Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-06-16
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Ing a copy of the charges
around. 1t was Dan McAllister
(or a man who claimed to be
McAllister) who delivered them.
Dan McAiiister is listed as an
operative from the same private
detective firm employed by
Smith and Ellis, attorneys for
Bolman and originally retained
by Paul Block Junior.
Furthermore, the Charges"
themselves are, in great part,
taken directly from the deposi-
ton testimony of Randy Gray,
which was given in the offices
of Smith and ELS. Some of that
testimony was printed in the
Journal-but not all of that part
selected by BilIheimer and Duck
for their Charges.
Thus the % charges" make
one neat package of the entire
campaign against Gosser - the
suits, the pro-Gray picket lines,
the headlines, the revolt, the
many and various lawyers, the
private dicks, and the Toledo
Blade and its Paul Block Junior.
The charges, which were new
er submitted as charges but only
as assertions, claims and re-
quests for investigation, follow,
in full:
In accordance with your tele-
gram of June 5, 1850, / am ap-
pearing before your board at Its
special meeting here in Toledo
as chairman of a committee rep
resenting a number of Local IL
units opposed to the manner In
which Local IL is being run.
We respectfully submit to
your board during this session
detailed list of charges which
should be thoroughly investi-
gated by your board in the in
terest of correcting an intolera-
BILE situation. We seek to stop
the rapid disintegration of Local
IL, UAW-CIO, which we thor
oughly believe to be the inevi-
table result of the dictatorial
rule of Richard T. Gosser and
his handful of assistants and
henchmen. We further believe
that the evidence we are about
to offer to our Executive BOARD
proves beyond any shadow of q
doubt that the dictatorial rule
of Brother Gosser and his group
has resulted in the corruptint
of our union affairs for the per-
sonal gain of the few. This /:
the inevitable result of the con
centration of too much power ir
the hands of one man and i
likewise bears strongly on ths
wisdom of enforcing the protec
tion assuring local autonomy II
local union affairs. We, there
fore, submit the following speci
fic charges which we are Ger
tain an impartial investigation
of all of the records and othe
evidence available TO your Boart
will substantiate beyond an.
question. In setting forth thes'
charges we ask that you bear II
mind that we do not have acces
to the original records of Loca
IL or of the Automotive Work
ers Building Corporation, or o
the Region 2-B office now quart
tered in Local IL. AS a result o
a longtime investigation, mad
at great handicap and expens'
TO individual members, we arr
certain that every charge we arr
making herewith will be full.
proven II all records, account
and other information is util
lied. AS a matter of fact II is thu
unanimous opinion of the mel
whose signatures are on thi
statement that a really impartia
and complete investigation will
reveal many of the dishones
and detrimental acts concerning
which we lack precise knowl
edge at this time. Our charges
are as follows:
/. Brother Gosser has served
as president of the Automotivt
Workers Building Corporation
for the last twelve (12) or thir
teen (13) years. He resigned al
president on March IL, 1850
during the pendency of certain
suits covering the subject mat
ter OF his conduct of this cor
poration's affairs. Brother Cos
ser has served as Director o.
Region 2-B since 1943. He hal
served as international Vic,
President since November, 1947
We understand that it it con
trary to the express provisions
OF the International Constitution
for any elected International of
ficer TO serve in any elective Of
flee in a local or subordinate
body.
2. Brother Gosser organized {
private business in Toledo, Ohio
in l945, known as the Colonia
Hardware and Sporting Goods
Company. He organized thil
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