Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-05-12
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TN THE so years have found
anything perfect This applies to individual organiza
ton curious if size labor
unions through eyes unriendy editorial writers must
conclusion that unions supposed be perfect
Unions aren't perfect and never will be,
curious reason the of those who hate
labor supposed make mistake Neither
labor leaders Both supposed to be perfection persone
Monopoly is running rampant in fine country 1t has
the the neck and pushing him In most
any direction monopos dear Uncle to How
protest hear Very little But what do you hear?
You hear big business instances small business
yelling their heads off about labor monopoly"
Business running politics in country since
our nation came into existence still the main factor in
politics political Since the depression of the late
yenes early hrtes unions through their various
organizations have taken great interest in politics. This IN
great impact into the political arena In
the years had and defeats
strange if read the correctly un-
into politics. We supposed
to be clipped by laws to hinder our very existence then 90
nothing about it.
Labor unions and workers were forced into politics
forced into politics mainly through self defense 1t
quite understandable to labor unions that with only
the few participating the political process only few were
cared for through this political process.
The percentage qualified voters who participate in our
elections still Those who do not vote not con-
fined alone to the working class however those VINO work
the main offenders and there nothing wrong with
PAC and LLPE when these organizations strive to get out the
vote. To me this is the essence of Democracy
The people beginning to themselves and as
they and the privileged who have
looked political activity and politics their business and
only their business fighting to maintain their power ana
positions privilege. Yet in accomplishing aims labor
supposed make mistakes if we lose one
little battle have lost the Our political organizations
just must be perfect.
right this very minute business is at its highest peak
during the business great
Yet in this land of plenty right through this
progress America still have 10 million families or
population trying to get along on
per year You don't have to look from
this of these families reside in Toledo
many and essential for labor
politics. politics hope to do full
complete job for the worker We can't be the defensive
politically finger severed from workers hand has the
price set the halls of State Legislature The amount we
receive unemployment insurance to keep family in food
shelter during layos not negotiated the bargain
table but stipulated the capital at Columbus Our rep
resenaves represent Columbus elected through
politics elect them through votes don't
do it the bargaining table.
There multudes of why unions should be In
politics you think of Perec
Certainly least perfect enough that
ponens would like us to forget politics.
With all "imperfecion" have many accomplish
unions have been the main spring which
helped living of the American
heights greater than most of anticipated
short The unorganzed worker
partial recipient of the gains of the organized
worker and the unorgnzed the unwilling losers when or
labor loses the two segments have inerdepen-
dency. Mse
To CIO means. two words, Better Living And when
say better living mean better living for everyone