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TOLEDO, OHIO, APRIL 6, 1915 by Lzvaj 12 Organize 'T uleda The Voice of the j, CIO tn 1QO% TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Representing 59f000 ClO^Members in Northwestern Ohio Northwestern Ohio TOLEDO, OHIO, APRIL 6, 1915 by LzvaJ 12. CAWJ'IO Vol. 3, No. 18 45,000 Circulation 425 Winthrop St. Toledo Ohio Price 5< Joint Council PR Repeal Proves Draft Bill Slated For Early Elects Lawrence N.. MSteinberg, To Be Popular Issue Ohio state URWDSEA direc­ tor, was named director of Conference In April the newly created Toledo Thousands Sign Petitions Joint Council at an organiza­ OPA Stalls tion meeting at the Commodore For November Referendum Perry Hotel March 29. The | CIO Impresses Ohio Governor J Council was recommended by Statement: Confidence rose high in PAC ranks this week following Wage Jump the steward body of Locals 35 Byrnes the return of the first petitions calling for repeal of the PR and 363 at their joint meeting system of electing city councilmen. Several thousand signa­ WASHINGTON, April 2— early in January. i tures, obtained during the first 10 days the petitions were (LPA)—Wage increases granted Others elected were president, Kills Comnromese Bill more than five weeks ago to Ivo Erwin, Local 363; first vice- circulated gave PAC officials cause to hope that not only 50,000 textile workers are still president, Irving Woodtke, Lo­ would PR face its greatest’ stalled in the OPA and the Of­ cal 35: second vice-president WASHINGTON, April 4. (Special LPA)—Opposition of test since its adaption, but fice of Economic Stabilization Edward Bartchi, Local 363; re ' labor to the Administration’s drive to railroad "forced that its possible defeat is in­ Heads Joint here while union leaders con­ cording secretary, Charlotte * *• labor” through the Senate has been stalled. Added to labor’s tinue to demand that the raise Berth, Local 363; treasured dicated by the rapidity with Karl Martin, Local 363, and ser opposition was the storm created by War Mobilizer James which the petitions are being be put into effect. Byrnes in one of his last statements before resigning that filled and returned to PAC The case went to OPA in or­ geant-at-arms, William Klock headquarters. der to give mill owners an op­ owski, Local 35. 1 the bill would be effective in Clayton Rusch, PAC chair­ portunity to appeal for higher Flan For Future the reconversion period. man, explained that two petition prices for their products. When Plans for future activities of Government Present status of the bill is circulators alone had accounted the deadline for filing such ap- the union were made by the that it will be sent into a joint for 1560 signatures and had peals was passed last week it board and action taken on vari­ House-Senate conference after said “they had just started to was found that only 24 of the 54 Rejects Then l the reconvening of the house companies had sought ous measures relative to <the work.” Similar reports are price re- business of the joint group. which is scheduled for April 10 reaching the PAC office from lief. j after the Easter vacation to “This underscores the union’s Attorney David Guberman, Steals Ren a number of circulators who say PAC Chairman Clayton. Rusch ended. that people are not only willing contention that the meager ben­ Reuther Proposal efits granted workers under the and Ollie Pecord, managing ed­ Labor Attacks Bill to sign the petitions, but arc itor. TOLEDO UNIO24 anxious to do so. WLB order can be absorbed out Given Out By KFC AFL President William Green of the swollen profits of this in­ NAL, spoke. " J- .-i To Intensify Drive Mr. GuberrAan discussed the led off attacks upon the bill last dustry,” Bowles was told by WASHINGTON, April 2 week. He sent wires to eacti Gradual intensification of the President Emil Rieve, of the workmen’s compensation and Governor Frank J. Lausche is seen here with represen­ (LPA) —« The well-established told how the workers in many tatives of the National CIO War Relief Committee. Left—Leo member of the House and Sen­ petition drive was outlined by Textile Workers Union-ClO. habit of government agencies’ ate urging defeat of the meas­ Chairman Rusch. The WLB order on Feb. 20 instances were unaware of thei$ Perlis, National Director; Center—Nat Klein, Eastern Regional stealing their “original” ideas rights. He urged the Council tej Director, and Right—George Delaplane, Ohio Area Director. ure on the ground that it “We already have put out granted a general wage increase from organized labor was noted “smacks of slavery.” 1000 petitions in various sec­ of 5c-an-hour, lifted the mini­ make efforts to educate its peot Governor Lausche is carefully reviewing the report of again here last week when the pie in the technicalities of tho generous contributions made by Ohio CIO members to chari­ Both the CIO and the Rail­ tions of the city and expect to mum wage from 50c to 55c-an- Reconstruction Finance Corp, way La bo? Executives’ Associa* continue to place more in circu­ hour and ordered the mills and law in order to aid them in se­ table and benevolent causes. These include the Red Cross, announced with a straight face lation each week. By the end the union to negotiate rates. curing the proper compensation, Community and War Chests and the National War Fund. and a three-page press release tion, followed up with messages of this coming week we expect Cotton mill profits for the Mr. Rusch told of the work The Governor was also favorably impressed by the War that the government had set up to the solons, bitterly assailing to have 1500 petitions scattered nation last year have been esti­ of PAC and spoke in behalf of Relief Committee’s constructive activities in Community Serv­ a “machine tool trading pit” the “slave labor” bill. Though throughout all parts of Toledo” mated at $365,000,000, approxi­ the repeal of the PR system. He ices, Foreign Belief and Veterans’ problems. The essential idea is exactly the House, nonetheless, rushed said Mr. Rusch. mately 13 times the pre-war outlined PAC plans for the mu­ the same as one proposed to the through the measure by a nar» Rusch stated that it was now figure. nicipal election and called on government slightly more than row margin of seven votes, the the belief of PAC officials that At least another 50,000 tex­ the union leadership to keep it­ a year ago by Walter Reuther, Senate refused to be stam­ the 30,000 signatures set by the Erwin, Local 363, self informed of legislation ef« peded. URWDSEA-CIO was chosen tile workers will benefit from UAW Opposition vice president of the United organization as its goal at the the wage increases along with fecting labor. Auto Workers-CIO. One differ­ The CIO statement attacking beginning of the petition drive as first president of the newly the measure was sent to all sen* created Toledo Joint Council the 50,000 in the 54 mills, Rieve Urges PAC Membership ence, however, was detected. will be greatly exceeded. “The said. The additional 50,000, Where the RFC called its plan ators by Nathan E. Cowan, the popularity of the issue convinces consisting of Locals 363 and Labor news and PAC wene organizations legislative di­ 35. President Erwin has been also represented by the TWUA, the principal subjects of Ollfe Mounts Against a “machine tool trading pit,” me that the signatures which we work for employers who have Reuther called it a “machine rector. are obtaining is an indication of active in Local 363 organiza* Record’s talk. He urged the iion work and was formerly agreed to be bound by what­ Council members to make' use tool pool.” He pointed out that the pro­ Continued on Page 2 ever wage order ik finally ap­ JReuther’s plan, worked out in posed bill would, **on the eve president of that union, proved. < of the official union newspaper to carry their news and to keep Grand Rapids detail, was offered to War De­ of the defeat of the Nazi dic­ partment and production agen­ tatorship. confer on one man, Griffith Expected themselves informed of the lat­ the director of the Office of War Hobart Drive est legislation in Columbus and cies and supposedly forgotten. Avery Could Sue The UAW leader s idea was to Mobilization and Reconversioa Ta Resign Washington. He told of the co­ (James F. Byrnes) an out­ operation between the TOLEDO establish a pool of surplus for WASHINGTON, April 2 — Moves Forward For This I Move To Stop Meeting currently unused machine tools rageously sweeping grant of UNION JOURNAL/ and PAC power.” (LPA)—Col. Paul H. Griffith, TROY, April 4—New mem­ WASHINGTON, April 2 and asked that eve/y officer c£ DETROIT, April (Special) • Opposition to Grand in various parts of the country ^assistant adjpin is to Jpr^jgf .^the. bers constantly being added (LPA)—War Labor Board mem­ that could be drawn, on by The Railway Labor Ex ecu- the union not only joiti PAL? Rapids as the 1945 CAW-CTO" corTventioit city is on< the in- ■'tire' Ass'h^/ which/' represent* Retraining and Reemployment to the growing UAW-CIO group bers have their own private himself, but that he seek to en­ plants ‘■‘needing inch -machines Administration, is expected to now under process of organiza­ opinion of the Montgomery roll the rank and file members crease. Announcement of Grand Rapids which wasi the scene either for war production or for both independent and AFL*' submit his resignation shortly to tion in the Hobart Mff.
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