Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-09-15

organiZational drive, however,
is to continue.
The organiZational drive at
Woodstock, Illinois has been re-
instituted. An office has been
established there and every eff
fort will be made to bring that
plant into the ranks of the
UAW-CIO. 1t is not so long ago
that it would have been inn
possible for the UAW-CIO to
have been able to rent office IA
cilities in the City of Wood
stock. This would indicate that
a change of attitude of the resi-
dents of that community is TAX
ing place. At least we have been
able to obtain office facilities
there which will make for
greater convenience in conduct
ing the organizational activity.
Woodstock, of course, is pri-
marily a farming community;
the city proper consisting of
some 1000 inhabitants.
On August 31st an cleo
ton was held at the Crucible
Steel Company of Cleveland,
Ohio. This election was under
the supervision of the FOun-
dry Department of the JAW
Clio with the Competitive
Shop Department providing
assistance. This plant has
been represented by the ALL
for some years and in the
vote, the workers voted to
stay in the AFL by a vote of
119 AFL; UAW-CIO 81. The
workers were apparently
fearful of making a change at
this time.
OF tremendous importance to
all Auto-Lite workers is the
fact that for the first time in
history, the Auto-Lite Corpora
ton has negotiated on a nation
al basis for a national agree
ment covering all Auto-Lite
workers presently members of
the UAW-CIO with a provision
that Auto-Lite plants voting in
any future NLRB election will
have the right to vote and de-
If they wish to be COW
cred by the new national agree
ment.
Vice-President Gosser. Di-
rector of the Competitive
Shop Department, personally
participated i'm these %negotia-
tiOns which were carried on
over a considerable period of
time.
Representatives participated
from each respective Auto-Lite
local of the UAW-CIO.
Also participating in the
Auto-Lite negotiations was AS
sistant Director William Groeb-
er of the Auto-Lite Department.
An analysis of this new ma
tional Auto-Lite contract shows
that ii contains all of the basic
provisions necessary in a ma
agreement. The JAW
CIO Auto-Lite locals are pres
voting on the question of
ratification of this contract. 1t
goes without saying that should
agreement be ratified by
the Auto-Lite locals, 1t will pro-
vide one of the best arguments
rs to why all Auto-Lite plants
should be united in one Inter-
rational Union and covered by
one national agreement.
A number of international
Representatives of the Com
petitive Shop Department
have been assigned TO assist
various departments and re-
gions with a number of i'm
pOrtant 0rganizational drives
in recent weeks. We are pleas
ed to be able to be of assist
ance and service to the e
spective departments and Re-
gional Directors i'm this man
ner. One Of the largest of
these drives Is the Organiza-
tional drive in Philadelphia,
Pa. at the Budd Red Lion
Plant. No word has as yet been
received as to when this cleo
ton will be ordered.
OF grave concern to all work
RS at the present time is the
sudden wave of price increases
hat are sweeping the country.
The desire for profiteering by
zig business and concerns
throughout the country has been
ven more brazen than during
War III. In view of these
circumstances, il has been graft
to know that some wage
have been obtain
ID; notably among the major
utomobile companies such as
,hrysler, Ford, General Motors,
iudsons, etc.
The irresponsible manner
In which big business has fail
ed to meet its responsibility
to the war effort underscores
the need of price controls to
deal with this grave situa-
ton.
We still remember distinctly
he fact that during the last
var, controls on wages were ex-
remedy rigid and at no time
we're wages permitted to keep
ace with the trend in prices,
ent and cost of living in gem
raj. This again proves the need
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