August 4, 1961.
Local 301
Ihe Voice of G,E. Workers,
Vol. 8, No, 31
MEANY SUPPORTS FOREIGN AID PROGRAM
George Weany, President of AFL-CIO, speaking before a nationwide
radio audience, urged all Americans to write their Senators and
_ongressmen’ in support of President Kennedy's foreign aid program.
. Meany. completely rejected the contention some individuals have
expressed that the money could better be spent in relieving domestic
unemployment .
LARGE STEAM TURBINE
CONTINUES TO HIRE
gi
Employment conditions in the
Large Steam Turbine Department con~-
tinue to improve in several sect-
ions. Although the Company has
announced that some’ rehirings aré
of a temporary nature; nevertheless,
it is felt that the future outlook
appears to be optimistic,
Information received indicates
that 1962 will be somewhat better
than this year. -If present trends
continue, 1963 should also be a
good year.
Some of the sections which are
rehiring are: In Bldg. 273, Large
_Lathes, Floor Assembly Shelis and
Hoods, Ereetion, Assemble and
Connect, Boring Mills. In #285,
Chip, File and Grind, Cutter Grina
and Milling Machine,
AREA COUNCIL URGES ADOPTION
CHAPTER #18+STATE SANITARY CODE
At the regular meeting of the
Schenectady Area Central Labor
Council held on July 26, 1961, a
very important matter was discussed,
' namely the New York State Sanitary
Code Chapter #18, which pertains to
meat inspection and its minimum
requirements .
A letter explaining She pose
ition of the Council. has been sent
to the Board of Supervisors of the
following counties: ‘Schenectady,
Schoharie, Montgomery and Fulton.
(cont'd, on reverse side)
Meany noted that. the "inter-
national situation is so'critical
and foreign economic. aid is such a
key factor for the ultimate victory
of the free way of life that the
Trade Union Movement is compelled
to reject. appeals to narrow selfish
interest"...."we put the preservat~
‘ion of world peace before a larger
“pay check, -
We place’ the protection
of human freedom and’ individual.
rights ahead of any other consider~
ation", Meany stated.
The American Trade Union Move-
ment has always championed the
rights of free men. It will con-
tinue to do so whenever and, wherever
those rights and freedom:
periled. “Ts
The world situation as it ex-
ists today makes it imperative that
we render whatever support is
necessary to counter the evil forces
that are bent upon the destruction.
of those human freedoms: and. rights
which free nations enjoys.
" CORRECTION
In my article of last week the
line which stated-"There is.no loss
of any supplementary benefits prior
to age 65 if a person is setired on
a disability pension. and decides to
draw early Social Security benefits"
should have read as follows:
"There is no. Tose ‘of any supp=_
lementary benefits prior to'age 65
if a person is retired from the G.E.
‘y
on a disability pension and qualifies
‘for a disability. pension Eger
Social Security".
(Allen E. Townsend)
.;Opinion of. the delegates.to the |.
Souncil, "Public health and “public
“interest would best be served if ~
the State Sanitary Code Chapter #18
was adopted on a county-wide basis -
in order to make possible the proper
inspection of all sources of meat
supplies in our area", It goes on
to say that "it is our understanding :
that if such a code is adopted by |
‘counties, such counties would be
eligible for 50% of State aid for
its enforcement,
It also mentioned that the
Schenectady Area Central Labor |
Council represents approximately
50,000 Union members and their
families in the counties named
in this article, |
TOP BRASS = INDISPENSABLE?
The Caterpillar Tractor: Co.
an éditorial printed in its. -emplo,
publication "Folks", tries to jus
tify its position. with regard to
excessive salaries and bonuses paid
to executives.
This was the result of the
United Auto Workers! charge that
Industry is paying excessive salar-
ies and bonuses to their top brass»
The editorial relates to the
hourly paid workers that the supply
and demand requires high pay for
exceptional talent and ability.
They compared company execut-
ives to top ball players and enter-
tainers, It pointed out that the
average executive with $150,000
annual income only nets. a measly
60,000 a year after taxes,
The editorial suggests that
this is very little reward for the
contributions made. by these so-~
Calied indispensable individuals,
tinal was a G.Ey tube,
DOUBLE TANDARDS
Racine (Wis.) Labor points out’
the following double standard
attitudes which. many persons have
adopted:
Corruption in, Unions?’
culprits in te
Throw the
Corruption in Government? Throw
the rascals. rout} "
Corruption in business? Hold on
now, you mustn't interfere ‘with
private enterprise!
RED FACES IN STEAM TURBINE
+E. has been neepine: contin~:
Ly about the disastrous effects
that can befall American. Industry
due to foreign competition. They
particularly stress the Electrical
Industry.
Apparently they do not practice.
what ey preach!
“Wecentiy an Electrician in
Large Steam Turbine Department, #273,
had occasion to replace an electronic
tube in a test equipment, The orig-
The Electric
ian noted with amazement that the
container holding the new tube was
made and.printed in Holland. ‘The
tube itself was. made in France.
Vice-President Bill Kelly
brought the incident to the attention
of Union Relations officials in
Steam-Turbine. He asked for an ex-
planation as to why a G.E. tube was
replaced by one made in France.
jThis ‘they. were unable to, do. However,
sithey said that an inve.itigation
would be ‘made. The answer should be
of interest to everyone: :
JOB RECALL INFORMATION
In reply to a query from Union
Headquarters, the Company stated
that there are between 400 and 500
people who still have recall rights
in the plant.
When asked how they would call
back the people without recall rights
who had been out less than=three
years and who could get th service
back by being rehired, the Company —
stated that they would rehire gen+
erally by service but only on a
selective basis.
When asked what this meant, they
said that they were reserving the
|pight to weed out any employees
who, in. their opinion, . had bad work
records.
The union representative closed.
the conversation by predicting that
if much weeding out was done, there
would be some real hot argument 8
with the Company in the future,
A REMINDER
'.. Those of us who realize the
value of a Union and enjoy the
benefits accruing therefrom, should
patronize establishments which
utilize union labor and services. .
’ When you buy, insist on union-
made goods. Always look for the
UNION LABEL.
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