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ensation
Below are bills to improve provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Law in line with the 1956
Legislative Program of your State CIO. Each is designed to give greater protection and security to work-
ers and-their families when the wage earner is incapacitated by occupational disability.
All of these bills are now BEFORE THE SENATE OR ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEES.
THEIR PASSAGE THIS YEAR IS UP’ TO ALL
OF US. WE CAN ACHIEVE THIS ONLY BY
IMPRESSING OUR LEGISLATORS with the F AIRNESS and IMPORTANCE. of these measures.
Here are the BILLS WE SUPPORT, listed by number, sponsor and text brief:
1. Assembly Intro. 377 (Travia)
Senate Into. No. 1092 (Sorin) .
Increases maximum benefit from $36 to $40 weekly for
5. A. I. 381 (Travia), S. 1. 577 (Furey) os
Allows payment from day of injury if disability goes be-
-~yond seven days, instead of present 35 days. -
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Vol. 2 — No. 18
The Voice of GE Workers, Local 301, Schenectady, N. Y;
March 9, 1956
ESTINGHOUSE STRIKE
EW PROPOSALS MADE IN.
~ = : As-we go to press, Wednesday noon: the W estinghouse Conference Board
Oe Carey Reviews 2) was: in session considering. proposals made by the Department of Conciliation
which includes Professor George Taylor, former War Labor Board Chairman,
and. David Cole, former Director
injuries occurring. after July 1, 1956; ups minimum for 4 aos .
total disability based’on wages. ~~ ri 6. A. I. 1529 (Torres), S. 1. 1379 (Sorin).
ALI. 878 (Travia), S. I. 576, (Furey) 7 Fixes awards for permanent partial loss or loss of use of
Permits separate awards for (a) temporary total disability eye on basis of uncorrected loss of vision.
and (b) permanent or partial disability from same injury,
neither award limiting amount of other. >.
A. I, 2169 (Travia), S. 1. 1726 (Sorin)
AT. 379 (Travia), S. 1. 1091 (Sorin) -. :
: ee ay ae an ' 224 Se é a
Requires awards include amount, adequate to’ reimburse of the Federal Mediation Service.
Permits awards for partial disability from silicosis or other
dust diseases.
A, I. 1836 (Eravia),'S, 1.1877 (Sorin) =.
Requires employers to replace or repair teeth lost or brok-
en in compensation cases, with maximum of, $100 for each
natural tooth.
Communicate with the. following
' the importance of Workmen’s” C
ct
necessity for improvements.
‘Senate Labor & Industry Committee
'E. I. HATFIELD,
Chairman
' THOMAS CAMPBELL
- N. ¥. State Capitol
Albany, N. Y.-
’
; -semployee for time lost pending claim hearing.
as :
8. A. I. 1313, ( Weiser), 8, I. 1476 (Sorin) fs
Makes employer liable when silicosis or other dust, diseases
results at any time after exposure, instead of present two:
© year limit.
ion. :
Legislators and emphasize *
ompensation generally and
Assembly Labor & Industry Committee’
J. L. OSTRANDER, Chairman ~ °
OSWALD D, HECK |
N. Y. State Capitol
Albany, N.Y,
Ex-Head of NAM
For Union Shop
Although the National Associa-
tion of Manufacturers fights union
security, many of its-leaders have
negotiated union shop agreements,
including Henry Riter, IIT, former
NAM head. ; .
He was chairman éf..the Board
of directors of the » Copperwold
Company when-the firm signed its
first union-shop contract with the
United Steelworkers, “to secure,”
us the agreement stated, “the in-
creased production which will re-
sult from greater harmony be-
tween workers and employers .. .
- avhich cannot exist without a stable
and responsible union.”
| EXECUTIVE _
BOARD MEETING
Monday, Feb. 27, 1956
7:30 p.m.
UNION HEADQUARTERS
121 Erie Blvd.
K AGRE Ce,
7 IE Files NLRB Charges Against W
(Continued: from Page 1)
year agreement’ even though this subject is excluded from.
negotiation under the current contract which runs to October
15, 1956; by refusing to furnish the union with information
necessary for intelligent bargaining concerning wages and.
other negotiable matters.
W Locals Involved: .
“Units covered by the national agreement and involved in
this charge are found at the following locations: Bloomfield
and Belleville, New Jersey; Buffalo, New York: Cleveland,
Ohio; Hast Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania; East Springfield, Mas-
sachusetts; Fairmont; West Virginia; Huntington, West Vir-
ginia; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jersey City, New Jersey; Lima,
Ohio; Los Angeles, California;
Penn Township, Pennsylvania;
Mansfield, Ohio; Metuchen, New-Jersey; Newark, New Jersey;
Newark, Ohio; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
Sharon, Pennsyl-
vania; Union City, Indiana; Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore, Md.
Union To Aid TVA
The Tennessée Valley District
Council of the Sheet Metal Work- «
ars urged’ that members donate $2
each for “use in. promoting educa-/
tional publicity programs about
the ‘Tonnegsee Valley Authority."
Delegates agreed that the’ welfare
and protection of "TVA was vital ‘
to the welfare of the union itself,
,
Credit Unions Grow
During 1955, 1813 new evedit un-
ions were organized in North and
South America, making a total of
21,189 according to the Credit Uns
ion National Association. « There
was an inerease of 1529 in’ the
U.S, 244 in Canada and 40 in
Central and South Amarien.
Tennessee
Merger First
Tennessee is scheduled to be the
first state to merge its AIL ar
ClO, organizations, & 7
The Tennessee Fede ration of La-
bor and the Tennessee State In-
dustrial Union Council have agreed
to hold their merger convention
April 7 in Chattanooga three days
before the» AFL-CIO merger in,
Missouri. ay ;
AFL-CIO resident George
Meany and Vice President Wal
Reuther have been invited to
dress the joint. convention. ;
Per-capita tax will be increased
for, former AFL unions to include
funds for a program of education,
legislation, political education and
public relations, “Dues will be 8
cents per member for local unions,
the amount now paid by CIO units
in the state?’Per capita tax for the
AFL unions jas been 5 cents, with
political edueation activities fA. -
nanced by ddditional contributions
fram local unions oh the basis of
18 conts per year per member:
Tro atreecemranateneat tml NSAI HORM NE GUN AN RUE MATEY
pene Thay
Strike Support
_ The entire American labor move- .
ment has rallied behind the IUE
Westinghouse ‘strikers with preat-
er. financial support than has ever
"occurred. in trade union histoty.
That: was the highlight ofa dra-
matic report on the Westinghouse
_ Strike presented by IUE Presidént
“. Carey to a 10-day meeting of the °
“AFL-CIO Executive. Council ‘start-
.Jng February 6. ' - .
“By far the most gratifying as-
pect of this long, bitter strike has
heen the spontaneous and militant
support extended: to the TUE West-
inghouse strikers by the entire
democratic labor movement,” Carey
stated. At the time he was speak.
ing, $2,040,000 had been contribu-
ted. - ae
“From the nation’s biggest and
‘richest, unions to the ‘smallest or-
ganizations Avith very limited re-
sources—virtually all have con-
tributed to the best. of their abili-
ties and capacities. It has been
this wonderful support-—individual
-~-contributions from the nation’s
‘yorking men and women and.
“lump-sum contributions “from their
‘unions—that has defeated West-
inghouse management's efforts to
starve this strike into submission
and defeat,”
The Westinghouse strike, Carey
pointed out, was the first great
challenge presented to the merged
labor movement when it came into
existence last" December. The
“Merger convention, however, met
“he challenge by voting all-out sup-
“port to the strikers and the Con-
vention’s decision was quickly given
vigorous reality by state and local
. bodies and by international unions
affiliated with the new AFL-CIO,
(Continued on Page 4)
. Union”?
The proposal includés a 5-year ‘
contract With an opener in: October
1957 on. non-economie issues -and.
an opener in October 1958 on “Em:
‘The wage increases Tange from
5e to 12¢ annually for the du ration.
of contract /which fs similat to the’
ployment Security”, Local supple- GE. Contract. ‘
_On pensions the proposals in-
clude $2.00 ‘for each year of service
ments covering any single plant,
may be opened yearly for changes.
In the case of the above openers,
the Westinghouse Union members
have the right to strike. to that date.
GE. Considers Plant in Puerto Rico
The island government of Puerto Rico is offering: Industry many
favorable conditions that will fatten profits if they set up manufacturing
“plants. * ’
The concessions leading to larger profits: are tax exemptions, low
wages and no unions, c
plants there, such as Sunbeam Corp., Carborundum Co., Remington Rand,
Firth Carpet Co., Sylvania Electric, Univis Lens and Western-Klectric.
General Electric is also in the process of establishing a-plant there. nc-
cording to'the March 5th issue of the New York Times. General Electric
has given as a reason for locating plants in small towns, particularly in
the South, that they felt obligated to place more payrolls in move com-
munities. We wonder how this fits into'the Puerto Rieair situation. It’s,
certain the sale of GZ. products in this neck of the woods doesn’t
obligate G.E. ,
The facts: about GE's Decentralization Program insofar as motive:
to move into small towns is concerned is to take advantage of low cost
production which means low wages and low taxes, The climate is good
in Shelbyville, Indiana: and Jonesboro, Arkansas, says G.E. Why not
the GE. workers in both places just voted in an NLRB clection for “No
A Toolmaker was hired in Shelbyville veeently for $1.50.
hour, A recent analysis of one :Ohio firm revealed that due to tax ex-
emptions and low wages, it will increase its net profit from $187,000 to
$442,000 a year by locating its new plant in Puerto Rico.
The following was carried in the New York “Times as examples, of
high profits offered to Industry: ; >
“HOW CORPORATE TAX EXEMPTION-BOOSTS PROFITS —
“Tf your net profit -- Yowr net profit
after U. S. Corporate | in Puerto Rico
Income Tax is: would be:
% 17,500 $ 25,000
29,500 50,000
53,500 . 100,000
245,500 500,000 254,500 (+-104%.)
» 485,500 1,000,000 514,500 (+106%)
HOW DIVIDEND TAX EXEMPTION ‘BOOSTS INCOME
“Tf your income* after * Your net income
» U.S. Individual in Puerto Rico: n
Income Tax is: would be: exemption:
$ 3,900 #° 5,000 $ 1,100 (+ 289%)
7,360 10,000 «2,640 (+ 36%)
» 10,270 15,000 4780 (-F 46% )
14,850 25,000 0,150 (++ 68%)
23,180 50,000 820 (-+116%)
32,680 100,000 - 67,320 \ +2065)
43,180 200,000 156,820 (-++363%%/)
429,820 (+-612%% }
Your gain with
exemptions:
$ 7,500 (+ 439%)
25,000 (+ 69%)
46,500 it 87%)
e
Your gain with
70,180 500,000
*These examples are figured for dividends paid in Puerto Rico to-a single
‘resident. ~ Based- on: Federal rates effective Jun, 1, 1964".
prior to January 1, 1956- and $2.25
for ecah year of service subsequent *
Some large ‘corporations’ have already. established
Previously © the Westinghouse
Contiact did not provide-for’ arbi-
tration of many types of com-‘
plaints, The new proposal includes
a much improved arbitration pro-
_ Vision.
- On time studies of day workers
the proposal modifies the Westing-
hotise Company’s former position;
however, does allow for limited
studies’ otf a limited number of
people. ' .
The Westinghouse Company had
refused to reinstate 98 strikers he-
cause of behavior on the ‘picket
line. The proposal offers to rein
State 57 and arbitrate 36.
eS On other contract provisions, as
~ we understand it today. they match,
the new improvements in the GE, °
Contract. ;
While the Westinghouse Corpor.
ation’ has announced they would
accept the proposals’ miide by the
“Fact Finders”, the Union is na-
L turally having difficulty in aceept-
ing’ because of the 36 strikers who
will not be reemployed upon settle-
* - metit- pending the outeome of arbi-
tration in each individual cause.
This type of proceedings ‘and liti-
gation lasts for months in some
cases,
Wf
a ererers en a=
ALL,
"DID YOU EVER GET THE.FEELING
YOURE BEING WATCHED ¢*
UE Still
— Sitting It Out
It has been 30 weeks since
the general officers of U.E.
turned down the contract pro-
posals offered back on August
15, 1955.
“> This represents a loss in
‘wages from$60.00 ‘for. com-
mon labor to $180.00 affecting
Tool’ and Die Makers. The
loss to UE-GE workers is‘ not
confined to wages alone. The
.mew vacation schedule, effect-
“ive January Ist, 1956, is, in
effect, giving additional _vaca-
. tion to those employees he-
tween 10 and 15 years of serv-
ice. A” substantial loss in ben-
efits affecting insurance, hos-
- pitalization, pensions and other
contract improvements is the
reward’to UE-GE workers for
folloiving a bankrupt leader-,
ship down a dead end road.
It is becoming’ more ‘appar-
ent every day that National
"U.E. is pretty helpless. in its
program to-protlect their mem-
bers and win impr ovements in
their working conditions, par
ticdlarly in the large corpor-
ations. They are equally as bad
off with their merger program
which has also bogged down to
a “standstill,
- Whitbeck to Board
_Joe Whitheek,*Bldg. 40, has re-
placed Frank D’Amica on Local
'B01’s Executive Board for this see-
tion, =Whitheck will represent
Bldgs. 40, 50, and 60.
He has been Shop Steward and
Mxecutive Board. Member of Local
801 for many yeurs and alse pres-
ently holds the office of Treasurer.
Loca 301 1UE-CIO
JOINT. “MEMBERS.
and STEWARDS
MEETING
Monday, Mar. 19, 1956
2nd Shift—1:00 P.M.
(Before Work)
Tst and 3rd Shifts—
7:30 P.M.
“KRUEGER’S HALL
LIBERTY and SOUTH FERRY STREETS
Regular ‘Order of Business
Report of Committees
* BXECUTIVE BOARD
LOCAL 301, IUE-CiO
MILES MOON, Mee-See'ty
a THE COMPANY WILL,
Hy COOPERATE 100% WITH
THE FEDERAL MEDIATOR
Tie COMPANY WILL GO
ALL OUT BEFORE THE
PRESS § PUBLIC BUTae
fan
» WONT BUDGE AN INCH/ CANT YOU" MEET
TH 1ON
"DuRING NEGOTUTIONS! & ONC reer
BOT meee
WILLING TO
COMPROMISE:4t1|
Clow ABOST
RARBITRATION/ re,
Unemployment Compensation
The Peansylve inin State Depart
ment: of Labor and Industry has,
declared the Westinghouse strike |
to be actually a lockout.
“As a result of that ruling hy the
department move than 16,000 TUR,
members in Pennsylvanta become
eligible for unemployment compen-
sition. ,,
However, Westinghouse is as
usual attempting to.
strikers’, morale. and deny them
their -vights by appealing the de-
cision in order to delay payment.
That appeal wil be heard soon |
by referee of, the
Compensation
Unemployment
Board) of Review
cand may -possibly go farther,’
Alfectud ©'by the, ruling, an-
nounced by department: head John
R. Torquato, are members of Lo- °
cals GOL in Hast Pittsburgh, 617 in
Sharon and lil in Philadelphia.
break the”
-every
“Ordered Paid In Pennsylvania.
They may be eligible tor pay-
ments of a minimum of $10 to a
niaximum of $86 a week for RO
weeks, a
“Under terms of the ruling eligi-
Ile. strikers could collect retroac-
tive pay for 8 weeks ina lump
sum.
The basis of Torquato’s ruling
was that on December 19 the strike
hecame a lockout when the com-
pany tuned down a state proposil
that the stvikers returm to work
while arbitration of all issues went
a i
‘The proposal for final and bind-
1
‘ing arbitration of all issues came
from Governor Leader of Pewnsyl-
vaniag ‘The TUE promptly ac-
cepted the arbitration proposal.
Westinghouse, as it has blocked
other effort to end this
strike, . just as promptly turned
down the proposal.
Headquarters.
Blvd, Schenectady, N.Y.
NAME.
ADDRES
following information wid send it to Union Hes tduarters, 1
Former Chuss and Rate...
Attention ~ Toolmakers
In order ta facilitate the restori ing of all Toolmakers who were
kiken aif their occupation due to lack of work, we urge all 'Tool-
makers currently not working on their vecupation to All in the
121 Brie
Cheek Now.
Bormer Bldg...
Service Date
More;Contracters
Show Interest
In Building
To date the following con-
tractors have picked up-, blue-
prints and specifications for the.
new building:
MacFarland Construction Co.
Hanson Construction, Co.
Pioneer Construction Co.
Christensen & Nielsen
Liberty Electric
M. Gold & Son
oD. Le Ring ye eg
“Congress Plumbing & Heating
PF. W. Dodge Corp.
A. S, Wikstrom, Tne.
are G.. Gologna
AL Baehner, Ine.
Thanh A. Tozzi & Son
Schenectady: ardware
Sweet & Snow" Associates
American Plumbing";
C. Roland Oswald
Local Civil Rights
Committee Meets .
ThesCivil. Rights ‘Committée of
Local 801 held. its® first meeting
last: Monday evening «at Union
The committe
‘lected William Garrison, 2nd shit
Bldg. T8A, as chairman, and
‘Charles Scott, Ist. shift, Bllg. an
as secretary,
The commitice voted ta estab.»
lish the first Tuesday of each
month ag a regular'meeting night.
The meetings will be held at Unione”
Headquarters at 7:80 pam.
Those present at last Monday's
meeting, Mareh Sth, were: William
Garrison, T3A; Charles Scott, 52:
Ralph Boyd, 40; James Carey. AG;
Mario Bagnato, 62 and Joseph Sac-
oe io, G0,
Gi
G. gE. Conference Boa d
Elects Officers on
Canference — Boxrd
The G.I.
elected ofticers sat its last’ meet-°
ing, dehn Callohiin was eeleeted
Conference Botrd chairman and
Frank Fiorito was reelected - sec
retary. \
The National Negotiations Com-
mittee was enlarged by allowing a
representative from Pittsfield G.E.
and: another representing: the new
southern GE. Locus, | | )
SIGN UP THAT.
‘ NON-MEMBER. TODAY!
IWE-CIO LOCAL 307 NEWS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LOCAL 301,.
REPRESENTING SCHENECTADY
GE "WORKERS
AG
Published by the Editorial Committee
President james” J.” Cagnetta
Vice Presidont -loseph Alois
Treasurer... esoph Whilbock
Recording Sverotary. ----Miles Moon
Ass't Rocording Secretar
Chief Shop Stoward
Business Agont.....
121 GRIE BLVD,
= Willam Mastriant
.-s-Leo Jandroay
SCHENECTADY, N, Y.
Resolution on Westinstionse Strike
Nearly 55,000 of our IUE
sisters are
nationwide strike against the billion-dollar
Westinghouse Electrie Corporation. This
struggle, supported by the national AFL-CIO
and all its affiliates, has become the longest’
major strike of the past 30 years. |
The entire labor movement and the Ameri-
can publié. now understands :that this strike
was deliberately provoked by ‘Westinghouse
management which refused to honor a current
€ ow year collective bargaining agreement with
ie TU and insisted that the prevailing con-
tract’ be destroyed and replaced with an in-
forfor five-year agreement.
Within the
Pennsylvat
IUk
officially confirmed whut the
has claimed from the
in good faith actually constitutes a lockout.
The lubor movement afd’ the public: are
uwiate, also, that Westinghouse management,
swith cold calculation, has prolonged this lock- .,
wut by rejecting: literally scores of proposals
c the
brothers and +
now in the fifth month of. their.
past two weeks the State of
beginning of this’
dispute: that management's refusal to argain
| s
tek arbitration and fact-finding by Congress-
men, Governors, State Legislators, Mayors,.
clergymen and civie leaders.
THEREFORE Bi IT RESOLVED, That
this meeting of the LUE General Electric Con-
ference: Board, repre. senting. more than 100, 000 ®
GE workers, wholeheartedly commends the
conduct of this nationwide Westinghouse’strike
hy the TUE Westinghouse Conference Board
and Negotiating Committee, ‘and
BE IT F URTHER RESOLVED, That we
fully; support the position taken by the na-
tional ‘officers and negotiators in these nego-
tiations under federal mediation auspices, and
BE TT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this
meeting of the TUE General Flectrie Confer:
ence « Board ‘pledges complete organizational
and financial support to the IU Westinghouse
strikers until they win their justified jdemands,
and
“BELT “BINALLY RESOLVED,
General Electric. workers
That IUE
equipment completed or uncompleted, and that.
IUE General Electric members will aceept no
s will refuse to handle |:
any .Westinghouse materials or strikebourtid
subeontracting work that will help Westing-
house destroy this strike. é
Resolution on Organizing Unorganized
_ The IUE has set an example for all AFL-
CIO unions in its successful organization of
runaway plants to the South and to rural
areas. “+ : ‘
Southern and rural areas that. had previ-
ously resisted CIO and AFL. organization have
heen unionized by IUE in recent years and
have opened new organizing areas for ‘other ,
AFL-CIO unions. ;
This TUE suecess emphasizes that there
are more than-30,000 production: and salaried
_ workers in Géneral Electric plants under IUE
contract who are not now union members.
THEREFORE Br. IT RESOLVED, That
this Meeting of: the TUE-CIO General Electric
Conference Board urges that all 1UE, Locals
immediately inaugurate internal ranizing
simpaigns to bring into IUB membership all .
cligible technicdl: professional and scientific
workers in GM “plants and: installations now
under TUE contract. . at
The Schenectady branch of the N
Advancenient of
in the Steelworkers Hall,
NA A. C. P. Invites Union Members
tional
Colored People has invited the membership and
representatives of organized labor to attend i showing of {wo films
140 Clinton St. on Monday, April.2, at
7:30 pam. The films are “The High Walland “The Challenge”.
Both films have been approved and reeonimended by the N.Y,
Association for the!
Tne Lecar CorNER
(A Column Written by LEon Novak of Novak & Diamond;
Attorneys)
State CIO-AFL orgi nizations,
Violations of Labor
Law Increased
More than half of the businesses
_ cheeked last year were Tound to be
violating the ‘air labor standards
e: according to a statement by
Qe Brown, administrator of
he Labor Department’s wage and
hour divisions .
Testimony. before a house ip-
propriations — sub-committee “.on
January 25° was made public in
which Brown indicated a big step-
up is planned in the number of fu-
ture investigations by his depart-
ment, The vise’ in the minimum
waye from 76e to: $1.00 an hour
vhich took effect last Thursday
yin require even more enforee-
ment in the future.
Of 389,300 establishments invest-
gated in the yeat ended last June
. 3, according to Brown, 21,549
were found “in violation of the
basic provisions of the fair labor
standard act and 129 were found
to be in violation of the minimum
wage provisions of the act”,
“Potal back wages that were
found to be due a was in
the amount of 12 million dollars
affecting approximately — 180,000
omployees”, he added.
Union Acts Fast
in Hardship Case |
District 4 has acted fast’ lo take
eure of a tavdship ease in’ the
Westinghouse strike. .
A wife ofa striker wrote” the
Newark, Nv dw News that her hus-
hand was unable Go travel tooNew-
ark, from their home 3h miles
away, because the train fare would
be equal to the value’of the food
given out cach week,
District 4 omade armingements
for another loual, very eluse to the
home of the, striker and his wife,
to take eare of the food and. other
needs of the striker’s: family.
Executive Board
MEETING
MONDAY, MAR. 12, 1956
7:30 p.m.
UNION HEADQUARTERS
121 Erie Blvd.
State Legislature Should Correct -
Compensation Law Inequities Now
Recently, thé Governor of New
York State appointed a%-Commis-
sion to investigate the high cost,
to: employers, in. connection with
industrial . accidents and Work-
men’s Compensation. Tt was sus-
pected that the injured worker did
not himself benefit from the high
cost to the eniployer, and for this
Feasun Workers are as much in-
terested in the outcome of the in-
Yvestigation as are the employers
themselves." After all, if the S
can help to -veduce unnecessary
compensation costs, it may mike’
it easier to increase the direet
“penefits to be paid to the injured
“worker,
In the meantime, the State
Levislature has been asked by
Loeal 801 to make some changes
in the Workmen’s Gompensation
uw. These proposed changes are
of great importance to every in-
jured worker as anyone will recog-
nize who has had an injury.
First of all, Local 301
asks for .a law which will make
it possible for victims of silicosis
who dve still only partially ‘dis-
abled by the
lungs, to obtain the protection of
the Workmen’s Compensation Law.
Today, only those who are totally
disabled get these benefits.
damage to their oe
In addition, Loedl® asks for
an increase: in compensation bene-
fits paid to an injured worker. The
$85 a week paid today is inade-
quate from any point of view par-
ticularly «for workers who have
larger families, Th faet, the Liaw
should have a graduating seale so
that ‘the 1 arger the family of ce-
pendents the higher the benefits.
Another chatige that should be
minute is to require the employer
to pay average wages to the in-
dured worker who has to take time
off. from workin order to! attend
a hearing on his claim, This should
be done particularly where the
workers claim ‘is being challenged
by an employer.
Thére are numerous
changes which the - Legislative
Cominittee of Local 801 is pressing
for adoption by the State, Legisla-
lure. Tnformation as to:these ean
he obtained. by writing to-me.
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