Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL

las been turned in to Local IL,
the remaining one-half (1a) has
been turne d over to Brother
Gosser's office.
%. It is the testimony of an
officer of Local IL that Brother
Gosser and Brother Walter Muir
phy own the cigaret, candy bar
and Coca-Cola vending machines
and the juke boxes now operat-
ing in Local IL.
"a. Slot machines operated in
the Tole o Industrial Union
Council - which building is
owned by the Automotive Work
|ers Building Corporation = are
controlled by Brother Gosser
who takes one-half of the pro-
ceeds. dividing the remainder be-
tween the THUG. and Local IL.
25. The gambling situation IN
the Tole Industrial Union
Council will bear thorough IN
vestigation. 1t is handled on a
concession basis, the details OF
which are mystery - as is the
disposition of the proceeds.
26. In one typical month, the
gross take from slot machines
owned and operated by Local IL
exceeded S2,2O0.00. The amount
turned into Local IL was ap-
proximately 10000. The diff
ference was turned over to Bro
ther Gosser's office. These ma
chimes were paid for from the
funds of Local IL.
81. Brother sser, while
serving ass elected International
Vice-President, has issued writ
ten orders covering the employ
ment of persons and the fixing
of rates of compensation, the
purchase of livestock and farm
machinery; the discharge of en-
ployees of Local IL; the laying
off of badly needed office per-
sonnel; the preparation OF finan-
cial statements, concerning the
Locals condition; the assign
ment of office space within the
Local headquarters; the purchase
of his personal belongings pay
able from union funds; hiring
and discharging employees OF
the Toledo Union Journal; the
censorship of material for publ
cation in the Union Journal; the
advertising policy of the Union
Journal; the arrangement OF fur
niture in the Local IL headquar-
ters; the hours when radios may
be played in Local IL; the hir-
ing of his hrother-in-law as
farm manager and the fixing OF
his compensation and allow
ances; the making of loans to
union employees approved by
him, from union funds; the pay
ment of Local II bills only up
on the initiating by himself OF
the voucher; the order that no
expenditures approved by him
shall be questioned; the order
ing of Local IL officials to pro-
vide storage space for Snick
Gross to run a produce stand to
sell Local IL farm products with
50% for Snick; the utilizing o1
many card-punching employees
of WHY'S Overland on Gosser
projects causing them to absent
themselves from the company
although their cards are regular
Ily punched in and out thus
causing both the legitimate EN-.
ployees and the company to suf-
fer substantial loss; and many
other orders covering every de.
tail of Local Union operation
contrary to the provisions of the
Internationl Constitution and the
bylaws of Local IL.
28. We submit that Local Il
has not been paying its required
per capita to the international
for many months because of its
bankrupt condition resulting
from Brother Gosser's waste anc
graft, also in outright violation
of the international Constitu-
ton. tT
CONCLUSION
The foregoing are by nc
means comprehensive. They are
matters of record in Local /:
and may be investigated unles.
the records have been destroyed