Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-08-25
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ICIO-PAC Rally
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language and with their
thoughts.
"And he learned his lessons
well. He has a doctors degree
in humanity and a masters
degree in understanding.
"'They are more than the
equal of all the ivy of Harvard
and Yale"
A 16-page, 8-color, picture
story of Robert Alphonso Taft
published by the United Labor
League of Ohio, was unveiled
at the rally by Secretary-Treas-
urer Jacob Clayman.
A Good Joe
Clayman told the delegates
that the book details in pictures
the actual statements and re-
cordeded votes of Senator Taft
and the background and plat
form of Joseph Ferguson whom
he labeled "a good joe"
Clayman told the audience,
"Mr. Taft may well object to
this book, but if he objects, it
will be because he can't stand
his own record, for all this
book does is detail Mr.. Taft's
record"
Chief speaker of the day was
David j. Mcdonald, Secretary
Treasurer of the United Steel
workers and Secretary-Treas-
urer of National CIO-PAC. Nc
Donald told the delegates that
without political action all the
economic gains our Unions have
won a be wiped out by our
enemies. We must get out more
votes than our enemies get out.
eff we do that, we can throw
out wrong Robert Taft and elect
Joseph Ferguson"
That's Real Poverty
Discussing poverty in Ameri-
ca, Mcdonald pointed out that 4
million out of 20 million Ameri-
can families earn less than ST.
900 a year and 10 million earn
less than $4,000 a year.
That's real poverty" Nc
Donald said, and he labeled it
as ''the breeding ground of
Communism"
After hearing Mcdonald, the
delegates adopted a resolution
which labeled candidate Robert
Alphonso Taft as ''the prince of
isolationism, the architect of in
flation, the fuerher of reaction,
the defender of profiteers."
It called for the defeat of Taft
and the election of Joseph Fer
guson "a man of honor a d
principle who understands full
well the problems of workers
on the farm and in the factory
- the problems and aspirations
of everyday Americans"
Other speakers d during the
d a included Michael Lyden,
president of the Ohio Fedora
ton of Labor; Roland Owens,
Sec-Treas. of the United Mine
Workers District g.; and Glenn
Atkinson of the Railroad Clerks,
all of whom stressed L a b
unity and the need for all seq
ments of organized labor stand
ing together in this crucial cleo
ton battle.
Common Cause w, which the
delegates adopted unanimously,
is a program "to advance the
welfare of all the people of our
state regardless of economic or
social status"
Compensation Benefits
Demands for an upward re-
vision of workmen's compensa-
ton benefits; adoption of real
istic, up-to-date, safety codes; a
Fair E mploym e Mt Practices
Bill; adoption of a temporary
disability insurance prog ram;
adequate prices for farm pro-
duce; encouragement of an as
sistance to cooperatives; broad
ening of unemployment compen-
sation benefits; liberalized old
age pension laws; overhaul of
Ohio's tax machinery to elimi-
nate inequitable taxes, includ-
ing repeal of the sales tax law,
legislative prohibition of mu-
nicipal payroll taxes and SUBJ
stitution of a state income tax.
Also establishment of a state
planning board to insure full
employment in Ohio; increased
state aid to veterans; reforms in
Civil Service law, including the
r G of employees to appeal
from arbitrary suspension rul-
ings and provision of an eight
hour day for state employees;
reapportionment of the state to
give more equitable representa-
ton in the Legislature;
labor laws, including a state
anti-injunction act, a Labor Re-
lations Act, a modern minimum
wage law and a state Mediation
Board; enlargement of State
Public Health services; tight
ened conservation laws; develop
ment of a Civilian D Defense
Program; and increased salaries
for members of the State Legs