2
we
ELECTRICAL
“UNION NEWS —
=
301 To Elect Officers Next Week _
(Continued from Page 1)
Wilkinson, former 301 president,
and James Singleton.
Business Agent Leo Jandreau is
the only candidate for business
agent, Nobody else was nom-
inated.
Acting Recording Secretary
John P. Green is unopposed as
eandidate for recording secretary.
Shop Steward Ralph Vitalo was
nominated but did not accept.
Candidates for assistant record-
ing ‘secretary are Shop Steward
Virginia Murphy and Frank Cor-
nicelli. Board Member Helen Qui-
rini, former recording secretary,
declined nomination. « «
Board Member Henry Kaminski
is the only candidate for treas-
urer. Board Member Cognetta
and Shop Steward Jerry Favata
declined,
In Trustee Race
There are ten contenders for
the three posts of trustees: Shop
Steward Frank J. D’Amico, Shop
Steward Floyd Thomas,- Shop
Steward Joseph G: Whitbeck, Shop
Steward Sal DePietro,
Steward Henry Busse, former
Executive Board member; Reynold
Baker, Shop Steward Edward Lu-
berda, now a trustee; Shop Stew-
ard George Farr, Frederick. EH
Shufelt, and Raymond Forslund.
Those who didn’t accept nomina-
tion ,for trustee were: Arthur
George, Charles Rapant, Shop
Steward Robert Armstrong, Sal-
vatore Maictta, Joe Ah Kao and
Harold Ceayar.
Running for sergeant-at-arms
are Shop Steward James Muir
and Shop Steward George Cran-
dall. Nomination was not accepted
by Shop Steward Frank D'Amico,
Shop Steward L. G. Wilkins, Paul
Hardendorf, Shop Steward Mario
Bagnato, Dominick Conti, Shop
Steward John Maietta and John S.
Brooks,
here are three candidates for
guide, Shop Steward Floyd War-
ner, Shop Steward George Walker,
former guide, and Al Claypool.
Former Board Member Jack Mele
declined nomination.
There is space on the voting
machines for members to write in
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
Unxren Etccraican, Rapio & Macsins
‘Woamrens or Amnnica,
Scuenzctapr Gi Loca 301
Published by Editorial Committee
Mary MeCartin, Chairman
Arthur R, Bertini, Secretary
William Christman Frank D'Amico
Adam Kolastenak! Victor Pasche
Troy Snipos
Edttorial Office :
Kuxcraican. UNION News
301 Liberty 8s. Schenectady, N.Y.
Shop -
‘Teforhone 3-138
other names, . -
The 25-man Election Committee
met last Friddy..and Tuesday of
the present ‘week to make rules
and arangeinents for the voting.
Shop Steward George deCresce
was elevted chairman and Paul
Hacko, secretary. (See separate
story).
_ Candidates drew places for posi-
tion on the machine Tuesday, in
acordance with the 301 constitu-
tion. William Kelly, Leo Jandreau
and the candidates running with
them drew Line’ A. This line
is completely filled with candidates.
Jack Andrews, candidate for vice-
president, heads Line B which is
filled except for a few places and
there are several candidates on
Line C, D and E.
All members ‘in good standing
as_of_Nov,30,.1949, willbe cli...
ible to vote.
Any member whose claim to
eligibility under the above require-
ment is at variance with the union
records will be heard by a sub-
committee to be appointed by the
chairman of the Election ‘Commit-
tee who’ will rule on the mem-
ber’s eligibility.
Members actually in line at the
polling place at the closing time,
1 p. m., Wednesday, Dee. 14, will
be allowed to vote.
Charles Eckel, of the Schenec-
tady County Election Committee,
will inspect the machines before
the voting starts, will be present
at. the closing of the polls and the
tabulation, and will have repre-
sentatives present during the vot-
ing,
Each presidential and vice-presi-
dential candidate is entitled to
three watchers to be present at
all times the polls are open,
Kelly, Jandveau and the candi-
dates running with them signed
non-Communist affidavits “Mon-
day, sworn to before County Clerk
Carroll A. Gardner. They are on
file at the county elerk’s office.
Auditing Committee
Meyer Siegel, Building 50, Tom
301 Election Notice
The annual election of Local
301 officers will be from noon
Monday, Dec. 12, to 1 p.m. Wed-
nesday, Dec. 14 on voting ma-
chines at 801 hall, Erie Blvd.
and Liberty St.
Candidates for office are as
follows:
For president: William J. Kelly.
For vite-president, Joseph A.
Mangino and Jack Andrews.
For recording secretary: John
P. Green.
For Assistant recording secre-
tary: Virginia C. Murphy and
Frank Cornicelli.
For treasurer: Henry Kaminski.
For chief shop steward: James
J. Cognetila, Rudy Rissland,
Alfred Pelrah, Walter Knif-
ten and James”“De Masseo.
Ja
For trustees: Frank J. D'Amico,
Floyd Thomas, Joseph |G.
Whitbeck, Sal De Pietro,
Henry Busse, Reynold Baker,
Edward Luberda, George
Farr, Iyvederick Shufelt and
Raymond Forslund.
For sergeant-at-arms:, James
Muir and George Crandall.
For guide: Floyd Warner,
George Walker, and Al Clay-
pool.
Signed,
John P, Green,
Acting Recording Secretary
_ the world in Federal Court
Parnell Thomas Drops
His 'Not Guilty’ Plea
Congressman Parnell Thomas,
former head of the Un-American
Activities Committee, admitted to
last
week he was a thief by withdraw-
ing his plea of not guilty to charg-
es of embezzling the United’ States
government. He padded his office
payroll and made employees “kick
back” part or all of their pay.
As head ofthe anti-union Con-
gressional. cot nmittee, Thomas
hounded union leaders and liberals.
When he was first accused of pay-
roll padding and kick-back prac-
tices, Thomas denied the charges
McGrath,-Building-52,-and-George-—and-said-they-were—“a Communist—
Sengenberger, Building 16, were
elected as a 301 auditing commit-
tee at the 301 membership meet-
ing by sections last week and the
preceding week at the union hall.
They will audit’ the union’s f-
naneial records for the year. In ad-
dition, 8301 has quarterly audits by
its trustees and bya certified pub-
lie accountant.
plot.”
His old committee this week con-
tinued the Thomas line of smear-
ing UE leaders by questioning
Sceretary-Treasurer Julius Ems-
pak and Director of Organization
James Matles about whether they
were Communists.
Both officers. stood on the -non-
Communist affidavits they filed
December 9, 1959
om
Ail Members Urged
To Vote in Election
The 301 Election Committee this
week issued the following state-
ment urging all members of the
union to vote in the annual elec-
tion,
“The Election Committee urges
all members to cast’ their votes in
the Local 301 election. Like citi-
zenship, union membership is not
only a right, but a duty. The UE
is run by the membership, and it is
up to the membership to carry out
the job by participating in all de-
cisions, Certainly every single’
member should be ready to give
the very little time needed to cast
his or her vote in the annual elec-
tion of officers.
“Arrangements completed by
the committee will make voting
fast, and_easy.
“For members coming by car,
the committee has arranged with
the City Bureau of Traffic and *
Planning to reserve all parking
space on Erie Blvd. and Wall St.
outside the union hall for union
voters during the hours the polls
are open, ‘ :
“Election Committee:
George DeCresce, chairman,
Paul Hacko, secretary.”
Other ‘members of the 25-man
Election Committee, elected by the
301 membership meeting held by
sections last week and the preced-
ing week at the union hall, are as
follows: :
David Fiore, Building 285; Jo-
seph Struffolino, 53; Andrew J.
Reyda, 68; L. G. Willsins, second
shift, 16; Frank Emspak, 46; C. E.
Wetsell, 77; Walter Barbarsus, 97;
Joseph Hils, 89; John Smith, sec-
ond shift, 66; Harold Simpson, 28;
Alfred Benaquisto, 73; Peter J.
Starsiak, 52; Arthur Dunger, 269;
Al Pepicelli, CAP; Ralph Hruby,
61; John Maietta, second shift, 273;
Vito Schiavo, 278; Joseph Kerna-
ghan, 18; Arthur Owens, third
shift, 278; Dominick Tiscione, 17;
Rudy Ellis, 101, Ernest Johnson,
107, and Ben Tenhave, 16.
De Cresce works in Bldg. 69 and
Hucko in 278.
with the Taft-Hartley Board, and
refused to answer the unconstitu-
tionai questions of the committee
about their beliefs and associa-
tions.
Matles accused the committee ‘of ~
staging the new investigation ey
Ci
collusion with Phil Murray an
James B. Carey, to help the “Imi-
tation UR” |
Buy Christmas Seals to
Fight T.B.
a
CPrion practice,
_ December 9, 1949
—
ELECTRICAL UNICN NEWS
301 Board Gives Facts on Union Staff Members
The Executive Board of Local 301 unanimously adopted the follow-
ing statement Tuesday:
“By now the membership is accustomed to read a flood of false
hoods in the leaflets issued by the Carey ‘Imitation UE’ group.
.“The Exeutive Board does not.intend to spend its time answering
all these falsehoods,
However, it is necessary to correct them when
they are clearly intended to interfere with the proper operation of the
union.
“We refer to the gross slanders
upon two full-time members of the
union staff, Victor Pasche and Emil
Radosevich.
“It is remarkable that the for-
mer members who now attack the
employment of these two men vot-
ed year after year for their ap-
pointment. )
members. Some of the Carey men
also voted for it as Executive
Board members.
“Both Brother Pasehe and Bro-
ther Radosevich were put on the
All voted for it as”
Kiss of Death
Air Secretary Symington, one
of the principal speakers at she
“hnitation UE” convention, was
formerly president of Emerson
Electric Company.
In his speech he praised
James B. Carey’s ability as a
contract negotiator and = said
that all the members of his
board of directors would also
vouch that Carey was a good
\
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IT GIVES ME GREAT
PLEASURE TO NOW INTRODUCE
MR OSWALD BUCHANAN WHO WILL
SPEAK TO US ON THE GOLDEN
ERA THAT LIES AHEAD FOR THE
BUSINESS COMMUNITY (APPLAUSE)
MR BUCHANAN BRINGS US HIS
RICH EXPERIENCE AND.....
mS My
i alt moa
il
(Mt at
| Melt Ky
il!
He
SSH AL
“I igh
~~ stall “by Vote“ of “the membership
on recommendation
¢ Bl xecutive Board, because of spec-
of the 301
ial qualifications.
Pasche Here in Strike
“Brother Pasche was an organi-
zer for UE in St. Louis, and was
assigned here to assist Local 301
during the 1946 strike. Because
of the experience with him during
the strike, the 8301 Executive Board
repeatedly asked for his services,
and his transfer here finally was
arranged in August, 1946. He has
had fifteen years of varied exper- —
ience in contract negotiations. He
still holds membership in the CIO,
Newspaper Guild. He was never
defeated for any office in the Guild.
He left full-time Guild work for
the wider field offered in industrial
organization, His job here is to
assist Brother Jandreau in the
general work of the union, mainly
in a heavy load of grievances.
Record of. Radosevich
“Brother Radosevich graduated
from St. Louis University soon
after his honorable discharge from
the Army Air Corps. He worked
in a St. Louis industrial plant,
Moloney Electric, and later was an
organizer for UE. When Adam
Boss, then assistant in charge of
niembership and financial records,
quested the services of Brother
Radosevich because of his special
training. His college degree was
in accounting.
“The Executive Board believes
that the hiring of expert help from
any part of the country is sound
It believes that
his has been confirmed by our ex-
perience with the two men whom
. the stooges now attack.
“This week’s Carey leaflet throws
in a third name, identified only as
‘Northrup.’ There
_.resigned, the Executive Board re-_
‘negotiator.
Under leadership of the Carey
group the UE local at the Em-
erson Co. became a company
union.
wil
301 Gets Appeal
For Blood Donors -
Mrs. Jennie Gorski, Building 53,
has asked the union to get blood
donors for her husband, Chester
Gorski, who worked at the Knolls.
He has tuberculosis and has been
in‘ and out of Glenridge Sana-
torium during the past 10 years.
‘in arrecent operation four pints
of blood were used. Two or three
more pints will be needed for an-
other operation he must undergo
soon, Glenridge wants repayment
in blood, not money. Volunteers
should contact the union office
which is trying to guarantee seven
pints.
Federal Court Ruling
Pending in 301 Case.
Federal Judge James T.- Foley
reserved decision Monday on the
petition of Frank Kriss, Frank
Fiorillo and Ralph Mirando to
move their court action against
301 back to the New-York State
Supreme Court, from Federal
Court,
~~ Local 30i” had” mioved” the case
is and has
to Federal Court, but Judge John
Alexander, in the state court, is-
sued..an injunction limiting the
right of the 801 membership to
use the union treasury.
been no one by that name on the
301 staff. There is a Robert
Northrop, laid-off in Building 17,
who is serving Local 801 as chair-
man of the unemployment com-
mittee, an unpaid post like all
other committee posts in this un-
fon.”
GE Merit System!
ene EWO_DAISOS ee
Ts this some more of that GE
neutrality ? ®
Last spring a young laboratory
worker in Building 87 was threat-
ened with transfer and possible
loss of his job because of not get-
ting along with his supervisor.
Board Member Anthony Villano
and a unit grievanee committee
straightened out the situation for’
J
him. ?
Later the young man blossomed
out as a “parader” for the Carey
group. In a recent meeting with
the union a company representa-
tive dropped the information that
the laboratory worker is “going
places” and has recently received
Watch for It
An article by UE President Al-
bert J. Fitzgerald on the role of
Democratic politicians in the CIO's
efforts to set up a company union
in the electrical industry will ap-
pear in the next issue of the na-
tional UE News.
BE SURE TO VOTE
IN 301 ELECTIONS
“line.
This Comes Straight
From Bosses’ Mouth
Why do big employers hate UE?
And what kind of union do big em-
ployers like?
You can get the answers straight
from “The Iron Age,” publication
of the steel industry.
In its issue of Oct. 27, this mag-
azine said:
“Efforts are now being made to
settle the steel strike without
ruining the prestige of Philip Mur-
ray . . . Steel men see trouble
ahead if Mr. Murray is badly beat-
en. ;
“There are other capable exec-
utives in the union but industry
leaders are afraid they -lack the
power to hold the mem
“
. +. employers have generally
been able to override the reds and
radicals in local unions by direct
appeal to Phil Murray.”
There you have it. As usual in
employer language, “reds and radi-
cals” means members who think
the members should decide and
that grievances should be settled.
We still believe GE workers
don’t want to elect officers “to
hold the membership in line.”
That’s the membership’s business.
