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1.       We hold these truths to be self-evident; expres-
2. sive of the ideald and hopes of the workers who
3. come under the jurisdiction of this INTERNA-
4. TIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE,
5. AEROSPACE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLE-
6. MENT WORKERS OF AMERICA(UAW): "that
7. all men and women are created equal, that they are
8. endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable
9. rights, that among these are life, liberty and the
10. pursuit oh happiness. That to secure these rights,
11. governments are instituted among men and women,
12. deriving their just powers from the consent of the
13. governed." Within the orderly precesses of such
14. government lies the hope of the worker in advanc-
15. ing society toward the ultimate goal of social and
16. economic justice.

17.       The precepts of democracy require that work-
18. ers through their union participate meaningfully
19. in making decisions affecting their welfare and that
20. of the communities in which they live.

21.       Managerial decisions have far reaching impact
22. upon the quality of life enjoyed by the workers,

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1. the family, the community. Management must rec-
2. ognize that it has basic responsibilities to advance
3. the welfare of the workers and the whole society
4. and not alone to the stockholders. It is essential,
5. therefore, that the concerns of workers and of so-
6. ciety be taken into account when basic managerial
7. decisions are made.

8.       The structure of work established by manage-
9. ment is designed to make of the workers an ad-
10. junct to the tool rather than its master. This, coupled
11. with the authoritarian climate of the workplace,
12. robs the worker of her/his dignity as an adult hu-
13. man being. This belies the democratic heritage we
14. cherish as citizens in a society rooted in democratic
15. values.

16.       Essential to the UAW's purpose is to afford the
17. opportunity for workers to master their work envi-
18. roment; to achieve not only improvement in their
19. economic status but, of equal importance, to gain
20. from their labors a greater measure of dignity, of
21. self-fulfillment and self-worth.

22.       Workers must also participate meaningfully in
23. political and legislative action because government
24. impacts importantly on their lives and on their com-
25. munities. If government is to be the means by which
26. people achieve a humanitarian and equitable soci-
27. ety, it must be a responsible and accountable gov-
28. ernment.

29.       Therefore, the UAW has the duty and respon-
30. sibility to promote real and meaningful participa-
31. tory democracy through its members and their
32. families, so that free people and their institutions
33. may be heard in the councils of government and
34. so that officeholders are guided by principle alone.

35. To achieve these wholesome objectives:
36.     ° Management must accept union organization
37. and collective bargaining as an essential and con-
38. structive force in our democratic society;

39.     ° The workers must be provided a meaningful
40. voice in maintaining a safe and healthful workplace
41. with decent working conditions, and must enjoy
42. secured rights, together with a satisfactory stan-
43. dard of living and maximum job security;

44.     ° The workers must have a voice in their own
45. destiny and the right to participate in making deci-
46. sions that affect their lives before such decisions
47. are made;

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1.     ° The UAW must play an active role at all lev-
2. els of government to protect the lives and rights of
3. its members and their families. We must work con-
4. stantly on the political and legislative problems
5. facing the whole society;

6.     ° Union members must take serious their re-
7. sponsibilities as citizens and work, through their
8. union and individually, to realize the goals of pa-r
9. ticipatory democracy and responsibile and account-
10. able government.