Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-12-03
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employers will be more inclined
to accept this truth, now that they
can regard it as 'million-dollar adj
vice"
American business executives are
spending $25,000,0O0 a year in
scientific research to increase eff
fectiveness of management and to
lessen cost of operation.
DR.. George l.. Bach, financed by
the Mellon Foundation" heads a
social science research laboratory
for studying human behavior un-
der controlled conditions.
Here's what DR.. Bach reported
to the executives on foremen.
The question was: Does the hard
boiled boss get better results tf,an
one who is not SO tough?
Answer: "The score came out in
favor of the supervisor who is
more lenient and reasonable"
We agree wholeheartedly with
DIR. Bach's report on foremen and
feel sure American business ex-
ecutives will get their moneys
worth If they make good use of
the advice.
It's good to see JIM PERRY
back to work.
We are told that GLADYS
WARD suffered a fall that resulted
In two fractures just above an
ankle.
That question again - WHAT
HAS THE UNION DONE FOR ME?
A survey has been made of Ford
workers and the return, Ford
workers have received for invest
ing in the UAW-CIO. The report
issued by Ken Bannon, director of
the JAWS Ford Department, re-
veals that the average Ford work
er paid total of $276 in union
dues between July, 1941, and No
vember, 1854.
DURING THIS SAME PERIOD,
INDIVIDUAL FORD WORKERS
RECEIVED UP TO $25, 900 MORE
IN WAGE GAINS THAN THEY
WOULD HAVE RECEIVED HAD
THE FORD PLANTS REMAINED
NON-UNION.
For example, if an electrician on
the midnight shift had not been
able to increase his rates over the
pre-union scale, he would have re-
ceived $25, ,688.67 less in earnings
since June 20, 1941 = the day the
Ford agreement was signed-and
the present.
This figure is based on the as
sumption that he would have re-
mained on the same shift through
the years, and that the work was
40 hours week for SO weeks per
year.
Here are two other examples: a
day-shift Ford worker in the major
assembly classification would have
gotten $l6,812 less had he worked
all those years without a UAW-
CIO contract. A day shift janitor
would have received $14 ,289. IL less
without his union negotiated in
creases.
These, of course, are only the
monetary gains made by workers
who joined the UAW-CIO. No sta
tistical report could possibly show
all of the other gains - gains in
improved shop conditions, settle
ment of grievances, plus all the
fringe benefits.
We hear that night supervisor
Richard Fallet will spend his va
cation in Florida. This comes as
suite a surprise to us for he has
been known as an ardent deer
hunter and has always gone
NORTH for his vacation.
Zone question, Have you en-
tirely given up dear-hunting,
Rich.D
Drive Planned On Runaway
Plants =. Gov.-elect Hartman of
New York planned to meet with
five other Democratic governors
and governors-elect to map cam
paign against the shift of plants
from the North to the South.
A 60-year-old unemployed fac
tory worker took his own life with
a deer rifle in the basement of
his Hillsdale, Michig:n home on
November q. George M. Stubber-
field died of a bullet wound in the
head. The Coroner ruled the death
a suicide. He said Mr.. Stubberfield
was respondent over being unem.
ployed.
Few of us mind being bossed -
as long as the boss pays we'll for
the privilege.
Good news for the mail man -
Democrats intend to fight for a
1919 pay increase for all postal
employees early mex. year.