Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-02-10
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By Richard Gosser, Vice President
International UAW-CIO

r HOPE all nv friends with in this column be-
going long but hope not too boring. as
am going try explain briefly and simply possible
NV reasons and the UAWCIos for fighting strongly
good, sound and adequate pension plan.
certainly hope anyone whose mind is confused
might find themselves at with, misunderstanding
Pension Plan aims in will be sure and read this
column too
Now let us really 60 the aims the UAWCIO, and
myself pensions; in other words should say security
who to die but too old to work And
to pensions and our aims in there entirety we have to
three categories II Those people who will be
Federal Social Security Act p Those who will
through Employer Employee contract that
vdes pension plan 81 Those who do not fall under the spe
under the previous types and have to get
pension from their aten the State of Ohio
Regardless of what anyone has to conrbuory
contbutor when you anayze 1t in its final stages you
will find that all the people in America will be in way
paying towards pension because has to do with the entire
economy America This being the problem should mmed
ay convince all of that aims for pension should be
make that in America who reaches the age
entitled pension of at least $4,000 month
what the American dollar value would be- Of
think should for those who would argue about
age of 65 retired all those at IS there
still unemployment prevailing in America then we have
choices y of benefits there greater
purchasing people will have to buy the prod
produce y Cut the limit to- and this just
opinion So We would continue along these lines
in an effort eliminate the unemployment problem.
goal all Trade Unionss well myself must be
to give to every American in America right work;
right to earn decent livelihood provide himself and his
family with the products people build he and his family
can live decenty children
ery participate in full share of life in land of
America and God intended him to live
Surely no against thiseven the wealthy of this
land Moreover they strive for these things for the
made it possible for them to acquire their
great wealth of u.s. and am speaking for my
along with the workers. against free enterprise am
sure we all believe live and let live"
to all is right to job people
make their lives under our
enterprise system has the right to beyond to any untold
wealth he may believe this and do
system persons right to make any
amount he is capable of making but it his moral obsation
attaining wealth for himself that he does not take away
rights free people to make living for themselves too
Now what about why we strive for pen
find ourselves in real free democratic society but
purchase the things produce because we find
profit distributed basis where we are able
buy the things produce That's where we get our une
ployment problem don't it should be compulsory for
retire reaching the age of 65 but on the other
hand if YOU give right type of benefit most will retire
voluntary within few of the retirement ageone way
will want to continue working for few The majority,
given decent living pension will retire This will make way
There millions unemployed today but at the same time
millions the of IS still cnging to their JOB
which means livelihood 1t to to be sound
sensible way give security to all by providing
the aged and making for the youth of America 1t
would not give all but greater
standard of living; do with char
table organizations do away with lot OF crime by Keeping the
,outh working and with and give
these facts in the hope that you might recognize more
readily why union strives today for pension plan
There least million unemployed exGIs in America
they graduating at the rate of 1000
fought in one of the far flung preserve
and free way e anyone tell why that
young entitled to the things he fought tordecent
lob wthadequate pay the right things
right be free to and be able to
support wife and family properly this is not true then
am sure the war was fought vain it wasn't
because think fought to win better of life
peace will fight during that peace with the same de-
termination during the warto free
type of democratic society derous of
living in. -.
peope who in different all will get
the same fair and just treatment would be difficult to try
three column and do good job so
am going read next columns these diff
ferent types pensions My next column will be- "Why We
the Union Fight Pension Plans for AL
throughout America The following will be
Why We Fight the National Social Security Act
So All In America Adequate Social Security Bene
fits Reaching the Retirement Age My 4th and last col
mn along will be- Why We Fight To Get Decent
Pension for the Old Age In the State of Ohio"
hope that others besides just our UAW-ClO members
this would like them to know that the JAW
fights for regardless color creed
Or union membership Just remember"A SECURE PEOPLE
rs A SECURE NATION"