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Vol. 8, No, 51 The Voice of Ge Ee
Woskess: “Tpeal 30] “Dec. 29, 1961,
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_ MEANY URGES cov" AGTION ON JOBLESS
|» ABL-CIO President, George: jieany,
stated in testimony before: the
Joint Economic Committee's Sub- committee on Economic Statistics “theti?
"full and energetic application" of
the Employment Act. of 1946
“required to meet the anime Loyarent: erisis ang _ SPRnORoh the natio alee
eRe of jobs for ali",
“He asserted that the "deeply diekucbint Sorte underlying unem=
ee te percentage rates of recent
} unemployment rate would indicate".
LCCAL 301 SENDS |
CANCER DONATION
At the regent AFL-CIO Constit=
utional Convention held in Florida,
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt was honored
'-with Labor's gift of oné million
dollars ‘to the Cancer Foundation
named for hers.
During the: ‘month of. November,
every unlon,méember affiliated with |.
the AFL-CIO throughout the country:
was asked to contribute 10 cents.
‘Local 301 members are to be
‘congratulated. for their instant
_ Pesponse-and génerosity to such a-.:
.. worth=while cause.
"sent a check for $813.20 to the
National Office as our contribution
to the Cancer, Foundations
: Medical’ experts estimate that.
24 million Americans presentiy in
the Labor Movement. will die. need-
clessly, ‘These workers could be
cured by prompt detection and
adequate treatment of the disease, ©
The contributions made by our mem=
bers, together with millions of _
. other workers will help to ex«
“\pedite the day when a cure is
found. for this dreaded disease.
obsetvations:
Our Union Office
months make matters worse than the.
Pres, Meany made the following
"an average of 1.3
million new jobs will be needed each
year for the next decade to absorb’
the increase in the labor force,"
"An even greater number of jobs,.¢
2.3 million a year, by our estimate,”
must be found “for workers displaced.
by automation and other technological.
changes,"
He’ goes. on ‘to say “even if the
Joresent backlog. of unemployment the
appeared; even if the country en=\.
jJoyed full employment right now,~ |
3.6 million jobs a year, 70,000
{jobs a week would have to. be found:
in order to keep the American poopie?
at. works
ar er rena rarer ee rec RR A HIRT MA ET =
THE OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEMBERS AND SHOP. STEWARDS OF.
OPPORTUNITY TO WISH OUR
MEMBERS “AND THEIR. FAMILIES _
‘A PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR,
LOCAL. 301 WANT TO TAKE. THIS... is
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DECENTRALIZATION AT ITS WORST! ATTENTION:. NEW STEWARDS
- This week a union’ member’came |' Newly elected Shop Stewards of
to-Union Headquarters with the Local 301, IUE, are advised to.con-
» £6llowing. story | tact their supervisor and request —
no . = ce Be '-; from him ‘a "General Electric Union
_ About seven.weeks ago,Bldg, 1 |Representatives Pension Plan" card,
called him in from lack of work and} Fill in all of the required: infor~
sent him to the -MAC Dept, ‘on an mation and return to supervisor.
opening which he accepted. .In-order. « ce wg ree,
to accept this job, he quit'a good This procedure is necessary -
‘position as an armed gudrd with — | in order to receive proper adjusts .~° &..
_ the Armoured,Carrier Corporation-of|ments to. your ‘pension fund when you
New York Gitye.. have lost'time from work “paid .by
Ge ee oF oO Rey ; . the Unione ata ne fae
' The ‘Company at this point told] . te Pe ae
him that dué tothe fact he had not). ce
been out threeyears, his service |. ue a .
would be adjusted and restored, At | $20 MILLION To PIGHT HEALTH:-PLAN.. ©
this point hesmade arrangements to |). a 6, Pete ,
repay. his pension monies by sign=...} °° |: The following is a stovyiwhich
ing an.authorizations °°.” |... cos Pappeared: fecently in the New rik
a To a ae ue Tribune? | a peg te
ane
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~~ Two weeks later he was called Joe 00 0 es re ar
“in to the Personnel Office and. .[°... "Watch for the American Medical |
‘told that the.Company had made.a, Association to be joined in a massive
mistake in rehiring:him, - They told/$20 million campaign by the National
him that the fact..that he had drawn}Association of Manufacturers and the
out his pension monies. before he ‘Chamber of Commerce against ‘the’
was on lack of work for a year |: | ical Care .Pro~
automatically broke his service. . ‘igram... is is one ‘ofthe top three.
Incidentaily,: this is:a Company. }legislative items nowbeing readied. ©
rule on continuity of service which| for the new session'of Congress in-
.your Union: never has agreed with. |January. -To-combat it, ‘these three’
Rae ing fe iol" a oy “porganizations are ‘teaming up forth
_At’ this point his Board Member) first time, The estimate of a $20.
was successful in getting: him million drive: against the contro-"
lower rated temporary jo5 in the |versial bill fomes froma high ad-
SAC Dept... 7 . - pministration source," bee fe
He was notified last week that
‘this Friday would be his last work=
ing day, It was at °this‘point that
“he came to us asking for help.
NEW PAYMENT METHOD WORKED OUT_IN_LM&G
| ; A Dew: payment method wes: Worked Lage
. Me ont atan ke this’. | out in #66 to take care of an unusual ©
man se cubhgr in toon eee? | ;eondition. that existed. In LN&G, day 9 7)
through no fault of his own, He |Work burners service the piece work Ae es |
quit a good.job which is no longer assemblers. Over the years the. burns
available. to hime: If the Company |@FS have tried to get an incentive ™ =
gets away with this, he will be out |Plans‘for they tee ets closely’
on the street destitute without a [With the piece work;.set-up that they’:
job. As, we go-to press, we'are. —
felt they. were working at an, incen=~
negotiating with the Company to .
hold this man ‘on -the job until we Meo
[tive pace for day work wagess 9.”
em rity “The ‘major block to the burners -
can come to. the proper ‘Solution... Baaina mal mise oe x :
It_is. our position that his service |DeComing piece workers was the prob
should. be: restored and that he ~ {2®" of a payment plan, The,.normal:
should be allowed to repay his {Voucher system would not work because: .
“pension monies, We do not feel *|0f the number of piece workers the
this man should suffer because of burner serviced and different methods -
a "foul-up" in Company records due {f Cutting that ‘would have te be used,» |
- to decentralizatdone oii wmae ee ome mpm ot 8 :
We are prepared to pursue this
case all the way. to arbitration if, |
ormed.. The: burner ~
it becomes necessary, ‘
Work sheet listing th
§ made; this. sheet. wa
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
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