Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-03-06
LABOR VIEWS
the News
BY Steve Novak and
Lawrence Lucas
Educational Committee

Mans inhumanity to man is 81
much in evidence in the worlc
today that it is encouraging to bt
able to report on activities ane
attitudes conveying true spiri
of brotherhood.
The great personal interest oul
members are displaying prov
that our efforts to help Gaylord
Michigan workers in their plan:
to organize is more than one
Union trying to promote another
1T is a case of our local 49,
members extending persona
sympathy, friendship and en-
couragement.
The attitude of our members
was best summed up by one mem
Der who said, Lets go all the
way in helping Gaylord workers
gain better wages and a better
way of life"
| These days when Company
profits are up all over our ma
tion, it is outrageous to see work
ers deprived of a decent living
wage. What's more their entire
community suffers when its citi
zens have such low purchasing
power.
Interest in the Gaylord cause
does not stop with our members
many local prominent citizens
are giving us words of encour.
agement to continue to meet this
worthwhile challenge and aid the
Gaylord workers.
Our word of encouragement TO,
the Week-we extend to our Gay
lord friends-is taken from q
speech by Rev. Louis J. Twomey
head of the Institute of Indus
trial Relations of Loyola Univer-
sity.
" . = The undermining done
by the corporations who fight the
God-given rights of men to form
unions and the decent standard
of living is endangering ou
American democracy and Ameri
can justice.
Every man has the duty te
live decent human life that
matches his value and worth as 3
man created in Gods image.
Every employer is bound in
conscience before Almighty Goo
to pay wages and provide work
ing conditions that will allow {
decent life. An employer who
does not pay decent wages and
provide decent conditions is
gravely unjust and something
has to be done to make such
men live by justice whether the.
want to or not"
Our congratulations 60 to our
new first Vice-President, Cecl
King, Sr. Cecil defeated Clifford
Franck on the run-off election
when a large vote from the third
shift made the margin of differ
ence.
Shut-ins-oe Andrews and Art
Fileman-We all hope that you
will get we'll soon.
We are glad to hear that Cath
crime Lauer is on the mend and
it is good to see Jeanette's friend
ly smile throughout the plant
once again.
| Local 688 Wins Guaranteed
Annual Wage
"A contract recently signed be,
tween the Brown Shoe Co. and
Local 688, International Brother
I'hood of TeamSters-in st. Louis
guarantees employees 1000 hours
of work annually, provides for
yearly raises and cost-of-hving
pay adjustments quarterly and
requires the employer to contrib
ute z percent of the payroll for
welfare benefits.
| Also, a 45c an hour wage in
crease is to be spread over the
next five years. In addition to
this, the net increase of the cost
of-living adjustments over a year
becomes part of the base rate at
the end of each contract year.
The annual wage clause of $685.
contract calls for a guarantee of
40 hours work week for SO
weeks and covers 425 high sen.
iority men of the ATS employed
by the Brown Shoe Co. Overtime
when available does not count