Electrical Union News, 1940 July 2

“There has’ been much dissatisfac-
tion in“the past:on what is normal

*. effort or; What 'is.a day's work—or: -

‘Is it just’ common labor? |, “Well

"what is your opinion of this job?™. . ..
°°: Pete operates: a paint machine in

the? Refrigerator . Department. ‘The
production speed is 131 per hour.
Pete lifts a 25-pound part from ‘knee

by Pete. a:

Pete's, effort formula: 131 per hr.
times 3 equals 393 times 25 pounds
equals 9,825 pounds per hour—close
to five tons per hour, or 39 tons fo:
a day's work, «=-..., ;
zs: Pete is not a‘small fellow. He is
quite a man, It was necessary to send
out a request for some oversized fel-
lows to fill the:qualifications, says the
foreman, > | ;

Management says glorified common

Tt
blowing with air requires another lift

Jabor. is..well paid at job rate_of Tie.

per hour, What do you think? |

Refrigerator Workers
‘Request Further -
Information

Changes made without first. dis-
-eussing the change with the Union
Represdntatives is beginning to have
its effect in the Refrigerator Depart-
ment. “The idea of introducing © the
change on one of the three shifts
Usually at the weakest point. is be-
ginning to ‘wear out, The foreman
then notifies the other two shifts that

it. must be O.K., because the ‘other -

shift did, it,

If the change is a reasonable,one,
‘tt is not necessary to sneak it) under
the wire. A full explanation to the
Union Representative would be an
overture of cooperation which is usu-
ally necessary on moves of this kind:

If_ harmony is to exist in the Re-
frigerator Department, policy of this
type should be changed. : :

Screw Machine Ops
_Ask Reclassification

Hand screw machine operators re-

quest higher ‘rate for work that has_

tolerances in ‘the tenths. Request is
also made for job definition to dis-
tinguish class of work, ‘ ;
The seréw machine department is
contemplating a meeting to hear the
management's answer to these re-
quests.

_ Company Requests

Change in Contract

- The Company-requested the Union
to make change in contract embodied
in G. E, Q-105 under Decreasing of
Forees. The present wording’ is:

“Generally-..speaking...the.. personnel
will not be reduced until production
has decreased at least 10 per cent
below ‘that called for by the estab-
lished working schedule and after
every effort is made to transfer em-
ployees from. slack to busier depart-
ments. reductions” in” fo:
necessary, advancé notice will be

“given together with reasons for the .

change. An employee to be laid off
for lack of work for an extended or
indefinite period ‘will be given notice
of at least one.week.”

The change suggested by the com-
pany is: Generally. speaking the com.
pany. will :maintain-a-worl: schedule
of 40 hours ‘per week until 12%) per
cent of the ‘force has been laid off.
Then. hours will be reduced. to 36
before additional lay offs are. made.
If further reductions are necessary
consideration will be given additional

lay. offs, or shorter hours; Before em- .

_Ployees are laid off every effort will

be made to transfer them from slack
_to busier dapartments. Employees
scheduled for lay offs will be given
reasons for the change and if laid off
for an extended period will be given
notice of at least one week.”

Answer

{Continued from Page 1)
Va age © 9 C2) ;

hour upon: graduation and will re-'
‘ ceive S:¢ six months-after graduation
and 98c after one year’s experience.
after graduation. °

- + An apprentice will be given prefer-
ence in filling openings on machine

An: apprentice will
on any job withthe intention of
keeping him as a permanent operator. «

After graduation. an apprentice
willbe given preference on any open-
ing-in a tool reom, or shall be given
preference over new operators on.
highly skilled. machine operations,
such as: jig borer, Gedding and: Lew-
is, Keller, etc. . e

(3)

Inasmuch as. they could not find
Gedding and: Lewis in two communi-
ties, we feel that where these ma-

-chines are used in other. industiies,~
then these industries should be used
as a comparison. Furthermore,-Keller-—
machines hada job vate of $1.10
which: was lowered’ according to the
management. This does not concur
with the practices in other industries.
The Keller is rated one step higher
in other industries-than Gedding and
Lewis.

: on. '  A&A)D
_ Because of the dissatisfaction ex-
isting among. the toolmakers with the.
present rates~and~classifications;-and’~~
after considering the management's

statement that rates are set based on

““the community. rate survey; it- is. the..

opinion of the ‘majority of the tool-
makers that the ‘class of work done
in.the Schenectady G. E. is of a much’
higher class compared to ‘what is be-
ing done in the community. Moreover,
the Company has confirmed this opin-
ion, and claims five per cent was al?
lowed for the differential. . .
. This .committee-.feels that some

thing more tangible should be pro- - f

duced in the form of :drawings,:so we |
can assure ourselves and the employ-
ees we represent that a fair compari.
son of jobs is being made, .

(S)

Inasmuch as~-there are rates of
$1.25 and $1.30 respectively, being
paid in our community for a particu-
lar class of work, we interpret’, this
as a going rate or actual rate paid to

“sgroups of employees. Therefore, we
feel that similar rates should. prevail
in the Schenectady Plant for similar
work,

Rep. Crowther .
Speaks Upp -

COPY . COPY
_In WASHINGTON: The Lee Eouse, .
‘15th & L Streets, Washington, D.C,
UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO &
MACHINE WORKERS OF
AMERICA ._ £
261 Fifth Ave. at 29th Street
New York City
Leo Jandreau ‘ “
--~-Local 811, UER. &-MWaA, ------—--- --
801 Liberty St. ~
Schenectady, N.Y.
' Monday, May 6, 1940.
Rep. Frank Crowther (R-NY) has
informed me that he has decided to
vote against any amendment: to the
Wagner Act—and Y trust this coin-
cides with any report you: may have
gotten. I am sure that it is the pres-
sure Local 801 has: been able to .put
on that has secured this vote for us
in the coming floor fight. With best
personal wishes, ‘ :
LYLE-DOWLING
C: Emspak.

‘Cable Department
Requests Review
of Job Value ~_

The employees on the galvanized
braiders ‘are requesting a review of
job value. Comparing the work on .
these machines with others, the op-
erators claim it to be low,

New machines with higher output,
requiring more skill, have been in-
troduced. ,so why not more.-money,.....
say the boys.

RECTORS -

“Apprentices” will “réceive @le~per Hy

FUNERAL DI

“Broadway &. Guilderland ‘Ave,
: Schenectady, N. ¥en te

TENNINGS

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FUNERAL DIRECTORS
1190. Third Ave. Scheneciady
_, (Mont Pleasant) ;
Telephones:,: 4-6066 and 64342.

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Phone 4-1134

1 08Jay St. Schenectady, N.Y.

f)-Lumber..--.Millwork’ - Screens'|j
{\Storm Sash - One Coat Wall Paint}

“PECKHAM WOLF |
& CO.

487 Nott St. ‘Telephone 4-9971

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[DRUGS "CHEMICALS
WALKER'S
PHARMACY

Prescription Specialties ‘

503.:State Street Phone 4-7709
r i Schenectady, N. Y.

‘Domand Union Made Cigars

BLUE STONE
MUTUAL

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- P, M. BLESER |

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COMMODATING ANY TYPE OF ENTERTAINMENT. THE USE

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Electricians Meet
—Discuss Shop
Problems:

The Shop Blectric turned out in
mass Thursday night, May 9th. Shop

problems of all sorts were discussed,
Plans were formulated to round out

-all the grievances into a program

covering working condition, job clas-.
sifications, and rates to be presented
to the supervision and management.
"he “ disctissioti brought out the
fact that considerable misunderstand:
ing existed which resulted in dissatis-
faction and worked to the disadvan-
tage of the employees. The indication
is that the Electricians are deter-
mined to. clear this whole matter up.

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ARE IN-

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ARE YOU WEARING
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PATRONIZE THESE

UNION DRIES
American Coat, Apron:
and Laundry Co.
1030 Barrett Street
Phone 4-3166
Service Linen Supply
249 Green Street
Phone 6-5550
oe

fi these two laundries, all em-
ployees are working under closed
shop, fair labor conditions, and
are receiving union wagea.
Help maintain. the American
standard of living in our com-
munity, Patronize our C. L O..
UNION LAUNDRIES!

~-~-ceht bonus because Westing’

~ SCHENECTADY, N.

Second Shift Workers
Deplore Company's

_ Action on Bonus

At a'special calfed meeting of shift
workers, the following resolution. was’
unanimously adopted:

' “WHEREAS, the company has re-
‘fused to give the second shift the ,
. 40 percent night bonus, and

“WHERNAS, the company_has re-

fused to liberalize the pension and
‘remedy the injustice in the present
method of calculation, and’

_ “WHEREAS, the company has tak-
en the. cheapest..way: out by giving
negative answers: on mostly all ques-
tions involving money, and NO.

“WHEREAS .the company has
given unsatisfactory replies to the

union’s. request for a standardized ‘|

time study-and piece work procedure; _
“THEREFORE BE IT . ;
“RESOLVED, That we, the shift
workers, endorse the union negotiat-
ing committee’s replies to ‘the com-
pany on pension and night. bonus;
while we accept the granting of the
additional bonus for third shift and_
liberalization’ of “vacation ‘plan, we
deplore tle negative answers given
by. the company on other items.
._ “FURTHERMORE, We do not.

think ‘the conipany’s"answer justifies =

the ‘refusal to grant the union's re-

nechelkentet aa te iy om

“We recommend that the member.

ship instruct our delegates to peti- -

tion the national office to. resume
negotiations and to take any neces-
sary steps to achieve the request the
union has made.” , i

As it was expected, the second-shift
workers could not agree with the

company’s logic in -not giving the ~

Y.—JULY 2nd,, 1940"

nearly completed ‘for the Field

ing the late afternoon. /

Music all day.
Ladies’ softball games.

Fat man’s race.
.Three-legged race. .
Sack race, — ;
Soccer game,

Bp Du geolewars

The Activities Committee reported arrangements are

Transportation has-been arranged from Union. Héadquar.
ters,"at Liberty Street and Erie Boulevard, to the park on
half hour service. Transportation is free.on presentation of -
“tickét. Gate prizes will be drawn at the field some time dur-
Prizes are: $150.00, first prize - $75.00, |
‘second prize - $50.00,third prize, ~ |

The Program * ag

Children’s-races-and-games; ~~~ ~~

Climbing greased pole eanteat,

Bicycle race for boys and girls. (Note: Slowest one wins.

Day, Saturday, July 18th.

.---_Roller_skating.contest.
Amateur. performance.

of tickets. 1
prize, $10.00.

had before,

Children participating will be obliged to bring their bicycles.) -

~Dancing-from8:00' to 12:00, hah et
Prizes-will be awarded to those selling the largest number
First prize, -25.00,; second prize, $15.00; third

The committee promises to top any program that we have

The Committe

same consideration to them as they
di dthe third shift, The ‘discussion
centered about the question that “if
- Westinghouse does it, why not GE?”

The granting of the bonus to only
third shift was viewed*by those at
the meeting as an, obligatory act by
the company done in the cheapest
way. In other words, the company

oh

was_obliged to recognize the 10 per

: sé had
previously done it. The third. ‘shift,
usually a skeleton shift and usually
a temporary: one, was granted the 10
per cent. This, ag the shift workers
expressed themstlves, was the cheap-
est way out, :

Membership Endorses
Executive Board
Recommendation

The Executive ard recommenda
that the local endorse the contract
committee’s statements to the com-
pany on their refusal to grant’ the
union’s request to liberalize pension
and bonus to both shifts. .

The boards recomniends accepting
of the liberalization of vacation plan
and 10 pereent for. third shift and
other minor concessions.

On the ‘points the company refused
to go along on: namely,: Pensions,
second shift. ‘bonus; pay for legal
holidays, voluntary cheek: off; time
‘study and plece work procedure; the

‘|. board recommends a long-range pro-

ram should be initiited by the local’
protesting the company’s ‘answers on .
these matters through means of: pub-
licity in the local and national news-
papers and. other means that ‘might
be effective to convince the company
that their negative answers are not
accepted by the local membership.

H. MacNicol, Bldg. 85
W. Sanders, Bldg. 85
W. Mastrianni, Bldg. 12
“EY Bauer, Bldg. 12
~M. Tedisco, ‘Bldg. 17 *
P. Carrese, Bldg. 53

_ Food—Ladies’ Auxiliary.

Transportation—C. White,.

Gate—G. Crandall and W.
Parking—D. Belott, Bldg.

P. De Siena, Chairman, Bldg. 53
A. Eastman, Sec’y-Treas., Bldg. 16

The following Field Day committees have been appointed:
Refreshments—A. Christison, Bldg. 16. .
_Dance--F.. Emspak,.Bldg. 46.----

Candy and Blankets—Bellinger, Bldg, 60.
“Sicket Selling—H. Rectoy, Bldg. 87;,S. Klein, Bldg. 9;

erson, Bldg. 17;.A. Lenta, Bldg,.53..
Sports—H. MacNicol, Bldg. 85.

Vice-Chairman—E. Wallingford.

G. Barton, Bldg. 11
-M. Phillips, Bldg. 12
H. Bryant, Bldg. 85
D. Belott, Bldg. 19.
“J. Corsetti, Bldg. 538°
R. Coleman, Bldg. 85

Bldg..10;-J. Perretta,-Bldp;-76--

Plummer, Bldg. 60.
19. ;

7 Time to Savethe -

Wagner Act:

There is still time to save the. Wag=
ner labor relations act. ie oe
The House: has passed the Smith
‘amendments by o vote of 258 to 129...
These represent the most’ extreme
proposals. of the anti-uriion manufac-
turers for. the emasculation’ of the
act and the destruction. of -labor’s
collective bargaining rights. 9° -.
. &, The Smith amendments were de-.
mounced by Senator Wagner and
every other friend of the Labor Act.
Even’ President Green of the AFL de-'-
clared-not long ago that “the amend~
ments offered by*the Smith commit-—-
.tee as a whole strike in.a destructive -
wa. yat vital, fundamental principles
of the Labor Act,” - ; ae AL
Only an. amazing last-minute’ re-
versal_of position _by-Green-made-pos.
sible"the passage of the Smith amend .
ments. Without this; even the most
reactionary members of Congress
might have. hesitated_t6 incuz labor's:
_ wrath ‘by voting for such a bare.’
faced destruction of labor’s rights, .
The craft amendment embodied
inthe Smith bill. threatens the very
existence of all industrial unions. It” ~
would subject them to immediate
raids.and division, even in.the face of .
existing contracts, It would
“onlpany: n-1
éollective: bargaining by perm ting
division-ofall-workersciitd:the-sm
est, possible units for election’: pur
poses. Hs gees on
But the amendments passed by the .
House go much further than this at-
tacit on industrial unionism, They in-
clude numerous’ assaults on ;the “or
‘ganizing and bargaining rights of all:

labor unionists,
Inviasletter to all CIO. affiliates,

Pres. John. Ly Lewis has urged’ that7—
the following steps be taken:

(1). That letters be written. to
all Senators, particularly the mem-
bers of the Senate Education and
Labor Cominittee, and Senator
Wagner, expressing opposition to
the. Smith amendments that have
been brought before Congress.’ :

"Fed Up With AFL,
Local Votes CIO
~—ByStol

- (Union News. Serviee) fen
DAYTON, Ohio, June 15.—Fed u

|. by_two. .vears'_exnerienco-in-the AF

Intl. Moulders ‘Union, employees. at

the G. H. & R, Foundry*voted 425.

127 to be represented in the future. °
=<bythe= ClO United Electrical, ‘Radio - ;

10 Percent Bonus Paid
To Third Shift
‘The third ‘shift received the 10 per

éent bonus which ‘was retroactive to
May ‘Ist; in their *pay’ of June 20th

on special shifts that ‘extend their
working time ‘into parts of both the
present shifts. These cases are still.
undex digeussion. _

UIGINAL TO

‘Vacation Date

Changed for
Refrigerator Dept.

“Management notified the union
‘that ‘because of the extraordinary

refrigerator sales the scheduled -va-
eation for the refrigerator depart.
ment would have to be postponed un-

til-the weeks-starting August bth-and
August 12th. = 8

oo ~~ (Continued’ on” Page’4) >" Fe arte

the APL organization: -but:-for no’
union.” Two yenrs under a. Moulders
Union contract left the AFL with’so |~
little support among the company’s
amployes that it could not even, get’
a place’on the ballot, on Wy 8

he plant-is-a-division' af the Day. :
ton Malleable Iron Co, :

‘

_ ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS: a ee
“Published by:
“UNITED. ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS _
‘OF ‘AMERICA, LOCAL 30}
301 Liberty Bb Schenectady, N. Y:

opan deee

. - SCHENECTADY, NEW YORE

JULY 2nd, 1940.

“ED TTING | BOARD

Seymour Schraiter

___Thomas Caulfield _. Sidney Webb=Sedrotary_.___

Pry

Michael Tedisco
Fred Matern, Chairman
"Editor, — L. Jandreau ERED

“Bonfamin “Geersen.
Fred, Schoelfler

“EDITORIAL -

ree 1s IT TRUE THAT .
Employers Invest Money To Cracite Jobs?

There is much'propaganda in the world aimed at “convincing”

‘men and ‘women who work for a living that everything any em-

ployer may happen to do is bound to be penfect for the employee.
Some of it is very. clever ;-it consists of ‘drumming away at. pseudor

facts—tfalse “facts” —

to show that Mr, Employer is working night '.

and day for the sole purpose of providing, his employees with a
living.

A recent example, for instance, that comes to our desk includes

the statement:

“The steel industry, for instance, estimates that it conte $10,-

000 to.make-a job for:a worker in that field ($7,300 to provide land,
. buildings and machinery ; $1,800 to supply raw materials; and. $900
to meet incidental costs).’”

This statement creates an chtirely false picture,
For, obviously, the big industries do not in fact put out $10,000

per head i in order to “make a job for a worker,” but in order to draw
“larger and larger profits for the company. One doubts seriously
that any investment—even if it were twice $10,000—can be listed:

_as-an-especially charitable act when it brings back hundreds of mil-
lions of dollars in profits, executive Salaries, management fees, and
special bonuses. .

it true that investment of money invariably makes jobs.

rary, as technological change advances, money~is-:'

invested not to make jobs but to make fewer jobs: If a manage-
ment puts $10,000 into a new automatic or semi-automatic machine,
‘it is not ifor the purpose of employing more people, ‘but for the pur-
pose of getting more production out of fewer people.

- There may be a few cents more in the pay envelope for the two

or three employees who stay to operate the new machine (and very
often these are among the lowest paid, for such machines tend to
throw out of work the skilled men), but twenty, fifty, or even more

b

employees aré jist out-of luck:—

As long. as the company propaganda sample we mention -cites ,

the steel industry, let’s take a look at the steel industry.

In 1987, organization of CIO in steel brought about a fairly °

general reduction. in work-weel: lfrom, 48 hours to 40 hours. This
naturally raised the number‘ of wage-earner's required to produce.
“the same number of ingots. And in the same period, union activity

lifted average hourly earnings from 66.8 cents to 84.3 cents per Letter to the Editor

hour—-and this raised the total payroll, (See transcript of hearings

(Federated Pletures) _
~ SOME PROFIT FIGURES eat

Cem os fata ist
a: i i Sie re)

Dovgins 914,877 - 9771,552 14:
Pairchild ., 209,102 56,254 274
Curtiss Wright. 2,414,196 1,698,157 42

1,490,759

“July 2nd, 1940

* BLBGTRICAL UNION NEWS

i _ Here and There .

In Building 12

oes By B, Goersen

Sympathy is extendéd to our fel-
“fow worker on CF assembly, second*:
shift, Joe- Lambert, whose. mother
was called to rest-on ‘May, 25th, A
“floral tribute. was sent: byhis Local
301 brothers, Burial in Gelns Falis,

The first and second shift are re-
joicing over the fact that. Tom Brad-

{Chrysler 15,742,388 11,638,290
‘ Autonabilos General Motors. 67,028,461 53,177,928
Studebaker woven 511,503. 56,914 800

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nfand Stool. "3,059,844

National Steel. 4,009,193 »

U, 8. Stocl___." 17,113,995

Btook American Rolling 1,005,194
Bothichom. —-... 10,891,139 °

Youngstown — 1,253,929

‘\ Republic Stecl._ 3,111,723

2,024,601 81
2,426,669 65
660,551 2500
793,478" 27
2,409,059 > 350
217,107 «480
$32,899 480

7373431 ° 62
2356150 72

Jeotrie Goneral Blectric.. 11,951,450
Bquipment ieaeleian w- -4,041,428

U.S. Stocl showa @ 2500% increase in tho first quatter of 1940 over’
the same period. in 1939. “the other companies listed in this chart
taken from The. Economic Outlook are also doing nicely.

| “THIS MIGHT BE YOU!”

a Lig
THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
with the ‘cooperation of thé.
MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM
announces’

A NEW RADIO SERIES
‘Beginning July 6 -— on Saturdays .

at the following time — coast to coast

Eastern Central , Mountain
STANDARD TIME «1:00 p.m. 12:00 m. 11:00am. 10:00.a.m.
DAYLIGHT TIME 2:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 12:00 ni 11:00 a.m.
American workers today constitute a°major line of cur defense,
"THIS MIGHT BE YOU!" tells of the progress in protection and human:

dignity made by America’s millions under our democratic, system.
The title of the program, “THIS MIGHT BE YOUI", expresses the

. conviction :that_our.laws, State and Federal, for the protector of ‘bet
ta jest 1 eer =

Pacific

-were recent patients.in Ellis Hospi-
tal have recovered from their opera-

tions and are again working in Bldg. -

12. Both were. greatly. missed ' iwhile
they were away. :

Robert Perkins of our second shift
group is confined to. Ellis Hospital
where we hope his” stay will be a:
short one. All Local 301 mernbers of
Bldg: 12 express the hope that “Bob
will soon .be working again.

And sometimes we wonder why we
have bosses,. The way some certain
woman in the building gives orders.
, Since when have- certain individuals
* been given this authority to: divide
aluminum?

We are thoroughly eonvined that...

this column (Here : and There In Bldg.

12) -is much read, last issue went -

to press without it, and oh. boy, was
there a howl! We shall try to give
«you some Bldg. 12. news from now on
in every. edition.

Understand that a certain pretty
’ Miss is sporting a large diamond ring,
but we- hear’ she wears it only on
Saturdays: and Sundays. -Says -she-

doesn’t want the’ other: girls to feel

bad.

Several inquiries have come to the i

office of late asking about. Mrs, Lil-
Han: Vrooman who: is confined to her
home due to a slight illness. We uh-
derstand that Lillian will again be on
her job in a few days, which we hope
will be long: before you read about
it in this paper, Lillian is a member
of” 301, and is employed on the day
shift in charge of cafeteria.

Save your Larkin Co. coupons. We
hear some woman who has a racltet

in Bldg. 12 will soon be displaying™

_ Larkin. Co. premiums in Bldg. 12.
Speaking. about time ... . Did

‘ican ‘workers, are. not yet as tully undersiood “us “they-nssa-to: ai
they are to function to the best advantage. ;
Fifteen mailbags of letiers come into the Department of Labor every
day. These ‘letters show that many workers do not know just what
their rights are under workmen's compensation, wage collection, mint-
mum ‘wage, and other labor laws.” Some do nol know where they can
get advice and help in claiming their rights. .
“Actual experiences from the lives of working ‘men and women:in
_all’states of the Union provide the drama for “THIS MIGHT BE Youl"”

TO HEAR THIS PROGRAM

To Extend Its Usefulness in’ Your _ Community |

1. The Mutual Networl will broadcast this program from he
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2. Local Mutual stations in.each locality will usually carry the
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if requested, hecause it is new. timely and_of general interest.

building, but he is still in the depart-
ment, and we are getting the cut. .
The girls, had a lot of faith in

‘on steel industry before federal TNEC committee.)

Between September 1987 and September 1939, the industry

began to feel the full impact of automatic strip mills and other new
-machines. Whole towns .of steel-workers and their families were
reduced to.poverty.

And the number off wage-earners dropped (from 503,000 in Sep-

tember 1937 to 415,000 in September 1939—despite | the fact that
production was not reduced.

So,.to-the-question of whiethiax jhvestinent of $10,000°to make.

a job ‘for a worker” really. accomplished that much, the answer is an..
emphatic now Investment in automatic strip-mills threw 88,000
workers out of jobs!.

In our electrical manufacturing industry, the picture is even_

more staggering. T ‘The piece of employer ‘propaganda cited mentions”
$4, 800 as the amount, for example, that it is supposed to cost “to
make.a job” for a worker in one section ofthe electrical industry.

heavy goods end.of the electrical industry. get out of each hour an -

Well, the fact is that the amount of product employers in-the

employee works has shot up by,82 percent! Comparing 1989 against -
1987, we find that the labor cost for each $100 of value produced in

‘our industry is today. 14 percent: Jess. than-in-1939,-So- the result of :-

these $4,800-investments- appears to: have: been: a good” thing’ for —

everyone except: the employees.

Much direct testimony—letters from’ the shops, reports from

officers and stewards—has come in to tell the grim ator of men
. displaced by machines.

fatuianay

When the National Office af the UE put in its fatimony with

“This paper will exvectinenit ‘with a
new column with the purpose: of als’
lowing the members to give their
personal views on matters affecting
the employees in a department, or
what they think about questions such
as: company’s: answer-.on--pensions,~
bonus for night workers, non-union «
members, ete.

It is expected that we will receiv
“many “more-coniments* than our Lint
ited space will allow us to use; how-
aver, equal consideration willbe’ al-
lowed to everyone.

Dear Dditor: ,
When George was in Bldg. 63, he

—gaid:“L-oyear—ona.stack.of-Riblag

as long as I am in this department, I
will not allow you girls to take a cut

in wages.”
“Well, George may be’ out of the:

N

George and why not? ‘He was the.

-boss’, as one of the girls put it.. One

of the girls said: “He was standing
along.Side of me with his arm around
my shoulder giving me the blarney—
the sky i is the limit, he would not cut,
~and-hetodk good eare of his friends.”
Something should be done about
this misrepresentation. Does tig

in. . this ey giving “everyone :
the impression that they are obligat-
ed to look and listen but not to talk.
We did not think we needed a union.

Us girls learned a lesson and it was
but we're all in the union now.

IGoild “not find any company “pole
icy in G. BE. Q-105 that lal with
George,

Iraternally, yours,
’ “ANN: ASSEMBLER,

the federal TNEC. committee on technological change, it summed ~

the situation up this way:

~ “Technological change today, throws people out of work faster
-than-it-cheapens-prices or-increases wages. The three do not keep #
pace. Of the enormous savings effected by such improvements, a
little may show-up as a lower sale-price to the consumer, and a little

“may*shaw up in the pay of, those

fawer (workers lucky enough: to

survive displacement—but the bulk af the Savings is retained as

profits by the company.’

r

conmayremerene dO meanlacegnne SN ODS
oe oe

you heax the one about | a& girl onthe
line. who bought a poppy on.a Mon-
day but due'to her close eyele she
did not get a chance to pin it on her
dress till Thursday? (It’s a fact.)

Ray Gardinier, committeeman on
test, second shift, has recently been.
transferred to Bldg. 40, and his group
in Bldg. 12 wish him much success.
We hear the name of Wilfred Mat-

. trock, prominently mentioned as the
one most likely to succeed as the next
“committceman for the test depart-
ment group on second shift,

Another one of our members who
was recently transferred to another
department is Eddie J. Sollohub from
the welding gang on days. Eddie will

‘work on government jobs'in Bldg. 60. -

When pressed for a statement, Eddie
~“veplied, “The President says’ full
speed ahead, so I just had to get a
job. wherg I can do my bit.” Good
luck, Eddie.

Max Kyremzier reports he cele-
brated his birthday on Tuesday, June
12th. .He hopes next year the boys
won't forget him, but. he hopes the
gang. swon't_buy.him any_knives......

George Smith, «in “charge of cheek
volumetric on days is out due to a
ae accident. We all wish George
A. _ speedy. recovery...

We wonder why our friend, Bro-
ther Murray, in test department,
keeps saying to himself, “Oh, give
‘me my boots’ and. saddle.” The boys
are thinking of donations of a wood-
en rocking horse so he can practice
_riding.

nen ouvgay someone is misaing from
the welders? Yep, our ,committee-

man, Ejdie J. Bauers, is out sick..

Bddie Has. been out for a. week. with
a slighd infection of his arm. Indica-
tions fre that Eddie willbe owt for

ANd og 2 cel fnelier: aweek,. but.all- methbers. of,.801..........

in Bldg. 12 hope this isean error and
that our popular committeeman won't
he. ouk anather day. Hurry back,
Addie,” \

“Since :the last edition of our paper,
several lot our fairest in Bldg. 12
celebrated their. birthdays: Theresa
Tilinger on, May 26; Irene Avery on
June. 8; Mary Faleonio on June 17,
and Agnes Ivinski on June 17. To

all were exhonded birthday greetings

ae

ley anditenry~ Tanke pH ILC He WH

_ What Do YOU Think?

” We have not given too. much
thought tothe changes and trend of
job. élossifications-which are resulting |

in reductions of job value affecting °

;, earnings in many..-instances. The
” question of what is a minor’s job, or
female’s job, or man’s job‘has been
left"mainly to ‘opinion and the pbysi-

(eal possibilityof doing it.

> -There'is quite an: incentive to
change a’man’s job-to a: minor. or
female classification_ because _of the

25:to 80 per cent difference in rate. -

The question, is usuall ydisposed. of
“on the basis: Is it simple enough for
. a boy to do? The question of .physi-
eal effort in deciding a boy's job is
looked. at very lightly. We. have boys
in the local plant that are required
-to work much. harder than men, both
- working at, comparable. work.

The decision as to what is a fe-
male's job is generally based on phys-
ical ability. We find the dividing line
in these cases creeping into what has
always been considered .man’s work.

The female employees do not profit
by this trend as they are obliged to
“apply more physical effort to their
work with the pay remaining: status
— quo. We may at this'time cite a few
examples of recent date.

The punch press operation. of

several years ago confined females. to...

small punch presses such as bench
presses or very light floor presses.
Teday we have women operating
large presses on jobs and machines
very comparable in skill. required, but
earning 30c to 40¢ per hour less.
~ Some jobs operated by girls require
them: to work in a standing position
all day. In one case where the job

press, a boy was used as a -second
opérator.

‘On an index punch press operation
where men have been used for 35
years, the proposal is to use girls. It
is said that the company is obliged to
do this because their competitors are
doing likewise.:

Every company has the same rea-
son. The moves are not generally
made because he sees the other fel-.
low do it. Rach one moves on his own
initiative. One trying to outdo | the
- other. This policy is, dn ‘effect in ihe
“dusty: “What opinion? So

More About the New
Sunday Paper

Cireulation of subscription blanks
for the Sunday Tribune began in
General Electric ‘Shops this weéek.
This action was the result of indorse-
ment of the plan for the newspaper’
at Loeal 801’s last-general-membe or-
ship meeting.

Shop committeemen will distribute

the blanks. Minimum subscription
price is 25 cents——-payment for five
issues... Thereafter carrier boys. will
collect 20 cents monthly at the homes
of ‘subscribers. :

As it was pointed out at a recent
meeting of the board which will ad-
-vise on policy of the paper, it is vital
that advance subscriptions be se-
cured. Unless a sufficient number
agree to read the paper no suring
Tribune can be published, -

Local 301, in endorsing: the plan
for the paper, realized the necessity

for the publication. It is now up to’

the membership of Local 801 to sup-
port this decision by subscribing.
* Other unions and organized groups
which have endorsed the plan, are
giving the paper splendid support.
The Sunday Tribune will honestly
represent “groups in Sehenectady.
This is a vital need. But before this
aim ean be realized, publication. must.
be assured by advance subscriptions.
Cooperate. with your shop commit=_
teemen! Subseribé now to the Sun-,
day Tribune!

many happy returns’of the day for
all.

_ The way the “Doctor” runs in and
out of the office makes us wonder if
anyone could be sick, Perhaps the
strong cigar someone in the office
smokes makes the group sick . . .
Could be.

yéquired. two operators on a~100-ton~

_..ployment_the..

. “Belle. Baxter's Bo.
Dance Recital
Highly Acclaimed!

On Monday eveaing, June 24th,
Miss. Belle Mundon. Baxter handed
“ everyone present’at her dance recital
held at-Erie Theatre a pleasant sur-
prise.’ The. finest. dance recital ever

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held by a dance instructor in this area Bren

was given. by Miss Baxter. ,
Miss Baxter, who is employed in
the General Electric Company, has

train Local 301 kiddies free of charge:
to the members, and is certainly do-

has: made Local 3018 MS ee We
often wonder ho wmuch sacrifice, if
any at all,.is made by some of the
yank and file of our Union who con-
stantly criticize what the Union is
doing. |

Our Union ‘needs mote: of the gen-
erous spirit which is well exemplied
by Belle.

The Executive Board of our Tiion
hereby extends the heartiest congrat-
“ulations and thanks to Miss Baxter
for her fine work. :

The fine. program -put on at the _
Erie Theatre. by Miss Baxter was”
participated i in by the following prom-

ising students: .

-Tuntor LaRosa, Norma Cognina, Bar-
bara .Nokowslki, Martha Matula, Carol

Garrett, Allee Klem, Anna Grasso, Patty -

Boivert, Ida Vanktten, Shirley Burger,
Barbara Ann McFarland, Patricia Mc-
Farinnd, Elizabeth Strang, Marlyne
. Legerre,
Jnndreau, Lenora Bredericks, Barbara
Moreno, Catherine-Calkins, Eleanor Or-
lando, Jennie’ Monticollo, Shirley Swee-
ney, Margarite Vottis, Olive Grigoliet,
Russell Richard Brown, Shirley Car-
pentier, Lucy Carpentier, Plerette Car-
pentier, Allee Stevens, Florence Schem-
bri, ‘Minnie Schembrit, George e Vanbtten,
Caroline Rozzicone, ‘Anna Yasso, Mar~
shall Burger, Roselyn’ Harris, I'reder-
ick Grigoleit, «June Boivert, Dorothy
Boivert, Lawrence Van¥tten, Edith IFror-
man, Viola Pulver, Dla May. Etkin,
Joseph: Emmi, Gladys Strang, Mildred
Kwolos, Carol, Cole, Eileen Domminick,
Janet Domminick, Angelo Grasso, Car-
oline Miller, Anita Melewicz, Doris Cole,
Jane Dobies, Bleanor Dobies,. Irene’
Heinze, Doris Miller, Prances Osinska,
Gertrude Strang, Rose Marie Sweeney,

Charlotte. Grigoleit; Marion ~

Sadie Zelazny, Jean Smith, Charlotte °

Makowski, Angie Messina, Tola_ Cor-
settl, Clara D'Atalilo, Margarite Catal~
famo, Esther Grigoleit, Morence Brozo«
stek, Kuby Crandell, Lester Crandell,
Irene Paige, Shirley Nolson, Johnnie
Cznetski, . Shirley. Garrett, Geraldine
Bright, June “Simmons, Barbara’ Sim-)
“mons,” dames “Burger, Barbara’ Moreno,
obatricla Bogeus, Jounle <Monticollo,

oN: SOC ell] DU aLd= NORD Wa ay cette ae

na Madonna, Helen Cznetski, Helen
Madonna; Anthony Tano, John Andrews
and. Frank Ozesicl.

Many Schenectady
Residents Are Siill
Unemployed

During May unemployment insur-
ance benefits amounting: to $10,376,-
190 in the form of 862,267 individual
checks, were paid to unemployed

“High and Wonien werd lige tova-rese gy

port issued by Frieda Miller, Indus-
trial Commissioner.

May payments for Schenectady
amounted to $45,908.50 in the form
of 8,896 individual checks to unem-

ployed” persons formerly holding jobs ~

in covered employment. The average
benefit payment for a single week of
unemployment in the Schenectady
area was $11.88 for the month.

The above unemployed’ does not ~!

represent the total unemployed in
the Schenectady area, To be eligible .
for employment benefits, & person
must have worked in covered em-
revious,.yeur...Several..
thousand unemployed Schenectady
residents are not eligible for insur-

ance because they did not have the
opportunity to work for the past sev-
eral years.

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. ELECTRICAL ./UNION NEWS

, ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS bee,
Published by:
_ UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS |
OF. AMERICA, LOCAL ‘301
301 Liberty St, Seeeeelar N.Y.

SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK “JULY. “ond, "1940.

&

Seymour Schreiter
ne _..._ Sidney Webb, Secretary

William Turnbull
_.Thomas_Caulfield.

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Joly 2nd, 1940 «

PROFITS GOING UP

ieee 31804877

Fairchild

“Michael Tedisco ~~
“Fred * Matern, Chairman
Editor, — L. Jondreau oo

“EDITORIAL |

Is IT TRUE THAT .
” Employers Invest Money To Create Jobs?

There is much propaganda in the world aimed at “convincing”
“men and ‘women who work for a living that everything any em-
ployer may happen to do is bound to be pen fect for the employee.
Some of it is very-clever;-it consists of drumming away at pseudo-
 facts—false “facts”—to show that Mr. Employer is working night
and day. for the sole purpose of providing. his employees with a
iving.

“A recent example, for instance, that comes to our desk includes
the statement:

Benjamin Geersen.
Fred. Schoeliler

~“The steel industry, for instance, -estimates: that it pits $10;-~

000 to make a.job:for a worker in that field ($7,300 to provide land,
buildings and machinery; $1,800 to supply raw materials; and $900
to meet incidental costs).”

This statement creates an entirely false picture,

- For, obviously, the big industries do not in fact put out $10, 000
per head i in order to “make a job for a worker,” but in order to draw
larger and large} profits for the company. One doubts seriously
that any investment—even if it twere twice $10,000—can be listed:
as an especially-charitable act when it brings back hundreds of miil-
“lions of dollars in profits, executive apaass management fees, and
special bonuses. ;

Nor is it true that.investment of money invariably makes, jobs.

On the contrary, as technological change advances, money is
invested not to make jobs but to make fewer jobs. If a manage-

“(Chrysler ——_

‘[Studebaker —

Bothichem

Becta

“fAlrorate, (Curtin Wright.-2,414,196
~.* Mjpited Airorte. 2,380,029
Martin, Glenn L. 2,162,670

~ 15,742,388
‘Automobiles General Motors. 67,028,461 53,177,928

sland Steel. 3,059,844
National Steel 4,009,193
U. 3, Steel___.. 17,113,995.
American Rolling - 1,005,194
10,891,139
Youngstowa -— 1,253,929
Republic Steel. 3,121,723

‘General Electric... 11,951,450
Equipment. Westinghouse = 4,041,428

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"56.054
1,698,157
“1,490,299,
682,496

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ELECTRICAL “UNION NEWS

Here and There
In Building 12 __

. so By B. Goeraen -
Sympathy is extended to our fel-
low. worker on CF assembly, second
“-ghift; Joe - Lambert, _wh e mother
was called to rest on May--25th.:

. floral.tribute was sent by his Lecal

801 brothers, Burial in Gelns Falls. .

The first and second shift ‘are re-
joicing over the fact that Tom Brad-

1,638,200 3B

Bees 56,914 .

2,024,601

2,426,669
660,551
793,479

2,409,059
217,107
$32,899 ”

4,373,431
2,356,150

.. U.S. Steel shows.a 2500% increase in the first quarter of 1940 over
the same’ period in 1939. The other companies listed in ‘this~chart-~-
taken from The Economic Outlook are~ also. doing nicely. ;

“THIS MIGHT BE YOU!”

Eastern
1:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.

STANDARD TIME
DAYLIGHT: TIME

~ ment puts $10,000 into a new automatic or semi-automatic machine,

it is not lfor the purpose of employing more people, but for the pur-_

. ose: of getting. more production out of fewer people. /

- There may be a few cents more in the pay envelope for the two
or three employees who stay to operate the new machine (and very
often these are among the lowest paid, for such machines. tend’ to
throw out of work the skilled men), but twenty, fifty, or even more
employees are just out of luck.

As long as the company ‘propaganda’ sample we mention cites _|

the steel industry, let’s take a look at the steel industry.

_ In 1987, organization af CIO in steel brought about a fairly
general reduction in work-weel ifrom 48 hours to 40 hours. This
naturally raised the number’ of wage-earners required to produce
. the-same number ‘of ingots. “And-in the same. period, union. activity
_lifted average hourly earnings from 66.8 cents to 84.8 cents per
“hour—and this raised the total payroll. (See transcript of hearings

on steel industry before federal TNEC committee:)

Between September 1987 and September 1989, the industry
began to feel the full impact of automatic’ strip mills and other new —
machines. Whole towns of steel4workers and their families were
reduced to poverty.

And the number of wage-earners dropped 'from.- 508,000 i in Sep-
‘tember 1987 to 415,000 in September (1989—despite the fact that’
__ production. was not reduced.

So, to the question of whether investment of $10, 000 to make

a job ‘for a worker”: really accomplished that much, the answer is an
emphatic no. Investment in automatic strip-mills threw 88,000
workers out of jobs!

In our electrical manufacturing industry, the picture is even
" more staggering. The piece of employer propaganda cited mentions
$4,800 as the amount, for example, that it is supposed to cost “to
make a job” for a worker in one section ofthe electrical industry.

Well, the fact is that the amount of product employers in the

“heavy goods end.of the electrical industry. get out of each hour an
“employee nvorks has shot up by 82 pereént! Comparing 1989 against
1987, we find that the labor cost for each $100 of.value produced in

our industry is today-14 percent-less than-in-1089;-So the-result-of ~~~

these..$4,800. investments appears to have -been good. thing. for
everyone except the employees, "

Much direct testimony—letters from the shops, reports from
officers and stewards—has come in to tell the grim Bn of men
. displaced by machines. _

When the National Office of the UE put in its testimony with

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tee gerne |
THE UNITED STATES: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
with ihe cooperation of thé
MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM
announces

A NEW RADIO SERIES
Beginning July § — on Saturdays

at the following time — coast to coast
” Central

“12:00 m,
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: American workers. today constitute a major line of our defense.
“THIS MIGHT. BE YOUI" tells of the progress in protection and human
dignity made by America's millions under our democratic system.

: The title of the program, "THIS*MIGHT BE YOUI", expresses the
conviction that our laws, State and Federal, for the protection of Amer-
ican workers, are not yet as fully understood a8 as_ they need to be if

_-thev-are-to-function-to-the-best advantage. ~

Fifteen mailbags of letters come into the Department of Labor every
day. These ‘letters show that many. workers do not know just what
“their rights are under -workmen's.compensation, wage collection, mini-
mum wage, and other labor laws. Some do not know where they can
get advice and help in claiming their rights. . .

Actual experiences from the lives of working men and women ir
‘all states of the Union provide the drama for "THIS MIGHT BE YOUI"

TO HEAR THIS PROGRAM

To Extend Its Usefulness in Your Community
L._The. Mutual Network. .will-broadcast-this-program from Wash-

2. Local Mutual stations in each locality will usually cexry the

8. Local newspapers will probably use « notice about ‘the series,
if requested, because it is new, timely and of general interest.

Pacific
10:00am, |
11:00 am.

Mountain
11:00 am.
12:00 m.

Letter to the Editor.

This paper will expeviment with a
new column with the purpose. of alk
~ lowing. the. members..to...give.. their .
personal views on miitters affecting
the employees in a department, or
what they think about questions such
as: company’s answer on pensions,
bonus for night workers, non-union
members, etc.

It is expected that we will receive
many more comments than our lim-
ited space will allow_us to use; how-
ever, equal consideration will be al-
Towed to everyone. .

Dear Editor:

When George was in Bidg,.58; he
said:\“I swear on a stack of Bibles
as long as I am in this department, I
will not allow you girls'to take a cut

in wages,”
Well, George may be out of the

* pbuilding, but he is still'in the depart-
ment, and we are getting the cut. -

The girls had a lot of faith in
George and why not? ‘He was the

‘boss’, as one of the girls put it. One
of the girls said: “He was standing-~ ~~~ -~~-

along side of me with his arm around
my shoulder giving me the blarney—.
the sky is the limit, he would not cut,
and he took good care of his friends.”

Something should be done about
this misrepresentation. Does the
company allow such tactics as these?

Ge rge claims to do all the hiring
in this department, giving everyone
the impression that they are obligat-
ed to look and listen but not to tall.
We did not think we needed a union,

‘Us girls learned a lesson and it was

-but we're all in the union now.

I could not find any company pol-
icy in G.E,Q-105 that agreed with
George.

_ Fraternally yours,”
ANN ASSEMBLER.

the federal TNEC committee on technological change, it summed

the situation up this way:

“Technological change today, throws people out of work faster
- than it cheapens prices or increases wages. The three do not keep

pace. Of the enormous savings effected by such improvements, a

little may show up as a lower sale-price to the consumer, and a little [
“may show up in the pay of those fawer workers lucky enough to §
survive displacement—but the bulk af the savings is retained as -

profits by the company.”

‘tions ad are again si tay in Bldg.
12. Both were greatly missed ’ ‘while |
they were uway. *

Robert Perkins of our second shift
group :is confined to. Ellis Hospital
where. we hope his’ stay will be a
short one. All Local 801 members of

Bldg..12 express the hope that “Bob”

will soon..be working again.

And sometimés, we wonder. why we
have bosses. The way some certain
woman in the building gives orders.
, Since when have certain individuals -
"been given this authority . i divide
aluminum?

We are thoroughly coivianed that

this column (Here and There In Bldg, :

. 12)-is much read, as last issue went
to press without it, and oh.boy,-was
there a, howl! .We shall try to give
you some Bldg. 12 news from now on
in every edition.

Understand that a certain - pretty |

Miss is sporting a large diamond ring,
“but we hear she wears it only on
“Saturdays and Sundays. Says’ she=

doesn’t want the other girls ‘to feel

bad,

Several inquiries have come to the
office of late asking about ‘Mrs. Lil-
.lian -Vrooman. who is confined to her »
‘home due -to a slight illness. We uh-
derstand that Lillian will again be on
her job in a few days, which we hope
will be long before you read about
it in this paper. Lillian is a member
of “301, and is employed on the day

shift in charge of cafeteria.

Save your Larkin Co, coupons, We
hear some woman who has a racket
in. Bldg. 12 will soon be displaying

Larkin Co. premiums it Bldg. 12,

‘What Do YOU Think?

We have. not given too much:
thought to tht changes and trend of
job classifications which are resulting
in reductions of job value affectin;
earnings in many instanees, Tho
question of t iso minor’s job, or
female’s -job,
jeft mainly to opinion and the physi-

eal possibility of doing it.

* ehange a‘man’s:job to a minor or
fernale. classification ‘because of the
25 to 30 per gent difference in. rate

on” :
a boy. to Sel ‘

eal effort in deciding a boy's job is
“looked at very lightly. We have boys, .
in the local plant that are required
to work much harde? than men, both ~
working at comparable work.’

The decision as to what is a fe-
male's job is generally based ot phys-
ical ability. We find the dividing line
in these cases. creeping into what has
always been considered man’s work.

The female employees do not profit
by this trend as they are obliged to

apply more physical effort to their

work with the pay remaining: status“

quo. We may at'this ‘time cite a few
examples of recent date. :

The: punch press operation of *

several years ago confined females to
small punch presses’ such’ as- bench
presses or very light floor ‘presses.
Today we have women’ operating
. large presses on jobs and machines
very comparable i in skill. required, but
earning 30c to 40c per hour less

~ Some jobs operated. by gitls require”

them to work in a standing position

all day. In one case where the job-

required two operators on a 100-ton
press, a boy was used ag a ‘second
operator.

‘On an index punch press operation
where® men have been used for 35
years, the proposal is to use girls. It
is said that the company is obliged to
do this because theit competitors are
‘doing likewise.-

Every company has the same rea-
son. The moves ‘are: not generally

made because he sees the other fel-

low do it, Each one moves on his own
initiative. One trying. to outdo the

~ Speaking-about-time-—.—..—_,id--oth

you hear the one about a girl on the

? = line who bought a poppy on a Mon-

7? veplied;.

day but due to her close cycle she
did not get a chance to pin it on her
“dress till Thiwsday? (It's a fact.)
Ray Gardinier, committeeman on
test, second shift, has recently been
transferred to Bldg. 40, and his group

« in Bldg. 12 wish him much success,
We hear the name of Wilfred Mat-
trock prominently mentioned as the

one most likely.to-sueceed-as-tha-naxt.>

committeeman for the test’ depart-

ment group on second shift.
Another one of our members who

was recently transferred to anothet

department is Eddie J. Sollohub from’

the welding gang on days. Hddie will
work on: government jobs in Bldg. 60.
When pressed for a statement, Hddie

speed ahead, so I just had to get a
job where I can-do my bit.” Good
luek, Eddie, :

Max Kyremzier reports: he cele-
‘brated his birthday on Tuesday, June
12th. Hie hopes next year the boys
won't forget him, but he hopes the

gang won’t buy him any knives, ~~

George Smith, in charge of, check
volumetric on days is out due to a
slight accident. We all wish George
a speedy recovery,

We wonder why our friend, Bro-
ther Murray,” “in “test department;
keeps ‘saying to himself, ‘Oh, give
mé my boots and saddle,” The, boys
are thinking of donations of a wood--.

en rocking horse so he can practice |

riding.

You.say someone is missing from.

the welders? Yep, our ,committes-
man, Eddie J. Bauers, is out sick.
Wddie. has been out for a.week. with
a slight} infection of his arm. Indica.
tions. ave that Eddie will be out for

yer eek but all merhbets® of 801

~ -Sincei the last edition of our paper,
several let our fairest in Bldg. 12
celebrated their. birthdays! Theresa
Tllinger : May 26; Irene Avery on
June 8; Mary Faleonio on June 17,
and Agnes, Ivinski on June 17, To
nll were extended birthday greetings

with the ho'pe that there would ba’

“The President says. full

dustry. What is your. opinion?

More About the New
‘Sunday Paper

Gireulation of subseription blanks
for the Sunday Tribune began in
General Blectric. ‘Shops this week.
This action was the result of indorse-

_ment_of..thenlan_for-the newspaper—
at Local 301’s last general member
ship meeting.

Shop committeemen will distribute

the blanks, Minimum subscription |

price is 25. cents—payment for five
issues, Thereafter carrier boys will
collect, 20 cents monthly at the homes
of subscribers.

As it was ‘pointed out at a recent
meeting of the board which will ad-
vise on policy of the paper, it is vital

that advance” subscriptions : be--se~-

ured, Unless a sufficient number
agree to read the paper no Sunday
Tribune can be published. —_,

Local 301, in endovsing the plan
for the paper, realized the necessity
for the publication. It is now up to
the membershi
port this decision by subscribing.

*. Other unions and organized groups
which have endorsed the plan, are
giving ‘the paper splendid support.

represent groups in Schenectady.
This is a vital need. But before. this
aim can-be realized, publication: must
be assured by advance subscriptions.

Cooperate with your shop commit-
teemen! Subseribd now to the Sun
day Tribune!

F

all. -

_ The way the “Doctor” runs in and
out of the office makes us wonder if
anyone could be sick, Perhaps. the
strong cigar sameone in the office
smokes makes the group sick 1...
Could be.

r-man's “job “has: been

There is. quite an inicentive to:

of Logal 801 to sup

The Sunday Tribune will honestly ._

“many: happy returns’ of the day for

Belle Baxter's -

. Dance Recital
‘Highly Acclaimed! .

On Monday evening, June 24th,

Miss Belle Mundon Baxter handed 3:

“everyone present at her dance recital
held at, Erie Theatre a pleasant sur-
prise” Thefinest™dance recital: ever
held by a-dance instructor in this: area. .
was given by Miss Baxter. :
Miss Baxter, who is employed in
the General Electric Company, has:

sacrificed all.of: her. spare time. to ..

train Local 301 kiddies free of charge
to:the ‘members, and i tainly ‘do-
ing@a spiendid=jon. :

Tt is this self-sacrificing spirit which
has. made Local 801% possible.* We
often wonder ho wmuch sacrifice, if:
any ‘at all, is made-by some. of the
rank and file of our Union who con-

. stantly” criticize .what the Union is

doing...

Our Union: needs more of the gen-
crows spirit-which is well exemple”
“by Belle, :

The Executive Board of our Union
hereby extends the heartiest congrat-

. wations and thanks to Miss Baxter

for her fine work.

The fine program put on at the
Erie Theatre by Miss Baxter was
participated i in by the following prom-
ising students: :

Junior LaRosa, Norma ‘Cognina, Bare :

barn. Nokowsiti, Martha Matula, Carol.”
Garrett, Alice Klem, Anno Grasso, Patty

Bolvert, Ida Vaniitten, Shirley Burger, *

Barbara Ann Mclarland, Patricia Me-
Karland, « Elizabeth Strang, Marlyne
Legerre, Charlotte Grigolelt, Marion
Jandreau, Lenora Fredericks, Barbara
Moreno, Catherine Calkins, Eleanor Or
Jando, Jennie, Monticollo, Shi s

ney, Margarlte Vottis, Olive: Grig

“Russell Richard Brown, Neila? Care
pentior, Lucy Carpentier, Plerette Car-
pentier, Alice Stevens, Worence Schem-
ri,, MInnia Sehembri, George Vantten,
Curoline Rozzlcone, Anna Grasso, Mar-
shall Burger, Roselyn Harr Freder-
ick .Crigoleit,. June Bolvert,--Dorothy
Bolver, t Lawrence VanBtten, Edith, For
man, Violn Pulver, Ella May Ttkkin
Joseph Emmi, Gladys Strang, Mildre
Kwolos, Carel Cole, Eileen Domminick,
Janet _Domminick, Angelo Grasso, Car-
olive Miller, Anlta Melewiez, Doris Cole,
Jana Dobies, Wleanor Dobies, Irene
Heinze, Dor is Miller, Frances Osinslc,
Gertrude Strang, Rose Marle Sweeney,

Sadie “elazny, Jen Smith, Charlotte -

Makowski, Angie Messina, Icla Cor-
settl, Clara D’Atallio, Margarite Catal-
famo, Esthor Grigolelt, Mlorence Brozo-
stek, Ruby Crandell, Lester Crandell,
Irene Paige, Shirley: Nelson, Johnnie
Cznetski, Shirley Garrett, Geraldine
Bright, June. Sinimons, Barbare, Sim-s
: none, James “Burger Burbirie Moreno; ~
Patricin ‘Bomeus, Jennie  Monticollo,
June Stockwell, Donald. Nokowskl, An-
na Madonnn, Helen Cznetski, Helen
Madonna, Anthony Tano, John Andrews
and Frank Ozesikl,

. Many Schenectady
Residents Are sill.
Unemployed

During May unemployment insur-
ance benefits amounting to $10,376,-

190 in the form of 862,267 individual. aj

checks; Were paid to unemployed
men and wonien according to a re-
port issued by Frieda Miller, Indus-
trial Commissioner.

May payments for ‘Schenectady
amounted to $45,908.50 in the form
of 8,896 individual checks to unem-
ployed persons formerly holding jobs
in covered employment. The average

‘benefit payment for a single week of
anemployment’ in the » Schenectady. -

area was $11.88 for the month.

The above unemployed’ does not
vepresent the total unemployed in
the Schenectady avea, To be eligible’.

‘tor employment benefits, 2 person

must have worked in covered em-

. ployment the previous year, Several

thousand unemployed “Schenectady
residents are not eligible for insur-
ance because they did not have‘ the
opportunity to work ; for the past sev- ©

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