Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1945 — Page 24
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A program of preventive measures to avert the usual spring increase of traffic accidents will be launched this spring in Indianapolis, Police Chief Jesse P, McMurtry, said today. * The city will co-operate in the nation-wide brake emphasis program, at the same time stressing safer driving and better car care; |
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Chief McMurtry, appointed by the International Association of Chiefs! of Police to head the brake cam- | Mr. Secoy paign here, will be assisted by Lt. was 46 lived at | A. C. Magenheimer in the program. Eng Also slated to co-operate in the
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NEW YORK, .April 12 (U. P).—|}Assistant Secretary of State Nelson | A. Rockefeller said .today that the | Act of Chapultepec would make! reduction in| armaments in the Western Hemi- |
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BE UNIONIZED?
A Statement by General Motors
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Tre National Labor Relations Board has ordered 4 bargaining election among the foremen and other supervisory groups of a Detroit automobile company.
This company is not a part of General Motors, but we are concerned with the principles involved.
This confusing ‘action by the Board means that it is sanctioning and promoting the unionization .of management personnel, in spite of the fact that the National Labor Relations Act includes as an employer “. .. any person acting in the interests of an employer directly or indirectly.”
We are sure that Congress did not intend to approve unionization ‘of management when it passed the Act.
* The results if applied: ronal industry
would be bad for the management groups involved, bad for industry, bad for labor,
bad for America,
Bad for Foremen
We think it would be bad for foremen if American industry should be compelled
to make a change in its proven type of
organization, which would unavoidably reduce the foreman’s Status, diminish his responsibility, authority and influence,
decrease his opportunities for personal
advancement.
In General Motors, foremen have always had
important responsibilities and authority.
We have always guarded the status of our
~foremen, and have provided special training tto improve their abilities, increase their
efficiency and enhance their opportunities for promotion to even more important management positions. The great majority of General Motors’ principal executives at one time were foremen.
We are convinced that it would be impossible for a foreman to follow both management and union leaderships at the same time, and under those conditions to carry on all his duties as they now exist. All elements of management must have a common objective.
It would obviously be impossible, for instance, for him as a fellow unionist with those under him, to perform his functions which relate to their working conditions, wages, promotions and assignments on the unbiased basis which ‘is essential to good management.
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THE POSITION OF FOREMEN IN GENERAL MOTORS
In General Motors, foremen are the MANAGERS of their departments. T bey participate in establishing management policies in both production and personnel matters. They bave full authority to approve or disapprove the biring, to supervise the work, and to make work assignments of the employes under their supervision. They initiate wage increases, transfers and promotions. They are directly responsible for the efficiency and safety of their group. They bave full authority when necessary to - take immediate, appropriate disciplinary action for violation of shop rules, and other improper conduct of their employes. They are the first point of manggement contact and make the first mandgement decision on all matters relating to the employes under their direction.
Bad for Industry
From our experience both before and during
the war, we are certain that the accepted
American method of spreading managerial authority and responsibility among foremen—so that management is in close, direct contact with comparatively small groups of workmen~is the best and only sound method of handling day-to-day relations with the thousands of employes engaged in modern mass production.
Anything which would require a change in this set-up would interfere with employeremploye relations and with production.
For example, there have been many strikes in war production plants, particularly in Michigan. Charges have been made that workmen have been loafing in plants en-
gaged in war production and that they are
being paid high wages for not working. We are conscious that the public feels that there must be something wrong. The attempt to tear down the position and authority of foremen and to unionize members of management is importantly contributing to this condition.
Bad for Labor
As a matter of fact, the close-contact method is about the only way that management and labor can work harmoniously together in large organizations.
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It would be a serious handicap to any hopes for teamwork and the pursuit of common interests, if anything were done to remove this facility for knowing and understanding each other. '
It is our firm, sincere belief that loss of this close contact would make harmonious relations between management and labor almost impossible and would interfere with practical collective bargaining.
Bad for America
The removal of foremen from their present position as a vital, integral part of management would require reorganization of factory management on a basis far more complicated and decidedly less effective.
"Necessary factory discipline would suffer,
worker efficiency would be impaired.
We believe the effect on you—on the public as a whole—would be very real.
It would interfere with the war effort. It would make war materials cost more.
It would slow up postwar reconversion to civilian production..
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It would delay adequate Star output of cars, refrigerators, ranges, furniture—all the things people need so much and have waited for so long.
Finally—and, in the long run, perhaps most important of all-it would so increase production costs as to boost prices and the cost of living, and make the problem of reasonably full employment much more difficult.
Action Called For
When people have as deep a conviction about anything as we have about unionizing management, they ought to do something about it.
If the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act can be so confused as to promote unionization of management—and thus impair the effectiveness of the American production system of which we are all so proud. ~then the meaning ought to be cleared up.
General Motors believes—and hapes, others, -
will feel the same—that it is a patriotic duty, a duty to the foremen, to industry, to labor, and to the public as a whole—to oppose the unionization , of management by every proper and lawful means. That is our intention.
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