Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-02-10
Mr.. Harris Mcintosh. choirman
subcommittee TO Save ToIedo's PcYroIIs
x07 Nicholas Building
February ,. 1850

Dear Mr. Mcintosh:
Your letter of February 1850 received and have
hesfafed answering IL because upon forwarding you
had TO release it TO +e Blade +ho+ YOU Mr. Adams
from Surface Combustion Mr. Robert S+ronaan
know fho+ collective barsonne should not be rarred
he newspaper sane and sensible collective barsonins must
resen+oves of +he pan representing corporation the
union committee representing fhe workers.
This is the manner in which all collective bargaining has
een eorred in The post Further through this procedure
The past eight have been abe TO reach
going TO The Toledo your signed
by some OF the most reacenory people in the entire
you continue TO Gerry very
morrow minded Tor should soy outright dsruP+ors Of
establish picket lines their pieces Of business are
oso fighting with Them Mr. Crosby deoIs real estate; Mr.
Mr.. oBen manages Commodore Hotel and am sure Mr.
Hozemer does not e opinion Of the entire Demo-
Mr. are SO fne%
] suppose at time like This forced to answer you.
as0 % copy OF my the ISeHo sads bur-
with The suggestion +ho+ the people get copy Of it they
Por+s Of +ha+ The Blade might print going
your PoraeroPh by paragraph just to show you
you took as soy parasroph z from January 10,
,9v .nf rms dofe 70 study our Pon to me fof
weud have at found employer to show the deeeney
TO sir down and expan fue+uu sort Of way section by
seefion their opinion ond wha+ wrong with plan.
Now. in parasraph ;. don't question +hat The
lecturers Toledo paying comparative rafe to indus
tries similar to theirs e competitive you
Dear in mind fhot when rafes with Of
fhe oufoown industries such GM Ford chrysIer and
rny others they hove hourly
senfive system You The employers Toledo have neen+
I'VE sysfemof least the overwhelming majority Of YOU Of
course the worker works at faster pace hon when working
on an hourly rote and automatically makes money
Paravey piece by piece product by product
pared 70 show ho abor greater Toledo
4hen Is in other organized industrial We not
attempting to compete with unorsonzed pon+s small
munifies where living costs are lower
NOW FOR paragraph a. foil to understand why you soy
one difficulty Of makins anaIy Of cost because Of
vdrefy OF INDUSTRIES and under pension scheme Is
sl lust wild shot in The dark" think you people
TO sit down. each representing his pan and
rather +han using statement that it is shot
'hfhe dor We positive that The plan YOU
fhof nothing like This hos been tried before
prepared TO show where fhe approach nothing
fhon large cooperative insurance pIan We anyone
'ayns tho+ Toledo would be euineo pig This just another
fha you and your cohorts using try and rally the
Ioedo public sentiments behind you But The workers your
shop who members of union sick Of propa
gondo put out by the Committee Toledo
Fhe Toledo BIode We do NOT intend discuss Mnewoes
olanfhe for that is +hu+ The mine
fighting agans+ giving United Mine Workers sound dec
adequate Pension PIcn for those who toll SO hord in
u. fhe doncerous hazards of working under ground
hose Mine Owners "A plague their house, and
ire sure the vest moory Of Americans to The
hedfng OF fhe miners OF whuf is rigffuy theirs Of
fhaf of those who signed letter
Q me- in our opinion would not be above such action either
urfher we positive plan will not make Toledo The
efm OF ANYTHING but instead will hourshng prosper
md the money put in trust banked The Toledo
usf and other orge banks These bons will
business the union longer exists The money would
f be there at all fines for the retired worker there any
hing wrong with This?
answer TO parasroph s. about "peerins The
,re We have told ha The contract language be
'ear and you don't have TO pay fan per
period by mutual agreement by both por+ies
csve we can the soundnes Of this plan your
ries by tokins them shop for shop retiring people and
wing them +he long span years a+er age s. You know
9on fhaf fhe brood woy cover ths is your way and
md &os