Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-03
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By Richard Gosser, Vice President
International UAW-CIO
Why We Fight To Get Decent Pension For The
Aged In The State Of Ohio
(4th Installment)

HELLO, good friends, certainly pleased
II to thank all of for consistently reading last three
columns and will appreciate you reading this
This column will deal with those who do not benefit
der the Federal Social Security plan the
contract plan You when the Federal Social Security Act
passed there those who already at the
where they could not work. not hired by industry
too old by the Plan and various other
Further the pension plan we now negotiating
will allow them to realize benefits of
twenty five years of service other
The only place they get pension is by applying for
one through the State of Ohio State of has pen
just like the Federal Government plan that
been increased since passed 1t is quite interesting
to note that Toledo Blade the
employers make the statement that the people should get their
through the Federal Government don't they
it that the Federal Act amended that it includes
these people rather than just saying the benefits should be in
creased?
So my friends everyone included either under
the Federal Social Security Employer Employee contract
plan continue fight in the State order
that these people taken of This then will make it
this step completed We fight all
everyone State of Ohio be Columbus
Ohio at the session of the legislative body
1t requires than just increased benefits in Ohio to
this good workable law There is the
pers deleted from the This oath makes
for sign their home insurance and
benefits the people do not have to turn over these items
receive Federal Social Security benefits then why should they
have to pension the State of
illustration let's take married couples raising
families couple everything
dr o' buy home and pet paid M All through life they
have paid for little insurance in order to be buried properly
Still they old all they have their home and
couple of small insurance policies Now will take the other
couple don't think much or the future
spend their fast perhaps faster than he makes it.
They made attempt to buy home Perhaps there
lot of illness the family that they had spend
their At rate when they reach the where
they cannot work and forced to apply for the Old Age
benefits but the couple who has
worked saved and crmped compelled to turn their
home insurance say you fair and is not the
American of life All should be entitled to the bene
fits without taking the papuer's OATH
suppose should to before the Toledo Blade
does there politicians who will where
going to the money!? Well there various revenues in
the State of Ohio that could be alocaed for this particular
fund when politician starts hoerng about where the
going to FROM have but thing to say,
What for office for and take the
money job have the intelligence to
create and to get for such worthy cause
this?"
Regardless of how much someone might fight against this
this does not qualify either under
the the Federal Social Secur
ty Act of the UAWCIO along with all friends and the
aged in the State of Ohio going to fight until such time
these people receiving $1,000 month
reactionary Ohio including Senator Taft
Mr. Paul Block of the Toledo Blade and else who
oppose this they make their minds
ing to keep fighting until elect people to State
Body and State Senators who have the of their
vcton decent laws for the aged in great state
For the three weeks have tried to make possible
for analyze the three for
all of fight We remember that each category Is
and all of fall of the three cate
goes covering pensions must fight not only for ourselves but
for those the other categores expect the others m
to help fight battle
In column next week intend, less to cover
these three subjects and why have united for the
which The youth and aged side by side
ing to unite and fight that during these times of
might have the things of life entitled and whether
old have jobs and security and hold
heads high of poverty be able purchase the
things produce in the free democratic society
live live God intended Always
Der = A SECURE PEOPLE is SECURE NATION.