_ 374 hours work week :
«week was set at a0 hours. .
7 , through collective, sbargainings
, and holidays since ‘the late 1930's
_makes an over-all contribution in
_ reducing the work week,
vd
- of “the work week,
Vol. 9, No. 32 The Voice of G.E.
Workers, Local 301 Aug. 10, 1962.
SHORTER _ WORK WEEK HAS TAKEN TIME
Organized Labor's proposal for
‘a shorter work week is hardly new,
The Labor Movement has pressed
through collective bargaining and
in the legislative fields for a re-
duction of work hours for over 60 .
years, : ;
The work week in 1900 was gen~
erally 60 hours and it was not
until the National Recovery Act’
Program in 1933+35 that the work
Nearly 30 — ndwe passed
with no further general reduction
Although 40
hours have remained the typical
work week, shorter work weeks are
in effect to a much greater extent
than is generally realized, A res
asonable estimate of the non-agri-
cultural wage and salary workers
working on a regular scheduled work
week of 35 or 374 hours would be
‘approximately eight million, The
reduction of hours covering this. .
“group has been achieved mostly
Hg
7 The spread oF paid vacations
In hours
per year a full 2 weeks vacation | ..
and 7 paid holidays come to 136
hours, Divided over the 52 weeks:
of the. year, this is equivalent.
Sto about 24 hours a week, ora
m8 (cont'd. reverse side)»
- NOTICE eae
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING _
“Monday, Aug. 13th, -7:30 peme-
Officers will meet at 6 Pemy
Union Headquarters —
30, 1962, the number. was: 1,492.
LM&G. WORK PICTURE
- The work load in Le M.&G. will
probably remain at the current
level through the third quarter,
The last quarter the work load will
lessen.’
Normal attrition, deaths, ill-
ness and retirement will probably
take care of the slight decrease in
the number of employees needed in
the last quarter, This means that
no extensive layoff due to the de-
creasing. of the work load is con-
templated, * |
The number of Bargaining Unit
employees in L.M.&G. as of January
Ist, 1962, was 1,405. As of June
These are payroll figures and mean tea
that actually there are more hourly °
employees in L.M.&G. since those
employees who were out ill or were.
on vacation were not ine:Ludied in.
these figures.
“upon noticing this arrangement, «~
~ | this -machine.
the. morning. had agreed with Reedy...
“that it was unsafe to run the 4
_ 12] Erie Bivd, eran hedge on his. former position,
- ALERT SHOP STEWARD PREVENTS |
POSSIBLE TRAGEDY”
© atm Reedy, Shop Siewert ‘ain |
Bldg. 60, Large Motor and Generator,
orevented a possible tragedy this
vical, by his alertnessa,,
"Ay fice” type of electric welding a 2 rer
‘machine had been hooked up: with a_
440 volt: cable running-across the
steel floor in Bldg, 52, Reedy,
"tagged". the machine because of ie “Yeahs
canety reasons.- ’ ee
ae ‘The ‘supervisor a charge af -
this: particular, machine. demanded ©
that Reedy remove -the tag, making
the usual threats. Reedy maintained .
his position and the supervisor left —
to get the engineer in charge of |
The engineex,, who. in.
line without adequate protection for
the cable, now was caught:in the old
produetion squeeze and started to
After.
enough production "heat" was put on
the engineer, ae Fable then became 7
safel
reverse adel
pana” 4
SHORTER WORK WEEK (Cont'd. )
Efforts to reduce the work
hours have traditionally faced
strong criticism and oppos#tion.
from Industry each time a proposal
has been made,
George Meany, President of the|
‘IO, says that a reduction of
rk week is the only way to
the unemployment crisis. He
does not agree with Pres, Kennedy
and his advisors,
Because of the: lag in job My
Opportunities to absorb more o e
unemployed, and the continual dis-~
placement of workers which results
from technological changes, plus
the increasing numbers of new
people entering the labor force -
from schools, job security and em-
ployment opportunity become more
important questions every day. They
will be key issues in negotiations
for contracts that expire in the
future, |
MSO'S TAKE NOTE!
by J. Muir
Courtesy is‘one of the hall-"'
marks of good discipline, There is
no inconsistency between Eirtiiess
and politeness,
oo, The firm man is usuaily in
control of himself. He knows what
he is doing,. and so does it with
good manners.
The churlish boss is.often
rude because he is uncertain of ;
himself, and attempts to. cover his.
own incapacity, or inability with.
tough talk, ° ..: oaty 4
To-sum it Ne being, a gentle-
men does not make you effeminate,
It adds something to your character
“Lt does not detract, You become.
~ one of great stature, and you | gf
“mature to: full growth in the full
sense of development in your re». ~
. dations with.your fellew men. You
command the full respect of your
fellows, which if you try:, to. :
‘achieve in any other way, will al«
eye be- to you a “wills ote Bae
bg Be 8 5 ‘So. give your “feLt ow:
-on the back .once in ‘a whid
' the key toa gold mine. and great
wealth in human relations; whereas .
a constant slap on the mouth from -
~you ‘will make -you.a’ pauper in the
fied Of r spect, — ee -
‘SEC, OF LABOR REPORTS |.
Secretary: of Labor” Arthur J
. Goldberg ‘announced recently that’
fa the fiscal. yéar ending. Jul
30, 1962, a*total of $2,5777; EO 89
(cont'd. next, column). -
[involved , relocated on their
tends
“benefits
under sec lee State
ALERT SHOP STEWARD (Cont'd.)
Reedy still maintained that the.
exrosed cable was unsafe and at this
point the supervisor and the. engin-
eer aSked Supt, Barber to look at
the cable in question, Barber
agreed thet he Gable ould have
could be wired up another Way.
Shop Steward Reedy. is° to be
commended upon his observance of
safety precautions even though the
lower echelon of supervision still
have the attitude of production —
first .-- safety second, unless some-
thing else comes into the picture
and thén sarety must be moved further
back,’ -
___ MEMBERS OF LOCAL 301
RETURNING FROM ARMED, FORCES
Some Local. 301 members who were
obliged as Reservists to leave for
a stretch of duty with the Armed
Forces will be coming back to their
jobs during the month of August, when
they are released from duty.
According to the record, a max-
imum. of 40 were-employed in our Bar-«
gaining Unit. Some_may decide not
to return to G.E..3 however, they have
the right to return to their former
‘occupations without.loss of contin-
uity:‘of service and assume their
| Sones statuSa
The ‘Officers, Executive: Board
aad member's of IVE Local .301 want to
welcome back these members and extend
to. them any help they may he able
to offer in‘order to-get all jobs.
ODS «
‘We. also wish -to expire ess our
appreciation for the sacrifice and
inconvenience that may have affected
many individuals during the period
RES, were’ in. the Services’
: a
caret
in “unemployment ‘insurance "“honata-ts -
was paid to 5,988,137 beneficiaries-
under the “regular State programs.
iy An additional | $134, 063, 979
was paid -to-263,918) unemp Loyed
>| Federal, workers and ex=servicemen
under the Federal unemployment com~
“pensation programs in the fiscal
Rifaerd 1962.
etary ‘Golabens. alse’ said...
the entire. Temporary:
mployment Comp
Mord l* 1961 to J
ae $769, 124,620 were paid :
to2,763, 198 unemployed: workérs who:
“had ex xtiausted: their benefit rights
(programs. :
