Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-11-12
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LOCAL 497, UAW.ciO
STEVE ]. NOVAK, PRES.

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Men and women who have work
ed through the yedrs toward safer
fairer and better working condi
tions, fuller life and a better
standard of living are not willing
now to see their gains diminish
We realize and it mas been proven
that through improved working
conditions (minus company agita-
tion) and better pay-EVERYONE
gains.
Sometimes we seem to forget
the old days of continuous strife
that was ours before we were able
to build union and through it
better working conditions. But To-
cally even today we are beginning
to see examples that stir our mem
ory anew.
A group of working women in
a glove factory in Cisco, Texas are
experiencing the same brand Of
trouble many of our members can
remember
These women for over a year
now have participated in real en-
durance contest, under pressure
and with warnings that the Com
pany will fold if their output is
not increased and their wages
lowered.
The girls "cooperated" and kept
at their jobs at Such a pace that
only the healthiest and hardest
could endure.
The truth will out, and finally
did in this case. These women
workers found out that the COM
pany was in a much better finan-
cial position than the officials led
them to believe. Their sacrifice
was not really necessary but only
to satisfy the company's greed.
The girls don't have a union vet
but their eyes are opened to the
truth and their fight for better
work and a better life is now
underway. The latest report is on
their campaign to show their bosses
(they call them runaway yankee
refugees'D that Texas can be too
hot for them even in the winter
months. These ladies have a fight
ahead but they, the company they
work for and their entire COM
munity will benefit if they win -
and Pm sure they will win. But
isn't it shame to see pros
porous company so unwilling to
show consideration or respect for
their workers as human beings.
BY the way, fellow Local ACT
workers of Standard Products -
doesn't part of this story give with
a familiar ring.
This week on November IL "
observe VETERANS DAY. 1t was
around noon on June l, 1854 that
the President of the United States
signed into law the bill designating
November IL as Veterans Day.
This law does not establish a new
holiday. 1t merely expands the
previously existing holiday, Armi-
stice Day, to allow the nation to
honor all of its veterans on one
day each year
Some people have the mistaken
idea that we honor the dead on
Veterans Day. Memorial Day hon
Ors our dead; Veterans Day hon.
ors both living and dead who
fought for peace.
Did you know that over one-half
of all federal employees in this
country now are veterans who are
continuing in the service of their
government in peace as well as
war. Therefore, don't you agree
that we could best honor these
particular veterans by recognizing
the raise in pay that is rightfully
due them, that was so traitOrously
vetoed just recently.
II
"The alertness, the patriotism,
and the clear thinking of the Vet
erans are needed now as never be-
fore in our history. They are need
ed on the home front to guard
against enemies from within, while
yet preserving the principles of
freedom and justice on which our
country was founded. They are
needed to guide America in this
time of crisis, to defend our
country from those who would de-
stroy us from without"
Honorable Edward II. Rees
u. S. Representative, Kansas
Author of the bill creating
Veterans Day"
II is good to see GEORGE COX
back at work after four weeks of