Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-01-06
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OVER the holiday many newspapers had inter
" esting of the century Many of the re-
views either missed CLOSED importance of the
automobile in economy We live an automotve age
Take the automobile out there be col
lapse in the automove industry and the country will
the skids All of tied closely with the
fail to see the impact lives Steel textiles oil
gasoline roads and road repairs paint plating sampng
other factors in economy closely allied
the automobile they practically depend the
keep them going and profitable industry.
logical then that pensions for large seq
ment of population come first in the auomove
industry in steel which is closely
There criterion set forth in Ford
and in steel should be followed labor improvements
must and be made and the future pensions
question comes before and labor for col
lecive bargaining.
very much afraid those who would rather depend
upon adequate Improvement of social security to
like too much wshf thinking disappont people who
are sincere in their thinking The way Senate and House
of Representatives is constituted expected in
the way of adequate social security
Every whipsttch, my grandmother used to say we
read the famous statement of Senator relative pensions
quoted about the time steel settled with President Philip Muir
can't remember the something
like this f steel workers pension sO0 per
why not waiter?"
kind of thinking might fool some persons but il
shouldn't Senator Taft much statement
There was time when Taft could have made this statement
and would have had much meaning He should
right after the pension system
tors and Representatives get pension why not waiter"
Many of voters do pension system
for law makers in Washington isn't
very bad set up either
Some have the opinion pensions are exclusively for
those who belong to unions This not fact because the gains
made by labor unions have enough influence slowly rcke
into economic life to become eventually acceptable
Our right for decent unemployment insurance good
ample although not all workers this
the state of Ohio Labor unions then the F. got good
kicking around when the union child
passed At present laws to children INSCRIPTIONS
employers, are acceptable everywhere
Most Americans in favor of free enterprise
but sometimes the free enterprser feel things
for them This is well illustrated by opposition
pension plan What could be free and thoroughly
American than several thousands of workers in Toledo
vicinity wanting to band themselves together pension
plan for their mutual protection If this isn't the
enterprise then don't know the meaning of the word
There is thing wrong with the whole argument the
pension plan is too free for the
their toes and they afraid the UAW will be
great and eventually put into effect in other of the
We believe in free enterprise but it should
lively for banks insurance companies financial interests
1t should be for all segmen of labor
ions large and important of nations
free enterprise it should apply to the endeavor of
And to be specific the rule consideration should
be applied to the UAW pension plan.