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?ov5ember 27, 1942_________________________________
Edistory of Local No. 12
,T STARTED
nBLt'I ?k in the old NR A days of
^.*83, a few people in the body
shop of the Willys-Overland decid
ed to take advantage of the oppor
tunity afforded by the newly pass
ed federal law, which gave labor
the right to organize and bargain
collectively.
Thus was humbly born, Local
No. 12.
Gradually, employees of some of
the other departments of the
Willys Overland came into the
union, and slowly but surely, the
idea spread.
Before long, a collection was
taken up among the members of
the Union for the original affilia
tion fee, and appHcation was made
to and granted by the National
Executive Council of the A. F. of
L. for a charter as a Federal
Labor Union. August 4, 1933, the
charter was issued and the United
Auto Workers Federal Labor
Union, Local 18384, came into of
ficial existence.
From its original starting point,
the Willys-Overland, the urge to
organize spread rapidly. The Spicer
Mfg. Co., City Auto Stamping Co.,
Auto-Lite, Logan Gear and Bing
ham Stamping were organized in
quick succession, and the Union
movement grew’ strong in number
and purpose.
FIRST STRIKE
Six months after organization,
labor troubles beset the new Union,
and on Wednesday night, Februar'
21, 1934, the new-born Local took
its first strike vote. The vote to
strike was unanlmnhs, with the
Auto-Lite, Spice/- Logan Gear, and
Bingham Stamping employees par
ticipating ih the strike vote.
At 12:J)0 noon, Friday, Febru
ary 23z 1934, the first strike was
in the plants which elected
but. Picket lines were thrown
the plants, and after one
of strike, an agreement was
made by the Union to return to
work pending negotiations which
were to open in 30 days.
Only the Spicer Company held
to its promise to negotiate, and as
a result of the failure of the other
plants to keep their promise, the
Auto-Lite strike was called on
April 13, 1934.
Nation-wide interest was center
ed in Toledo during the Auto-Lite
strike, which, in the minds of the
workers throughout the country,
was a
lation
lation
right
well as a test of strength and cour
age for the new-born but lusty
Local Union. The press, radio, and
news reels sent their represenatives
into Toledo, and it became the
focal point of labor’s first big
test in the struggle for its exist
ence.
UNION SUCCESS
test of the new federal legis
which guaranteed labor the
which guaranteed labor the
to bargain collectively, as
Atfer eight weeks of struggle on
the picket line, the Union succeed
ed in securing the rights to bar
gain with the management of the
plants as the representatives of the
plant employees. The bargaining
relations which had their begin
ning as the result of the strike,
have continued, and Loca1 12 now
has labor contracts with 65 plants
in the City of Toledo covering
approximately 27,000 members.
HALL TROUBLE
Memories of lAion meetings
held in vacant lots in a]l kinds of
weather, garages, basements
other out-of-the-way place*
linger long in the minds of
older members.
and
will
our
In our early days, property own
ers frequently to'd us they were
not allowed to rent to the Union,
or that they w’ere afraid to rent
to it because of what people might
say or think of them.
Eventually, we were able to
rent Memorial Hall, and
this building that we
to meet for some time,
conducted meetings at
Hall, many of our members felt
that it was not sufficient for our
needs and scouted around ■ooking
for more suitable quarters.
it was in
continued
While we
Memorial
As a result of the enterprise of
several of our memebrs, we finally
secured a lease on the upstairs of
6124 Huron St. The rent receipts
piled up, and as our membership
grew, we realized that we would
need larger quarters. After in
vestigation and considerable shop
ping around, we purchased the
building at 611 Huron St., and
took possession of this property
in February, 1938. This building
is now occupied by the Toledo In
dustrial Union Council, which is
the central body for all C. I. O.
Unions in the city.
UNION GROWTH
As time went on, we took more
interest in advancing the quality
membership, which we were
MAKE
EVERY
PAY DAY
t\rBOND DAY
better able to do in the larger
quarters at 611 Huron St. We
established baseball teams, public
speaking courses, and an educa
tional program, which prior to
this time was difficult due to our
cramped quarters.
Our growth continued, and as
our membership expanded, we con
tinued to expand our recreational
and educational activities to meet
it. Eventually, however, we reach
ed the point where it became more
and more difficult to adequately
take care of the membership be
cause of its rapid growth, and we
decided that we must have room
for expansion.
Many plans were considered in
seeking the solution of our build
ing program, including an exten
sion of the Huron St. building.
We thought of taking over the
Summit-Cherry Building, the K. of
C. Club and several other avail
able sites. But one day, several
of the officers learned that the
Miltmore Apartments on
ner of Winthrop St. and
Ave. were for sale.
OUR NEW HOME
After considering the
exploring all its possibilities,. the
membership of Local 12 voted not
only to purchase the Miltmore
Apartments but the adjoining
Chesebrough estate which was also
for sale-
On February, 1, of, this year,
Local 12 took over its. new home
and began an expansion which is
still continuing at a rapid rate.
Our new building provides us with
ample meeting halls and offices for
the Local and shop units, as well
as class rooms, newspaper offices,
recreation and waiting rooms.
Regular classes are held in the
new building in blue print reading,
inspection with precision instru
ments, shop electricity, photog
raphy and other work requiring
skill.
Our efficient employment offices
furnish thousands of skilled and
unskilled men and women to 18 of
Toledo’s leading war industries,
and continues to be a clearing
house for workers seeking employ
ment at their highest skill.
Facilities have been added to
make the new home comfortable
including air-conditioning equip
ment in Parlor “A,” which will
accommodate 1000 people, and in
the fifth floor auditorium. Qther
improvements which had been
planned will be deferred until the
end of the war.
A COMMUNITY ASSET
From its small beginnings, Local
12 has continued to grow until
today it stands as one of Toledo’s
outstanding civic institutions.
Members of Local 12 have been
outstanding in baseball, both in
door and hard ball, in bowling,
golf and many other sports. A
number of sportsmen’s clubs have
been organized in the various
units with well-rounded conserva
tion programs.
From the ranks of Local 12
have come civic leaders whose
ability is recognized, and who have
earned the respect of their fellow
citizens in all walks of life. Our
members are serving on many im
portant war boards, rationing
boards, Toledo War Chest and
other civic and patriotic works.
Nor has Local 12 shirked its
duty it the war effort, for it has
sent thousands of its men, includ
ing a number of officers, into the
armed forces of the country.
Neither do we forget our brothers
in the army, navy and marines, for
each month our plant units send
boxes containing cigarettes, tobac
co, handkerchiefs, candy, razor
blades, flashlights and many other
useful articles to their fellow
workers.
Many other members of our
Union are serving on civilian de
fense organizations, while hundreds
of them donated their blood to the
Red Cross during the recent trip
of the Red Cross traveling unit
to Toledo. Moreover, Local 12
maintains its own blood donor or
ganization of members whose blood
has been typed, and wh* have
many times aided the families of
their fellow-workers by giving for
transfusions.
Members of Local 12 are devot
ing themselves with fidelity and
serious purpose to their work in
the war industries of Toledo. Prac
tically all our members are spend
ing 10 per cent of their earned
income for war bonds, and support
ing our government in every way
in its war effort.
With a membership of approxi
mately 27,000, Local 12 has become
one of the largest organizations of
taxpayers in the City of Toledo, a
body which realizes its responsibil
ites, and is coming to take its
rightful place on an increasingly
larger number of Civic and War
Committees.
THE FUTURE
Looking 'back at the past, and
the humble beginning of Local 12
with its vacant lot meetings and
precarious early growth, it becomes
a source of great satisfaction to
President
the cor
Ashland
lite and
V I
Walter Murphy, President of
Local 12, has held the office since
August. It looks like Walter is
going to team up with his Uncle
Sam to beat the Axis, but mean
while, he is doing a nice job for
the local.
realize that we have come a long
way on our journey to the place
which we ultimately hope to reach.
All we have asked was the right
to organize and collectively bar
gain, all we seek, in addition to
these rights, is the right to secur
ity against want and unemploy
ment, and security in our old age
when we shall no longer be able
to work.
If we have advanced our cause
by showing our fellow-men that we
are not self-seekers but a united
group of people with a common
purpose if we have succeeded in
educating our members to practice
and realize solidarity if we make
our outstanding growth healthy
and keep it that way, then the
future need hold no fears for us.
Instead of iesting from our ef
forts, we shall rededicate ourselves
to the task of preparing ourselves
for the difficulties which the fu
ture surely holds for us, armed
with the comforting thought that
we have come through crisis after
crisis and managed to maintain
our organization and growth.
What shall follow after this war
has been concluded no man knows
but we do know that as we have
fought for our right to live in a
labor organization of our own
choosing as we are working and
fighting to live in a country dedi
cated to the cause of Freedom so
we shall continue to stand for those
things which are our rights, and
for which we shall, if necessary,
fight again.
Local 12 has come a long way
in a few short years, and we of
Local 12 are proud of our history.
Willys Unit
Sends
Boxes
Servicemen Get
Christmas Gifts
Six hundred members of
Willys-Overland Unit, now in
armed services of the
States, are going to have a Merry
Christmas because of the patriotic
generosity of their fellow workers
who contributed the money to
purchase the goodies and comforts
which are now on the way to the
boys.
On
10, a
door
3249
Acklin Stamping
Acme Specialty
Airway Electric
American Brake
American Caa
Auto-Lite
Ayling Reichert
Auto-Lite Tank Depot
Banting Machine
Bingham Stamping
Buckeye Paint
Butler Driveaway
Burt Foundry
Champion Spark Plug
City Machine & Tool
Commercial Metals
the
the
United
Tuesday morning, November
big truck backed up to the
of the Maplewood Market,
Maplewood Avenue, where
Dean Jones, Chairman of the Serv
icemen’s Welfare Committee, aided
by his fellow committeemen and
plenty of volunteer workers, be
gan the job of loading 600 big boxes
for shipment to all parts of the
world.
“Maybe it is quite a while until
Christmas,” said Brother Jones,
“but this thing sure gives me the
Christmas spirit.”
His words were reflected by the
rest of his committee, who pitched
in and worked like Trojans until
the job of loading the truck was
completed, and the shipment was
on its way with the best wishes of
everyone for a Merry Christmas to
the boys of the Willys Unit now
fighting for their country.
Since the plan of sending boxes
to Willys-Overland servicemen or
iginated 6 months ago, Dean
Jones estimated that several thou
sand boxes have reached former
Willys workers. The boxes are paid
for by the Unit which secures the
fund each month by collections in
all departments of the plant.
Last month’s collection amount
ing to more than $2,600 was
Overtime pay for overtime work
on war housing has been authorized
by Commissioner Emmerich Ox the
Federal Public Housing Authority
in all cases where the regional di
rector “has assurance that the
overtime work will materially ad-
IMPORTANT
There will be an important
meeting of shop editors Mon
day, Nov. 30, in Room 217 at
8:00 P. M. All shop writers
are also invited to attend.
Meeting will be short.
TOLEDO UNI ON JOURNAL
National Supply:
OUR SCRAPPY UNIT
One of the youngest branches
engaged in the war effort, the
National Supply Unit is composed
of a sassy and somewhat evei
optimistic membership.
As scrappy and quarrelsome as
brothers of a large family, our
boys are ever ready to defend the
rights of labor in a solid phalanx.
We may have our arguments, but
just let someone try to weaken
our union, and wham! The whole
gang goes into instant action.
This volatile outfit is not averse
to putting on the swank. We spent
$500 to outfit our office, and that
ain’t hay.”
Our by-laws would do credit to
any good local. We are the first
unit to consider itself good enough
to rate a President and Vice
president, instead of a mere chair
man. Our members demand that
their officers be the toughest men
available. Only a fighter is re
spected, and he must prove his
mettle on an instant’s notice. This
applies from president to steward.
We have an excellent contract.
Shop seniority, job bidding, ap
prentice training, and many pro
tective clauses in our contract are
enforced to the letter.
Even though we did have some
trouble getting the closed shop, we
did finally get it, and every elig
ible worker was brought into our
Union. Moreover, every active
Shoe
Treating
City Forge
Darling
DuPont
DeVilbiss
the largest single amount yet
contributed, and the Servicemen’s
Welfare Committee was enthousi
astic about it. Chairman Jones,
however, stated that the collection
must continue to grow with the
growing number of men who are
being drafted and enlisting, and ex
pressed confidence that the men
and women at the plant would come
through as they have in the past.
Chuck Ballard, Chairman of the
Willys-Overland Unit, who was on
hand to help get the Christmas
boxes loaded, expressed his pleas
ure with the response which the
Unit had made to the plea of the
Committee for more funds.
Included in this month’s shipment
were the following: 2 cartons of
cigarettes, 6 packages cigarette
tobacco, 3 cans pipe tobacco, 5
packs chewing gum, 3 handker
chiefs, 14 lb. box of cookies, 1 box
cheese crackers, 2 lb. box assorted
nuts, 1 large tube tooth paste, 1
large tube shaving cream, 1 letter
tablet, 1 pack envelopes, 1 Ib.-box
chocolates, 1 package shaving
blades, 2-lb. fruit cake, 3 cakes
toilet soap, pocket flashlight with
three batteries, 1 copy of the
Willys Eagle, Willys War News,
C. l. O. News and Local 12 paper.
Mather Spring
Mather Spring Unit is not for
getting its boys in the armed serv
ices, but sends each of them, 36 in
all, a box each month containing
cigarettes, smoking tobacco, razor
blades, candy, cookies and similar
useful articles.
Funds are raised among the
Mather Unit members by a
monthly collection which
gradually been mounting as
of the unit enters the army,
and marines.
Klopping Noles
For the past three months, the
A. C. Klopping Unit has been
mailing checks averaging $4 to its
members now serving in the Army.
Ed Kurek, Executive Commit
tee Chairman of the Klopping Unit
in discussing what his unit was
doing for its fellow-workers said:
"We have only four of our boys
in the Army, and will lose three
more before long: but we are do
ing a little bit for the fellows and
know they can use the money,
especially, when they are in camps
in this country.”
There are only 32 members in
the Klopping Unit, but they are
giving generously to the soldiers
fund, and according to Chairman
Kurek, will give more when the
other three fellows go to the Army,
member is making it his personal
business to see that all remain
members.
Suspension is looked upon with
a wary eye. Careless culprits are
quickly brought into line. Consider
ing our 1000 membership, the back
sliders can be counted on the fin
gers of one hand.
Our Unit is healthy and whole
some, and we intend to keep it that
way even though employment in
our shop ih increasing. A strong
union has the duty of keeping
strong, and this we expect to ac
complish.
OFFICERS OF LOCAL 12
U. A. W. C. I. O.
RICHARD GOSSER—Regional Director
Walter Murphy—Bingham
Thomas Burke—Spicer..........................
Melvin Schultz—Willys.........................
Alfred Kenngott—Champion
Clem Holewinski—Myers ...................
Anthony Modrowski—American Can..
Ralph Brown—Auto-Lite ...........
Arthur Peth—Willys
Randolph Gray—Spicer
John Snider—DeVilbiss....
Gerold Biddle—Gordon
Howard
Cutcher—Auto-Lite .Parliamentarian
DIRECTORS OF LOCAL 12 U.A.W.-C.I.O.
Duck—Auto-Lite Educational Director
Smith—Porcelain Publicity Director
Edward
Richard
Floyd Brimacomb—Ransom Ji Randolph
Robert J. Davis—Willys. .................
SUB-DIRECTORS OF LOCAL 12, U.A.W.-C.I.O.
Sam Solomon—Willys Softball
Fred Schliebner—National Supply.. Baseball
Carman Broderick—Willys Music Director
Wm. Close—Willys Photography
Walter Madrzkowski—Willy* Bowling
UNITS OF LOCAL 12, U.A.W.-C.I.O.
Phoenix Box
-Pipe Threading
Ensign Foundry
Etna Machine Co«
Formed Steel Products
Fort Pitt Steel
France Foundry
Garagemen
Gordon Bumper
Hall Mfg.
Herman Fuel
Hertz Driv-Ur-Self
Industrial Heat Treat
Industrial Rubber
S. M. Jones Co.
Keller Pen
Klopping, A. C.
Laclede Christy
Lakeside Biscuit
Logan Gear
Mather Spring
Myers Regulator
Nagel Electric
National Supply
Peters Stamping
“Onlooker”.
........... ............ President
.... Financial Secretary
.. .Recording Secretary
.........................Treasurer
Trustee
Trustee
.............................Trustee
........ Sergeant-at-Arms
Asst.. Sergeant-at-Arms
..............................Guide
.............Assistant Guide
Librarian
Vocational Training
Pressed Steel
Ransom & Randolph
Rathbun-Jones
Rehn Atomizer
Reliance Steel
Sheets Elevator
Spicer Mfg. Co.
Standard Commutator
■Spicer Office
Swartzbaugh Mfg. Co.
Tillotson Mfg. Co.
Toledo Metal Furniture
Toledo Porcelaid
Enamel
Scale
Stamping
Steel Products
Steel Tube
Toledo
Toledo
Toledo
Toledo
Usona
Welever Piston
Willys-Overland
Printing of the country’s new all
purpose ration books will take
87,000 pounds of ink, 7,500 pounds
paste, half a million pounds of
oxi ng.
DeVilbiss
I O. Units Sends Soldier’s (iifls
U|JJU
Managing Editor
ysgwg
Part of the 585 boxes are shown above, sent by the illy*
Overland Unit to its men in service. Chairman Dean Jones of the
Servicemen’s Wellare Committee left front and Chuck Ballard,
Chairman of the Willys Unit are caught about to load a large truck
with the boxes. The committee and volunteer workers are in the
background. _________
DeVilbiss Unit remembered its
members now in the armed forces
when it sent checks totaling $1200
to 135. of its members now serv
ing in the army, navy and marines.
has
more
navy
Billiard parlors, pool halfa, and
bowling alleys are uyw subject to
OPA price ceilings.
Each serviceman will receive a
check for $9 and a Christmas card
wishing his God-speed, happy land
ings and a safe return.
mm
O. J. (Ollie) Record, managing
editor of the new paper is a
member of the W. 0/ Unit and
was employed in the forge divi
sion before taking over his pres
ent duties.
Brother I’ecord is a graduate
of St. John's College, and at
tended Toledo University. He
was formerly employed in a pub
lic relations capacity with the
Ohio Divisioa of Conservation,
and as a writer for a Sandusky
newspaper.
Brother Pecord is married, has
a daughter and lives at 3821
Champion Hews
Election results from the recent
Champion Plug Unit poll returned
all the old executive committee to
office with the exception of Jack
Fisher.
Champion Unit has 50 members
in the military service.
Checks for $50 have been given
to members who were drafted or
who enlisted. Since July of this
year, $850 has been sent to our
boys. This fund is from the con
tributions of the workers in the
plant, and is taken up each week
in order to maintain a fund of
$250.
Following are the men’s ad
dresses recently entering service:
Pvt. Ernst J. Miller, Co. 5, Q. M.
T. R., Bldg. 216, Ft. Warren,
Wyo. Pvt. Leonard C. Ruck, S 2
Co. 1501, 57 Batt., 31st Reg. Great
Lakes, Ill. Nurman W. Marx, Co.
1501, 57 Batt., 31st Reg., Great
Lakes, Ill. Pvt. Bernard J. Ka
minski, 77th Pre-Flight Training
Squad. (BN), U. S. Army Air
Force, Ellington Field, Tex. Pvt.
Francis H. Wood, Flight C-565
TSS (SP) Atlantic City, N. J.
Earl C. Acton, 1002 S. 1st St.,
Arkansas City,
ert Foulk, Co.
lumbus, Ohio.
Kan. Sergt. Rob
G, Ft Hayes, Co-
.*
We are proud of our part in the
War Chest drive. Nov. 23, 80 per
cent had contributed with five days
to go, so it looks like we will be
in 100 per cent.
Everyone will have to pay in
come tax next year. While you are
working six days a week it would
be wise for you to put some money
into the Federal Credit Union and
prepare for the day when
Uncle Sam will ask oyu to
out for victory.
your
shell
CLEAR AS MUD
The following item was broad
cast early last week by the radio
station at Saigoa, Jap-controlled
Indo-Chinese city, as the Yanks
moved into Algiers and marched
on in North Africa.
“All attacks in landing opera
tions have been repulsed on the
African coast, except where th^y
have succeeded.”
Local 12 Goes Forward
By MELVIN M. SCHULTZ, Recording Secretary, Local No. 12
OUR NEW PAPER
As this paper, our newest organ of public expression, comes to
life, it seems only fitting that a feeling of confidence comes with it.
It is our paper. It will carry the facts as they are. It will giv*
freedom of expression which many of us have felt was lacking in other
newspapers and therefore hesitated to set forth our thoughts as th*
work was many times in vain. I
feel that the organization which
makes it possible for us to express
ourselves is due many congratula
tions. I know that its worth will
be proven many times.
A MODERN UNION
Our Union today, about 115 years
after the establishment of the first
Union in our country, fa a very
much different type of organization
than was ever dreamed of in those
early days. In fact, it is even dis
tinctive among the Unions of to
day. The officers of Local 12 with
the support of practically 100%
of the membership, have been able
to develop our Union into the big
gest factor in our Community. We
do not hesitate to claim this, we
admit only that the development
has just begun.
Both officers and members take
pride in displaying a membership
card in Local No. 12 as it is today.
They can claim as their accom
plishments, not only the best labor
contracts in the country, but also
the best labor union hall in the
country of any organization near
its size, also a Band fully uniform
ed and well trained, baseball teams,
softball teams, basketball teams,
bowling leagues, camera club, ath
letic club, blood donors’ club, de
fense training clases and a service
men’s auxiliary together with many
other activities.
This is all very different from
the Knights of Labor who organ
ized about 169 as a secret organiza
tion and who had to maintain their
secrecy for about 12 years before
becoming strong enough to openly
declare themselves a political in
fluence in the economic life of the
country.
Wa owe a debt of gratitude to
the labor leaders of previous years
who have fought and laid the
groundwork for our present organ
ization. However, I believe that in
years to come, people will no doubt
say the same of the membership of
the present labor unions.
PROPERTY VS. HUMAN RIGHTS
It is only just that we make the
observation that most laws of our
Country are framed in the interests
of the property-owning and indus
trial classes.
Property rights are protected
from all angles, while at the same
time human rights have only begun
to be given consideration. Certain
ly, in a democracy it is necessary to
see that property rights are given
ample protection as they are a
basic principle of democracy, but
on the other hand, human rights
should be given no less than equal
consideration.
We are told that by increasing un
employment insurance, old age
pensions, workmen's compensation
or advancing the idea of govern
ment sponsored hospitalization and
medical care, taxes would have to
be raised so high as to impoverish
the people or it would bankrupt
the country yet. when it comes to
the protection of privately owned
property, and particularly that
property engaged in busines ven
tures, there seems to be no thought
of the amount of cost involved.
1
we
If we keep “plugging,”
keep ’em flying.
Your correspondent,
Sparky
LABOR LEGISLATION
Of course. Labor has the ability
to force passage of favorable legis
lation, but even after it succeeds
to a limited extent, it is faced with
courts, which for the most part are
presided over by judges who come
from the ranks of employers’
torneys and too often cripple
bor’s economic efforts by
granting of injunctions. The
junction in this connection is
forth as the most effective method
of destroying morale and defeating
labor’s efforts by forcing inactivity
and stagnancy.
Editor
5.t
Melvin Schultz, editor of the
Union Journal and recording sec
retary of Local 12 since 1938, is
a member of the Willys-Over
iand Unit.
Melvin was employed at the
Overland in the mail order de
partment before taking up his
duties in the Local. He was sec
retary of the Willys Unit until
a short time ago. i
Brother Schultz is a graduate
of Wauseon High School ani
'Davie Bu«ine«s College. He il
married and has two daughters]
Nancy and Jean.
The Spicer Unit
Salutes A New
Union Voice
By KEITH WELCH.
The members of the Spicer Unit
feel that the advent of the Toledo
Union Journal reaffirms the alert
ness of Local 12 and its leadership.
This paper and Local 12’s lead
ership should provide a focal point
for the liberal Union forces of *hja
community. Below are some
the things we believe shoul^be ac- 1
complished and w* do not think\l
that anyone wil %ay that our ex
pectations are too great
In the politcal field, it will in
some measure create a constrvtiv*
force for our political id'*'. A It
will substitute complete -rag*
and analysis of the records o: pub
lic Officials.
It will guide us in voting by
keeping a check on Local and Stat*
Officers, by telling us whether
Congressmen are supporting or un
dermining our efforts to win th*
War, and whether Government
leadership is incompetent or effi
cient. The knowledge gained by
carefully reading each issue wiU
teach us how to use our voting
power to gain and maintain our
main objective the balance of
power in political elections in this
locality.
at
la-
the
in
put
I cannot help but feel that in the
coming meeting of the state legis
lature those oficers of Local No.
12, which includes the writer, who
have been designated to register as
official lobbyists to act on behalf of
our organization, should be spe
cifically instructed to urge the pas
sage of anti-injunction legislation
for our State. The Local should
further put forth its efforts to
secure the support of all labor and
working men’s organizations in
State to this end.
Fourteen members of the City
Machine A Tool Unit are receiving
boxes from their union every four
weeks. The fund is secured by a
collection, taken up among the unit
members.
Following are the City Machine
& Tool Unit’s men in service: John
Larjanyi, Normal Jewell, Robert
Lloyd, Charles Childers, Donald
Smith, William Bracher, Richard
Dittman, Albert Duvall, Quentin
Allen, Louis Kasmakowski, Dennis
Childers, Albert Hilgumann, Wayne
Cullen, Anton Casgranda.
In the field of Unionism it wiQ
furnish the information to anable^
us to keep ahead of the Employer
and his organized campaign to ren
der Unionism here futile. Public
opinion will be vital, and 27,000
voices with convincing answers to
those attacks will go far toward
swinging that opinion our way.
Finally, it is another step toward
our goal in Local 12, the organiza
tion and education of every person
under our jurisdiction.
Bingham News:
A committee has been organized
by the Bingham Stamping Unit to
send gifts to all employees now in
the military camps, both at hom*
and abroad.
the
Oily Machine
Remembers Its Boys
Funds to purchase gifts for our
boys are secured by collections
taken up in the shop and main
offices. The management cooper- I
ated in helping send the boxes by I
a donation which, enabled us to* 1
send a $5.00 box to each of the
boys for Christmas.
Bingham Unit extends its sym
pathy to Herman Pasch in the re
cent loss of his son, and to Mrs.
John Czubek upon the loss of her
husband John Czubek.
Martin (Skipper) O'Brien and
Dale (Mate) Harris have sons in
the Navy. Both boys recently
visited our plant. The proud
father’s picked up a lot af tar-talk
during the boys trip home and are
now using nautical terms they
picked up from their sons.
By Snoopy.
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