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


which it contracts. The con-
tracts which Local IL has
with employers In Toledo will
indicate that there Is in many
plants a 1910 cent difference
in wage rates for comparable
employment.
COLE KNEW THE FACTS
Reference is made to one case
where Local IL agreed to the re-
duction of 10 cents per hour in
order that the individual prob
lens of a company could be
worked out. The attorney who
appeared before you was well
aware of such circumstance
since he represented such COM
pany.
The individual problems of
such companies as the Toledo
Scale Company, Kent Owens,
Darling Company, Lakeside Bis
cult Company, Peerless Nodded
Plastics, Swartzbaugh Manufac-
turing Company and other small
companies have been the subject
of separate contractural provi-
sions. Any disagreement which
has arisen between the smaller
companies and Local IL has
been submitted 70 the LMC
w here recommendations are
made to both parties for settle
Iment.
Such took place in the con-
summation of the agreement be-
tween the Peerless Nodded Plas-
tics Company, Save-Way Elec-
trio Company, a copy of such
agreement is submitted here
with. A recent example of the
submission of industrial disputes
of small industries in Toledo to
the LMC was that of the dispute
at the Toledo Museum of Art
which was within the last week
settled to the satisfaction of the
parties by the LMC. Also recent
ly a strike was averted between
the Ohio Fuel Gas Company and
Its workers when a dispute was
settled through the good offices
of the LMC.
Thus it would appear that
small industry has Jared well
in Toledo and that it not only
has not been the subject OF
pressure by a labor monopoly
but In this community has a
means whereby its labor dis
putes may be peacefully set
tied through the LMC. The at
tack made by certain indus
trialists through their spokes-
man before your committee is
not well taken and raises the
question as to whether or not
the intent of such attack was
not for the purpose of weak
ening the position Of labor In
Toledo with the ultimate de-
struction of organized labor
and the elimination of the
LMC for the purpose of set
tling labor disputes. 1t would
appear, therefore, that such
industrialists are not desirous
of maintaining successful col
lective bargaining In Toledo
which has prevailed but seek
by legislative action to have
industrial disputes solved by
the picket line frought with
economic struggle with the
ultimate hope and anticipation
of completely destroying the
bargaining power of organ
ICED labor In Toledo. It seems
clear that a destruction of the
bargaining power of labor In
Toledo would be more profit
able to the large industrialists
than the small. These indus
trialists must be more inter-
ested In their own private OBJ
jectives than In the public
welfare of the community
since II their position is sus-
tanned 1t will mean the COM
plete destruction of mediation
and arbitration which has so
effectively solved the prob
lens between labor and man
agement In Toledo.
We can well understand the
reason why some employers
would object to the standardiza-
ton of production and the stan
dardization OF contracts contain
ing clauses relating to seniority
and overtime since such indus
trialists, in order to compete,
must exercise their ability to
compete in the field rather than
exploiting the men who work
for them.
FIGHT PENSIONS
II is of special significance
that In the statements submitted
to your committee by the attor-
ney from Toledo there was not
one industrial firm named which
was forced to discontinue busi-
ness In Toledo by reason of the
prevailing wage scales in To-
ledo. The fact is that not one
plant where Local IL has a con-
tract has discontinued for such
reason. The crying complaint of
the attorney from Toledo ap-
parently must have been wrap
ped up in the fact that the UAW
has proposed an area Pension
Plan for Toledo and vicinity.