The people's voice., 1956-06-22

of their wages, or as organizations
to which they have to pay given sum
to join before they can take employ
ment in certain industries.
Constant propaganda against Un-
ions, petty and personal disagree
ments enlarged by those who would
like to get their pound of flesh and
large profit a little cheaper, have
magnetised the faults in Union or
carnations. We hear much about
these things and little about the good
Unions have done.
Even when we look at our own ma
terial benefits-auto tomobiles, homes,
labor saving devices, at the standing
in the community of the working
people, the education our children can
get today-we rarely give credit to
the tenacity of courageous men who
risked their lives, women who were
staunch and strong while these men
were on strike to bring their families
out of company shacks and away
from the company store.
The implications of Union busting
reach beyond Unions as such. There
is hardly an unorganized employ
ment group that isn't better paid be-
cause Unions have worked to raise
wages.
The Right-To-W Association
simply wants to flex the laboring man
Just as you will find they are no
doubt in favor of Benson's program
to flex the farmer.
So let's Just Pretend" for few
lines and see what would happen if
this Right-To-W Work business succeeds.
You be a luke-warm union member
or if you want to be a good sub
stantial hard-working union member,
okay?
l will be the guy who has no con
victions and little principle as far as
my fellow man is concerned. | detest
Unions-I read the Company papers
and little else-and listen to the fei-
lows who think all Union leaders are
| like high wages, bat
being a shallow sort of character it
never occurs to me but that | am
getting them out of the goodness of
my employers heart like pensions
and sickness and hospital benefits
and l sure like my paid holidays
but | never grew up and | still be-
lieve in Santa-bless his fuzzy little
head
Ny family likes our nice home, our
good car, the automatic conveniences
that make housework easier and we
ook forward to improving our life.
We don't have to much to worry about
n our old age because there is social
security and our Union or some other
added pension.
What difference that someone had
o work to get these things-I simply
late Union leaders.
So | will not pay Union dues if |
ion't have to. In fact it irks me 50
o have to, | welcome this wonderous
'Right-To-Work" law that relieves
ne Of the necessity.
We have worked side-by-side for
ome time, but you haven't bothered
ne much about trying to convince
ne to be a good Union member.
We are each getting about $500
week, out of which the Union gets
couple Of bucks a month.
Enter the Right-To-W law.
| am sure happy, by gosh. With
hat couple of bucks | was paying in
Jnion dues, | can buy myself beer
fter work each night-or take the
amily to one more show month.
Things look pretty bright for our
amily not having to pay those nui-
ance dues every month. We have
lre put those Union racketeers in
heir place because there hasn't been
nough dues paid to maintain their
ffices.
About the time the offices of the
Jnion fold up and the treasury is nil
ne boss comes up to me and says,
Say, fellow, there is someone out
ere who will do your job for five
ollars week less than you are get
ng".
Pm crushed! Give, bucks"