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DAYTON
OL. No. 5
George F. Addes, International
Secretary-Treasurer,
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forth the largest number of CIO
workers ever to assemble in the
CIO hall. As the man who handles
the financial well being of the
largest CIO International Union in
the world, including Locals all over
the United States and Canada,
Addes has been prominent in the
Labor movement for many years.
The Automobile Workers have
a closed Union shop and a check
off of dues agreement with the
largest employer of Union labor in
the world, the giant plants of the
Ford Motor Company. In almost
GEORGE ADDES
4very state there are Automobile
Workers engaged in work to fur
ther the successful prosecution of
the war.
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Duffy Cottrell, President of UAW
Local 648 George Kraemer, Presi
dent of UAW Local 947 Claude
Lemons, President of UAW Local
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R. J. Thomas, UAW Prexy,
To Appear In Dayton
The greatest mass meeting ever to be held by the United Automo
bile Workers in Dayton will jam the halls of CIO headquarters at 9
East Fifth street next Sunday evening.
R. J. Thomas, International President of the United Automobile
Workers will address the assembled workers in a congratulatory mes
sage for the work that has been done in organization, and advice for
the protection of the gains that have been won. A popular Labor
leader, the President of the Automobile Workers has witnessed the
fight for collective bargaining through many bitter struggles, and the
ftory of his experiences will be a shining example to all local members
fef the four Automobile units in Dayton.
will also be 785, and George Wilkins, Presi
a featured speaker of the evening, dent of UAW Local 696, have is
and the appearance of these two sued an invitation to all Auto
great leaders is expected to bring Workers in Dayton to be present
at the main auditorium at 9 East
4
Fifth street on Sunday evening,
March 7, at 7:30 p. m.
Bonds Are Fighters!
Moraine Products
Awarded Army
Navy
"E"
In an impressive outdoor cere
mony, the Army-Navy "E" was
awarded the Moraine Products
division of General Motors Sat
urday afternoon, February 27.
Col. Fred A. McMahon, chief of
the Cincinnati ordinance district
made the presentation and stated:
"Germany and Japan will spring
some new gadget on us, but we
have ordnance cards up or sleeves,
under the table, in our pockets and
we can deal from the bottom of
the deck.'
George Wilkins, president of
Local 696, UAW-CIO and B. A.
Brown, general manager of Mo
raine Products, in accepting the
flag on behalf of the employees
and the company, voiced the war
slogan of the plant: 'If we do our
best, the boys will do the rest."
Captain L. D. Webb, United
States Navy scheduling unit, in
presenting the "E" pins, said:
"We're dependent upon each
other if you fail, we are without
arms, if you fail, we may be
slaves."
C. W. Kenny, chairman of the
shop committee, Local 768, UER &
MWA-CIO and Wayne Taylor, per
sonnel director, Moraine Products
received the "E" pins on behalf
of the employees and the com
pany.
Mayor Frank Krebs spoke brief
ly. A color guard from Patterson
Field, and the Army Air Force
band, Patterson Field, partici
pated in the ceremonies. Charles
J. Brennan, county defense direc
tor acted as master of ceremonies
for the occasion.
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS
Dayton Union
News Expands
During the past year, the need
for a local paper has been recog
nized by all CIO Locals. All Inter
national Unions have a national
newspaper that is sent^by mail to
the membership of the various
locals.
In Dayton to this date, only the
United Electrical Workers have
had the benefit of a paper that car
ries the news of great importance
to workers in the plants in Dayton,
and services the membership with
all news that affects the advance
ment and protection of the rights
of the American worker.
By a popular vote of the UE
Locals who support the Dayton
Union News, it has been decided
to make this paper the local voice
of all CIO Locals who are inter
ested in bringing such service to
their membership.
The support of two Automobile
Workers Locals is being added to
the Dayton Union News in this is
sue. UAW Local 648, the Union that
has the collective bargaining rights
for the workers at United Aircraft,
and UAW Local 947, the Local
Union that represents the workers
at Aero Products are the first two
CIO Unions whom we are welcom
ing to the pages of this paper.
As a fearless champion of the
legal rights of organized workers,
as the largest Union paper in the
Dayton area, the Dayton Union
News is proud and happy to report
the valuable addition of these
strong and militant organizations.
We feel that with their support,
we will go forward in unified ac
tion in our continued battle to pro
tect the standards of the American
worker, the hours, the wages, and
working conditions that we seek to
maintain for the victorious home
coming of our boys who are dying
on the multiple battlefields of the
world to protect those very rights.
To all CIO Locals, the Dayton
Union News is extending the invi
tation to join with us in forward
ing the interests of all of organized
Labor. To organize the un-organ
ized, to advance and protect the
gains that Labor has won, to serv
ice the membership with informa
tion and with publicity are the
sole aims and purposes to which
the Dayton Union News is ean
estly dedicated.
Victory Depends On Yon!
Guild Wins
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—The
American Newspaper Guild won
two National Labor Relations
Board elections by employes of
The Seattle (Wash.) Times, long a
holdout against the union.
Times editorial employes voted
42 to 18 for the Seattle News
paper Guild as their collective bar
gaining agent Circulation em
ployes gave 14 votes to the Guild
and 10 to the Teamsters Union as
their bargaining representative.
Ypu Can't Spell 'V' Witii an Absent'T'
MARCH 3, 1943 Dayton, Ohio Circulation 25,000-$150 Per Year
125,000,000
Returns to
UE Staff
National Red Cross Fund
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Needed For
The Red Cross Drive was officially opened on Sunday, February
28th, by President Roosevelt and two of the nation's top fighting
men. The commander of the Allies in North Africa, General Dwight
D. Eisenhower, and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Commander-in-chief
of the Pacific Fleet, joined with the President in making the appeal.
JOHN THOMAS
John Thomas, of Frigidaire
Plant 1, who has just wan a War
Bond prize during Local 801's
Membership campaign, will soon
return to the UE Organizational
Staff of Dayton, it was announced
this week by Arthur L. Garfield,
International UE Representative.
Brother Hoomas will be assigned
to assist the Local in its new or
ganizing drive which is about to
be launched, as well as other work
in the Dayton-Springfield area.
Today, as never before, the Red
Cross is playing a vital role in
the life of the nation, both at home
and abroad. Under the supervision
of the Red Cross, the blood plasma
so needed for treatment of our
wounded has been supplied in
vast quantities to the fighting
fronts of the world.
In line with the National policy
of the CIO as presented by Presi
dent Philip Murray, the Montgom
ery County Industrial Union Coun
cil has selected a representative to
the Red Cross Executive Board.
The delegate is Orville L. Kuhnle,
and he has told the Council that
the house to house solicitation by
two thousand volunteer workers
has already begun.
All CIO locals have been advised
of the action of the Council in
recommending the Red Cross and
advising the membership to sup
port it to the best of their ability.
All contributions will be made
entirely on a voluntary basis, and
each Local will be credited with
the amount that is collected in the
shops.
The American Red Cross is an
organization that is supported and
operated with volunteer help. It
has been estimated that during
the year 1942, in Montgomery
county some 56,076 volunteer
workers have contributed a total
of 641,698 hours of service that
has not cost the Red Cross a penny
in salaries or expenses.