Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-27
Il Toledo Plants Receive
Detailed Request From JAW
Letter says Basic Approach Is Not New
Or untried, And Concerns Community

Twelve Toledo industries received detailed letter
from the UAWCIO in Toledo which was signed bv Richard
Gosser international UAWCIO VcePresident and Charles
Ballard Region 2B UAWCIO Director on talks for work.
ers retirement income and health security program
Plants receiving letters to date are Plaskon Dev1biss
E. w. Bliss Toledo Scale National Supply Surface Com.
bustion SIN Jones, Toledo Steel Tube Mather Spring
Ackin Stamping, Peters Stamping and Champion Spark
Plug.
The letter presented invites the management rep
resentaves for most careful study and evauaton of this
proposal Tor retirement income and health insurance pro-
gram Tor Toledo workers added that when study of this
proposal plan completed specific questions and discus
sions can be arranged with the Union
Concerns Workers Community
The letter goes to say that this plan concerns work.
and employers the total Community
In fact all who accept responsibility affected by the
security that income for workers
retired Tor reasons of age or ncapac that going
to maintain purchasing for the his family
when he unable of sickness or accident
and program that will payments necessary bills"
The UAWCIO herewith submits supplementary material
to the Unions initial proposal presentation re.
rement security program for Toledo work
by UAwCIO International
Union and the various UAWCIO and employers
in the Toledo We your careful study and
evaluaton of this request your study
Of this proposed plan completed our Union
discuss with you any specific questions may have.
The details of this plan have been cooperation
with the UAWCIO Social Security Department
has this proposal to pre
that will to the fullest practicable
extent meet the urgent need of Toledo workers
ment income health security Extensive efforts
have been made to learn the of
work because ncapacity relation hospital
and medical services. AT the given
attention to the special problems of employers the Toledo
with particular reference to those problems
large number of small groups every manner pos
sible have given priority to the
that will be actuarialy sound conservative
admnistrativy feasible The basic outlined
not untried.
preparation of this proposal presentation to the
Toledo community of employers the Union fully
problems finding method which
would bring opimum advantages to the
designed entirely reasonable from
the point the Although plan
workers and employers less of the total
muniy For this the UAW- pro-
must be reviewed well community development
Community Chest and public relief physicians
hospitals merchants and landlords
responsibility for affected the welfare
community have very real interest in workers security
that going to
of ncapacity that going
tain purchasing for the worker his family
is unable work Tor reasons OF sickness accident and
that will payment of hospital and doctor bills
when the worker members of his family must be hospital
Toledo public private welfare agencies will find
this placed into effect Hospitals will
patients who cannot their bills and physicians will be able
of hospitalized
patients that the
dagnostic treatment family
unpaid among
workers Families stricken with illness will not
fronted with bankruptcy and and landlords will find
impact illness families
ton of debt default of prior commitments Because Toledo
workers security against age
Illness savings planned children,
finance purchase of homes and other items improving
munity sandards-purpose which frequently thwar
the lack of protection against hazards Over
period of five to ten this will to be
greatest If not the greatest contribution of UAWCIO to
Toledo community is in this spirit with this belief
attached given for study and col
Iective argainng action.
UAWCIO is prepared to supply any supplementary
studies
assumptions affecting cost actuarial methods and the
of technical and professional staff will be made
available for discussion with and others in the
munity VIII wish to evaluate the plan.
in building that is In the pub
which at the time sound economic
policy only with these detectives will
of security into the lives of work
with these goals uppermost in mind
negotiations will conducted the
outlined in this document
recognize that by the pension plan has been
employers and they have had chance to study
the fact that somehow
started this For that feel important
with representatives of corporation the
plant committee not than
during the week of January %.
Sincerely and fraternally yours,
Director Richard Gosser Vice President
Region 2-B UAW-CIO International Union UAW-CIO