ttn ant otlaom a 6 eet hel alee P
Top of the Labor News . . .
WASHINGTON (PAI)—To eliminate jurisdictional disputes within
the AFIL-CIO, President George Meany has announced the formation of
three teams of two members each—dne from IUD and the other from
Building’ and Constduction Trades—to adjust disputes between craft and
industrial organizations. ‘
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HOLLISTER, Calif. (PAI)—Superior Court Judge Stanley Lawson
has ruled the San Benito County “right-to-work” ordinance. unconsti-
tutional. This is the third consecutive favorable California court action, .
against such laws. 4
Tf and when a man or woman re-
ceives employment at his or her
chosen field or chance occupation,
they should not forget to-remember
the trials and tribulations of those
who came before them. The years
of discretion -— the walkouts, the
sit-downs and the picket line should
remind them of an obligation, to be
a Union Member at any cost.
ws ; * ; ™ It is the years of effort by the
DETROIT (PAI)—A formal written agreement to eliminate racial Unions that made conditions “i
discrimination in employment has been signed by the Uniteil Automobile they are — possible for you to live
Workers und the National Urban League. It provides regular machinery — as you would like to. under our
to deal with cases of discrimination in all industries in which the UAW American standards. {t is the vig-
has collective bargaining agreements. ilance that paid‘off. The sufferings
‘ nae ae -of the past are the fruits of the
future. Don’t bea “Free Rider”. .
‘You belong to a society and join it
— you can’t go wrong! It is either
stick together or hang separately
—no Ulinvis laws for Néw York
State. s 3
DETROIT (PAI)—Local 1667, lnsirance Workers of American has i Joseph J. Krone -
signed a two-year contract with the home office of the Maccabees, yro- 1587 Sante Fe St,
viding no layoffs or Joss of pay due to automation. It is believed to be Schenectady, Nv Y.
the first such contract protecting offiee workers against machines,
eur satne | e Bldg. 60
TRAVERSE CITY, Mieh. (PAI)—The City Couneil, despite objec- Steppage : q. ‘
(
tions by organized labor, has passed an ordnance barring “mass picket-
ing” Doubt has been expressed that the law will stdnd up if subjected
lo judicial challenge.
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_.. REDLANDS, Calif. (PAI)—Meeting at Redlands University, the.
Southern California-Arizona annual conference of the Methodist Church
recorded its opposition to so-called “right-to-work” laws as “not in the
public interest.”
September 13, 1957
th opm
Labor Old
Grade Rate
1.545
1.575
1.61
1.645
1,685
1.73
1.7865
184),
1.895
1.96
2.045
2,125
2.215
Old
Rate
2.305
2.395
2.49
2.555
2.63
2.70
2.775
2.85
2.915
2.99
NOTICE
Membership and
Stewards —
Meeting
ak ah ot
LIMA, Ohio (PAI)—The Citizen, locally, owned and 100) pereent
unionstaffed, has won wide-spread acceptance in its first month of pub-
lication. With a circulation of 25,208 daily and 25,192 Sunday, it is read
~by 92 percent of Lima families: The paper was set up to compete with
the strike-bound News. oO :
a eo, a
Start
“ist Mo.
1.495
1.56
1,56
1.66
1.66
1.66
1.785
1.785
1,785
1.785
3rd-Mo., 4th Mo. :.
1.59
1.66
1.66
5th Mo.
1.62
1.695
Continued from Page.1)
‘Union Auditorium
121 Erie Blvd.
Report of Committees
Regular Order of Business
and management says they will
pay only $84.65, The Union repre-
sentatives suggested: ways and
means to determine an aceurate
umount to be dedueteds however,
management representatives have
not aceepted the suggestion.
. The protest was made inthe shop
in December of 1956, and there
NBOts
Stoho co
“BOSTON (PATI)—The Boet and Shue Workers have eoneluded an
ugreentent with International Shoe Company, world’s largest shoe manu-
facturing’ flum, on a company Retirement Pension Plan. The plan will
affect some 22,000. af the company’s 86,000 employees. Tt is expected to
have far-reaching effects upon the entire shoe industry and its 280,000
shoe production workers, it was announced by. John J. Mara, President
mnd a negative answer was given
by the’N. Y. management on April
9, 195%,
A second job was machined since
the dispute arose, whereby the op-
lo sie <)
an
ibe
353
1.84, '
fot
C.0.P.E. Drive
Opens in Local 301
°; : e ‘ . - ;
Letter to Editor 6.E. Milk Price_
, August 21, 1957 i. °,
Dear Sir, Up 50%
The Right to Work Law may be ; « @
O.K. and probubly is to .all extent The G.E, factory employees who
except that it does not specify the. depend on buying milk at lunch
ioral 18ues, . vo time are —protesting because of the.
outrageous: increase in the price
they are asked to pay. Before the
increase, a worker could buy a pint ; :
of milk for 15¢ or 30¢ a quart. The i . ce . —_ -
aw price is lic for 1/3 of a quart : j ; : ; .
ona a ’ 4 Vol. 3 — No. 16 The Voice of GE Workers, Local 301, Schenectady, N. Y.
This inerease of 505% over the . . ° ; on
former price is a good example of - N R t d Pp g T bl : C i B f { N i T ; bl
a grab on profit under a slogan of ew a e an ro ression a 4 es . ompensa ion ene I § 0 . axai e
take everything the traffic will 2 Under the contract, a revised schedule of daywork pro ression rates i e :
stand. While the Union office has ae ( /will be in effect, It is‘important that all shop stewards and workers in And Are Protected From Creditors
been swamped with: protests from Jos ~ deuwork lat te i ee ae the furedales published in the elaze : ; 8
Workers due to the increase in milk these rites, mee Sa She sgontract 1s enforced in regard to The weekly benefits collected by >
price, we have not heard a peep-out These increases and rate changes are effective September -15, 1957, an. injured worker asaresult of an O&
of G.I. management avho normally Day Work Rates ; : injury sustained while at work are
spend most of their time watching New | Labor New not taxable and need. not be re-
inereasing cost, und. they usually Rate Grade Rate ported in an Income tax return,
do something about it: In the case AT 1° sone This holds true whether the pay-
of increasing prices, however, G.E. 162 30 aa ments are received by the worker |
management is in a slightly em- 1.66 21 2.565 ona weekly basis or whether they
barrassing position after increasing 1.695 “. Qe 2.635 have been paid in one accumulated’.
their prices on numerous G.E. prod- Lise Ba nee BUM For instance, the worker who
acts, The 50% increase per quart Rd 35 336° receives $36.00 a week while away
‘of milk at G.E. certainly cannot be 1.895 . 26 2/935 from work as well as the worker
charged to the farmer who received ; 1.955 : 27 3.005 who ‘receives an award of $3000.00 |.
a piddling increase for his labors ot0s "8 ; 3.085 for ieariiera A required to 7
from the distributors. oO 1Rk report this ‘as taxable inceme, .
While it is beyond the jurisdiction ore The haw goes even further to Monday, Sept. 16, 1957
of our Union to Negotiate a veason- - Day Work Progression penteck an fjuned Wanker thant HOR _ 2nd Shift-—1:00 p.m.
able vetail price for milk, the ex- ing the benefits he has received for Ist,and 3rd Shifts—7:30 p.m.
cessive cost may curtail the volume 2nd Mo. a work-connected injury. No evedi- :
6f milk that was formerly con- tor cun seize any partiof a worker's
sumed. . compensation benefits to reimburse
himself for’a debt. Workmen's
Compensation benefits are not “ds-'
sets” like an automobile or stocks
or bonds or other bank accounts,
They are protected. from seizure by
anyone, Take for example a situ-
ation where a worker has incurred
ooo
aca cic
2,015
2.015
BRR eee pep
a
2.105
(Merit)
of the BSWU.
Farm-Out im Turbine
The Turbine management has
been farming out same work to a
small shop in New England where
the wages are much lower than
those paid in Schenectady.
The reasun Turbine management
puts forth us the cause of this
farm-out of work is the lack of
horizontal boring mill equipment;
therefore, they are farming out
hol only the millwork but all the
machine werk on the component
parts that go along with the cast-
ing. In the meantime, approximate-
ly 12 employees who could have
done this farmed ‘out work. were
laid off. Two Screw Machine Oper-
ators lost a week each because of
lack of work and they could have
heen kept busy on the work se
New Itngland. The service of these
two cmployees is 20 and 18 yenurs
respectively. The Engine Lathe
group hus heen rotating due to. lack
of work, whereby each nian in, the
group has lost one week,
The Union members claim the
fam-out amounts to upproximate-
ly $8,000 in voucher money.
Shift Ratio and—
Election of Delegates
A request was made at a second
shift membership meeting to cheel:
the percentage of, second shift
workers against the other shifts as
it affected the “one out of five”
mule used for second shift ‘repre-
sentation at conferences and con,
ventions, Management has advised
us that the approximate percent:
ages working on the three shifts
areas follows:
OBC Ast shit
and shitt
ard shift
The first and third shifts hold
their membership-stewards meei-
ing jointly in the evening each
mouth, so the two shifts approxi-
inate F8Ce of the membership, The
Second shift holds its meeting sep-
arately which. represents. 2206 of
the membership. This ratio has
been fairly constant over the years,
which established one delegate
fvont the second shift in every five
sent by the Local. :
have been several meetings with
management inoan attempt to re-
solve the ‘dispute. The grievance
wits moved to the New York level
erators could not make their usual
earnings. , .
The present job is. the first'to be
done since the grievance procedure
was. exhausted, :
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2.015 2.105
(8 mos.)
2.186
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Piece Work Rates
Old New
AER
AER
2.965 3.055
Minimum Starting Rates for Piece Workers
Re
For A.E.R’s
up to and including
Art. X, 2(A)-7 of the Agreement
Starting Rates
New_ Employees Old Employees
1.7385
1.785 to
1.895 &
S*steyrana uncer WET TONER TO EERE MAINTE
Bia ide! edb a iano
1.495
1.56
1.66
1,595
1.66
1.76
1.84
higher
Stele gtmerroncrstAmorveSET NITE
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woe |
a debt which he is. unible. to pay.
The person or company. to whom
the worker owes the debt sues and
recovers a judgment, The creditor
then sends a marshal or sheriff to
seize any assets which the worker
may have, to satisfy the judgment.
The marshall or sheriff has the
power, under the’law, to seize the
workers automobile or money,
whether in a bank or at home and
even to ggarnishee the worker’s
wages, but if the worker has the
proceeds from Workmen's Compen-
sation benefits the marshall or
sheriff is powerless to seize these
funds, Of course, an injured work-
er who has reeeived a compensation
award for injuries and who wishes
to protect them from seizure ean
make it easier for himself by keep-
ing these assets in a bank or by in-
vestment but separate from any
other assets which he may have so
that they may be easily identifiable.
HE Pays |
ToBe A
_ ‘Union Member —
a agora GC RTE AA SSPE NURS ARTARIU Nt
Ve tar
The National Drive for funds by
the Committee on Political Eduea-
_ tion has opened here in Local 301.
Executive Board Members received
their C.O.P.E. books last Monday
to be distributed among the Shop
Stewards,
To get good legislation, you need
good political, representatives. To
get. good political representatives,
you must help them pay their eam-
paign expenses, The best way to
do this is to contribute voluntarily
to C.0.P.8, The only source from
which the Committee on Political
Education, the political arm of the
AFL-CIO, can get voluntary con-
tributions is the working people, It
cannot use funds from union, treas-
uries — the Taft-Hartley Law bars
that. The assurance of funds means
a better chance of victory for many
liberals whom Labor will support.
Tf. liberals are sure there will be
money to help with campaign ex-
_benses, they can be persuaded. to
run,
Be sure you do your bit by giv-
ing $1.00 to C.O.P.1., and receive
your C.0.P.E. ticket which repre-
sents your individual aid to better
legislation, See your Shop Steward,
A ec
re
Educational 7
Classes for
Night Shifts.
The launching. of a program of
daytime adult classes by the Divi-
sion of Adult Education” of the
Schenectady: Publie Schools with
classes Tuesday and Wednesday
heginning September 17th, will
make available te night workers
rome of the opportunities which
the day workers have in the eve-
ning schools, , ‘
The program for the Ball Tern:
as announced by Rebert. H. Snow,
Director of the Division af Adult
Mdueation, includes classes in
French, and Spanish, U.S. Foreign.
Policy, Economies for Consumers
and Arts of Communication. .'The
fatter, inchides two groups: one on
“Talking Sense’-<Introduetion to
Semantics, and one on “Speech and
Discussion Techniques” with em-
phasis on the acquisition of practi-
sil skills. -!
These courses open to all
adults; they meet once each week
in the morning exeept for Elemen-
tary Spanish whieh is an afternoon
class. The classes will) meet at
downtown locations, For informa-
tion about the schedule, instructors
are
and fees (maximum is $8.00: for a.
term), call the Adult Division OF-
fice, FR 7-6486,
IUE Leaders to Study
Wages in Puerto Rico
The U.S. Seeretary of Labor has
uppointed David Lasser, Research
Director of the TUE, and Al Hart-
nett, Secretary-Treasurer” of the
IVE, as labor mombeus of an In-
dustry Committee that will study”
minimum hourly wage rates under
the Fair Labor Standard. Act in
Puerto Rican industries,
The minimum wage presently
ranges from 60¢ to #100 an hour
in the Eleetrieut Industry in’ that
country, Industry committees may .
recommend minimum standards of
pay equal to the statutory mini-
mun: effective in the Continental
United States. - General Hlectric
has a’ plant ine Puerto Rico.
SHALL People
SNOB
2 ConsmERS
UNIONS AS
ONDIGNIFIED,.
BESIDES WES
SOPEVISORY
MATERIAL?
(HE THINKS)
Aan 66
“WHOEVER YOU-ARE, YOU CAN TELL “THE
EMPLOYEES ‘THAT
DEMANDS!”
I SAID NO TO THEIR
Waive Dues Increase
On Wage Increase
Article of, the
Union
ssp
reas
Under Locul
Union Constitution,
eG)
would be automatically: increased
36> aus the result. of the wage in-
crease effective September 15th.
The Executive Board, after con-
sidering this question at its last
meeting, decided to recommend to
the next Membership Mecting that
the 1957 dues inerease be waived.
The
pays the shop representatives while
they are, processing grievances for
the members ‘will increase by 3%
inasmuch! as. the representative)
: } gs 8
lost time which the? Union.
Local 301 Financial Accounts
Audited and Certified
and disbursed accounted for.
The Audit was presented to the Executive Board last Monday, at~
’ Main and Company, Certified Public Accountants, have audited the
financial accounts of Local 301, and they have fourid all mon
$s received
which time a representative of Main: and Conypany was present to answer
any questions pertaining to the Audit.
accept the report and to recommend its
» Main and Conipany also audit IU
as other National CIO Unions.
The Executive Board voted to
approval to the membership. *
National Union accounts as well
‘The following is a Consolidated Statement of Assets anid Liabilities
as of May 31, 1967,
uditors,
are paid at their current carnings s&s
The Union will absorb this extra
seost by trying to keep the fost time
down to a necessary minitnum.
The next wage increase after
this. one will obe due
“in rates will be 8484 and at that
‘time the financial status of the
Union will be reviewed again as it
affects the dues.
Bldg. 16:-The group under Shop
ward J. Corless feel that an em-
ployee. should not take a loss in
earnings beeause he is instructing
wonew employee in the group.
Bldg. 16: The group under Shop
Steward J. Roea are charging the
Company with violation of contract
under Article VI, Seet. 4,8, in re-
gards to cutting standard prices on
thé Inthe operations in the Rotor
Comp. group. °
Bldg. 60; John BE. Ciulik and W.
‘Shelley who work in Shop Steward
R, Leger’s-group feel that. the new
table on the chip, grind and file
operation is inadequate, They re-
quest that this table be hdjusted,
so thatcthe employees ean maintain
their past warnings as provided for
in the contract,
ooBide. 49: The group under Shop
Steward B. Sharmose feel that suf-
ficient time has elapsed since an
agreement, was reached concerning
othe standardizing of Tlydrotel pric-
es.” They request that standard
price be rrancil,
Bldg. 49; The group under Shop
Steward B, Sharmose feel that due
to different methods of broaching
319C906-1, Oper f, the operators
should not have to suffer a loss in
varnings while machining this job.
Bldg. 9: The group under Shop
Steward M. Santore feel that when ,
a lower rated employee is utilized
ona higher rated job, he should be
paid the. higher rate.
Bldg. ded. Cy Sipello who works
in Shop Steward P. Murphy’s group
feels that due to the crowded aren
and the belt changing involved in
the blade grinding job, the stand-
ard allowances du not cover this.
The Union is requesting the Com-
_. pany investigate.
reach year,
- UE Local 301 hdndles thou-
sands of grievances at all. levels
These are just a few
examples cof cases, not seltléd at
stéward-foreman level, to be proc-
essed at management level.
Bldg. 285: R. Salvino who works
in Shop Steward 1B. -Peterson’s
group fecls that an emploayee’s va-
eation pay should be calculated on
the total number of hours worked
in the previous yeur divided hy 42
weeks. He is requesting proper va-
cation payment, a
Bldg. 162 ‘The group under Shop
Steward R, Coehrane feel that the
practice of hiving men from: other
ifieations work ©on
tare for the use of AYC Wind-
ers should be stopped.
Bldg. 16: The group under Shop
Steward We Martin -feel there
should be no loss tn earnings be-
cause of a method study. The em-
ployees should not he paid idle
time for part of the week when be-
ing studied.
Bldg. 16: The group under Shop
Steward Z Sevinsky feel that em-
ployees should) not have to suffer
“uations in pay because the
vouchers ave being held up in the
office, This particular incident in-
volved the pay of Re J. Clements
who works in the group,
Budg, 273: ‘There is an-opening
ona drill press created by an em-
ployee retiring, The group under
Shop Steward D. Wagschal feel
that this opening should be filled
hy a full time drill press operator
author than tiaving men from other
vclussifieations put on the drill press
to cover this job.
Bidy. 273: Walter Loesehe, who
works in Shop Steward A. Gaud-
“ette’s, group, was tald hy supervi-
sion tu do a job nat planned and to
charge against the job, whatever
time was necessary to do the job;
however, he was not. paid the
mumotint he felt should be charged,
The Union feels he should be paid
the amount asked for,
machines >
Bldg. A0B: . J. Battaglino, R.
Lempke and E, Johnson, who work
in IF. Serapilio’s group, are pro-
testing the proposed change in rate
from [T-20 to [-18. They feel, the
skill required to bakince rotots is
the same whether it is done on the
Gishald Machine or on the Treble
Machine, "
Bldg. 23: It has been brought to
tlie Union’s attention that an SAC
group is helping the Offiee Service
man in Bldg. 69 to mave furniture
~ and whatever other help is needed.
‘The Shop Steward for the group,
J. Lumia, feels that Office Service
which ‘services the SR&U Bldg.
pletely and not SAC group, Th
Office
should ‘service this building n@)
Union feels-: that . another
Facilities nin should be placed in.
this building as in the-past, sinee
another'man is needed in.this build-
ing. The practice of SAC group in-
fringing on this’ building or any
other SR&U Bldg. should cease im-
mediately, | -
— . Bldg. 40s The group under Shop
Steward HH. O’Brien is requesting
proper adjustment in rate on a
winding job due to current changes
in Job content and skills, They fur-
kept at a lower ALR. beenus
women aresworking on-this partic
ular job, “ g
Bldg. 49: The group under Shop
Steward B. Sharmose feel that the
price for chucks, using Allen hand
locking serews is inadequate and
request: adjustment,
Bldg. 49: The group under Shop
Steward Bo Sharmase are charging
the Company with violation of the
contract under Article VI, Sect. 4,
D, in regirds’ to broach operatois
having to load conveyors,
September
15th, 1958, whereby (the increase |
¢
€
A
ther feel that this job rate has aust) -
of IUE-AFL-CIO Local 301 as reported by the
Local 301, International Union of Electrical, Radio and
Machine Workers Consolidated Statement of
Assets and Liabilities
; May 31, 1957
ASSETS Total
Building
and Defense
Fund
General
Fund
Cash om deposit and on hand.. $ 50,128.24
Land, buildings and equipment—
Erie Boulevard property .........: 848,475.13
Land—Van Guysling Ave. property
Prepaid and deferred expenses
Advances to building fund......
3,823.04
2,820.00 »
38,776.95 § 11,351.29
$348.475.13
2,820.00 °
170.00
3,653.04
22,700.90 .
oO Total assets oo... ey $405,246.41
LIABILITIES AND NET WORTH
Liabilities: |. ~ sO
Per capita dues payable for”
year 1954 ..
Accounts payable ..... as SER, 9cetoeaae
Paral tame accocenncienensdiy veces 4,812.02
Mortgage payable ......... 90,812.29
Advances from General, Fund ,
$ 39,152.00
10,827.69"
61,647.85
39,152.00 $ .
1427.41 9,400.28
4,312.02 -
~ 90,312.29
22,700.90
Total liabilities cesses leeeseseeeee 444,604.00
Net worth (Statement “B”)
- 260,642.41
$122,413.47
243,885.99
44,891.48
~ 16,756.42
Total Uabilities and net worth....§405,246,41
61,647.85 $366,299.46
swat People
QO Attend
Your
| Union
Meetings
oo ALWAYS
COMPLAINING
ABOUT THE:
ay ONION F CHES
NEVER BEEN
TO & ONION
MEETING 7
COREE 660 ”
Oliver White Dies |
Oliver White; a Shop Stew-
Copyrighted: Labor Features
ard in Bldg. 278, 2nd shift,
died last Sunday evening as
a result of a ruptured ap-
pendix,
IUE-CIO LOCAL 301 NEWS
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LOCAL 301,
REPRESENTING SCHENECTADY
GE WORKERS
saa 2
Mr. White was steward for
the Tool Cribs for approxi-
mately one year. He was a
good “Union man and was
‘held in the-highest esteem by
his fellow workers.
Published by tha Editorial Committeo
Prosidant «nanneenenmnnesa-Harry Williams
Vico Prosidont.... wenn
TrAGSUlEl wwe nannnnmne
Racording Secrotary.....a0 o
" Asst Racording Cocratory...Michael Rakvica
Chief Shop Steward...
Business Agont........- weennkoo. Jandreau
121 ERIE BLVD,
--John Shambo
Larry Gobo
«Vincent Dilorenzo
$366,299.46
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
ss.
4
a
errr er os w5-
A recent Docket, #7687-57, filed
by Bourd Members Koral and Barba
in Bldg. 17, resulted in substantial
payments to.the people involved on
‘all three shifts. Here, thru. the
iwertness of the Board: Members, it
was. pointed out to the. Company
that the helpers on this job had
been improperly paid at a too low
rate on lot prices over a long period
of time. When .this case was filed,
the Company was, very reluctant to
pay the money owed to the workers.
After a Step Two meeting, the
Company finally agreed.to pay this
money retroactive to all the people
on the job to whom it was owed,
Docket #7610-57 filed by Board
Member Villano in Knolls recently
resulted in the upgrading of two
men. Here at u Step Two meeting
it was brought out that two men
classified as Powder Processors
Cluss C had heen doing Class B
work for several months at the
Class C rate. Supervision gave as
their renson for not giving these
meén the first step of Class B rate’
“that the men weren't qualified yet
to do the full “B” job. We pointed
out that in our opinion. these men
were entitled to the first step in
the “B” classification as soon as
they started doing “B” work. On
this particular point supervision
differed sharply with the Union and
«refused to give these men a raise
: Current Events In My Section —
By Allen E. Townsend
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at this time. ‘After. further nego-
tiations with management of the
Knolls on the phone, they finally
agreed to give these men the first
step of the Class B rate. It should
be pointed out here that the Labor
Relations man at Knolls pointed
out to nié on the phone that the
Union case had nothing to do with
getting these men the rate and
that the Company would have giv-
en them the raise at that particular
date anyway. This uncalled for
statement points out. the attitude
of Labor. Relations at the Knolls
. where they. take the position that
~ when a case is resolved satisfactor-
ily, the Union has nothing to do’
with the ‘final satisfactory settle-
ment,
“The women’s employment situa-
tion ut the plant is getting steadily
worse with renewed layoffs in MIM.
A woman in order to get on a 40-
hr. cleaning job now would have to
have at least 12/42 service. In or-
der to get a 20-hr, cleaning job, a
woman would have to have more
service thah 12/4/43, which is the
shortest service in the plant.as of
now. The time is rapidly approach-
ing when 15 years of service will
be necessary for a woman to get
“an office cleaning job in the plant.
We fervently hope that something:
will be done in the near future to
gat some women's work in to re-
. . oye Bs : . .
lieve this critical situation, 6
We hope the Union was an influencing factor in urging the
Schenectady GE management in reaching a decision to pro-
vide Anti-Flu Vaccine. The article in last week's Works News
did not indicate the Union had an interest.
Mr. A. C, Stevens, Works Manager
General Electric Company
’ gt] River Road
Schenectady, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Stevens:
: August 28th, 1957
As you know, considerable publicity has been given re-
cently to the expected epidemic of Asiatic “Flu”. Judging
from all reports it is expected that, starting in the Fall, as
many as 20% of our population will contract this disease and
the persons made ill by it may lose a week's work.
No existing insurance plan is adequate to make up the
‘financial loss which. will thus be sustained by persons affected
and who are dependent upon their wages. On the other hand,
there has been considerable discussion about immunizing, to
the extent possible, by vaccine-injections. Obviously the sav-
ings in wages and in time would make an investment for such
vaccines a very wiSe precaution on the part of an employer.
Is it likely that the General Electric Company will undertake
to immunize its employees in the. near future?
Sincerely yours,
Leo Jandreau
Business Agent
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