The Voice of. G.E, Workers, Local 301
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‘BOULWARE TACTICS APP
Management: in’ Ba
. departure in the Toolroom Department.
without consulting. the ‘Unions
of ‘the Union fil
Representativ
of
new innovation. At™the 2nd Level
“negotiator, William Kaletta, ‘é he
‘that -once the Company makes. up ° mi
"not, Gnde many StS PUiis PameE, back off.
i
: The ‘Union,’ howe.
a compromise offer in’ an effort to re
-toolroom, This offer, the Company
result that the employees: int
with the Company s position,
omen being nove er "rower
rated. Jobs prompts Union represen-.
tatives to file g
behalf.
Th Bldg. 85, SAC Dewantiant,!
“there are three groups of women
working on inserting and eet l
tator cores, Two groups of Insert».
rs.and Connectors work on the 250
and. 280 standard motors. production’.
lines on an’ incentive basis, The: -
-ones.. working on’ the-Hermetic ae
Motors “are paid’ ‘day work.
PWwhandver the incentive workers:
on either the 250 or, 280 line weré
instructed to work -on the Hermetic:
Motors, they would suffer a con- 9 °.4
vision ai Toss of earnings. Super-.
én making. the moves would, -
ut those:workers who had
ly worked on. the» Hermetic:
whenever.
H emer
“service would be trans erred. !
The Uniton representatives who
took part in the negotiations were:
Board Member Nejmany Shop Stewards
-Veino, Wojciek, Gaar and Asst. Bus,
Agent Christmane, They are to be
complemented for a job well done.
vance on.their |...
ho, wild reaction: anong. the workers$
refused ‘overtime.
support thei,
Hore: the. following
“| Shambo immediately.
‘Company -‘representat:
-and- was. told ‘that he J ‘Anew nothing:
“the woul
LIED - GAS TURBINE.
49, Gas Turbine, has. embarked pon a new.
They have apprised an innovation,
ed a grievance protesting this”
the grieva procedure, © Company: i
Boulware-like position in stating ~
nd ain rendering - a decision, it wilt:
ver, does. not take this” Sttitudé.. it made managere
solve the pro =m ext stan an. the:
The Company at this oi
~pather tHan resume negotiations: with.
S eneee reer ceetie Me bondten te ‘to.
: The ‘Petter’ gppabedtly. caused,
impressed and. still
"The Company ©
Nanci Book pope etsy: measures.
they were .no
pant for. work.
Company gave was that
ves was necessary: because the
“rest of the department. ‘refused to '-
‘work: overt
e: but “these: were not
the true facts, The Erectors! group
_has, been .over-manned fora period
| of months with some of them being.
| farmed: out. to. other jobs.
*
Howe}
they..tried ‘to use: this alibi a
position, ;
President Shambo- was no
Soe Board. lembér. Di Lorenzo: o
at, 3
225 pem., that’ management had
nformed” the Erectors of no ve :
Mone ye: Pres.
cted aes
n'Gas Turbine
about. ‘instructions: given: to Erectors
not bo: report to“work.s. He: said that
invest gates ae
Shambo ‘becéived no answer from:
the Cotpany. ‘At 4300 p.ems, Shop
Steward. Les. from: 2nd. shift. con=.
tacted the Union Office and. re-.
affirmed DiLorenza! Ss. remarks.
(cont'd. on reverse, s, side)
PROBLEMS OF ALCOHOLISM
by Allen E. Townsend. : 1g
- gain Pri Shambo called Company
: One of the many “problems con= |representative and received the
fronting both the Company,.and: the same reply - still checking. At
Union vis -the problem of "Al¢oholism'!s’:00 pems, the Union Office had ,
oF
: -fStill not received any word:
It has ‘been estimated that as ie
there is at least one Alcoholic for It was obvious” at this ime
every three families an America. that management could not furnish an
answer because they had already sent
Many years ago, inenelee this» the aforementioned letter, out that
habit affected a worker's ability |same afternoon. This sort of att-
to perform his job, companies such jitude-on.the part of the Company °
as the G,E, plant would Rena ty ' {certainly is ‘not conducive to’ good
" dischange ham. ‘oe 7 _«" «ftollective bargaining relations«but«
Bes ge . rather: has a.tendency to result in
> In’ recent. years there hag. been a deterioration of those relations,
“a trend since the advent of "Alcoh-| » a ee Deg
olics Anonymous". to handle these " oro
. cases differently, “Full credit’ for ’. | CONGRESSMEN. TO RECEIVE
this belongs to -such. enlightened : ; -ANDERSON-KING PETITIONS
- people as Dr. Burnett of the local 4
“plant, who is a recognized authors, The Union ‘OFF LCE Wis praventiy
““-ity.on this problems your Union in. the process of mailing out petit-
-, and the lacat G.E. management, ions embodying 4,000 signatures to
ia oo Senators Keating, “Javits and Con-
“In most of the cases of gressman Stratton, supporting the °-.
Alcohohism’ handled now, a worker medical care for the aged bill,
18 not fired before frequent warn- Ipetter known as the Anderson-King
‘ings from the Company, I tee pia, : oe
instances Union Headquartes; Seow of ew ro ea Borys
, contacted by the Company and as: Ou wThig piece of: legislation’ pro-
,tocuse their good. offices - vides forthe ‘bution of 20¢ per.
hang: to straighten out the “ lweek’ per worker o the Social: Secur-
Wave Lived. 2 oo
“Q
Hospitalization tobe paid-up to 90.
1 ; : days” for illness with patient paying
schavee. an empl ie Jup.:to $90.00 for, the first 9 days of.
hese méasures EMEA er ‘nursing homecare up to 180
iis: happens, all .ise OS Ci pean t patient, care’ furnished a:
some of these cases, J00G... » “dhospital would be paid where the
° patient,is not hospitalized;:home
ee health services up to 240 visits per
“Not ‘too. long ago ar Ip LOY year including nursing care, therapy,
-with long service was.discharged’ | and apart time pomeiiaker services
for. chronic 1 :
pe Wee again’ wish’ to remind | shop;
|stewards who": sta i have Anderson-:
charge meeting. was held
Union: and management ‘répres nt im ee SOON, as ee go. thet they,
‘ives. At this: meeting |too,. may, be processed for mailing
“agreed ‘that this. man's dis charg rs r representatives in, Washing
would: be. changed | to a one year's « ton. a . ae
“le of absence’ on the following
hat he would immed-"
leoholies: Anonymous" oe
Tt ‘was agreed that perfodic reports .
Of his progress’ woul ‘|
. the: Company through: D:
“was further. agreed -tha:
ision would be. made: on ae a 2 a oe
of the year as Pp eae This abticie ‘should not, belcone ine
ehuherwould be ralde “strued as meaning, that all-cases. such.
te ct ig ly as the one above have such ‘a- happy -
/ periodically on: this: m ( -ending. ‘In many cases when: we. oe
final téesult | thi vase tebeen able to. ge et another ‘ch =
“due to the “fine” progress Je “h ‘AATcoholics im .similiar situa ions, Bs
this, man in, controllin as* par they have started drinking again. «
he was: rehired about, eight if cand as a result wind-up without
months after he left the pile a a the fac ct that we
itate “themsélvas is. ae ee
anticipate. any. recurren e of th “gratltyine Exe PEACHCE 5 Oe ail bs
_ problems’ cpllbe .
