Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-25
STEVE ]. NovAK, PRES.
LOCAL Aq7, UAW-Cl0

Thanksgiving Day, 1855, to most
organized working people in this
great country is paid holiday. 1t
is in keeping with the tradition of
Thanksgiving that workers on this
day cease in their labor. They may
attend the church of their choice,
spend the day with family and
friend, giving thanks for good food,
clothing and shelter.
They may also reflect upon the
better working conditions and inn
proved safety enjoyed today that
was also won through our unions.
At the same time even in this
country there are millions of work
ers unemployed who do not have
so much to be thankful for. Some
workers even on Thanksgiving Day
will be walking picket line IN
quest of a living wage. But there
are even more unorganized work
ers who work this day and other
days long hours under unfavorable
conditions and receive only bare
existence" pay.
May we remember to include
these workers in our wish for a
brighter tomorrow.
AT Sundays Local 497 Member
ship meeting nominations were
made to fill the Trusteesnip va
cancy. Those nominated will have
seven days in which to accept or
reject their nomination. We will
give the names Of those accepting
their nomination next week.
Also at this meeting a Committee
to be in charge Of this Trustee
Election was elected as follows:
Willis Lehman, Esther Druyor and
George Tibbetts, with Jim Brough
as alternate. Watch the shop bull
letin board for this Committees
notices as to time and place OF
elections.
FIRST Vice President Kenneth
Sharp and President Steve Novak
were elected by the membership
to attend the Ohio CIO Convention
to be held in Cleveland, January
5 z, 1856.
The membership voted to con-
tribute $500 to the public schools.
However. in order to avoid pos
sih'e false representation such as
shown on ~" ie@"e No. 4 by some
"l"adiN@ n .en )" and promoters
recently, the membership required
that this donation be sent directly
to Superintendent d. D. Sims.
Ohio CIO News and Views says
There's always the Next Time!"
"One fact stands out pretty clearly
- we could not break through the
iron curtain of deceit and propa-
ganda thrown up by business.
"The Ohio worker - who has
outproduced this country's enemies
in every national emergency - was
called loafer, a chiseler and a
bum during the campaign by Ohio
business interests"
I'VE promise that our efforts
will continue until the Ohio law is
humane and just"
Out-of-state corporations - in
cluding General Motors and Ford
funneled funds into Ohio to finance
the Ohio Information Committee
in the fight against issue No. 4.
Other corporations which helped
pour an estimated 100000 into
the propaganda campaign included:
U. S. Steel Corp, Sears Roebuck
and Company, Montgomery Ward
and Company, Swift and Company,
General Electric and the Pure Oil
Company.
After their success it is easier
to believe in the "big lie" tech
nique and in the saying that 'if
you repeat a lie often enough,
even you, yourself, will begin to
believe it,"
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Condolences have been extended
to the family of the late Daniel ].
Tobin and to the members of the
A.F.L. Teamsters Union by the top
officials of the UAW-CIO. Tobin,
who was president of the TeamSter
Union from 1907 to 1925 and presi-
dent emeritus since 1852, died