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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Die Casting
Organizing
Given Boost

CLEVELAND-Richard Cos
ser. Director of the UAW-CIO
Die Casting Department, an
nounces that the drive to bring
the rest of the die casting plants
into the UAW has been given
big boost by the expulsion OF
Mine Mill and Smelter Workers
from CIO. The rank and file of
the expelled unions are in open
revolt against their former
leaders.
In Los Angeles, California,
the overwhelming majority OF
the employees of the Adams
Campbell Company have joined
the UAW and nm oun C e d
through their spokesman that
they no longer want to belong
to Mine Mill. A petition for an
election has been filed with the
NLRB and a hearing on the
petition was to be held on April
5th. At the big Phelps Dodge
plant in Los Angeles, where
Mine' Mill has been the bargain
ing agent for six years, large
number of the members have
joined the UAW. Mine Mill has
organized COON squads in the
plant to attempt to intimidate
the workers and prevent them
from learning the details of why
Mine Mill was expelled from
CIO. A COON squad of SIS to &C
people was organized to prevent
the UAW from distributing
handbills at the gate.
Petitions have been filed with
the NLRB In Kansas City by the
/ UAW Regional Office for ar
election at Rupert Die Casting
Company, Injection M o. d n
Company, and Industrial Prod
ucts Company. All three plants
are, at present in the Mine Mil
and Smelter Workers.
Employees of the Stewart Die
Casting Company In Bridgeport
Conn.,, have organized a com
mittee 10 disaffiliate their loca
union from the Mine Mill anc
Smelter Workers and bring 4
into the UAW. The. committee Il
headed by the President of tn,
Mine Mill local union.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Bridges Guilty,
Jury Finds

SAN FRANCISCO (LPA) -
Harry Bridges, Australian-born
President of the International
Longshoremen's & Warehouse
mems Union-CIO, was 70 n d
guilty Of perjury April 4 after q
five-month jury trial in Federal
District Court here. He was
charged with lying under oath
in 1945 when he denied ever
being a Communist while apply
ing for American citizenship.
Two. other ILWU officers were
found guilty of conspiracy. The
d e I e n d n is announced they
would appeal.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

publicity head for the u n t d
Auto Workers-CIO.
Levin is described as prob
ably the most widely-syndicated
columnist in the labor press
field" and more important, he
is president of the Labor Press
Association, the largest n w {
agency in the labor field" Swim
edits the CIO News, and is CIC
publicity chief. Cole edits the
Machinist for the lam. Danish,
dean of labor press editors edits
Justice and the other ILGWU
publications. Sweeney directs
publicity and S e ell Labor for
the CIO Steelworkers.
80 Million Circulation
The Fortune article also re-
ports a claimed circulation for
the labor press of "20 million
to 80 million. What that Stats
tic means, n o w e er, no one
seems to know. The defend
ers OF the labor press see 1t as
mounting force against the dis
tortion of news by the CONNER
cial press; its detractors picture
| 1t mostly as an unread, sleazy
Observation-Disclosures job, harp
ing with a shrill Johnny-one
note on the crimes of business. >
The article adds that the labor
press sis not the uniformly black
propaganda cloud occasionally
conjured up by promoters tc
frighten business men nte
spending sums for 'counterpro-
paganda'. Certainly its total cir
culation Is matched by that o1
US company house organs"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

each year between now and
1860.
Appearing for the AFL was
was Legislative Representative
Walter Mason. Associate Educa-
ton Director George Guernsey
presented the CLOS testimony
The subcommittee, headed by
Rep. Wingate Lucas ID, Tex.)
went into action after the full
committee became stalemated on
the various proposals for federal
aid to education, including one
passed last year by the Senate
We Are Rich Enough
Guernsey, replying to ques-
tions from the committee, said
that he'd hesitate to make
choice between general aid to
schools and construction funds
''In the United States" he said
''we are rich enough and the
need is great enough to have
both - and both are crucial
You can't have good schools
without adequate buildings, but
you equally need trained teach
ears"
BY 1860, the CIO and AFL
spokesmen pointed out, there
will be 10,50O,000 more children
attending school than there are
now. This means the nation will
need 100000 more classrooms
and $4,000 new teachers in the
coming ten years. The C i a s s.
rooms alone will cost about $14,
500, 100000. "It is clear" he
said, that these needs will not
be met without an adequate
federal program"
The CIO prefers the bill pro-
posed by Rep. Hugh Mitchell
ID, Wash.), Guernsey said, and
suggests that any bill approved
by the subcommittee include
loans at an interest rate of not
above two per cent, hiring OF
construction labor at prevailing
wage scales without racial dis
elimination, and protection of
fair share of funds for Negro
schools in segregated states.
Would Authorize 5 Million
Mitchell's bill is almost the
same as one proposed in the
Senate last year by Sen. Hubert
Humphrey ID, Minn.). 1t would
authorize $5,000,000 in grants
for a survey by the states oi
long-range needs, further grants
to the states for school construc'
ton, with 70 per cent of the first
$100, 100000 to be spent or
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Firm Pays Fine
OF $4,000 In
antitrust Case

JEFFERS SON CITY, Mo
NPA) - The International Gel
lucotton Products Co. of Chicago
has agreed to pay a $50,000 fine
for violation of this states anti
trust laws, and all costs of the
state suit. The firm makes and
sells facial tissues, sanitary nap
kins and bathroom tissues. The
firm also agreed to cease at
tempting to set prices for its
products In this state.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Back Truman Plan
For .JObIess Benefits

WAS HIN GTON CLPA)-
Organized labor is expected to
mobilize its full strength to urge
on Congress President Truman's
program 10 increase coverage
and benefits 10 the unemploy-
ment compensation program. His
message April 6 called for rails
ing average benefits to at least
$24 a week, and coverage of
100000 workers now unpro-
tected when they become jobless.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

The ad pointed out that:
Chrysler had enjoyed the most
profitable year in its history,
and set new profit records; had
just set aside a 1890, 1896 bonus
''kitty" for top executives; that
Ford, Nash-Kelvinator, Kaiser
Frazer, Budd, Massey-Harris
and many others had e tt e d
with UAW-CIO on the terms the
UAW seeks at Chrysler; that
Chrysler's sion offer is
"phony."
Record In Dispute
The ad then listed the sound
principles adopted by Chrysler's
competitors and gave the record
in the dispute: that Chrysler re-
fused an arbitration offer on
Jan. %, before the strike began;
that Chrysler's president refused
to enter the negotiations; that
Chrysler rejected a new propo-
sal March 3, including arbitra-
tion, to end the strike; t hat
Chrysler refused to a t tie n d q
meeting March 16 of civic lead
ers to hear both sides.
The UAW-CIO pointed out
that six months of fruitless nego-
tiations preceded the walkout
and that the strike will be set
tied when Chrysler meets its
responsibilities to its workers
and the nation"
Macy Demands Hearing
Meanwhile, Emil Macy, un-
ion secretary treasurer, demand
ed immediate hearings before
the FEC on renewal of license
for station WWJ, Detroit, on the
grounds that the station still re.
fuses to sell or give time to the
union to discuss the issues or
the air.
A group Of suppliers, in full.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

Opponents of measure in
sist that it will mean con-
sumers will pay from $780,
100000 to $500, 100000 year
more for natural gas.
In the words of Jack Kroll,
President of the CIO Council
and Director of National CIO-
PAC. the Kerr bill is IAN open
and brazen manipulation by Taft
and others to send gas rates sky
high"
Removes Regulations
Under the bill passed by the
Senate. Kron pointed out, IAN
important segment of the gas in
dustry Is removed fr o m the
Jurisdiction of the F d er
Power Commission. The removal
of regulations on natural gas at
the source will mean windfau
of profits for Standard Oil and
the other barons of the oil and
gas industry, but headache and
a heartache for housewives.
Washington o b serv s say
Taft's support of the bill, offered
lust a few hours before the ac-
tual vote was taken, tipped the
scales in favor of the bill ano
was probably responsible fol
passage.
Taft's only argument was that
the measure would increase gov
ernmental control.
Offers No Rebuttal
He offered no rebuttal to op
ponent's arguments, summed VI
by Illinois Democrat, Senator
Paul Douglas, who labeled th'
bill an Easter present" to thu
huge oil and gas interests. Thi
measure, Douglas, said, "woult
be almost pure gravy for the BIZ
boys who are already makini
big profits"
Junior Senator John W
Bricker of Ohio followed Taft
example. Both cast their vote
to take money out Of the pocket
books of Ohio's hard-presset
housewives.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Labor Must Cain
Farm Votes
Duncun Declares

PORTLAND, Ore. LPA) -
Labor must increase its efforts
to gain the farm vote, Tom Dun
can, assistant director Of Labor's
League for Political Education,
told a statewide LLPE confer
ence, here. Duncan said Labor
faces a different situation In
1850 than that faced In l948. La
Dor carried all the cities II can
expect to carry in that election.
Our Job now is to hold those
seats and try to make gains In
the farm states"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

Many union papers are devoted
largely to glorifying the officers
in power and only in a few
cases Is an opposition granted
space to voice criticisms. News
through the labor lens Is usual
ly black or white, and the ac-
tions of the opposition are often
viewed as part of some dark
conspiracy. Criticism as re-
CARDS the US press Is surely a
two-way street"
Declaring that the most i'm
portant factors in the labor press
are the labor news agencies, the
Fortune article lists Federated
Press, (which follows the Com
munist line" and the L a b r
Press Association, which was
organized In opposition to 1t in
September, 1949 by a group OF
leading union papers"
Campaign Health Insurance
After listing the services LPA
provides, the article goes on:
"LPA is weighted with accounts
of monopolies, high profits, bust
ness derelictions, FTC slams at
advertising Misrepresentation,
and the like. Monopoly investi-
cations get a heavy play, as do
campaigns for health insurance,
FEPC, and other items of the
Fair Deal program. Arguing that
such stories are consistently un-
derplayed by the daily press,
ILPA has begun a needing cam
paign against 1t. One such job
precipitated a slam-bang fight
between the Denver Post and the
Colorado Labor Advocate"
The article also mentions a
clean beat" by the LPA's late
Nathan Robertson when Rob
ertsonertson revealed that the
Minnesota Medical Association
had relaxed ban against adver-
Using by doctors In the appar'
ent hope Of persuading SIN al
country weeklies to support the
ANA position against health in
surance."
Editors Photos
OF the seven ! a Dor editors
whose photographs Forum
runs, five are officers or board
members of Labor Press Asso-
citation. They are: Ruben Levin,
president of LPA; Allan L,
Swim, vice-president; G Or d n
Cole, member of the executive
board; Max Danish and Vincent
Sweeney, directors. The others
pictured are Philip Pearl, AFL
publicity chief, and Frank Winn,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Victor Reufher
On Cancer Board

DETROIT (LPA) - The ap-
pointment of UAW-CIO educa-
ton director Victor Reuther to
the board of trustees of the
Southeastern Michigan Division
of the American Cancer Society
has been announced by DR.. Har-
ry M. Nelson, board president.
Vic Reuther has leading role
in Detroit civic affairs. He was
vice-chairman of the Detroit
Victory Council during World
War III.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

But after sessions on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, the
company was still standing pat.
No bargaining. No contract.
While the NLRB grinds out
its tortoise-slow decision in the
Marion case, the union began
attacking the problem from a
number of new directions, one
of them being the challenge to
Senator Taft himself.
The letter from Ballard to
Taft follows:
April IL, 1850
Senator Robert A. Taft
Senate Office Building
Washington IS, D. c.
Dear Senator:
II you sincerely believe that
the Taft-Hartley Act is intended
to put management and unions
on an even basis, and is NOT
intended to give management
a club, and handcuff labor, a
good place for you to examine
those beliefs is In Marion, Ohio.
In Marion, since the UAW-CIO
won collective bargaining rights
last summer at the Storm Win
dows of Aluminium, Inc, the
company has used the provisions
of the Taft Hartley Act - in
Guiding the inherent right to
violate 1t without cost - to re-
fuse 10 bargain.
In recent weeks, the logical
end-product of the Taft-Hartley
Act (tear gas, police escorts,
conflict and Disturbance has
become 80 deeply imbedded that
Marion citizens, including the
clergy, have tried to intervene.
Perhaps you, too, would like
to intervene. For in Mar 20 n,
Ohio, the citizens of your home
state are getting, daily, an ex-
cellent object lesson In the per-
nicious anti-labor possibilities
which deliberately or by coin
cidence) are incorporated In your
legislation.
According to charges, both
our union and the company have
violated your act. We do not con-
cede that we hurry - but the
charges, under your law, are
what count - not the facts.
The company charged that we
violated the provisions against
peaceful picketing and under
your act obtained an injunction
within an hour or two.
We charged that the company
has refused 10 bargain collec-
lively - and within a year OF
two the National Labor Relations
Board will get a court order
enforcing this NLRB finding
And then, about two years after
the employees made known their
wishes in a secret ballot under
government auspices, the com.
pany will be required to sit down
and talk wages, hours and work.
ing conditions.
This supports our contention
that the Taft-Hartley Act |,
loaded TO the teeth with loop.
holes for management and booby
traps for labor.
Yesterday the u. S. Concillia.
tor was called out. And yester,
day, management refused bluntly
to discuss wages and hours, OF
to incorporate any agreement or
these matters In a written docu
ment.
Our people (about half of then
women) have been tear gassed
beaten. hit by scab-driven auto
mobiles in a fragrant violation
even OF the pro-managemen
Taft-Hartley Act - and 1t L
YOUR labor legislation which
made these things inevitable.
We doubt that you would tax,
the political risk of coming X
Marion, Ohio. 10 see for yourself
what Is wrong - what Is, In fact
outright vicious about tn,
Taft-Hartley Act you so stal
wartly defend. Nevertheless, w,
urge you 30 do 30.
Yours truly
Charles Ballard, Directol
i
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Senator Taft
Challenged

For time, It appeared that the
Intervention of the Rev. Edwin
A. Brown, the Very Rev. Will
liam Spickerman, and the Rev.
J. B. Holloway, light prove
helpful. Meetings, after eight
months were finally arranged.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
BUG Layoffs
Protested by
TIUC Secretary
Rediger Points
II Will Cause
Delay Of Checks


the Toledo BUG office as of Sat-
urday was protested by Howard
H. Rediger, executive secretary
of the Toledo Industrial Union
Council.
Mr.. Rediger, in a letter to
Frank j. Collopy, administrator
in Columbus, pointed out that
delays in receiving checks could
be traced to undertaking of
BUG offices, and added that in
the event of any new rush of
claims, untried and inexper-
fenced help further complicated
prompt payments.
The staff reduction was claim
ed to follow a reduction in un-
employment claims as a result
of slowly rising employment in
the city.
The statistics are not clear on
that point, for the minor drop
in claims seemed out of ratio
with the major reduction in
staff.
Mr.. Rodgers letter follows:
April 10, 1850
Mr.. Frank J. Collopy,
Administrator, Bureau of
Unemployment Compensation,
427 Cleveland Avenue,
Columbus 16, Ohio
Dear Mr.. Collopy:
1t has been called to the at
tention of the Toledo Industrial
Union Council CIO, by a usually
reliable source, that the Bureau
of Unemployment Compensation
contemplates a sizeable reduc-
ton of employees in their local
offices. This layoff Is to take
place about April Is, 1850.
The Toledo Industrial Union
Council Is of the opinion that
this Is not a timely move as
there has been no substantial
Improvement In the number of
people going back to work.
While 1t Is desirable that the
Bureau be operated with as lit
tie expense as is consistent with
sound, speedy and efficient
handling of claims, 1t Is thought
to be false economy to reduce
the staff to a point where a sud-
den load of claimants would
cause workers to be denied ade-
quate determination of their
benefit rights.
When claims are not paid for
as long as twelve to sixteen
weeks after the eligibility rights
have been determined, because
of too few employees in the
Bureau or because claims must
be handled by new inexper-
fenced help, there are some
claimants who must apply for
and receive direct City or Coun-
ty relief during that period.
This condition creates an un-
fair situation because, while
there Is an adequate amount of
money in the Unemployment
Compensation Fund to pay
benefits, relief money Is derived
in part from our local taxes.
This means that owners of
real estate are paying instead of
the money coming from tax on
payrolls as was intended by the
law.
Under the provisions of the
Federal Social Security Act the
cost of administration of State
Unemployment c o m p ensation
Acts Is paid by the Federal So
cial Security Board from funds
collected from employers within
each state.
Since this rate of tax on en-
ployers Ii constant at three
tenths of one percent of payrolls
and since Ohio has never re-
ceived as much back as it has
sent to Washington, D. c. for
this purpose, 1t seems strange
that the Bureau does not main
tain adequate help, draw on
Federal funds and conserve
Ohio taxpayers money.
Very truly yours,
Howard H. Rediger,
Executive Secretary
&C: Charles Ballard
Richard Gosser
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

page ads, called on both sides to
end the strike, and said "it's
time for common sense to swing
into action"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14

Thirty years of advertising
experience in the field of labor
journalism has been brought to
the Toledo Union Journal by
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
.AFL> CIO Spokesman
Urge Federal Action
On School BuiIdinq

WASHINGTON (LPA)-Spokesmen for AFL and CO.
well for the American Parents Committee and the
Farmers Union urging House Labor subcommittee
quick action bill aiding the construction of local
public schools The need will become greater they warm
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Taft Vofes For
Kerr Gas Bill

COLUMBUS - Senator Taft again voted FOR the
profits of Big Business and AGAINST the pocketbooks OF
Ohio housewives.
He cast his vote for the Kerr natural gas BILL which
yassad the Senate by q sx-vote margin
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
Fortune Magazine
Takes A Look
At Labor Press

NEW YORK IPA)-The April issue of Fortune magazine
organ busness) look at the labor and
leading editors It's summary:
'The press like be the gadfy of US press
while calling for 1t Is Itself wholly free
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
'ChrysIer Accused OF
Blind Se|fishness
In UAW-CIO Ad

DETROIT CLPA)n fupage newspaper ads in dalies, the
United Auto Workers CIo April declared Crsles blind
continues block settlement No amount of
corporation propaganda change facts
refusal to accept it responsibility"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-04-14
The mayor Of Marion got
q sn0otful of tear gas, too.

The mayor OF Marion got
a snootful of tear gas, too.
A can tossed by police,
and still giving off fumes,
was put on the mayors
desk by Emerson Baringer,
UAW-CIO staff representa-
tive.
The mayor said: "Hey,
take that away"
Baringer said: "Smell 1t
a minute. They've b e e n
EATING 1t on the picket
line"
The police stopped using
tear gas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-07
NAVAL RESERVE TO BE ACTIvATED
 TOMORROW NIGHT

It. Comdr. John Morton, USNR, assistant chief of staff, Naval Re serve, 17th Naval District head quarters, Kodiak, is in Juneau to activate two Naval Reserve groups
 It. P. J. Gilmore, Jr., will be commanding officer and It. G.g) Maurice Powers, executive officer of the organized unit" By the general plan of the Naval Reserve. an organized unt meets once a week, follows a prescribed course and its members are paid.
 The other group, a volunteer unit" meets irregularly, is not paid and is not required to follow set course.
 To effect Naval Reserve organiza- tion here, Commander Morton will meet with reservists tomorrow eve ming at 8 o'clock in the second floor conference room in the Coast Guard building.
 All Navy, Coast Guard and Mar inc personnel are urged to attend, and all other interested persons, both men and women are invited to be there.
 Others in the group here to ef- feet the organization are Capt. w. E. Kaitner, District intelligence of ficer, and It. Comdr R. A. Rogers, District public relations officer. Known Naval Reservists in the Juneau-Douglas area are: It. Comdr. Cyril H. Pemberton, It. Comdr. Taylor J. Pyle, It. Comdr. Leonard M. Berlin, It. Lloyd w. Coe, It. Comdr Hugh D. Gray.
 Comdr. Angelo F. Ghiglione, It. Daryl L. Roberts Ensign Donald K. Hobson, Ensign Robert D. Jones, It. Perry M. Landgren. Ensign Keath T. Petrich, Ensign Daniel A. Ward, Jr., It. Harold E. i Anderson, It. (j.g) Thomas l.. Armstrong, Bosn. Trueman E. Cook.
 It. Gg) Mormon Durocher, It. Peter F. Gilmore, It. WilliarA H. Kerns, It. Steward R. Parker, It. G.g) David w. Reischl. f,
 Capt James s. MacKinnon and Chief Pay Clerk Elmer N. Said.
 Those holding enlisted ratings are: Dr. Joseph o. Rude, Clifford c. Frutiger Carl M. D'Epiro.
 David A. Andrus, Michael G. Pusich, Jr, George H. Hanna, Ken meth M Nelson.
 Frederick w. Hoffower, Rudolph Krsul, Donald J. Bishop, Anton Bartness, Jr.
 Martin Borlick, Jr., Robert A. Ciari, Joseph A. Rhea, Jr., Carlisle D. Casperson and Robert E. Sarver.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-03-07
3-MA5TED SCHOONER {. A. THAYER IS MADE
 READY FOR LAST TRIP

SEATTLE, March 7-LR - The three-masted schooner c. A. Thayer, last of dozens which once operated in the Alaska fishing industry, was being prepared today for what her owner says is her final voyage.
 The vessel built in California in 1895. will load salt here tomorrow before shifting to Paulsbo where she will sign her crew and load more supplies.
 A tow boat will take the Thayer to Cape Flattery about April 10 and she will sail from there to. the Boring Sea salmon and codfish banks. She will be under the com- mand of Capt. Edward Shields, son of the owner.
 Capt. Shields said he expects the Thayer's sails will be folded for the last time when she returns next fall to join the ghosts of a fleet that once dominated the fish ing banks.