Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-02-25
Observation-Disclosures
LOCAL 4o7, uAW-cio
STEVE J. NovAK, PRES.

The working people of America
are awakening to the viciousnes:
of the badly misnamed 'right-to
work" law which is being high
pressured' through our state.
legislatures, including OHIO. Ac
tually, organized labor is prepar
ing for the fight of it's life against
this law which threatens the life
OF unions.
We have from time tOA time
pointed out the evils this law pro
notes. 1t is legislation which takes
ANYWAY practically every single bit
of union security, drives down
workers wages, is threat to every
workingman's job and is aimed at
tearing down the American high
standard of living.
Already II states have enacted
the so-called fright to work law"
Similar legislation is waiting action
in other states. Last month Robert
A. POLLOCK Rep Canton) introduc-
ed into the Ohio legislature the
''right-to-work" law. Labor believes
this law should be called the
"right-to-scab" law. It aims at end
ing the union shop and would Limit
picketing, just to cite few Of the
fishhooks in the bill.
A newspaper columnist, Joseph
Breig, recently branded the right
to-work" law as fright ht-to-shirk"
law. He looks at it as a law that
gives an employer the right to
shirk his duties and responsible
ties toward mis- workers.
Speaking before the last CIO
convention Secretary of Labor,
James F. Mitchell, blasted the
"right-to-work" law saying sit fails
to create more jobs /. results in
undesirable and unnecessary limi-
tations upon the freedom of the
working men and women and their
employers to bargain collectively
and agree upon conditions of en-
ployment definitely restricts
union security and thereby under
mines the basic strength of labor
organizations"
Rev. William j. Kelley, a Cath
Ollie, educator and labor relations
expert denounces the 'rig1t-to-
work" law as being an invitation
TO disaster" and says, "all good
men and women, Protestant, Jews
and Catholics, should seek every
means to get such laws repealed
and should oppose them whenever
they are proposed"
Powerful business groups are
prepared to push the ''right-to-
work" law in various states. They
-lave planned an expensive cam
paign to sell their poison to the
unsuspecting public. The working
men and women must be prepared
to fight against this un-American,
un-democratic, anti-union legisla-
tion whenever it appears.
A contract change will be one
item of business at our regular
monthly membership meeting this
coming Sunday afternoon, Febru-
ary 27 in our union hall. A large
attendance is expected and desired
for our people realize how the con-
tract affects their jobs and when
it comes to proposed change they
wish to be in on the discussion
and action.
Mr.. John Sunderland has ac-
cepted a position elsewhere and
will be leaving Standard Products
in the very near future. We can
truthfully commend -lis earnest de-
votion to his work. He was neither
a yes-nlan nor norman. When the
union presented iim a problem
with convincing facts, he would
step up to it like supervisor, mho
thinks OF his people, should. So
we say farewell to Mr.. Sunderland
and wish him success in his new
position. And with hopes that we
get another good man who will be
broadminded and conscientious,
considering his workers as people
not numbers.
Membership meeting - this Sun
day, February 81 2 pm. sharp
Just a joke Officer. In Allen
town, Pa. an old tried-and-trut
gimmick used by AFL Plumbers tc
avoid parking tickets popped up
Parking in a restricted zone for q
quick house call, one union plumb
er stuck his usual card, "Plumbel
at Work" on the windshield ane
went inside. This time, however
when he returned he found a park
ing ticket under the Windshield
wiper. Written across the top wa
the message, Policeman at Work.
Our Recording Secretary Reports
Margaret Couture is off worl
and at home because of illness.
Liz Rupp has been on our sicl