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LOCAL 30! NEWS
vuly 1, 1960
Carey
ACCIDENT INSURANCE A
BARGAINING MATTER ©
Without previous notice to wee
Ug, the Gampany dreamed up
ma dnstranee scheme covering
Jceddental Geath land. dismenihor-
mont, the en ployees, lo pay the
Tull east: x
This svould be a personal inai-
for Hot Wain an emplovie and the
rompany, waid-the FUE would be
frozen cout, ‘Phe: gchuve would
cost the individuals aga -anuch,
und the com] PO make
“rhe! compan; "WOuUFied. John TL,
Callvlnais chaidinian of
Confort ened Board,
dated “Sune 4; Wiidusstiee au
the GE does nat hear from the
ean ly July 45, ip would cs. ime
i 1B has: no objeetion-’ to}
Inaking this insurance effective
‘soto any unit represented: by
UI, that if the TUE should
decide to défer action, the insu.
mnee would be available to TUE}.
Mombers at any Tater time the
UM desired,
When the TUE presented — its
_ contract propos to the com.
Pany June 13, it announced that
the TUE did not wish to ‘Qefer
action, and: wanted to bargain on
the proposal, immediately, ‘The
UE objected | to. GE's making
the plan effective before | bur-
saining on it,
The company, at. the June 13
mecting refused to bargain on:
the” proposal before contract
negotintions "begins. ‘The | com.
pany letter to -Gallithan Slated
that GE does not! regard ‘the
insurance . proposal Os) “related
to the various: consider rations we
thay be discussing | during our
forthcoming negotiations,” *
In ai letters June 13 lo Philip
Moore, GE: Manager of union
relations, TUK President Carey
declared that -insuranee for GE
employes represented hy IUE is
a bargainable’ matter, ‘and the
company is under a lepal obliga-
tion” to batgain on demand of
the IUE- reg garding that insur-
‘nee: wo
The TUK made -that demand to
the campany .at> the June 18
meeting invNew York and re-
peated ik-in the Carey letter ta
Moore,
Furthermore, Carey asked that
in ordur to put the benefits of
the proposal in’ effeet without
delay. the company pay the en-
lire cost of the insurance, point-
ing ont that it ean be obtained
ak a cost tnuch less than the v6
cents per $1000 which the eom-
pany prope and that it be
riide otfea pus of July a, 1du0.
At the company and
the tinfon should bargain about
rhe matter without delay
Corev’s letter said urging the
company to reconsider its refusal
‘) Lo bargain.about the mutter now,
The ItHE estimates that under
» plus system, GI could
this “insurance for about 5
Cents per $2,000: Under its 76
proposal, not only would
Insurance cost too much, but
Gia ogetling the dividends
“indet the conventional insurance
approach, it could) make money
hon the deal.
Under the company plan, the
insurance would, cost each worlk-
er $76-a year for $100,000 cover-
age. But each. employee would
have to pay a tux on his contri-
bution, so that the total cost per
$100,000 would be over $80, or
more* than 4, cents an hour,
A ‘memorandum to all the
unions in the IUD GI Confer-
ence was sent out June id after
a meeting of union representa-
tives in Washington,
The -Memorandum called the
proposal “a typical effort" - by
GE. “to. seize «a unilateral bar-
ginny” initiative. With collec.
tive, - bargaining . scheduled’ to
hegin shortly on: all phases’ of |
the contract, the company did
not choose to bring this. in for
discussion with the unions, but
instend choso to make a unilat-
eral effort on a single ingur-
ance item. Since under this
proposal GE specifically retains
the vight to ‘amend’ or ‘termi-
nate’ this insurance, acceptance
might remove this item from
collective. bargaining in the fu«
ture,
ite Appear On Channel 13, Sat.
James BE. Carey, President of. .
Tan IU, will appear on WAST: " :
PY, channel 18, toniorraw ‘(Sate
ad POM.
CAREY, in ‘none hour telecast,
will give the details of the IU;
£ contract proposals: whieh -
wore submitted to GE oan June
loth, He will explain all the is-,
sues which will arige-in the next
few months-and @ the. un-
jon's position on. Suth issues us
job sucurity, cost of living, pen-
sions, insurance, wages, vaca-
tions, und union security.
The one hour program will be
a duplicate ‘of the reeint nation-
wide closed circuit: ay: interview
With: reporters fromponine cities:
within the Ga chain, whieh was
conducted) on: June Ah from
Washington, Dp. G2 0
——
IVE Wins 10
Shops In Month
Two former UE ‘shops, a tor-
mer Teumsters paper local, two
former 9 gangster .— controled
shops, four former independent
locals and another island shop
were among the 10 new units
won by the TUE during the past
month in organizing campaigns
yanging from Canada to Puerto
Rico,
Of the new additions, . seven
were won through shop clections
and three by recognition,
IUE Local 485 scored °
the victories as it racked u
wins through NLRB elect:
and two more by recognition.
The former UE shops joined
to the IUE are Cincinnati Time
Recorder and Fogarty Manufac-
turing, Dayton, Ohio, Both plants
were operating under independ-
ent unions prior to the IUR cam-
paign victories,
~ adadacetde
Labor Programs
WRGB-TV — Every Sat.
_ 12:45 P.M. — Channel 6
“Amoricans at’ Worl’
“Labor Looks at. the News”
6:45. P.M, — Every. Sat. Eve,
WSNY
“Washington Reports’
" WSNY Radio — Dial 1240
ery Sat. Evening 7 P.M.
“WCSS Sunday 2 P. M.
Vol. 7, No. 26
The Voice of GE Workers, Pega i eoh.
July 8, 1960
‘Toe CARAVAN ARRIVES IN SCHE NBCTADY Nex? FRIDAY
GE SEEKS CONTRACT SETTLEMENT
BEFORE OOTORER 157 DEADLINE. +s
‘manager of Schenectady Relations,
Electric Mo cr will see a peace-
“ful, just settlement with-the IUE
before the expiration: ae our conte
.ract in October.
Summer with the IVE and the many
_ According to Mr. A.C. Stevens,
ata local press conference, abt
the Hotel V.n Curler, this. past
Tuesday morning, the Genera!
According to Mr, Stevens, "When
we begin negotiations later this
other unions with which we have
contracts, we'll do so with one
basic objec tive in mind--to work
out with the untons.a fair agrée-
ment, some time before our present
contract expires. !
The IUE has as ked the company to
sit down immediately in order to
allow for plenty of time in which
to negotiate the many complex
problems-such as Employment Securit
Pensions, Insurance, a better Cost-~
of Living Increase, Separation Pay
and many Others if an agreement is
to be reached, before the October
deadline.
To date the Co. has not agreed
to this but keeps talking about
negotiating later on GePhug the
Summer,
A major problem in the older GE
plants such as Sch'dy is Employment
Securiby...Seh'dy GE being one of
the plants hard-hit by the Company!
Decentralisation Program.
This Decentralization Program
required that certain products
Which were manufactured here be
built in other, plants throughout
the country. For example, the type
of work that formerly was done here]
is presently being done itn such .
places as Pilbtsfleld and. Binghamton
with movies,
interesting information regarding
the IUE Progress. during the
"Golden Sixties"
all day Moncey,
Disted below is a4 tentative schedule
Bldg. #46 which housed the
Aeronautics Dept. at one time le-—now
empty. “As a result ofthis, fornier
sep oyees at Seh'tdy are commuting
dally to Pittsfield anda thers: have
been obliged to move to Binghamton.
tat aprdve in
July 15th, and
Lo
entrances tO che GE plant during
the day. It will remain here until
Wednesday, July 2th.
is se lec sO appear at several
The huge caravan is equipped
Qiaplays and other
We urge you and the pu
be sure bo see vhis wonder
exhibit of your union in-actdion.
The caravan Wiil be.on display in.
the TUE parking lob .on brie Blvd.
July 18th,
for the IU Ge
"TUE CARAVAL", SCH EDULE
July 15th, Priday Various GE
entrances
(Bway, Krusie
Ave.)
saturday Latham Corners
Shopping
Genter, 9:00-
12:00 a.m.
TUE Parking Lot
TUL Hall,
Erie Blivd.
Tuesday State Street
Near Proctors
Thea ver LOrQ0- —
12:60 a.m.
Central. Fark
' (Playground Area)
3G p.m.
GE SERKS CONL{RACT SETTLEMENT (contd)
Because of lack-of-work in the
older plancos, the [UE hopes Lo
pursuade GE shai some diversified
work (such as. defense contracts
be routed. uo distressed areas, such
as Schenevady.
"The major union we deal with,
poth nationally and in Sch'dy, is
-the TUB", Sheveus’ suid. (cont back
: page )
TURBINE TO HOLD SECTION NIGHT
NEXT THURSDAY, JULY 14, spots PLM
‘Unton embers of. the Porbs ne
Department. will hold their."Section
wen oming Thursday evening
at the LUE 11 orium at hs D. m.
Leo Jandreau, Business Agent of
Local 301 LUE, “wll be the main
speaker. ~ He will ‘discuss the
latest devélopments in the IUE-GE
contract negotiations and other
problems of vital intebest to the
MEESE SELES :
Officers and Exécutive Board
members will else be on hand to:
answer any questions which you.
might have and would like ae
cleared up. :
Hot-dogs,- pizza, .clam chowder;
soda and beer will be the main
items on the refreshment menu.”
Ticket sales have been very
good, and a big turnout-is
expected. Tickets can be obtained |
from your Shop Steward or Board
Member.
A good time Le guaranteed for
all! 30 be sure to come along and
“pring*a. friend or a member of the
family.
The members of ‘Turbine on the
end shift will hold their section
night cn Friday, July 15th, at
‘12:30 that cvening. _
CHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
REVIEWED BY COMMITTIEN
Last weck a preliminary meet-
‘Ing of the Scholarship Committee.
was held at the’ Union Office to
sort oul the many applications
-received for the Annual, Local 301:
Scholarship Award.
The difficult task of trying
to select a winner among the many
eligible applicants get under way -
&s Prank Masterson, chairman, John.
LeGraff, Roy Schaffer, Joe. Alois
Vinee DiLorenz 20 met with Robert
‘Murray, Superintendent of Schcols
and another member of the school
Staff.
j When. bhe ‘final job ab euntutdon
1s completed “the: lucky student's
name willbe. ‘announced ab the |
nearest: member ship. meeting. last
year's winner is “now attending
Notr ‘Deme: University and is: well
up: atk tke ‘top of his class. ain
beholastic ratings.
More details wilt be published
88 $00N a: yformation ts available
er L Ns UC PHINK. ABOUT |
\ Frane Masterson
Mr, Ford, cof the Ford.Motor Co.,
and a meisber of the GE Board of
Directors, clainis, that the: GE. Co.
cannot suppor: e SUB (Supplimental
Unemployment Insurance) program
for its employees who. are forced .
out on the stréets because of lack-
‘of-work. es
He apparently is ‘more éoncerned
about his own employees than’ He is
about us since his company has.
adopted the SUE plan in its. cont-
ract with the UAW for his employees.
"Right-to-Work"?
You have probably read about the
company propagenda on "Right-to-
Work" (?) Laws in which they clainz
that sone pecple (a minority group’)
want to work when a strike is in -
“progress at a specific plant.
This the cOmpany claims is their
privilere. Let me point out that...
this type or individual is more’:
profitable to the Ser cag Poem
in so-called Right-to-Work States,
the per-cavita income is much
lower than in other States around
the country. This means -that
these people earn less money for
their services while the company
makes more profit on their efforts.
Ome would be led to believe that
some companies sre more. eoncerned
with profits than people who
make this possible ° op trying to
provide a better standard of living
for their efforts.
Think seriously aboub the 1958
promises made by the company and
the layoffs which followed.
ATTEND YOUR UNION MEETINGS
- regularly during the crucial ‘months |
vO come and it will pay off in
extra dividends.
GE SEEKS CONTRACT ‘SETTLENENT(conta)
"On the national level, for the
first time since we started dealing
with the IU, there seems to be a
growing awareness that the interests
we have in common are far more
lisportant that any issues which
seem to divide us. This is good for
all concerned: Let's hope it lasts;
he stated.
Referring to the recent speeches
_and demands by James Carey, IUE
‘president, Stevens said he thought
there were indications thas Carey
seemed more i1ioderate in his actions
and less demanding. :
“TP this is. sincere and I give hin
credit for being so,! Stevens sald,
"T think this is a 1 sca sign for an
ennly setrlemens, !
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Kibert J. Pitzgorald - ; oe ; ; Moves ction wo 3.0
Preaidont,,” UER & MIA
Lb fast 'Slst Streat
New York 22, New York
‘Dear President Fitzgerald:
As you W411 recall, more than a year ago the Offi cers of Lceal 302 _
formally discussed with you the serious situation that was developing in the
sed w fURo. e By ton ay that
» At that time we pointed out to you that during the past five years CE agen, 98 & fightin OUP
“VE had’ not organized a single new GS plant in years.
cur Locad py .
: ; wy ’ A Sy miy ind
workers had made no substantial gains, At that time we pointed out that the ~~ ; On ¢ pf : : Mi zabion. dtant Ge 2 ohh Leh
ALi)
This weakness, we pointed out, seriously hampered. the aconomit progress.
of GE workers, anti Was threatening to hurt then ‘even mare seriously unless the
situation was remedied: At that time you admitted these facts to us,
At the time, a9 you undoubtedly recall, we siigrested that the VE consider
steps other than the "programmatic unity" which the national officera had
attempted to'achieve but which*had been: rejected by al] other major unions,
Specifically, we suggested that we seck to unite our entire VE strength within
soua other major union. ‘
This you refused'to do.
Therefore, because ve felt it was oir-difect ohtiration te the menkern off
Local 301, we proceeded to seek unity with other Go oueehowss thot wuld provide
‘ug With sufficient bargaining strength to do the job cur people need and deserves
During the time-that has elapsed since our conversation with you we have. ‘
anvassed the field, We Investigated every possibility, Now we have receiveds |
@ forthright and unqualified proposition from the JUE-CIO, ‘In the: past two weekln”
We hava taken this proposition to our Officers, our ixecutive Bord and our
‘Shop Stewards Body---1n brief, to our entire local leatershipsseto sec what they
‘thought of the. proposition. ; : woo
‘progeed' do. carry our proposal to our menbers and carry out the. practically. .
“Bnanineds endarsenent of the leadership of Local 301, Bye e
Thedt reaction has been overwhelmingly favorable and we Aew. tnténd: to
lillion Strong for Unity, Der nd ran
