Vol. 8, No. 47 The Voice of G,E. Workers, Local 301 Nov. 24, 1961,
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ELECTION COMMITTEE REPORTS
The 25«member Election. Committee elected at last Monday! S member-
ship meetings held its first meeting on Tuesday, November 2ist, a
1:30 p.m., the day following the. Henberahip meetings
The meeting was called to order by: Recording Secretary Roy Schaffer
according to the Local's Constitution and the first order of business
was the election of a Chairman and a pecae any of the Committee.
LOCAL 301 MEMBERS L
ELECT THEIR ELECTION COMMITTEE
At the regular membership: meethit
ing ‘of. Local 301, which was held. oni
Monday, November 20, 196], twenty~ | Exec ue. ‘Board. Both ‘the Shop -
five members were alactad to the’. | Stewards and the Executive. Board
Election Committee. . Twenty were |will be elected for terms of two.
from ‘the lst and 3rd shifts and eee see | > ge ° . Be
five from the 2nd shift. & ,
According to the survey for
“Those elected from the lst. . | Shop Steward representation made by
and 3rd shifts are the following: | the Executive Board dUring October,
: there ave 364 Shop Stewards cover=
NAME ~ . a BLDG, j| ing all. shifts, : and 25: Executive ©
“~~ | Board Members which cover all shifts.
Philip Cognetta | os Both groups will. be subject to elect-
-Paul Rosa a ions in their particular jurisdiction,
“Leo Maloney “8 pe @
Al Aufiero ~~. chee oo 8 odes The Landrum-Griffith ‘Law res
John Saeéocio: oe _|quires that the Executive Board Mem- |
Michael DeCelli Bee * thers, who are considered. Officers, «
James’ Cantore a (18°. |shall be elected this year by the
Joe Zahucki: , a : Jmembership,” by secret ballot, The: ae
John Di. pe Pagte ee a | Blection Contd tee will. make arrange=
“agit ; 5... {ments to prov ple opportunity .
for the membe ocal 301 to par~.
~ | ticipate in.t ion’ of. Board ©.
Members » mide “= bog et ts es
to "The Shop’ Steward elections will
{be conducted in the same manner as
in former years, as their election
is not affected by the new law, », The’.
Election Committee has set Wednesdayy. ..
November 29th, and Thursday, November
30th, as the dates for the epeotien |
of Shop. Stewards.
Fale ~The nomitiations of’ Executive:
Mad. tino. ; Boa nd Members will take place. on:
‘Kenneth. OfDay. PoP Sg - tWednesday,. December 6th, while ‘the
- Sam Roberts: mg ‘Tfinal election for Board Members.
Gi. -|will take place one week later, >."
oda Woods: Bo Beles ae acted “.-|Wednesday, December. 13the
fi
(cont'd. reverse s side ‘colu
ELECTI i) ND
*SHOP STEVARDS~---NOV, 29-30,
TES
“1961.
EXECUTIVE BOARD NOW i
A TIONS 2-DEC, 6,
1961"
EXECUTIVE BOARD ELE
PIONS
<2DEC,13, 1961-
TIME: LUNCH PERIOD,
8To be electéd
. fon Q-yr,. term
1962-1963, _
“PLACE: PECTIVE AREAS
John Saceocio, Chairman
: Pat Lombardi, Secretary
DELEGATES: REPORT’
ONSTATE AFL-CEO CONVENTION -
Two. of ene ‘del gates. is Local:
“301 who attended the recent’ ;
AFL-CIO Convention in Buffal
mitted their"
ship meeting on.Monday, Nov. 20th.
“Chiet Shop Steward Joe Mangino}
and Shop. steward Michael Santore
reported ‘the following negate
Of the proceedings:
tes at one of .
a his: Meegey he
wae: Ticcunea further on in the.
proceedings by officials of. the
State AEL~ GIO. - They made mention
friend. of taper, s surely his ‘views
were not reflected, in ae actions:
of the Republic |
_ Legislature
. don aca
a It: was:
‘The Lan
it ‘hasn't
“tn exposing*
but. that, at,
-peets” ‘cunbers
accomplished "4
ae A ‘pepe was” a.
rare that Senator’ Kefauver pro-
POSeS ‘to introduce a bill‘in the
Conoress which will make the’
in of all: drugs’ mandatory:
a pene be. made to the
eports at the mémber-
AAs some res=|
| bership.
ELECTION COMMITTEE REPORTS (Cont'd)
‘The Eléction Committe :
thorized by ‘the Local's Constitution |
‘to conduct? and supervise and be res- >.
pabei hte: for’ ue current elections. ~
.. More details will be carried
by the Local 301 News in the tig
issue on Friday, December 1; 1961.
“MEMBERS VOTE_ON
. CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES ©
“Local 302 members voted to adopt»
lee ‘constitutional changes as
recommended. by the Constitution
rare Ves es This. vote was taken at
e regular membership meeting which °
“held. on Mondays. Nov. 20; 1961.
. The. one change is in Article XV,
eC, C; ‘which. concerns a candidate
for the Executive Board, It states
that "a candidate for Executive Board
“Member: must be a Shop Steward elect
with,.a. total experience as a steward .
least one year",
_s The other change. occurs. in Art,
XV, Sece Ey which refers to meetings.
lof the Executive Board, . It states |
there shall be one regular —
Exeou tiv ‘Board meeting a. month,
held | the 2nd Monday of each
ee Other: Executive Board meete-.
simay be called by the President.
a Majority, of the ian asa Board
Members", 1. Me gs a ae
to
AFL-CIO CANCER DRIVE
Executive Board Members are re-
porting that the collections for the
Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Drive are
g fine: in the plant. “Many Board’
Tg
“.! Members have made. returns. and- report
nearly 100% participation by the tem-
The Drive is being spoft~
sored by the. AFL-CIO ona nationwide °
basis to build a fund of one million
dollars to fight Cancer. The Unions’
are fequested to solicit 10¢ from each
member to make this goal successful,
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