Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-16
STEVE J. NoVAK, PRES.
LOCAL 4q7, UAW-clo


If companies agree in negotiated
contracts to give their workers
some extra financial help during
periods of unemployment the
states have no right to say that the
employees cannot receive such aid.
That was one of the main points
advanced by spokesmen for Organ
lied Labor as they testified re-
Gently before a committee of the
Ohio Legislature that is studying
the qestion of supplemental wage
benefits.
The Committee, which will sub
init its recommendations to the
1857 Legislature only last month
heard Ford and General Motors
officials speak out to urge the ap-
proval of supplemental payments.
"We believe that supplemental
benefits are permissible under the
present Ohio law" the Labor Off
cials told the committee. "The Ohio
law is almost identical with t1e
laws of other states where favor
able rulings have been made"
The following 10 states have
ruled favorably on the question:
Michigan, Connecticut, Massachu-
setts, New York, New Jersey, Della
ware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia,
Florida and California. And the
Georgia Legislature passed bill
authorizing both payments!
The question to be answered by
Ohio is whether it will continue
to penalize the unemployed and
force them to exist on substandard
benefits or will it act in humane
and considerate manner and allow
the jobless to receive the added
benefits?
Let's Make Ohio No. IL!
Ohio Representative Elton Kibe,
president of the National Associat-
ed Businessmen, says that his
group is launching national cam
paign against approval of supple
mental pay plans.
Since Mr.. Kile's record shows his
opposition to Trade Unions and to
farmers cooperatives, we can only
assume that he and his group are
against all legislation that bene
fits workers and farmers and favor
legislation that only benefits the
businessman.
So far, he and his group have
compiled an enviable record Ol
UNSUCCESSFUL campaigns. We
woud hate to see such a record
spoiled!
Meanwhile in Michigan some in
dustrialists are disgusted with the
efforts of the Michigan Informa
ton Committee to sabotage th'
guaranteed wage payments there
Dan F. Gerber, president of th'
baby food firm who earlier resign
ed from the MIC says, II hate tt
admit it, but we were a Who'll,
bunch of damn fools. ! think l wa
the biggest one." Gerber addet
that after studying the wage plan
negotiated with Ford, GM ant
Chrysler, he Couldn't see muc:
wrong with them"
Most of us have had to conside
the purchase of eyeglasses an,
most of us have wondered VIII
they cost so much. Well, someon
has taken the trouble to check u,
on the situation and found tina
eyeglasses need not cost so much
Most eyeglass prescription
should not cost more than $12 t
fill - Not even that much. On
Union Optical Plan is able to di.
pense eyeglasses at an averag
cost of $6.87 including examin;
tion, lenses and frames, even il
cluding fancy frames.
Then why do we usually pa
$25 $50? 1t really isn't necessar,
Union coop (opticaD plans al
spreading because workers are n,
inclined to pay unnecessarily hig
prices when they can find COO
erative eye-care centers and sati
factory eyeglasses at a reasonab
cost. Good eyeglasses are almost
necessary to workers as their too
or even their hands but it is
shock to find that eyeglasses v
pay $25 $50 for need not cost |
more than $12. No wonder Il
Union Coop Optical Plan is sprea
ing,
One worker to another at lunc
time - "This is the age of spec
all right! Take money - it doesr
go as far as it used to, but it SUI