i eee anh AREER ee Rel ee ce
. fear and distrust.
A” Tribute to the Memory of President Fr. D. Roosevelt °
On Sunday, the American ‘people will mark the eighth
anniversary of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
’ When: the news was first flashed on the radio in 1945, the
American people began a spontaneous demonstration of
mourning which reflected the deep sorrow and sense of loss
felt by all of us. For days, every radio station across the
country, reflecting the mood of men and women in the United
States and in all corners of the world, poured forth tributes
to the man who-had led his land out of the depths of depres-
sion, and the world to the verge of victory over fascist tyranny.
It is significant that only 8 years later, a mere handful of
the thousands of radio stations and hundreds of TV stations
will even take the trouble to mention the deeds and words of
the greatest American of our era. 4
Inthe years since the death of FDR, big business has
made every possible effort to drop a curtain of. silence and
slander around the memory of the man who they could not
“destroy in life. The hope of the corporations is to operate be-
hind this curtain to destroy the accomplishments of FDR.
“No where is there a clearer illustration of the difference -
between the Roosevelt plan for the American. people and the
plan developed by big business than in the field of labor. One
of the most important parts of the Roosevelt New Deal was
the Wagner Act.
This law made it possible to organize millions of working
people into powerful unions by guaranteeing all employees the
right to bargain collectively, choose organizations and leaders
free of government or company interference and to strike
when they felt such action was necessary.
"New Deal labor legislation prevented bosses from” engag-
ing in anti-union campaigns of propaganda and intimidation
and from using injunctions to break strikes and weaken union ‘
organizations.
In sharp contrast, the Taft-Hartley law, successor to the.
Wagner act, throws the full weight of the courts and thé gov-
ernment against union men and women. It prohibits strong
union security provisions, encourages and protects bosses who
seek to use their economic power to prevent unionization, aids
the corporations in splitting the labor movement, limits the
rights of workers to choose their union leadership through
affidavit provisions and reinstitutes the strike-breaking in-
junction, a
Taft-Hartley also gives the corporations the power to
dvain union treasuries through million-dollar damage suits.
In general, it gives bosses a free hand to wage war on labor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt always knew and understood the
aims of the plotters who wished to destroy labor, and he
fought them with all of his great political strength. He fought
them as a patriotic duty, because, in his own words, “There
are those who would try to refuse the worker any power to
bargain collectively. ... These short-sighted onés—not labor
—threaten this*country.”
IDR made the people realize that “the only thing we
have to fear is~fear~itsclf.”. Those who would destroy the
Roosevelt heritage have done everything possible to spread
They have instituted witch-hunts, purges
and organized character assassination to intimidate the men
and women of this country. Roosevelt knew well what the
UE Presents ‘The Rooscvelt Story’
Sunday Morming at 10:30 — WRGB
Friday, April 10, 1953
_ FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
1882-1945
ee somes
“THERIGHT To AJOB
*THE RIGHT To &
DECENT WAGE.
» THE RIGHT To A
DECENT HOME.
THE RIGHT TO _
MEDICAL CARE
* THE RIGHT TO oLD
AGE SECURITY
* THE RIGUT'To A
Goop- EDUCATION
“THE RIGHT To FREE ‘
SPEECH
cost of auch! tactics would te to our people. He described this
price as only he could. :
“The cost of the blessed right of being able to say what
we please. - ~The cost of being afraid to walk down the stree
with the wrong neighbor. The cost of having our childri
‘brought up not as free and dignified human beings, but as
pawns molded and enslaved by a machine.”
Perhaps no document sums up the Roosevelt creed better
than the famous economic bill of rights which was presented
by FDR in his State of the Union address to congress in 1944.
‘In these days, when those in high places would have us ‘be-_
lieve that the great desire for security is un-American, it is
well to recall that economic bill of rights. Here it is:
“In our day, these ecunomic truths have become accepled as
self-evident. We have accepted, so.to speak, a second Bill of Rights
under which a new. basis of security and prosperity can be estab-
lished for all — regardless of station, race or creed, Among these are:
“The right to a useful and remunerative job-in the indus-
tries, or shops, or farms or mines of the nation;
“The. right to earn enough to provide ad food and cloht-
ing and recreation;
“fhe right of every farmer to raise and sell his products
at a return which will give him and his family_a decent living;
“The right of every businessman, lar’ ‘ge and small, to trade in
an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination
by monopolies at home or abroad;
“The right of every family to a decent home;
“The vight of adequate medical care and the opportunities lo
achieve and enjoy good health;’
“The right to adequate protection from the Peony
fears of old age, sickness, and unemployment;
“The right to a goad education,
“Alt of these rights spell security. . . . America’s own
rightful place in the world depends in large part upon how
fully these and similar rights have been carried into practice
for our citizens. For unless there is security here at home
there can not be lasting peace in the world.”
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
the vote was finally taken, only’
f°
Friday, April 17, 1953
SCHENECTADY, NEW. YORK
Lynn Demands United Action
_ With UE for '53 Bargaining
In a history-making move whicli brings the unity of GE
workers throughout the country closer than it has been at
drives jn UE-GE locals throughout
the country.
Top job outlined by the board
was a program to fully, acquaint
any time since the split in 1949, GE workers in Lynn voted every Schenectady GE worker with
‘ Sunday for united action with UE
in winhing their demands from the
company,
The important vote was taken by’
over 5,000 IUE-CIO Local. 201.
members who crowded into the.
Lynn. ball park and. defied’ both’ a
pouring vain and the bitter opposi-
tion of IUE President James Carey
to take the unity stand.
Carey made a desperate effort” to,
prevent the vote by his usual ved:
baiting but was booed into silence
by the workers, ‘They made it
clear that they were fed up’ with
disruption, and wanted a tinited
front to beat the company. When
bout 100 persons out of the more
an. 5,000 voted against a rank-
and-file resolution to cooperate
with UE.
This vote was.the most import-
ant victory scored in the UE cam-
piign to unite*all GE workers
around a program of demands on
GE management, It demonstrated
clearly that the working people
throughout the chain realize that
red-baiting und splitting only
serves to weaken them in negotia- ~~
tions. The Lynn vote throws up a
sturdy road block against GI's
plans to play one union oft against
another in the chain,
Although the IUE 201 members
combined their wnity demand with
a vote against a strike, it was clear
that this would be changed if. the
IUE leadership would agree to get
together with UE, thus “assiring
workers in both unions that they
would be leading ‘from strength in
any action they take nenitisl the
company.
-UE leaders in Lynn hailed the
1UE membership decision and.
.nginted out that it lays the ground-_
rk. for a common effort by GE's
Ng # 8 plants, in Schenectady, Lynn
‘per hour without losing any money. |
and Irie,
“General : ‘lectrie. profits. per
worker in 1952 amounted to. an
average of $1,990. That means _
that the company could have paid
every employee an. additional $1.
ing wilh me. We have to go all-out
, That way we
Members Urge United Fight
UE Local 301 members voted more than 200 to 1 to reject the Gli
“zero or less” offer: ‘To find out exe ictly what the union members in the
shops think about the current negotiations situation, the EU News inter-
viewed several rank-and-file workers at the Subway Gate on Monday.
Here’s what they had to say:
Elmer Collis, Bldg.:46—I don’t think that GE is
bargaining in good faith when they offer us only .a
few pennies and then set impossible terms along with
their measly offer. I-know that we need a real wage
increase. They tell us that the living costs are going
lown, but E have a wife and 3 kids. to support, and I
can’t ‘see it. Just recently, we had to cash in govern-
= nent. bonds. to meet our bills, even though IT have a
ieeity ‘foud picee work job. All GE workers should unite to fight the
company. now.
Rey Baker, 69—I’m wondering if Ralph Gault
is. cheaper than the boses of a lot of smaller firms.
Those companies have agreed to pay. for the 2 holi-
days which falF on: Suturdays’*so GE certianly ean
afford to do the same, I think weeshould protest the
company’s attitude on holidays, wages‘ and just abont
everything else, The best way to make that protest
a good one is to get together with all GE workers
EeaHIAens of union. 201 Warns CE on Jobs
From Shops on Strike
lutely ridiculous. In an action to support the mem-
It doesn’t begin ership decision to back GE. strik-
to meet the erg in the Evendale plant near Cin-
needs of any of cinnati, the loeal notified works
the people work- | yanayement this week that no jobs
transferred in’ from -the struck’
plant would be handled by union
men and women in Schenectady, A
similar position was taken with re-
pard to any work avhich might be
brought in from’ the Syracuse shop
which is also on strike.
Notification of this’ stund was
sent in a letter from Ul Local 301
Fred Jenne, 60 Husiness Agent Leo Jandreau to
~~ Not. only is Schenectady Works Manager Lewis
the company of- Male, This letter asserted that the
fer bad,-but the “executive board has. instructed all
whole attitude . =. of aur shop stewards to question
of management ‘ * any new job and to refuse any
on grievances is | work trom either Evendale or
just as bad, We Ea Syracuse,
should combine the fight en 1 ARDS The Evendale strike involves
tiations with that, on grievances... members..of the,.CIO..autoworkers
‘an get.everyone in- and the AIL machinists. The Syra-
\olved and we cun beat the com. cuse stoppige results from a com-
puny, Of course, it’s important te pany lockout of IUE-CIO. members.
make sure that all GE workers are Both situations. ure regarded as
fighting together when the show- important to all GE employees in
down comes, their current negotiations, -_
Niro Virgil, 46.
~The company
; offer is abso-
‘
3
to force GE to make a reasonable
offer, and the only way we ean do
that is by presenting a united front
against the company. That’s why
Fm for the idea of united action
with GE workers in Schenectady
and in‘all other GE plants in the
country, :
Full mobilization of UE Local 301 members to force the
company to bargain in good faith was planned by the execu-
‘tive board Monday. The plans were made to tie in with similar
the current negotiations situation.
In order to bring home.the threat
to the -union resulting from the:
company’s “take it or lump it” at-
titude, the bourd voted to issue a
series of G leaflets, one every Wed-
nesday, These leaflets will follow
on the’ heels of similar bulletins
put out by the national union, and
will discuss these bulletins from
the local point of view.
In order to make sure that the
material put out by both the na-
tional and the local receives the
fullest possible, diseussion,, the
hoard voted to direct shop stew-
ards“to hold weekly méetings with
their groups ‘on all shifts. The first’
series of meetings is slated to take
place this, coming .Wednesday..
With the growing move for uni-
ted aetion nmong GE workers in
all unions, this campaign is aimed
ut lending to the establishment of
aostrony, militant front of General
Electric employees ready to take
on the company in whatever fight
is necessary to win badly-needed
ware increases and contract im
provements,
The determination of UE mem-
bers to win a decent pay inerease
has been strengthened by the cam-
pany attitude in wage reopener ne-
wotintions, Not only did GE make
an offer of a pitiful few pennies,
hut it attempted to dictate the
terms under whieh the union could
accept this ‘proposal. Included
among. these terms wus one which
would have meant surrendering
bargaining rights in September,
When the entire UN-GH contract
comes up for renegotiation.
Loeal SOL hus” condemned this
GE attempt at dictation of terms
as a violation of the principles of
collective bargaining, and as an at-
tempt to destroy the power of the
union to represent its workers.
Miles Moon Nominated
The exeeutive board voted Mon-
duy to recommend the selection of
Miles one Billy, 85, to replace
q s UE Local 801. re-.
y. Sehaffer is now
assistant ‘Dusinods ngent,
Under the local by-laws, the
nomination will “be submitted to
next Monday’s membership meet-
ing for action, +
ry Local To Discuss
Pay Fight Monday
With a full discussion of the ne-
gotiations situation and the union
campaign to win a.decent wage in-
crease in 1953 highlighting the
ugenda, the April general member-
ship meeting on Monday promises
to be one of the most important
union gatherings of the year.
The mecting will be held in 2
sessions, with the Ist and ord
shifts convening ab 7.80 pam., and
the 2nd shift coming together at
1:00) pan. Business Aprent Leo:
Jandreau will report to both groups
on the negotiations in New York,
and on the moves being made by
the national. union to ‘prepare for 2
tight to win Uls's 1963 demands.
Also onthe agenda will be the
naming of a new recording secre-
tary) to succeed
Schaffer. has submitted his resig-
nation because of his new dutics
ns assistant business agent,
Because of the crowded agenda,,
all members are urged to come to
the meetings early so that they
can start on time.
Utica ConfabTomerrow
UE Distriét 8’s council will meet
tomorrow in Utica, The Council
“wroups together 35,000 workers in_
upstate New York. ;
“ "On the agenda will bea discus-
sion of negotiations throughout the
area, as well as reports on the new
organization undertaken by the
union,
Local 801 has a f-member dele:
gution on the group. The Sche-
nectady deleyutes are James Brown,
273; Leo Jandreau; William Kelly,
273; William Mastriani, 78A; and
William Templeton, 13,
AFL Local Hits M-W
AFL opticn] workers in Rochest-
er, N. Y. have called for repeal of
the MeCarran-Walter immigration
law beeause it discriminutes against
many national groups,
"MEMBERSHIP
MEETING
2nd SHIFT
Monday, April 20, 1953
1:00 P.M. (befora work)
ist and 3rd SHIFTS
Monday, April 20, 1953
7:30 PAM
Local 301 Hall
Roy’ Schaffer.
2 © Friday, April 17, 1953
Bldg. 10C: Robert Noonan is
classified as a B jig bore operator.
However, the large majority of his
work is on A jobs. The union de-
mands he be reclassified to A.’
Borematic operators are being
paid p.w.d.w. on developing new _
jobs although there are plenty of
piece work jobs on the floor for
them to do The union demands that
either the operators be paid aver-
age eurnings, or that adequate p.w.
prices be established: for the de-
velopment ‘work :
J. Pirro was time studied on job
9064048, operation 12, on 3/26.
There were 22 elements thrown out
of the study, and after completion,..-
the job was piven a‘ special price
although the operator gave normal
performance The union demands
that a-fair standard price be estab-
lished on this operation.
Bldg. 11: Francis A. Tooley was
isdHued a winding job by Foreman .«
Loucks, ‘The operator pointed out
thug the method was incorrect, and,
the foreman told him to wait while: —
supervision clarified the situation.
As a result, Tooley lost a total of
13 hours. The union demands full
payment for this time lost through
no Cault‘of the worker:
“For many. years, the’ winding
group worked in Bldg, 18-with a
minimum. of difficulty on repair
work, - In the year sinee it-has been
in 11, there has been repeated dis-
putes arising out of broken agree-
ments, On 8/23, supervision agreed
to assign 2 men to do, all repair
work on hurnouts. Four days lat-
er supervision breached this agree-
ment, claiming that the system
was impractical. The union de-
mands return to the old methods
of paying for-repair work ‘until a
new agreement is mutually worked
out. : :
Ridg. 14:0 Douglas Krahmer
protests the actions of a leader in
assigning him’ to duties outside of
his normal work, and threatening
to replace him on the job, The un-
jon demands an immediate man-
ngement investigation to correct
the situation, .
Bldg. 15: Gerald Morris is doing
strictly A work although his class-
ifiention is Bodie setter. The union
deinands he be upgraded to A.” -
Blds. 16: . Micael Figliola’ pro+
tests-the price on diwy. 8636251-4.
The price ig obviously out of line
sinee it was set at 45e, increased
to 55e¢, 95e and finally to $1. How-
-ever, it is still inadequate, with
similar but smaller work paying
$2, The union demands manage-
ment investigate and properly in-
erense this price.
Bldg. 40: The AF and AIS job
9742122 was recently cut from $15
to $14, The union demands restor-
ation of the cut. ‘
Bldg. 46: Material movemen un-
der Foreman Link protest the as-
signment of porters’ work to them.
The union demands correction of
this situation, °° on
Bldg. 49:- Group protests be-
cause their work is. not being
priced from. standard table such as
that used in Steam Turbine. The
union demands that this entirely
“possible mathod of pricing be: fol--
lowed,
Bldy. 60: Robert Butts was re-
classified ‘to B assembler with no
step adjustment although he has
f
‘. Thousands of grievances are handled by UE Local 301
each year at all levels from the steward up to final appeal
in New York City. To keep members posted, we shail
cach week list some of the grievances that have not been
settled at the steward-foreman ievel and have been re-
ferred to the executive board-management level
vouchers to prove he has been do-
ing B work for 5 months. The un-
ion demands retroactive rate ad-
justment for normal performance
on the job. :
Group protests the inadequate
rates and the failure to assign
helper on the 20’ vertical boring
mill, The rates on the™42' mill are
also. inndequate. The union de-
mands increase of rates and as-
signment of requested helper.
Lack of crane service and proper |
tools has made it impossible for
vertical - assemblers to perform
properly on their jobs, resulting in
lost earnings. The union demands
correction of these situations.
Supervision apparently has no
intention of equalizing overtime in
accordance with ‘contract article
V-9, Union demands that involved
supervision. be ordered to. comply
with contract : ,
Bldg.,-66: James Novak protests
the prices on rotor flange job 9721-
752, pts..1 and, 2. The union de-
mands a time study to arrive at a
fair price.
Bldg.°.73A: Group under Fore-
man Fetter reported for work on
4/2, hut was not offered suitable,
jobs. As a result, workers went
home. Company only is willing to
pay 4 hrs, A.E.R.. The union de-
mands payment of average earn-
ings. °
Bidg. 77: Group. of resin makers
protest bad working conditions. in-
“cluding inadequate working force .
to meet the present work schedule,
the bringing in of people from
other groups instead of the hiring -
of new people, the’actions of fore-
man in working on kettles. " The
union demands correction of these
conditions. oo
Bldg. 89: Robert Lecuyer, an ac-
cumulator, is not receiving his
shure of overtime in the group. The
union demands equal distribution
of overtime in uccordance with the
contract.
Bldg. 105: The union demands
application of proper $2.09 hourly
rate on job being converted from
day to piece work with a $2.03
ATER,
Bldg, 107: Fabrication and in-
stallation group protests the use
of unit. repair men on their jobs.
This is particularly true of Bldg.
G9 furnace work always done by
gvoup, The union demands an im-
mediate end to this supervision
practice.
Bldg. 269: Men-from mainten-
anee and air conditioning groups
are being utilized on Ray Haverly’s
job Saturdays. These groups
should not be used for production
work, and Haverly should be given
proper consideration for overtime.
The wnion demands that: Haverly
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA (UE)
Local 301. °
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Published by tho Editorial Committee
Protident..acionuenercn-Jamos J, Cognatta
w--Josaph Alois
waJoseoh. Whitback
as = Roy -Schaffar~
Ass't RocordingSecrat udy ° Rissland
Chlof Shop. Staward, iam Mastrlant
Dusinoss Agent... wales Jandraqu
301 LIBERTY ST. "SCHENECTADY 5, N. Y.
be given the opportunity to do the
Saturday work to which he is en-
titled. Po”
An agreement was reached at a
sub-committee meeting to stop pu (}
ting oil on the heads of the beady
ing machine when it smoked. The
company promised that the smoke
condition would be eliminated as
soon as possible. This has not
been done, The union demands
that management live up to its
part of the agreement.
Picce work prices on cathode
stem assembly are inadequate. The
Ist shift ean not make out if they
leave tanks empty, and as a result,
the foreman refuses to pay for
work done*by 2nd shift on the
ground that it should be done on
ist shift, The union demands prop-
er price adjustments to correct this
situation,
Bldg. 273: Group protests the
“usurping ‘of foremen’s duties by
methods men.who are telling work-
ers what.to do, and even what they
ure to be paid. The union demands
correction of this situation.
George Reed, an A lagger, is: en-
titled to a rate increase based on
his ability, experience and perform-
anee. The union demands that he
he given this increase.
Group of 20 Workers in the noz-
zle and milling section protest the
foreman’s failure to notify those
who are to work Saturdays until
Friday afternoon, although _ he,
knows work schedule on Tuesday,
is to notify by Thursday. The ul
ion demands -that foreman_ pi
workers adequate notice of Satur-
day work as is done elsewhere in
works. ‘
* Group protests continued unfair
distribution method in regard to
overtime, Although distribution
has been equalized, there, are still
some who have special privileges,
choosing when. they are to work
and on what jobs. The union de-
mands completely equal treatment
for all workers.
Arthur Clay is performing A
work although classified as a B
assembler erector, The union de-
mands proper upgrading and rate
adjustment, .
A. Daszewski and A, Weglowski
have asked a time study on, drwe.
9625805-1 & 2. Although super-
vision has agreed to the study, it
has not agreed to take it on the
machine for which the job is
planned. The union demands that
this be done,
H. Peschel was forced to do low-
er rated work because of alleged
production requirements. Fore-
man refused to pay average earn-
ings to which the worker is en-
titled. The union demands such
payment, .
Shop Steward E. Koch ‘protests
the failure of supervision to keep
and. make available records of ">
and company and division he ug)
time worked in his group. :
union demands: that managembet
sce to it that these records are
provided in accordance with divis-
jon practice, |
Bldg. 285: Milling machine group
-protests.-.working: .-conditions...and.-.--
prices on short order jobs for both
1st and 2nd shifts, The union de-
mands complete.investigation and
price revision for the group.”
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
~ Women Plan Survey of Jobs, Leaflets
And Meetings Before N: Y. Conference
A survey of everY women’s job in the Schenectady works, a special women’s meeting for
CHARLES SCOTT. The executive
board member’ from. building 66
was this week elected as the new
chairman of the UE Local 301 fair
employment practices | committee.
Scott was named by the committee
to succeed John Saccocio, 52, who’
resigned._
‘UE Victory Ends
Harvester Raids
The CIO autoworkers abandoned
their raiding drive against UE in’
the International Harvester chain
this week after suffering a crush-
ing defext at the.farm équipment
chain’s West Pullman: works-=in
Chicago. .
Workers at the Chicago plant
voted’ 1,277 to 573 to keep UE as
their union, A similar decision
d been made severul weeks ago
the employees at Harvester’s
Richmond, Indiana, shop. As a
result, the UAW withdrew its pe-
tition for an election at'the IH
plant in East Moline, 111.
All-of these elections were peti-
tioned for by the CIO union when
the .company launched a union-
busting drive against UE at the
conclusion of last year’s 12-week
strike, The West Pullman election
marked the 28rd successive victory
for UE ‘over raiders in the farm
equipment industry. -
-April 29 and a leaflet dealing with the problems of women workers were planned this past
week by the UE Local 301 executive board women’s committee. These steps will be taken as
UE Hall Redecorated
For April 25 Dance
The lights willbe low, the music
soft. and the people friendly next
Saturday when UE Local 301 holds
its anniversary dance at the: union
hall. :
All -of these important details
have been attended to by the ac-
tivities committee, The dim lights
will be provided by lanterns al-
ready hung from the. lighting fix-
tures, giving the redecorated hall
a festive air. ©
Soft music will be taken care of
by Tony Villano.and his orchestra.
The versatile Villano has built: a
big reputation by playing for many
important functions in the. area.
As for the friendly company,
that will of vourse be assured by
the presence of hundreds of UE
Local 801 members who will at- .
Tickets have been
tend the event,
on sale in the shop. for several
weeks, and at last report were sell-
ing very well. ,
With the dance date approaching
. wi segs a . .
the. activities committee is busy
putting the finishing steuches on
the big job of redecorating which
they have been doing.
Bridges Renamed
The’ International Longshore-
men’s und Warehousemen’s Union
overhelmingly re-elected ~ Harry
Bridges us its President this weels.
. The union’s San Francisco conven-
tion also went on record in support.
of Hawaiian Director Jack Hail,
who is facing Smith Act frameup
charges,
preparations for the UE national
women’s conference to be held in
New York City, May 2 and 3.
The survey will be taken by
members of the executive board.
It willbe intended to provide the
union with, all details of women’s
jobs so that they can be compared
with similar men’s work, Company.
practice is to pay women less than
.men doing almost the same work.
In this way, GE makes huge extra
profits and preserves a club ‘with
which to knock down the pay of
ull workers, s
_ Chief purpose “ofthe women’s
conference will be to map an action
program to end pay discrimination
om account of sex. This discrimin-
ation nets corporations $5-billion
in extra profits a year. ‘
Holding of the women’s meeting
on all shifts will be designed to
give the UE Local 301 delegation
to’ New York a complete picture of
the ideas held by every woman
worker in the plant.
—The ‘leaflet will be tied in with
the series on national negotiations
to be given out at the shop gates:
It will underscore. the union de-
end the the women less”
racket.
At the same time-it was un-
nounced that Helen Quirini, 81, will
go to New York to ‘help set up the
national conference. Sister Quirini
is one of the originators of the-con-
ference idea and will be a member
of the Scheneetady delegation.
Other members of the group are:
Frank D'Amico, 40; Ethel Fur-
man, 10C; Sadie Iovinella, 81; Julia
Mitchell, 40; and, Anna May Sulli-
van, 68.
“pay
meant to do just that.
to supervise,
Both general foremen contributed to the welfare
of GE this past week by getting their workers so
mad. at them that they suddenly found no workers
Robinson's attitude toward the UE-
GE contract was typified by his remark to one
shop steward who brought him a grievance docket.
He told the union representative:
“Ts. that-your-only. grievance?... Why. don’t-you
write them all up—I don’t care.”
minutes he had 6 other dockets on his desk, How-
« a a a a
Some Bosses Like Any Kind of Publicity
Apparently there are a couple of general fore-
men in the Sclienectady works who like publicity
so much that they figure that they have to do
something just about once a year to earn them
writeups in the EU News. Since, they don’t know
very much about doing constructive jobs, they
make the grade by abusing the union contract and
the workers unfortunate enough to be under them.
. If this deseription fits Bosses R. “Worsewhip”
Robinson of the Campbell Ave. Racetrack, and R.
T. “Bighead” Schulenberg of 273, it’s because it’s
forgotten!
k-Bay.
his supervision.
Within about 5
ever, he still didn't care, so the workers decided
they didn’t either, and went home early on Tues-
_ day, completely emptying the building.
-paper went to press, it still wasn’t known if old
“Horsewhip” had begun,te care.
Don't. worry Schulenberg, you hayen’t been
“Bighead” is another general foreman who
takes an original altitude toward the contract. His
favorite trick is (or was) to cut standard prices
on- boring nulls and G & L machines in ‘furbine’s
Aneidentally, he’s new there, having been
transferred in, only just a couple of weeks ago.
He didn‘t waste any time in making the workers
know that the reputation of being over-zealous in
trying to build himself up was justified, Within
‘a few days, he had so angered the workers that
they found it impossible to continue working under
At. this. writing, Schwlenberg is.acting. like .a ..
man who has. learned his lesson—at least until the
next time the publicity bug bites him.
As: this
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
Warm Response Greets
FDR Television Show
« The American people haven’t for-
gotten Franklin D, Roosevelt. That
fact was hammered home hard in
the UE Local 301 hall this week
as card ‘after card was received
congratulating the union™ on. ‘its
FDR. memorial telecast over
WRGB on Sunday, “
These cards came in response to
the union’s offer to give copies of
the April Roosevelt Memorial issue
of the UE Steward to those who
requested them, The monthly UE
publication is devoted entirely to
articles on FDR, ‘and on what his
program. for the American people
meant to the workers.
Requests for the magazines were
received from such distant points
as. Burlington, Vt, and Cairo, N.
Y., as well as from:the Schenectady
urea... Interestingly enough, Ver-
montjsone of the 2 states in the
U.S. which never voted for Roose-
velt, liad the most requests. .. =
Typical of the response was’ the
note received from one Burlington
lady, “The program on Sunday,
April 12th was wonderful,” she
wrote, :
UE. Local 301’s TV show went
on the air from 10:30 to 11:00 A.M.
Featured. were a television version
of the film, “The Roosevelt Story,”
“recordings of famed FDR specches
and a local commentary provided
hy Assistant Business Agent Fred
Sheehan,
Central theme of the telecast was
the contrast of the Roosevelt pro-
gram for the people’s welfare with
the government policies since
FDR's death only 8 years ago. Un-
der Roosevelt, the Wagner Act en-
couraged organized Inbor to better
. the working and living ‘conditions
of the people. Since Roosevelt’s
death, the big corporations have
put across the Taft-Hartley Act
aimed at crippling and destroying
the trade union movement.
Tn order to make the people for-
get the Roosevelt way, these same
corporations have sought to drop
a curtain; of silence and slander
around his nanie, . But in this area, |
at least, UE was able to pieree that
curtain. The people showed by
their’ warny response that they
were grateful,
Profits Near Record
Corporation profits in 1952 eame
within.2% of hitting an all-time —.
high. The total gains made by U.
S, companies amounted to more
than $12%-billion after taxes,
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