Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1956-03-23
STEVE j. NoVAK, PRES.
LOCAL Aq7. uAW-CIO

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news in newspapers throughout the
country while the more encourag
ing news of good industrial rela
tions are less sensational and are
either overlooked or tucked neatly
away on the back pages. So, little
wonder that some people believe
that all we do is argue and strike
The day-to-day ability of labor and
management to work harmoniously
together for the benefit of the
worker, his employer and their
community is not regarded as Page
One news generally.
A few newspapers do carry the
better industrial news and every
once in awhile news of particu-
larly good contract or outstanding
labor-management relations breaks
through onto the first page OF
most papers.
Citizens of Portsmouth, Ohio are
proud of industrial peace achieved
there and its good results. Labor
and Management officials and civic
leaders got together and planned
celebration and well known
speakers from all parts of the
country came to pay tribute to the
Labor-Management record in Ports
mouth.
Among the many speakers giving
words of tribute and encourage
ment in Portsmouth were Secre-
tary of Labor James p. Mitchell,
Judge Russell E. McCurdy, Cover
nor Lausche, Senator George Ben
der, Cyrus Eaton, Cleveland finan-
cier and Ohio CIO President Ray
Ross.
The Portsmouth Story is great
story and widely known now be-
cause the people of that COM
munity saw fit to celebrate and to
tell their story. Many other of
our communities have made SIM
liar great strides toward industrial
harmony. Right here in our own
community we can be proud of
the progress made in recent years
People who have lived here many
years and remember "back when"
can certainly appreciate our i'm
proved labor management COM
munity relations.
Success stories of industrial har-
mony and its good effect of the
community prove that where Man
agement recognizes the construc-
tive role Unions have to play on
behalf of their workers and COM
munities, and where labor recog-
nizes Management's responsible
ties, everyone benefits from such
mutual understanding and respect.
Local 497 will hold its regular
monthly membership meeting this
Sunday afternoon in the Union
Hall at 2 pm. :. That is this Sun
day, March 27. We would like to
see more union members taking
part in the monthly meeting. Re-
member, if you are not there to
help make decisions - then some
one else will have to do it for you.
And when you fail to take an in
terest and active part in your union
affairs you lose the right to criti-
cize the action of those who do.
Let's make next Sundays meeting
a good one.
Bob Calm Reports
Our deepest sympathy is extend
ed to Joe Vargo in the loss of his
mother who passed away last Fri
day.
Joe Blaskis is numbered among
the sick. He hopes to be back to
work soon.
Josephine Hamman was able to
return to work after sick spell.
Josephine, do take things bit
easy.
Bob Wietzel has our sympathy
in the loss of his sister in Mason
City, Iowa.
P0nzi found out that there is a
new Detroit - the one Jim Perry
sent him too. Wasn't so far dis
tant and, Ponzi, we're sorry that
you didn't have chance to change
your clothes. We're quite sure the
garage thought you were OK as
you were. Jim can give the COM
plete details.
your Recording Sec'y
They cut him down to size in
Russia when Georgi M. Malenkovs
biography in the Great Soviet En-
cyclopedia" was chopped in half.
This followed his demotion as
Premier. All laudatory references
disappeared. His father, who for
merly was listed as a government
employee" became "lower gov
ernment employee"
y
You can't get ahead by holding
onto the coattails of those just
ahead.
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The Dec. 10 issue of the Maga-
zine of Wall Street says ''labor ty-
coons" are going to BUY America