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United Automobile Worker
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1951-10-01
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Vol. 15 No. 10
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OCTOBER,
1951
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Action Averts Auto Cutback
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Liberal
Revolt
Upsets
Caterpillar Workers Win
bargaining” sometimes obscures
individual members. This picture
of a fight for a woman worker’s
year ago. Mrs. Lydia DeDiana of
Detroit is receiving 20 unemployment checks amounting to $480.
In addition, she will get a Workmen’s Compensation check for
Tax Bill
Page
Five
Reuther Asks Senate Return
To Majority Rule
Page Six
Their Two-Month Strike
* The emphasis on “collective
the work the Union does for its
is of the successful conclusion
rights which began more than a
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$2,500. And—the National Labor Relations Board has ordered that
Mrs, DeDiana, a member of UAW-C1IO Local 408, be returned to
her job with full back pay for more than one year, On Mrs, DeDiana’s right is Region LA Co-Director Edward Cote; on her left
is UAW Unemployment Compensation Division Representative Tom
Doherty. (See story on Page 11.)
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UNITED
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AUTOMOBILE
October, 195
WORKER
Shown above are reproductions of checks won by Local 118 for
two members who were not recalled to work in line with their seniority.
The case gives proof of the value of a strong, democratic
union of working people, a union not dominated by company personnel.
UAW-CIO
organizers would do well to keep a picture of
these checks handy to show any worker who may have doubts
about the effectiveness of a UAW-CIO union.
PENSIONS
ARE
POSSIBLE
even in small companies,
ting the first pension checks from the Lindeman-Hoverson
and these four oldsters are get-
Co. in Milwaukee
to prove it.
The small lumber company was in delicate economic shape. For six months, Company officials and representatives of Region 10 Director Harvey Kitzman worked on the formation
of a pension plan, When they solved the problem, both Local 336 and the Company rejoiced.
At the check presentation ceremony are, from left to right, George Snyder, Local 336 vicepresident; Walter Urbaniak, recording secretary, and retiring John Sweda, John Marciniak, William Reichman and Walter Betlinsky. Company President E. A. Lindeman is seated.
These checks may prove to be a still greater blessing to at least
It has been reported that one of the
one of the two recipients.
checks may be used for an operation that is expected to restore
sight to one now blind. If this miracle comes about, may all men
of good faith bless the union.
SOME
AFTERTHOUGHT—After
President of the UAW-CIO,
GREEN ISLAND, N. Y.—Nearly all the members of
Ford Local 930 and their families were on hand for the
Union’s 10th annual clam steam at Country Grove near
here. They danced to music by two bands, one of them the
Stephentown Hot Rods, played ball, pitched horse shoes and
consumed bushels of clams. This is a group watching one
of the sports events. Local 930 President Frank DuFour is
the man in the dark suit and necktie. Region 9 Director
and Mrs. Martin Gerber are to his left. Ford Director Ken
Bannon is at the far right.
POSTMASTER:
Send
notices
of
Walter
P. Reuther,
had finished his address to the
OWIU convention in Denver and received a standing ovation, he suddenly turned back to the rostrum and said to
OWIU President 0. A. Knight, ‘‘I nearly forgot something.’’ Then he pulled a $50,000 check from his pocket and
handed it to Knight explaining it was the UAW’s contribution to the oil workers’ organizing drive.
change
of address on Form 3578 (Canada, Form
67B)
and
copies
returned
under
labels
No. 3579 (Canada, labels No. 29B) to 2457
E.
Washington
St.,
Indianapolis
7,
Ind,
DOUBLE CELEBRATION—Officers and members of UAW-CIO Midland Steel Local
486 in Cleveland observed their Union’s 12th anniversary with a ground-breaking ceremony
for their $50,000 local building to be completed in January. On hand for the occasion are,
from left to right, front: Louis Ress, Assistant Director of Region 2; James (Scotty) Yuill,
top man on the seniority list with 37 years, and Patrick J. O'Malley, Region 2 Director.
Others in the picture are Ed Lingo, Local 486 financial secretary; Walter Carman, treasurer; Harry Adler, chief steward; James Troesch, recording secretary; James Pappas, Ed
Condol, George Haley, president, (behind sign); Barney Alfieri, vice-president; Andrew
Halcik, P. P. Phalsgraff, William Kuschmeider, Franklin Dieckhoner and Joe Walters.
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