Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-31

IOTeJ 10 your committee IIldI IllS
monopolistic power charged to
Local IL is not the fact. In reply
to any charges made by the at
torney from Toledo in respect
to the ambiguity of the Pension
Plan we are attaching hereto for
your committees observation a
mimeographed copy of the plan
as it has been approved by the
members of the UAW and sub
mitted to the employers with
whom they have contractual re-
lationships. AS to the comments
which appear in the local news
papers we remind your commit
tee again that such newspaper
has been editorially opposed to
the Pension Plan.
LOCAL IL DEMOCRATIC
The statement made that
members of Local IL are object
ing to their leadership does not
conform to the facts. Democracy
i'm Local IL has been exhibited
by union meetings which have
been attended by as many as
5000 members. In the last cleo
ton of Local IL, February, 1850,
a full slate of candidates in op-
position to the officers who
were elected were presented to
the membership. Such election
was attended with campaigning
and electioneering which usually
goes along with democratic cleo
tons. All members who desired
cast ballots for their candidates.
The implication made by the
attorney from Toledo before
your committee that a member
of Local IL received a broken
Jaw because he requested GER
tain financial statements is like
wise not supported by the facts.
1t is true that such member i'm
piled that one of the officers of
labor organization was
'scab" and thus created a cir
cumstance whereby union
meeting was turned into bedlam.
1t is true that thereafter he filed
certain lawsuits against Local
lbs building corporation and
against its officers. 1t is also true
that prior to filing such lawsuits
such member conferred with
representatives of the local
newspaper and that such local
newspaper contributed approxi-
mately $5,000.00 as attorney
fees to the attorney who brought
the action for such member. 1t
is likewise true that such law
suits were given much publicity
In such newspaper apparently
for the purpose of attempting to
ldiscredit the union leadership in
Toledo and to lessen its bargain
ing power in seeking the area
Pension Plan. 1t Is also true that
such member appealed to the
courts in violation of the Inter
national constitution prior to his
appealing through the union of
which he was a member.
In respect TO the other men,
Der who brought a libel action
against a unionl leader suffice 1t
to say that such action has been
dismissed by the court.
VICIOUS ATTACK
During the period following
the time that the UAW an
nOunced In Toledo that ii was
seeking an area Pension Plan
there have been constantly
mon0p0listic attacks levied
against the workers In To-
ledo, advertisements have ap-
peared In the local newspaper
attacking the local Pension
Plan, editorials have appear
ed, legal proceedings have
been filed to which the local
newspaper has contributed at
tOrney fees, white papers have
been mailed to members of
the union and other persons In
Toledo attacking the union
and Its leadership, and now to
your committee certain indus
trialists have posed a problem
which may be better settled
in Toledo across the bargain
ing table. These industrialists
no doubt realize that the
progress of a decent and hu-
name society must ultimately
require the taking care of the
old and aged who have de-
voted their lives so that indus
tries may produce. This ap-
parently they are fighting
with all their ability and
forces at their command.
Since IL Is apparent that there
Is no labor monopoly in To-
iedo the statement filed by
these certain industrialists
with your committee must be
for the purpose of creating a
public reaction unfavorable to
the adoption of Pension Plan
in Toledo. Since the full state
ment of the attorney who ap-
peared before you was carried
In the local newspaper pr0mi-
nently on the front page the
observation seems obvious.
Thus a statement before your
committee has become an i'm
portant implement I'm a fight
which certain industrialists In
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