SPORT
- SPARKS
Well, the boys finally made it. They say everything comes to
ahem 4.9. Down hang
hint who Waits, and aited-long-enoughs-For- what?=For-a-base=
ball victory, of course. After dropping an even ten games, mostly
~=“through a@ streak or the worst lick around, the “Americans” got ~
mad and turned. on the league-leading Troy gang for their first win
of the season. And they made it despite the fact that a line drive
by Buck. Ewing which-was going for atleast a triple was caught by
Bill Carr of Troy who practically climbed up the scoreboard: to
“get it.
Our main problem has been trying to field the same team at
every game. Overtime, training classes, shift transfers, ete., have
. prevented some of our boys from getting set in one position. But,
win or lose, the fans always get a run for their money when the
CIO boys take the field. And only Sunday, the Kaycees said, off the
record, they would rather play.any other team than us. They have
to fight too hard to beat us.
How About a Little Support?
We know everyone is working hard but, a little time out for.
recreation is necessary—now more than ever. One of the reasons ©
for the existence of our ball team is to encourage the workers to
come out. into.the fresh-air-now and-then-and forget their_work. ——-
All union members should be out in the stands at least once in a °
while cheering the team on to victory. We are winning more support
from outsiders than the men and women in the works. Not so good!
How about packing the stands every time we play?
The boys will
appreciate it, and you'll be getting some much needed relaxation.
More Teams Planned
Plans ‘are being made to organize a broad athletic program in
__... the ‘works under the sponsorship of the Union Activities .Comm.
| lau that
ae a we
Golf, tennis, swimming teams are some-of-the Activities being -con-~ ~———“"Leoit, Junior, there's the house Papa bought since he’s been a
sidered for organized recreation.
~*T Made My Money”
Johnny Jones gets a job on the floor. He
works his neck off and when he comes to
figure out his dough, he finds he has earned
the magnificent rate of 50 cents an hour.
‘How? Well, he got paid $2 for the job
and it took him four hours to do it. Johnny
us, the committeeman ... and starts yell-
ing, “Hey, the price oti that job is so tight
you couldn’t squeeze a piece of tissue paper
into it!” The committeeman hurries to the
foreman with the complaint, “So he didn’t
make out. Well, I'll take care of that. Here,
give him these- vouchers.” You see, he’s a
nice foreman. He doesn’t holler that the guy
was stalling and could’ve made his money if
he had pulled out, Johnny gets-his make-up
voucher and cools off. “Well, I made my
money.” . ;
Of course, the make-up vouchers came
from jobs that came on the floor and were
given to learners on day work instead:of to
piece workers. And... the foreman, who is
anxious for advancement is “making good”
by keeping the cost down and wants to give
the company the impression that he is effi-
cient. ‘
be
The newspapers are still at it. ‘They are
still stirring up discord and mistrust in the
ranks of the-American ‘people. Owned -by
millionaire publishers and with millions in
paid advertising keeping them going, the
press more often than not.reflects the at-
titude of the reactionary rather than the
pro-labor, progressive section of ow popu-
lation. ,
‘The “Labor Leader”, official AFL paper
at San Diego, Cal, has made a little study
of its own, Tt reprinted 11 disruptive edi-
torials which appeared in the San Diego
Union from June 1 to 15.
* dollar-a-year man.”
Somebody Gets Stuck
Johnny made his money. Johnny is happy.
The committeeman is happy. But the guy
on the third: shift that gets the same job
isn’t happy. He raises hell about not mak-
ing out. His committeeman makes a beeline
The guy on the day shift can make out. Why
can’t this guy? Look. at the record.” The
committeeman scratches his head but de-
cides that the foreman is giving him the
runaround, (Such things happen.) In the
case. goes to 41..“‘What do you mean, he
couldn't make out.?”, the negotiating com-
mittee is told. “Look at the record. The man
on the day shift received $4 for the job and
it took him four hours. That’s:a dollar an
hour and that’s his rate.”
Right Price Should Be Set
Well, to-make a short story shorter, the
workers have to learn one thing, That is,
that “making your money” is not the impor-
tant thing. You have to make your money
out of the job, not_out of make-ups, Every
job has to pay for itself. Ef it doesn’t...
demand that the job. he retimed and prop-
erly priced. .
__ Labor - Baiting - As- Usual In Daily Papers
What the editorials did is described by
the. Labor Leader as follows: ;
~“Appealed to hatred, -pitting’ bosses a-
gainst its leaders.” .
“Ridiculed Mrs. Roosevelt... to empha-
size the weaknesses of democracy and its
Leaders.” :
“Repeated. attacks against the President
and the other leaders of the nation ... Fol-
lowed the fascist party line of seeking to
show that our leaders are incompetent.”
“Vice Pres. Wallace was the object of a
particularly vicious attack, perhaps because
‘Unions Prepared For
Protection Committees
Washington, D. C.—The call of. Director
James M, Landis, of the Office of Civilian
Defense, for establishment of labor-mana-
gement committees for plant protection
~~ Second: Guarantees: Responsible--Union-——
~~ —TH-puarantees;through responsible-union-----7-
hmm ee
WAGED SUA BAS AD
-pther.” — ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
em Pye 8
“OF THE UNITED “ELECTRICAL 8ADIG=655
MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA—Locn! 30k ClO
— t =e
“Vol. 4
4 IT = Fa ae 2) ey le, On, Oe IN Ny ay = i
=q-fooiv neae ID Tio Minehice without laborrmane- fissce-the- cis: is-to-rob-the.. -
ik a ) labor is treason jo America. No line con be drawn between these two. Ikony man.
Hs-youhe loves America. yet hates labor. he is'a liar. If
‘any man tells you he trusts: Amofica yet“ 7
Wy ao oLe SAD 842 Oe
"— AUGUST Ist, 1942
Union Security Seen As
President Frank P. Graham of the
University of North Carolina, member
of the United States War Labor Board,
wrote the following decision on Union
Maintenance of Membership.
Cy a,
The maintenance of membership, the
maintenance of the contract; and the main-.
tenance of production are parts of the inter-
connection of freedom and security, justice
and democracy, production and victory... .
Finally, this maintenance of membership
provides three basie guarantees:
First: Guarantees American Democracy.
. It guarantees democracy in America
against the tragedy both of the disintegra-
tion of responsible unions during the wrr
and against the defenselessness of industrial:
workers after the war.
Leadership.
leadership and stable union. membership in
_the crucial transition from war to peace,
against a violent revolution and the rise in
America of fascist, communist or imperial-
istic dictatorship.
Third: Guarantees All-Out Production.
It affords one of our chief hopes that the
all-out production for destruction in win-
ning the war for freedom shall be converted
“2500 NEW
- Buttressto U.S. Democracy UNION MEMBERS |
’ As the drive to make the Schenee- .
tady G.I. plant 100 per cent Union °
hit its stride, 2,500 naw. Union mem-
bers signed uv during the month of
July. | * a ;
‘Union Maintenance Clause a Factor-
The revised G. EY Union Coritract
carres & union “maintenance clause—
whereby all members before becoming
delinquent must file‘a written notice
with the union sixty days before be-
» goming delinquent... Such a member
must appear ‘before a joint Company-
*Union committee to justify his de-
linquenoy.
Maintenance Clause ©
Local No. 801 as a service organiza-
tion has well earned the Union Main-.
tenance clause. Since Local No. 801
became the sole bargaining: agency
for the G.E. workers in Schenectady,
. in December 1936, thousands of griev-
ances have been peacefully settled for
these workeis over the confrence
table. Not one G.E. employee_sacri-
__.Lecal No, 301 Earned Union
-ciferous--antikAdministration and -antiawar
U. E. Fights Wage —
Freezing in Washington |
(Text of ‘the letter written by Julius
Emspak,.G.E. Secretary-Treasurer of the
U, E.R. & M. Workers of America, and
a member of Pres. Roosevelt’s so-called
Labor “Victory” Committee, on Apr. 21,
1942, to the President of the U.S.]
. mae « a.
My dear Mr. President: ;
“Representatives of 170,000 General Ele
trie and- Westinghouse workers have~been-—-----
carrying on wage negotiations for two
months, |
They, in a joint meeting yesterday (April
20), endorsed your efforts to approach the
wal economy as a total problem. .
However, these people expressed grave
concern about wage freezing.
‘
As our people see it, we have two jobs: °
st is the pressing..and immediate
“of w wage demand -tnat-developed--
over the‘past year. Unfortunately, the vo-
forees did more in Congress than any other
group to kill the efforts of the Administra- .
tion to approach the war economy _as-a ‘total
problem, ;
It is a problem that must-be solved in
over-all terms rather than on the piecetheal
basis that has been followed and is still be-
ing followed by these same grouns in and
out of Congress. .
finds many unions well_prepared_for their.
_storms-intothetoreman———.-oops,-pardon—for-the-foreman-and-registers a complaint: — role in this program. First Aid training
“What do you mean he can’t make out?
under Red Cross instruction has gone for-
ward in union halls and factories over the
past several’ months, and a number of
’ unions alveady have initiated such commit-
tees. -
Examples of union accomplishment along
this line are two committees in which.the
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Wor-
kers of America (CIO) has participated.
At the Westinghouse Company’s Baltimore,
Ma., plant, union representatives serve on
-alrcommittees of the plant protection staff. ~~
Reuben Dietz, president of the local union,
acts as senior warden for the entire plant.
First aid detachment heads have been ap-
‘pointed in each section of the plant for all
of the three shifts, and daily classes in first
aid are conducted before or after the work .
shifts, covering all employees. Louis Odet-
te, plant medical director, is first aid direc-
tor and supervises instruction of the wark-
ers in Red Cross First Aid, :
Twenty-two thousand employees of the
Radio Corporation of America at Camden, QO
N.., work in an atmosphere of greater’ se-
curity as the result of an Industrial Defense —
Committee representing workers and man-
agement. A special first aid detachment
at the plant is made up of: instructors only,
and training in standard and advanced first
aid has prepared a larger emergency crew
for action. ;
of the little people.”
“Accused national leaders of fighting a}. -
social and economic war on the home front.’
““Constant attacks on’ Congress... to paved”
the way for popular distrust of anything! :
that comes out of Washington.” Ist
the paper realizes Wallace is the el |
©)
““tnto all-out’ production for “winning the fceq ona hour of his work to settle
peace and ‘for organizing plenty for Amer-
ica and for the stricken and hungry peoples
still hopeful for freedom, justice and peace
all over the world. ;
.
ret ea 1 OEY LS 1 1 I AA (CLT 1 DH HD
Labor in the War Con. |
ference at Union College
..- Saturday...and. Sunday,..August_ 1st.)
, and 2nd, the United States War Pro-
duction Board in..cooperation “with
Union College is sponsoring a two-day
conference on ‘Labor’s Role in the
. War.” . fi
Local 301 is sending ‘all its officers’
and executive board members to the
conference,
At the Saturday evening session at
‘the chapel at Union College at 7:30
P.M. the general public is invited. Our
membership should take advantage of
this opportunity to learn more sbout
the role they are playing ‘n the present,
war,
Participating in the conference are
representatives from Unions of the
CIO, AFL, and Brotherhood of Rail-
road Workers throughout the Capitol
District area,
A special panel dealing with farm
problems will take place on Sunday
morning at 10 o'clock. ‘
(er 1 er 1h co Om a (Je FD) STD | Co
: : .
these prievances.
Partial Record
The Union nezotiated and improved
vacations with pay, bonuses for shift
workers, seniority on lay-offs and re-
~-hiring, general wage increases... . be-
sides the thousands of individual in-
creases negotiated. The greatest tan-
‘gible improvement is noted in the fact
--that.the-Union-has-brought-te_every.—
G.E. employee true collective bargain-
ing. No employee giving a fair day’s
effort to his job can be discriminated
against.. No petty boss can take un-
fair advantage of any employee rep-
resented by the Union.
Responsibility and Stability
Local 301 has brought a great meas-
ure of stability to the Schenectady
G.E. workers during a period when
strikes were rampant throughout the
rest of the country. — a
_ The leadership of Local 301 both in
and out of the shops has proved its re-
sponsibility to every G.E. employee
and the community: Schenectady has
gained a national reputation for good
industrial relations thru the efforts
of the Union.
Titese groups are the loudest in their de-
nrinds for wage [reezing. Yet these groups
are the very ones who, because of their fail-
ure to act ina statesmanlike way, have pre-
cipitated confused ana misleading discus-
sion on the matter of wage freezing.
The pressing and immediate problem of
wage demand that developed over the past
year, because-of inadequate control on prices”
and because of the impact of the tax pro-
gram, is one thing. It is separate and dis-
tinct from the problem of stabilizing the
economy of the United States for the dura-
tion_of the. ‘here has. been adeliberate
confusing o @ problems, with the result —_
that seeds of disunity have been sown
among the people of this country on a false
basis, just as was the case of the overtime
issue.
The. actual physical condition of war pro-
duction workers depends on whether their
incomes are above or below what can be
called the efficiency level.
(Continued on Page Four)
Here's What Happens
To our $1.00 Dues
So that all our members will know ex-
actly about his or her monthly dues of $1.00
and G60c, the financial secretary of Local 301
has. broken down all income received at the
headquarters in dues and initiation fees-on
the basis of $1.00.
See page Four (4) for Table showing the
complete breakdown of the $1.00 dues.
IT’S BETTER TO PRODUCE AS FREE MEN FOR THE MAN WITH THE LONG WHISKERS THAN IT
IS TO PRODUCE AS SLAVES FOR THE MAN WITH THE LITTLE MOUSTACHE « » = «
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ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS _
~° ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
Published by:
ICAL =RADIO.& -MACHINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA, LOCAL 301
301° Liberty. Streel, Scheneciady, N. Y.
- ‘William Turnbull: Seymour Schreiter
Thomas Caulfield Sidney. Webb,.. Secretary
Benjamin Geersen «Michael Tedisco
Fred Schoeffler. Fred. Matern, Chairman
2 JANDREAG
Where's the
Extra: Money ?
Where is all that extra purchasing power -
which has to be cut, we are told, to prevent
‘inflation ? as
To listen to the propaganda of the pub-
lishers and politicians: who are more.intent
on fighting labor than on-fighting Hitler,
you’d think it was all in the hands of the
“working people, and that wage-cutting, sales
taxes, etc., were the only solution. But, what
are the’factS? 000 fo the
-vero~Department of Lebor figures: just-pub-~
"lished. show that. 71% of all American in-
dustrial: workers carn less than $40 a week
—which is less than a “health and decency”
standard for an American family; and that
50% do.not ear neven a “bare subsistence”
family wage of $30.
Even in the war industries alone —-where
overtime increases weekly ‘wages for many
—68% of the workers are below the $40
level, and 84% earn less than’ “bare subsis-
tence”, . ;
~ Who are really getting the extra purchas-
ing power then?
The OPA estimates that 77% of the »93,- ;
200,000,000 national income that will be di-
» vided this year between America’s 32,650,-
000 families, will go to families with incomes
of more than $2,000 a year-—which excludes
more than 70% of the workers,
paniorbad uty
_ August ist, 194]
xe
President's
Program Sabotaged
"(From LOOKING AHEAD by Len DeCant)
‘Seven-Point
Some months ago a national. conference bs
of CIO editors publicly called on the daily .
hinder successful prosecution of the ‘war
and convert itself into a war industry dedi-’
cated to the defeat:of the Axis.”
, Unfortunately the daily press, by and
‘Jarge, has~completely~failed-to- follow- such.
advice: It has continued business as. usual
as a special :pleader for the selfish interests.
which control it, It has fciled in its all-
important war duty of proinoting national
unity and mobilizing the united effort of all
groups to win the war.
Pres. Roosevelt’s.:-seven-point anti-infla-
tion program is a case in point. This has
bcen treated as a stick with which to beat
labor, in line with the cons:stent wage-cut-
ting propaganda of most of the big dailies;
while all of ‘the points which might ad-
versely affect private interests have been
deliberately ignored or misrepresented. '
‘Of course the press does riot, bear the:sole
responsibility for failure to enact’ the Presi-
dent's sévéen-poiit prograni. Cotigress has
failed to act upon the most important points
and bureaucrats have bungled. But the press
“has failed -to create an: informed public:
opinion which jvould quickly whip politicians
and buresuerats into line, if-the American
people knew the real facts. é
” Seven-Point Anti-Inflation Program
The seven points are: (1) an effective tax
program directed against high profits and
surplus «wealth—to which. the President
coupled a limitation of personal net income
25 ,000_a' year, after-taxes;-—..—-------his_toes..checking. all_suggestions_that.will
(2) Effective price control; (3) wage
stabilization; (4) stabilization of farm
prices; (5) greatly increased war bond pur-
chases; (6) more extensive rationing;' (7)
reduced installment buying and paying off
of debts and mortgages. .
. For its own selfish purposes; the business-
controlled press. has completely distorted
the true picture of this. program, It has
misrepresented wage stabilization as_wage
In Appreciation of our
Union Committe
"We want fo brag’ a liftle “about our
sung union herces. We mean the shop.com-
_mi in the front line
production ;
baiore, the production lines have become an
integral part, of the fighting force, and it’s
the union, commibtteeman.that‘s on .the job
night and day, mairtaining peace and har-
~" mony-ameong--the- men to-keep. th
tion moving at top speed. ; 2
. It’s the Union. Committeemian who-is: the
fall guy for. all -the gripes and beilyaches
of the men in his jurisdiction. ;
__ It’s the Union Committeeman ‘who goes
‘tothe front when the prices are low! -
It's the Union Committeeman who gets
the kicks fromthe headquarters’ when the
_ dues drop in his. section.
It’s the Union Committeeman who is ex-
pected. to keep everybouy happy on his job
: and maintain good relationships be-
tivgen the men and the supervision.
It’s the Union Committeeman who is ex-
* pected to attend all the union meetings and
f the _
produce...
‘fecrn what it’s all about . . |. and angwer’
oll the questions: in the shop. On hot sum-
mer nights it’s nice to cool off under-a shady
tree. . : and whole doing so remember
your Union Committceman is attending a
. meeting in your behalf!
It’s the Union Committeeman who pro-
motes the sale of War Bonds.. ..... the solicit-.
ing of Red Cross funds, and many other
funds to aid the war effort.
It’s the Union Committeeman who is on
speed the production of war materials,
_ vs the Union Comimitteeman through
serving the day to day needs of the men in
.the shops th t buiit confidence-on the part
of the men in the, Union... and built our
union into one of the greatest service or-
ganizations in the country !, :
It’s. the Union Committeeman who too
freezing. It his concentrated nearly all its
OPA figures also.show that only eight per
cent of American tamilies will have incomes
above $5,000 this year, but their incomes
‘will total almost $34,000,000,000, or 36% of
all income available. ae
When labor seeks tio remedy wage inequal-
ities and to raise substandard wages, it is
- not creating an inflationary surplus of pur-
chasing power, It is simply trying to assure
living standards adequate for the health and
efficiency of America’s war workers.
coenneennneee The _place. where the. extra..purchasing...
power exists that really causes ‘inflation is
in the higher-income brackets. And the
way to reach this is through progressive
taxation, as proposed by the U. S. Treas-
ury and the CIO tax- program. This wont
deprive low-income workers of the necessi-
ties of life, but it will cut down the infla-
tionary surpluses now in the hands of the
well-to-do and the wealthy. ee
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attention on attacking labor for demanding
adjustment of present wage inequalities
and for resisting undue cuts in real wages
caused by sharply increased living costs,
Labor Accepted Program
Actually labor has accepted the principle
of wage stabilization, and the wage adjust-
ments it seeks are not of an inflationary
character, The most immediately urgent
steps necessary to prevent inflation are a
progressive tax program and effective price
control and rationing.
These are the points at which the seven- 900 and _benefits..only-a... small-group. .of
point program ‘is really breakina dowiy Bit
you'd never guess it from reading your daily
papers. :
The U.S, Treasury presented to Congress
a tax program, approved in general by the
CIO, which would have take nthe most ef-
fective step against inflation by progres-
sively taxing surplus wealth and purchasing
power,
The House ways. and means committee
hes shamefully mutilated ‘this tax program,
with never a protest from most of the daily
press. It has distorted it into a soak-the-
poor-and-spare-the-rich program, which
falls billions of dollars short of raising the
necessary revenue. .
Present Tax Bill a Miserable Failure
The present tax bill fails miserably in
the following respects:
~¢1): It fails to limit annual incomes of the
wealthy to $25,000, thus completely violat-
itig the equality-of-sacrifice intent of the
President's program, and depriving our war
effort of close to two hundred millions in
tax revenue,
seldom gets the thanks of the men that he on
: nthat he @
Selves Te
Let's show a little keener appreciation of
our shop leaders who get all the gripes and
jobs and very little thanks. When your coni-
mitteeman does .a good job, let him know
aboutit. . . . it will encourage him to keep
going. The shop committeeman is the union
in the shop... the union at the front...
use him right!
(2) It gives special privilege to the rich
_by failing to require compulsory joint in-
come tax returns by marvied: couples. This
deprives the war effort of about $800,000,-
wealthy families,
(3) It favors the rich again by failing
to tax tax-exempt securities, retaining this
tax-free special privilege for banks cor=
porations and the wealthiest individuals, at
a cost of between two and three” hundred
millon dollars to the war effort...
(4) It fails to raise normal and surtaxes
on corporation profits to. the 55% rite asked
by the Treasury, limiting this taxation to
45%, This means a saving of about a billion
’ for the wealthiest corporations, and a cor-
responding loss to the country.
Sabotage by Congressional Tories |
Meanwhile Congressional tovies are sabo-. .
taging an.effective price control by refusing
necessary funds to the OPA; and OPA Ad-
ministrator Henderson is himsel!” playing
into the hands of the saboteurs of the
seven points, by concentrating on wage-
freeing propaganda and neglecting to in-
stall a widespread and effective rationing
program.
"But I am sacrificing, Regina.
night off for a first-aid class."
I give my ‘maid every Wednesday
__ ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
"Tough luck, old mane—my money's all-in
US. Treasury Dent,
nontransfercble
_ War Savings Bonds," at
WSSe421 ¢
Have You Contributed
. Your 10% This Week?
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Talking Shop |
a] By LEO TANDREAU
Labor’s Stake in the War’
Today, American labor is facing its.great--
est crisis in history. Labor is playing a
great historical role on the production lines.
We are af war with an’enemy whose main
objective_is_to_enslave_the working people
of the world. This is one war we cannot
afford to lose... every othei consideration
must be submerged.
. Membership Must Rise Above
Petty Grievances
Our: members must adopt a more tolerant
attitude in their'petty grievances; such as
demanding ‘seniority rights where a few
weeks are in question... stich.as threaten-
ing a sit-down: strike over a half-hour
change in the work schedule. Transportation
facilities are overcrowded and all transpor-
tation authorities are doing théir utmiost:to
meet the problem. Work schedules may be
changed to get everyone to work on the pro-
duction lines, ;
When we are considering some of our
petty grievances, let us give some thought
to the soldier at the front who has no sched-
ule of work hours, no schedule of meal times
and: what is more, no. union representative
to take up his grievances, - :
The C.1.0. is fighting a desperate battle
in the legislative halls of the nation to pro-
tect the wages of the working people.
Iivery day, laws are introduced by Tory
congressmen and Senators to cut down
wages through excessive taxation, etc. The
President’s seven-point anti-inflation pro-
® oO.
gram is being torpedoed by reactionary con-
gressmen and senators, _ ;
These are some of the big things that the
union is fighting for, which will directly af-
fect the man on the production line.
When magnifying your petty grievance,
think about some of these things.
Union Catches Up With
Real-Estate Fraud
1
One of our Union members—a Mr. K.—
came to the headquarters. some weeks. ago
~~and--reported that “he Shad: sold’a piece of
property, specifically two lots, to a Mr. A,
- for the sum of Three Hundred Dollars.
My. IX. and his wife jointly signed a bind-
ing contract with a penalty clause of Two-
© To Our New
Union Members _
You have joined an organization that has
been built through. the hard work. of many
G.E. workers over'a period of almost ten
years. ; :
Working conditions, vacations with pay,
bonuses for shift workers, present wage
7 HiintredDollars—with—Mr.—A,—Upon_clos-
ing the deal, Mr, K. discovered that he had
sold the lots to Mr. A.’s son. . whose name
was on the deed,
(Some days later Mr. K. reeeived a letter
from Mr, A.’s attorney stating that he
owed Mr, A, $80.00—a commission for sell-
ing the lots for Mr. K.. Mr. A. had a real
estate ‘broker’s license which Mr. K. did
not know about until after the deal.
An officer of the Union got in touch with
Mr. A.’s lawyer and told him that the CIO
‘was interested in the case and expected Mr,
K. to get a square deal. ‘
My, Lawyer answered that Mr. A. had in
‘his possession a contract signed by Mr. and
Mrs. K that they had agreed to pay a Ten -
Percent. commission to-Mr, A. tor selling
the lots and that he, the lawyer, had seen
this statement.
‘The Union officer notified the lawyer that
if that was the case, he would advise Mu. K.
to pay the $30.00. Mz. K. was contacted
and told about this agreement—but Mr. K.
did not remember signing such an agree-
ment, but he said’ that he woud be at the
lawyer's office the following day after work
to take a look at the agreement in question.
The following day, accompanied by the
Union officer, Mr. K. went to the lawyer's
office. The lawyer was sorry to report that
the agreement im question had been lost by
My. O. but that Mr. K. Would have to pay
the $30.00 because he, the lawyer, with his
very own eyes had seen the paper and no
one could question his word. Did Mr. K. and
the Union officer think he would tell a lie
for $30.00? =
Mr. K.did not pay the $30.00 and Mr. A.,
the so-called crooked rea lestate broker,
almost lost his license.
ites, were not always what.they are-now
ete. were brought to their present levels
through many union-company negotiations,
A union is no stvonger than its member-
ship and no more democratic than the ac-.
tive participation of its meinbership. A
unio nis what its membershipsmake it. You.
ave the union.
The union avill serve you as you serve the
union.
If there is anything in your estimation
‘about. the union that. isn’t right) come_to.
the headquarters and see your officers. See
your committeeman concerning any dissat-
isfaction. or grievance on your job.
“Local 801 of the U.E. has a signed con-
tract wth the G.E.. Company fully protect-
ing you on your job against any diserimina-
tion whatsoever. a: .
Always give your job a fair day’s effort-—
and never depend upon'the good will of your
boss or anyone else for any betterment of
your condition, Stand-on your own. record
. . . Which, in the long run, will serve you
best. The Union will stand behind you 100
per cent on your record,
Talk these matters over with the older
Union members .. . and they will tell you
about the working conditions and wages be-
fore the. union became the representative of
the GE. workers,
Mr. Ks final comments were the fallow-
ing:.“My gang in the shop will sure be'glad
to hear of this . . . the CIO comes thru
again!” ws ‘
‘The present. working conditions, wage rates ~
