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


Guided successfully with the re-
suits as follows:
In the NLRB election held on
August 18th at the Aluminium
and Magnesium Company, In
eorporated, of Sandusky, ONO
the election resulted in a VIC
tory for the UAW-CIO; the re-
suits of the vote being 100
UAW-CIO; 81 Mine, Mill and
Shelters Union, independently;
z workers not voting.
The Mine, Mill and Shelters
Union had, for several years,
had the bargaining rights in
this plant. Workers, however,
were extremely dissatisfied
with the type of representation
they were receiving, plus the
fact that that particular union IS
known to have been dominated
by Communist leadership Tor
some time. and was recently ex-
PEELED by CIO.
At the present time officers
of the new local union char
tered by the UAW-CIO, are
being nominated and elected.
This election was conducted
in cooperation with the DIE
Casting Department of the
UAW-CIO.
On August 18th another cleo
ton was held at the Bro Manu-
featuring Company of Marble
head, Ohio. This election result
ed in a victory for JAW by a
vote of 43 to II. II workers
voted for no union. The JAW
CIO was the only union on the
ballot.
A Bargaining Committee had
already been elected prior TO
the election and a contract pro-
posal had been prepared and
was Immediately submitted to
Management at the conclusion
of the balloting.
In another election in the
East, conducted by the Die
Casting Department, with as
sistance from the Competitive
Shop Department, another
victory was chalked up for
the JAW. Again Ii was an
election involving the Mine,
Mill and Shelters Union. The
plant was the Stuart Die Cast
ing Company at Bridgeport,
Conn. The UAW won the
election receiving al votes;
Mine, Mill and SHELTERS I'm
ion receiving 30, with 6 votes
cast for neither union. This
again was a plant where the
Mine, Mill and Shelters I'm :
ion had had the bargaining
rights for some time past.
On August End, in an election
at the Hazelton, Pa. plant of the
Auto-Lite Corporation, the
UAW-CIO missed winning on
the first ballot by a narrow
margin of 4 votes despite the
fact there there were four un-
ions appearing on the ballot.
The unions were the IBEW-
AFL, lam, the Auto-Lite Work.
ers Independent Association,
UAW-CIO and, of course, No
Union. The votes received by
the e C tive organizations
were as follows: The UAW-ClO
AZ; Auto-Lite Workers Inde-
pendent Association 81; IBEW-
ALL 81 and lam /. There were
no votes cast for No Union.
A run-off, therefore, is in or
der, but has been delayed due
to a protest filed by the IBEW-
AFL as to the conduct of the
election.
The UAW-CIO and the Auto
Lite Workers Independent AS
ISOLATION will ballot in the run
off election.
II Is interesting to note that
In the Hazelton, Pa. Auto
Lite election, the JAW e
ceived nearly as many votes
as all the other unions com
bined. The Hazelton Auto
Lite plant Is expected to en-
ploy better than a thousand
workers based on the latest
information available when
In full production.
A new organizational drive
has been instituted at the
Standard Commutator Company
located at Owosso, Michigan.
This plant is a runaway plant
from Toledo. Ohio, where the
home plant of that company is
located.
An election has been petit
toned for In the City of Mil
waukee at the Mid-City Foun-
dry Company where practically
all the workers in the plant
have signed UAW-CIO authori-
zation cards. The y
there Is bitterly opposing or
ganization. However, JAW is
confident of victory when the
election is ordered. This drive
is being conducted in coopera-
ton with Region 10, Brother
Harvey Kitzman's region.
The organizational drive
still continues at the Maynard
Steel Foundry In Milwaukee,
Wisconsin. Progress In this
drive has been somewhat re-
tarded due TO wage increases
granted by the Company and
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