Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-05-27
Regional
Views
By Richard Gosser, Vice President
International UAW-ClO

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"A years do not think would be able to die happy uneS
goals accomplished namely adequate pension
and disqualification plans Today would IKE very uc ~ ~
Importance disqualification plan and what 1t
would to members regardless OF Wneher you
belong the union not don't think this would be an a
vancemen for people, then am very disappointed IN you
know, of that every one is interested in more
but don't know of better to get tha S
you especially you the pink of condition
this might not look like extra cash in pockets Let me as
when do obtain good hospital PLAN wiz De
any in salary working man does
make enough these days to great deal of money II
do not by this he would ruheSsly throw his money
but his needs great with money and ne
tries to furnish the comforts of life to his family therefore IL
is almost mpoby for the working class OF people 10
enough to long illness or the loss OF time and money
due accident Sickness and accidents happen to the
best of and know when they will strike Prepared
the best remedy either of these and believe me when
say prepared if have enough protection to pull
through without money worries No help it they meet
with an accident or get sick but think all do
getting program of this in all the shops
think the responsibility of each and one of you
to talk to YOUR family friends relatives and mere acquanances
about the Importance of good sound hopitazaon program
BY this don't hospital bills should be pald put
bill that incurred during illness accident
plus percentage your each week. should be
paid In opinion adequate disqualification protection does not
exist unless worker and his family are expenses
being paid will admit every little bit helps but why
shouldn't all be taken care Of Don't you hink
for all if people could af
sick comfor AS stands the Anne
worker afford give in to Sickness though
it might longer life for them or woman has
family support only stands to that penny
counts They will keep struggling along with the thought in
mind that tomorrow will feel better The first thing you
there tomorrow for them This should not be neces
sary in a country rich
think the majority the employers this country
interested seeing people the heah1es IN the world
and believe they realize the fact that the better feels
product they produce For that do not
think would be big chore get them to to go
along with program For the above stated it is
that regardless how much the manufacturer might
revolt against this should insist him accepting the
complete program giving the benefits to all and nm paying
profits / had talk of
the with union who recently went
Although she covered by of the
hospital the
five hundred dollars out of her pocket She told me that
although physician X-ray pictures of her to
paper sized the hospital still insisted taking
Xay Incidenty her hospital plan did not Xrays
about half of
aon medicine which hundred dollars and which
she still has not included nothing whatsoever
allowed attending physician the anaeshesist All
these ncdenta she had out of her pocket hese
mind) besides not cent paid
three months loss of salary asked her why she
did the balance and she told
she could afford readily that paying that
much each month should have adequate protection Those of
the thing know what she is talk
about when she said to lit will take just about two
catch ncidently this woman who has family
supporting Why should she born and raised in America
have be burdened with worries of this kind?
There only to situation of this kind
and that by good sound program This program should in
cude payment hospital bills period (he
usual 80 days enough in cases the surgical bill
the greater portion of i should be paid certain
physicians bill should be paid and all in
cdenals should be paid and important than anything
should receive certain percentage of his salary each
week.
This might sound impossible, but, know il be
compShed stick to of the opinion
ing of to make this of your
subjects We and will accomplish this.