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Vol. 9,,No. 35 The Voice of G.k.
G.E, CONFERENCE BOARD MEETING
The third quarterly meeting
_ Of the IUVE-GE Conference Board was
held on August 23rd and 24th, in
eWashington, D.C, e is
_., Very good discussions took,
‘place on arbitration. cases and |
insurance, but of most importance
was the discussion on the 1963 ~
negotiations, The present con-
tract runs until’ Sept, 29, 1963, |
and is subject to modification or:
‘termination at that time, This’ .
means that negotiations will begin
in less than one year,
_ Delegates from each local
union attending the Conference .
Board meeting were asked to report
on demands that were of most im~ °
portance in‘their respective ©
Locals and those which the members
were most willing to support, This
discussion proved to be very help-
_ ful and, enlightening. . es
The*delegates from Local 301.)
reported, that Income and Job Se~.
curity are again the top issues,
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Workers, Local 301 Aug. 31, 1962.
"MEMBERS VOTE ON HOLIDAY SWITCH.
i The contract provides that a
r-Local union and a local management
may agree to substitute a different
“holiday in place of those listed
in the contract.
Election Day,* which falls on
‘ Tuesday, November 6th, is one of
the paid holidays listed in the. -
contract, Thanksgiving Day, which
will be celebrated on Thursday,
November 22nd, *is also a.paid hole.
‘ iday. "6
a majority of .the members in Local
301 desire to substitute the ‘day::
*following Thanksgiving, Nov. 23rd,
in place of Election Day. If so, b
working on Election Day, we could:
have Thanksgiving,. Thursday, Nov. 22,
and.Friday, Nov. 23, as paid hol-. |.
idaysS, making a long 4-day week end
a,
ce
“pers can vote, indicating their’ |
* position on this question. The .
-petition provides two columns for ..,
members. to. vote for or against the
change. - ° A
(cont'd, reverse side)
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. FACTS, SHOW UNION. DOING GooD JOR
nares
The “ghost writers" of anony=
leaflets,distributed at.night
or left in the wash rooms.when’ _
nobody is looking, are still busy
“condemning, lying and distorting
the facts about Local’ 301 and its
representatives, ss
One interesting fact about
the propaganda. of these "headless.
horsemen" is that their leaflets
», ave the color of U.E. handiwork!
{heir approach used to'get people
~. Worked up is not new,..they know
the average person. is :opposed to
changes, so their theme song is:
Beware of Changes = Beware, of Re«=
evaluation. ~- Beware of Implemen-
tation - Beware “of Wage Cuts!
‘Well, the facet is. that there.
have been changes. in methods, prices}
job rates, job content and numérous
ethers ever since we have had a
SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIP © « °
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“ MEETING DATE” CHANGED.
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°° The Executive Board has voted
“to postpone the September Member-= ..
ship Meeting from Monday, Sept. 17,
1962, to Monday, Sept. 24, 1962,
one week later than the usual date,
is due to the fact that several of
the officers will be attending the
National IUE Constitutional Conven-
tion in Cleveland, Ohio. The Nat-
“ donal Convention is scheduled from
Monday, the 17th, through Friday, »
the 2lst. The Officers’ and Exec- °
“will not be changed...they will be
“held. on Monday, Sept, 10th, as
scheduled... ;
-§O REMEMBER, THE USUAL DATE OF
THE SEPT o° MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS WILL
BE POSTPONED FROM THE 3RD MONDAY. TQ
THE 4TH MONDAY OF THE MONTH FOR.’ -
SEPT, ONLY.(Time will stay the same
(cont'd, reverse side)
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The question involves’ whether.
_° Each Board Member. has been pros
tovided with petitions so that mem-
The reason for the postponement
| ubive Board Meetings for September _
Qnd shift-1330 pm; lst & 3rd-7:30 pm.)
G. f. CONFERENCE BOARD | en ietel ty ;
Te was: pointed out that because of
the long..service in our Schenectady}
plant, our members want 4 weeks’
--vacationfor .20 .years,- improved
“
“pens: Ons: and. a ‘Retraining Program,
: othe question of losing Recall
“rights: after two years was brought
up by Local 301 and also the loss
of previous service if out over
_three.years, This proposal brought
“very serious discussion and it was
the consensus: of opinion
‘delegates present that
be changed in the next”
The: Pehaior Plan'was also.
A - HOLIDAY SWITCH . (Cont'd. )
moe “The polis will be open on
Tuesday, Election Day, Move 6th,
from. 6:00, a.m, to*9: 60 PeMe, because
and Congressional offices
which will give ample
ty for everyone to vote
before or. atter a work shift,
We must have the peti Yons—
back as quickly as possiblesin order’.
to give the officers of the Union»
plenty of time to work out the
“necessary arrangements with G,E,
management if the majority of Local
301 member rs want the holiday changes
tr
discussed at great length, ~The
delegates felt that while the
Pension Fund. had assets..of.
$1,151,000,000, as of Dec, 31, 1961,
the pensions. provided are not
adequate to maintain.a decent stan-
dard of living. «The sentiment is
also strong for lowering the pen=
sion ages owe
~A long dbeclieton': “took. place
on Insurance and | Hospitalization. '
The needs for improving: the present
plan were clearly outlined and -
supported by the seLegatees
It was interesting to note
that the sentiments expressed by
Local 301 were pretty much the same
as those expressed in the. other
“older plants. wa
M.D.A. GANG SAY WAGES. CUT
_ In the leaflet which was cire-
culated in the Steam Turbine Dept,
‘by the ii,D.A., they claim the
Officers of Local 301 have allowed
-avprice cutting campaign for ine
centive sae aay in BTS, department}
‘The UE- MoDsA. “gang will con- [
tinue to involve themselves, dis
torting the. facts, in preparation
for the election of Union Officers
for 1963-64,
This same’ small element: in our
Union sold a large section of our.
membership a "bill of. goods" in
1956, electing a slate of incom-
petent opportunists, whereby during
the two years, 1957-58, Local 301
experienced and spent its time with
internal fights among the leader=
ship at the expense of the members,
UNION DOING, GOCD JOB (Cont tae
Union, and-even before we were ore
nized. In ‘fact, if it were not
r these changes, we eeu a
1d not have a job,
The important fact is...can. we
face up to necessary changes and
continue to maintain our standard
living. This is the real test of.
Union leadership. - -
Let’s “look at the: important-:
“measuring factors that mEnee bey
prove whether our Union is. doing" a
EMPLOYMENT - Has increased from,
August 1961 to August 1962 by 617
WAGES + Since August lst, 1961 to
August Ist, 1962:
Day Workers?..Waqeés. »
Increased 366
Average Increased Tes
SENIORITY - Due to the application’
of. our Seniority Supplement, the®
average service is 18 years and chee
average age is 47 years, Due to, ‘the |
‘continual vigilance on the part. ‘Of,
‘Local 301 representatives,
rated: employees. who had been. dowri=
820 noudy:
and Piece AOE MENS. ee Can
graded were returned to their: former ”
jobs or higher rated jobs. During
this same period, 572 long service
employees were ‘upgraded to higher ;
rated | job openings. i. .
| GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE - During the ist
six months of 1962, the Union Office
handled 1590 management level cases,
. The above are facts.,.not bags.
of smoke that the M.D.A. Boys would
have you buy!
—
.. Many of our members who do not
of the facts; are in such a
fluenced by reading -the UE-M.D.A. filthy propaganda, °
attend meetings and ‘are not informed ~
gullible position that they may be in-
Now, if there
has been price cutting in Steam Turbine, that reduces the wages, ‘the
. record certainly proves this to be a lie because sean",
The average. earnings . for all incentive:
per hour,
same group on June lst, 1962, ‘mas $4.71 per
on Jan. Ist; 1962, was $4.51
six months of 20 cents an hour,
workers in. Steam Turbine
_average earnings for -the:
‘fhour, or an increase in
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