Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-31
Regional
Views

BY Richard Gosser, Vice President
International UAW-CIO


I HAVE idea that of you don't really stop think
about the Importance of Pensions Sick and Accident In
OF there those who thought
because they the who will benefit from the
future; those who had what
like to be sick hoptaized and spending money
having any coming
For the part though you are more or
cned to sort of live for today let of
itself Not until tragedy reaches personally
apt realize the Importance of having and
insurance plan. s
would like to appeal you stop What
would happen IL suddenly taken ill had acc
dent? 1t happen you know Do have enough
bank account that hospazed for months
could continue pay
doctor without suffering hardship? Would be able
to the grocery bills without scrimping?
might have enough for awhile but evenso why the
savings do have when insured without
cost to you.
urge all you active and sincere
future fe-aso the lives of those you
You owe to yourself and to them moral obligation
part to security to family Now realize all
want to do this and it only lack of foresight
body part You each day not thinking that perhaps
could become suddenly stricken hurt in accident
Well pick the and will where happen
More than likely the individual struck down today in some
manner whether by illness accident didn't plan it, just
happened 1T CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! Wouldn't you be able
combat your difficulty better if you you
continue paying bills that at least had kind
of income not have of livelihood stopped alto
geter? Something happens mans pride when he
and out and becomes drudge on othersno likes that
your pride and either be dependent relatives charitable
institutions could be happy? Think about tit happen
happened.
NOW Don't be afraid fight rght
fully yours. You entitled to it!
I point that industry owes something
to the people who made possible the
millions of dollars they have isn't fair for to be part
OF an and necessary cog in their wheel and not
them take much consideration they
would piece of their machinery You give the better of
whether by sickness accident old Industry
should maintain Maintenance Fund take the
they do for their equipment ETC. Can they afford it?
Yes Not only they afford but would their adj
vantage in the long You be the judge taor instances
the country reported its profit after 1s4s II mil
lion dollars compared with "a million back in 1888
jumped from million profit during the to 10
million profit in 1947 then to IL million in 1948 The slight
drop they took last due to expansion
which good and in favor Of but actually they esab
lished high the history of the company sales
record last Don't forget and people like made
this possible through working and your buying YOU
the biggest consumer this country has
then, the past 10 years when this money
great Evenso was the you received and the
earned that did the buying and In turn made possible
past years than during the year 1888 the
earnings of the employee from 40 to 60 cents hour
that union got for yous TO- 49, Is and IL
total increase Of IS cents hour the
past IL certainly isn't IL times back
19S which the percentage of increase the corporation
profit dollar in this corporation But made only
through union in benefited the industry
you little necessary "cog money
for them. They owe 1t to you-you earned 1t! "a
The picture very plain and simple insofar pensions
concerned When reach the so IS
they had decent income In doing making
for newcomerhe You have the better
of life and ready to step aside for the other fell
low. You able to support yourself and wife pension
and be Independent not Dependent
Now have the young fellow taking job For
the most part mans biggest ambition married. have
children home and all the modest things of life;
though living standards today better than they 10
years there is still that feeling of insecuryWil my
Job last? What will do when old? hundreds
other questions.
In providing for the security Of mankind industry also
1t better for themselves creates
people working Keeps In circulation which
after all is the to the Supply and demand"
Don't misunderstood against
making m0ney-a he but, have said before in
making and using people to do corporation
obligation to fulfil-that OF helping
him. As has been said before you can't take
how better be used than in helping mankind.
Don't be afraid to for pension and health
plans Speak up and ask for hem-fight them
necessary Not only helping yourself you
pioneering for the future Of and
forefahers didn't sit and take what given
they dared to q and build land
Of their lives and great hardshps They did II
just for the present So pioneer fight for
chdrens future Security thing
and important the welfare of human being Important
the welfare Of Nation Remember SECURE PEOPLE
is SECURE NATION!
clear lead over any other
wanted pensions FACT num- benefit"
bed that the workers The most astonishing fact
only wanted pensions but survey
548% OF them wanted PEN the fact that the employees
paid for by their questioned were In favor ofx