters from
the National Association O.
Manufacturers and the Chamber
of Commerce than anybod.
else. Now if these people have
the time to drop a line, so have
you. If you want to save th'
unions. And / ask you wher'
would you be today if it WASH
for the unions.
Do you remember when yol
were working for twenty three
cents per hour. Well, l do. d.
you remember when, if the bos
caught you looking at the work
er next to you, you would b'
fired. Do you remember wher
you would munich on an apple
and afraid that the boss woulc
catch you, and then again yol
would be fired? Well these ar,
only few of the things that ;
person had to content with be
fore we had the union in tn,
shops. Would you like to worl
under these conditions again
Well, l certainly wouldn't and
am sure that you wouldn'
either. So stop and consider al
of the good things that the un
ion has done for the Workin,
people. And then drop Mr.. Tai
card and tell him that yol
want the Taft-Hartley law re
pealed.
Another bill that is fighting
tough battle is the Unemploy
ment Compensation bill, and thu
arrangements are sure doing {
lot of harm there also. They ar,
using every skilled lobbyist a
at their finger tips to kill thi
bill. This is a bill that is vita
also as there are many worker
that are being laid off at tn,
present time and if this bill doe
pass they will be entitled to com
pensation of more weeks, a larg
er sum per week, and with les
red tape in order to receive thei
compensation, which they ar,
rightfully entitled to. So i
would do all of you worker
good if when you pick up tn,
paper to glance through it ant
look for these things that ar,
so important to all of us. Thi
is one way of educatin your
selves and it is one of the best
for it is voluntary.