Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-04

you, and others like you. even
the best contract is meaningless.
You Make II Work! Because you
are in the plant, in direct contact
with both worker and employer
you become the foundation of the
Union. The wisest Union leader
the best local representative, can
not build the union and make ii
work effectively without your
help. You must deal with manage
ment on all questions relating to
conditions in the plant. At the
same time you keep the Union
strong so that the boss knows that
you do represent the workers.
These two tasks =. :. Collective
Bargaining with the Employer and
Democratic leadership of your fel
low workers =. - - are the basis of
the Unions strength. AS you and
the tens of thousands of other
committeeman and stewards per
form them we'll, your Union will
prosper and grow stronger. This
strength will show itself in the
gains which the Union can win.
What the Boss Wants. The boss
es are mainly interested in their
own profits; therefore many EN-.
ployers would prefer to see the
Union out of existence. This would
mean that the workers could be
more fiercely exploited, and the
bosses could earn even larger
profits. However, since the Union
is too strongly established to be
destroyed at this stage bosses do
the next best thing. They struggle
to grant as few concessions as
possible. This is what they do
when contract negotiations are lpn-
der way, and also after the con-
tract has been agreed to and
signed.
The committeeman is the back
bone of the union! A good con.
tract is worth nothing unless there
is an active group of committee
men and stewards who are ready
and able to put the contract into
effect and make certain that nei-
ther the spirit nor the intent of
the contract is violated by man
agemenu.
The committeeman's and stew.
ards main concern is the protec-
ton of workers under him, and
seeing that their rights are de.
Tended. The committeeman and
steward are also the link between
The Union and the worker on the
job. Ii the committeeman and
teward are alert and stepped in the
ideals of the movement, then the
Union will be strong and alive.
But if the Committee is Indifferent
and unconcerned, then the Union
will be weak. No matter how
many members or how capable a
staff IT has, it will be unble to do
its job. 1t is the committeeman
and stewards who make the Union
Live!
Remember the new news pro.
gram with John w. Vandercook
which will be heard the first time,
September 9th. Labor
Day under c. l. o. sponsorship.
This program will come over
WTOL Toledo-check your radio
guide for the correct time.
Workers Are Hvmanl
AS intelligent management rec
)gnize the human needs of human
productivity will increase
and our way of life will be
strengthened.
"You can buy a mans time.
"You can buy mans physical
presence.
"You can even buy a measured
of skilled muscular mo-
ions per hour.
But you cannot buy enthusiasm.
You cannot buy loyalty.
You cannot buy the devotion of
leartS, minds and souls.
You have to earn these things"
Clarence Francis
The hard-headed, hard-hearted
approach to labor-management re-
ations won't work any more. Peo-
Die aren't donkeys to be bought
,ff with carrots or prodded by
sticks. They're human beings, and
must be treated that way if they
IRE to work heart and soul for the
success of an enterprise.
20 B*p
1853 Labor Day Statement Of cIo
President Walter p. Revther
On this 1853 Labor Day, we, the
men and women who make up the
.rade unions of America, can take
pride in the strength, the respon-
'ibility and the patriotism of our
The past IL months have not
been easy for our unions, or for
he nation. Great leaders, like
Philip Murray and Allan S. Hay
wood and William Green-whose
oil and sacrifice helped build our
abor movement-have gone on to