Dayton Union News, 1940-12-19

Withdrawal of the AFL unions gave Master employees an opportunity to decide clear clearly - ly clearly for a real union. It was an indication of the complete failure of the AFL adequately to represent the employees in it\ three years at Master. Organization of the girls at Master was pushed as the election neared. Several new stewards have been chosen among the girls, and a special meeting has been ar ar:"t-'.ranged - :"t-'.ranged ar:"t-'.ranged for girls. Helen Wall, Max Maxine - ine Maxine Allen and Marie Bingeman amo«g the recently chosen leaders'.

Workers who have joined the UE-CIO in Dayton in the past six months have enjoyed com complete - plete complete union democracy. They have run the unions in their own shops. They have elected their own officers, responsible to the membership. They have, with complete discussion and majority rule, WRITTEN THEIR OWN CONTRACTS. This democracy extends throughout the UE, from the shop department to the Na National - tional National Union.

Prompt decision was prom promised - ised promised URWA leaders by Philip C. Phillips, Regional Director of tbe NLRB. 4 conference settle the matter, will be held j^ with all parties this week. W%: "The company union at Tnlawi^ is through," Howard Lloyd, URWA representative, declared. "We expect a decision that will lead to immediate certification of the URWA-CIO, at the confereno* arranged by Phillips."

The UE-CIO lias endorsed and furthered worth-while community projects, such as the recent Adopt a Family Charity Show. Above all, the UE-CIO has brought thousands of Dayton citizens and their families, and hundreds of Dayton retailers more money, more goods and more sales. Largely through the UE-CIO, Dayton pay payrolls - rolls payrolls will reach the new high of $100,000,000 in 1940.

a basis of real gains for the workers, and through a clarifica clarification - tion clarification of mutual responsibilities, UE-CIO unions have been able to achieve previously unknown har harmony - mony harmony between employees and management. These relations are based on a respect by management for the rightful place of the em employees - ployees employees under a democracy.

The gains won by the UE UECIO, - CIO, UECIO, and the harmonious rela relations - tions relations developed, have been SECURED in contracts. Only through THEIR OWN strength, expressed in THEIR OWN contracts, can employees in any industry guarantee the fu future - ture future security of any gains they may receive. Such guarantees, through a union, comprise the UE way.