Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-17
BY JOE MATTsON

You AS An American Werker7
BY JOE MATTsoN
We witness situation in America today in Big
Business and the Daily Press and the financial interests of
country insist praccng what they
tried methods of doing business
They recognize that this is the year 1850
and of them prefer to think in
century methods practices Daily
and the daily the American people that pensions
will ruin the country That business carry
of pension
this is utter nonsense as any person who has
made actual study of the facts will verify
The American people cast aside such nonensica
ing AS fact moneyed and the daily
of America feel that theythey
monopoly the ability to think things
though they have done chronological
production front they have done practically nothing
corresponding adjustment to take
in modern industry.
These of industry publicity record
show and American history will verify have almost unan
mouy opposed forward step that would benefit
to the citizen and the working of country
Don't think strange that they should for example,
child labor laws, many other
enacted for the social welfare benefit people?
well that list few laws and provisions that they op
posed each instance these laws have up
sderaton. Here few:
/. Child Labor Laws
2. Unemployment Compensation
8. Social Security and Old Age Benefits
S. Benefits Education
6. Factory Safety Laws
T. Safety Regulations in Mines
8. Wage-Hour Law
9. Public Housing
II. Protection for Women Workers, and many others
Why? only one The want profs
can children the early days Yes and they have opposed
many other innovations that have only
the workers but have the long been of value
to the employer.
They opposed the principle of vacations with for in
they opposed hour day later the
eight hour dayand they met each such Improvement with
that would ruin the counryand worsethat it
would the morale of the people by providing
much leisure time for Mr. Average Citizen.
So, have a added to the old song, This
time they sing that pensions American
that industry is incapable of meeting this cost
Now they say that it response
blity of the government to the cost of pensions
Strange is not that when the trade unions and other
liberal forces OF the country were trying to obtain the enact
ment of decent old age and social security law the big power
lobbes Washington did everything they could to prevent the
o old age Iney were naeed M 50 asn
many years that ask them direct
sponsiblity, they claim inability to pay.
Now. what the facts in this suation7
The tremendous profits earned by the auto corporations
they the responsibility pension
payments with very little effort True of their profits
be slightly curaied in doing So what The end result
will however that Big Business will benefit by the innova
ton of pension payments to our aged workers
Pensions will provide of security unknown to Mr.
Average Citizen when TOO OLD TO WORK AND TOO
YOUNG TO DIE These pensions after all will be spent for
that businesses will result due greater purchasing
power by workers receiving pensions.
These might practically destitute without
pensions important of ALL it will provide degree of
AND TOO YOUNG 70 DIE~that they have up until now
will add to the sefespect of the entire
tion. Make mistake about it!
1t strange situation indeed that confronts is
One set of for Big Business
of for the everyday working
1t is considered normal and the Federal Govern
laws which provide for big
enterprises Air Lines Railways Navigation
Companies other private business Yes the
today by Federal Government Yet
speak of nominal pension, told that is ex
tremely dangerous innovation
might remind you again. that these special priv
that pensions the that are
doing everything their to smash unions They
tell how wonderful the Taft Hartley Law is They assure
you the injunction provision of the TaftHartey is won
derful thing that it will eliminate strikes.
of the truth of the matter is that the in
device of Big Business created for the sole
purpose trying smash union The injunction law in
mine the coal build single automobile
satisfied decenty paid properly housed and properly
fed coal build automobiles and do
everything that is worth while in America today.
Mr.. Block and publisher of the Toledo Blade
sets himself UP spokesman for these interests by attacking
the UAw-CIO singing International VicePresdent
Gosser his special target.
Do not misled Mr. Block has interest what
ever in Mr. He and his supporters however vtay
what union does Our Union the UAWClO
tremendous In the BRIEF period OF IL or 10
wears able to raise the dignity security and
webeing industrial worker considerably We
are pleased today eight hour with time and one
half overme paid holidays paid vacations premium pay
for night workers. doubletme for Sunday workable
grievance procedures-AND NOW WE WANT PENSIONS!
PENSIONS MIND YOU, NOT STARVATION PITTANCES.
Do YOU think minute that pensions are going TO