Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-24
UAW CIO
Administrative Letter


created by newspaper stories regarding
the UAW-CIO strike relief program. Those
erroneous impressions arose from the
newspapers Interpretation of letter to
Daniel J. Ryan, superintendent of Public
Welfare in Detroit, to the effect that we
believe that assistance for persons in need,
regardless of cause is a community re-
sponsibility.
The UAW-CIO's policy is as follows:
UAW-CIO strike funds, including the
special assessment authorized by the last
UAW-CIO international Convention, will
be used in part-and in most part-for
strike relief. They will be used in various
forms - in emergency cases, in cases
where strikers do not qualify for one rea-
son or another for public assistance, for
the maintenance of strike kitchens in Lo-
cal Union halls, for the relief of strikers in
other areas and in strikes against other
companies now in progress
The Union reiterates its position that
people affected by strikes are no less in
need than those affected by economic
breakdowns such as inventory layoffs,
model change-over periods, recessions or
depressions, and that assistance to such
people is the responsibility of the whole
community. This does not mean, how
ever, that Union strike funds will not be
used in most part for strike relief, as in
the cases cited above
Questions and Answers on the 1850
Emergency Strike Assessment
Since the factual questions and an
swers regarding the strike assessment
were printed in the Auto Worker" and
Ammunition" various additional ques-
tons have arisen. These questions are
answered as follows:
@: In determining whether or not an ndi-
dividual must pay this assessment,
what do you consider an employed
member?
A; II member works 16 hours or more
In particular week the assessment is
levied, he must pay the assessment for
said week, providing, of course, he
works a total of forty hours or more
during the month.
@: II a member fails to work forty hours
or more during the month"; must he pay
this special strike assessment?
A: No.
Q: A member is unemployed or on sick
leave all during the strike or strikes
which affected $4,000 or more work
ers. The strike is terminated and said
member returns to work Is he liable
for the assessment?
A: No, this assessment is levied only on
employed members Of our Union who
are working while the assessment is
being collected.
O. II member fails to pay his assess
ment during the week said assessment
Is payable, when is he considered de-
linquent?
A: All assessments shall be collected prior
to any dues collections after the date
set for the payment of the assessment.
As result, said member becomes de-
linquent go days after said assessment
Is payable, or lesser time interval il
Local Union bylaws require il.
@: A member has worked through Feb. 8,
Is then laid off and his Local Union is
levying the assessment on monthly
basis. Is this member required to pay
the So assessment for the month of
February?
A: No. The assessment commenced with
date Of Feb 8 and he is not liable for
said assessment.
O. We are levying our assessment on a
monthly basis. For the month of Feb
ruary we are having SO deducted.
member is laid off on Feb. Is and is
not called back for the duration Of the
strike. Do we refund him So?
A: Yes.
@: A member is returned TO work on
March 8. Is he required to pay for
weeks ending Feb. l6 and % and week
ending March 8, If strike affecting
$4,000 or more members continues be-
yond May 10?
A. No. This member pays only that por-
tion of the strike assessment commenc-
Ing March and ending May 10.
own Local Union strike fund and after
making application to the Regional Di.
rector, weekly budget is set up and
the international Union issues a check
for this amount each week to said Lo-
cal Union.
stitutional weight of the Constitutional
Convention behind IL The Convention 4.