The Voice of G.E.
“Vol. 8, No. 16
Workers, Local 301 April 14, 1961.
OVER 90% OF BARGAINING UNIT ORGANIZED
“member contacted an Assistant Bus-
NATIONAL BOYS' CLUB WEEK
The Schenectady Boys! Club
joins with more than 575 Boys?
Clubs throughout the country in ob-
serving "National Boys' Club Week",
April 10 - 16th, Soe 2 URRERT EE
Special programs will be con-
ducted to highlight the year-round
. program of the Club. These pro-
» rams will emphasize the Boys! Club
‘contribution to the growth and en-
richment of the lives of hundreds
of boys.
Mr. Ray Riggs, President, in a
letter addressed to Business Agent
Leo Jandreau, extends. a cordial
welcome to all of our members to
visit the Union Street Club or’its
‘branch in Rotterdam. The hours are
from 3 to 5 p.sm., 6:30 p.m. to
9:00 pem., daily. On Saturday,
10 a.m. to 4:30 pom,
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MEMBERSHIP-STEWARDS MEETING
Monday, April 17, 1961
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' Regular Order of Business
Report of Committees
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WORKER REENGAGED
Many types of eases are
settled by the Union Office staff
‘without. the need of a formal griev-
ance, This is usually done by a
' telephone call,
A good example of this proced-=
_ure occurred recently. A Union
iness Agent and told him that he
had been on a lack of work from the
plant since January 6, 1961. He
. asked if he. would have any chance
of being rehired in the near future
‘By asking a.few questions, it
. became apparent to the Asst. Bus.
_ Agent that this man may be entitled
(cont'd, reverse side)
i
jexisted.
Records in the Local 301 Union
Office show that over 90% of the
employees working in our Bargaining
Unit are members of our Union.
This bears testimony to the
fact that an: overwhelming number .
of the employees realize the value”
and importance of an effective Union,
It also emphasizes the constant and
continued efforts -on the part of our
Union representatives to get 100%
participation. —
The Shop Stewards will continue
the task of signing up those
éiiployees who are not presently
members of our Union. They have been
hampered somewhat by the hundreds
of moves that have taken place in
the: plant.
Because of this, Shop Stewards
will for the purpose of identificat-
ion contact all new employees coming
into their groups. The Steward
will also offer them his services
asa Union Representative.
PRICE RESTORED
The alertness and the proper
knowledge of the contract. by Union
Representatives in Bldg. 285, result
in two cases being settled satis-
factorily,
In Bldg. 285, management in the
Small Bucket Section changed the
method and lowered the price on the
rough taper operation. The. operators
entered a complaint after their
efforts to correct the situation with
supervision failed. Upon investig-
ation by the Board Member and Shop
Steward, it was disclosed that the
‘somcalled new method did not save
any time on the job; therefore, no
justification for a price change
Again supervision refused
to restore the former price on the
job. Consequently, the Board Member
was compelled to contact Union Rel-
jations of Large Steam Turbine. After
discussing this matter with them,
they agreed to restore the original
price. ,
(cont'd. reverse side)
'. don and medical benefits for
.- The most common of these mistaken
“INFORMATION ON HOSPITALIZATION
by Allen E. Townsend
‘It. has come to our attention
that there are people in the plant
who may be ‘paying for hospitalizat-
members of their family whom they.
mistakenly: believevare "dependents",
“beliefs is that the father or mother
of the employee is covered. The
following information should clar-..
“ify the term "Dependent':
"The term ‘dependent! includes (1)
an employee's spouse and (2) any
unmarried child under 23 years of
age of a male employee or of a
female employee unless she has a
husband who is an employee of the
Company, provided, however, that if
the child is 19 years of age or over
the child is’ not employed full time
and is principally dependent upon
PRICE RESTORED (Cont'd.)
Another case occurred in the
This involved a change of method
resulting in the lowering of the
price off the bent blades operation.
Union representatives strongly pro-~
tested the price’ and also notified |
supervision that they were in viol-
ation of the contract. The ‘contract
specifically provides that where
there is a change of method and the
price is lowered, the Company is
Jobliged to notify the Union one week
in advance of such change. Manage-
ment agreed to restore the former
price pending final settlement of
the case, :
The Union negotiators were:
Board. Meniber Brothers, Shop Stewards
Sonycalb and Bednar owski.
the employee for maintenance and
support. A child, wife or husband
will not be considered a dependent
if he or she either (a) is insured
for medical expense benefits under
any group plan of the Company, (b)
resides outside the United States
and Canada, (c) is in the armed
forcés of. any country, or (d) is
required to submit evidence of good
health and such evidence is not
accepted as satisfactory- by the
Insurance Company.
"The term 'child?..will include (1)
‘the employee's own children and
legally adopted children, (2) step-
children who reside in the employees
household, and (3) children suppor-
ted solely by the employee and per-~
manently residing in the household
of which the employee is the head."
If any employee has any reser~
vations as to whether he is paying
for dependent. hospitalization and
medical: benefits for which he can-
not collect, I would advise him to
check with the Administrator .of
the plan in his own department.
» WORKER REENGAGED (Cont'd.)
to ‘placement, based on his service
and work. experiences
“The Company was presented with
‘certain facts obtained from the .
master list‘of the plant. After a
brief investigation by the Company,
they. agreed with the Union that thid
man was entitled to reéngagement.
“Klong with this type of case,
-the’ Union Office is constantly being} ¢
visited by members who are ‘out of |
work, checking on questions affect-_
ing their unemployment irisurance moa
benefits,” ‘surplus foods, “termination
pay, pensions, etc. Even when #301
members are out of. work, the Union
SPECIAL MEETING -
MAC DEPT. PIECEWORKERS
Union Hall
Monday, April 17, 1961
6:00 p.m. Sharp
To Discuss’ Piecework Stds. and |
. Procedures in the MAC Dept.
Nozzle Partition. Section of Bldg.285.
‘ FURTHER INFORMATION ON
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
by Allen E, Townsend
We have received further infor-
mation concerning unemployment
benefits to pensioners.
A pensioner would qualify to
collect under the new extended .
benefits the difference between his
pension and what his Unemployment
Tnsurance would-be.. However, he
could collect these benefits for a
longer period than 13 weeks. For
example: a pensioner whose unem~
ployment benefit rate would normally
be $50.00 per week, who is getting
an ‘average of $30. 60 a week pension
would receive $20.00 per week unem-
ployment insurance. He could
collect this $20.00 per week. until
either he has collected a full
SCHOLARSHIP FUND DRIVE
'. " Petitions, are now-being cir~
culated in the shop for contribut-
‘ions to the eclatartpte Fund for.
1961.
.-. Please give what, you. can to
help this very worthy cause.
continues to render whatever service
is within their power,
#650.00 (13x50) or until the date of
March 31, 1962, whichever comes first
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