Vol. 6, No. 7 The Voice of GE Workers, Local 301, IUE Saptaiber 25, 1959
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LOCAL 301 NEWS September 18, 1959
LOCAL PREPARES DEMANDS FOR 1960
§ The IUE General Electric Con-
ference Board has recommended
WSNY Aims Special Programs and that the Locals prepare to submit
contract demands for the 1960
Features at IVE Shop Workers © | ngtistions
: In the past our Local has set’
-WSNY’s Morning Music Box Program..with Don Weeks and Bill] aside a membership meeting to
Duffy ix now entirely dedicated from 6:00 to 7:00 a.m. every Monday | provide opportunity for our mem-
thru’ Friday to the “Men in the Shop” and their families. All news | berg to malte contract suggestions.
of G.E, Shop bowling leagues will be broadcast during this time as | 'This procedure has not been satis-
well as personal news of shop workers,
PN eT sertarenes =
LOCAL PREPARES DEMANDS FOR 1960 NEGOTIATIONS 7
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The IUE General Electrie Conference
}Board has recommended that the Locals
prepare to submit contract demands for the
TRENTON STRIKE ENTERS 13TH WEEK
11960 negotiations,
GE SHOWS NO SIGN ¢ OF SELTLEMENT
The militant strikers of the Trenton In the past our Local has set aside
Currently WSNY is broadcast-©
ing special news regarding IUE
activities and plans with special
bulletins whenever G.E.-Union
News situations develop. These
will include direct messages from
union officers and other represen-
tatives as well as those of other
officials.
BIG PRIZHS FOR SHOP MEN
G.E. Shop Workers can win, or
help their wives win, up to 50, 000
Triple-S Blue Stamps (worth
$125.00 in CASH) and many other
prizes. WSNY's Bill Duffy will
vigit various gates of the G.E,
plant between 6:00 and 7:30 am.
and will “spot” license numbers i
of GE. shop workers. (If you see
the WSNY station wagon parked
and you stop and give him your
license number you'll win a spec-
ial prize and your license number
will be called for prizes.) The
Jackpot winner will receive 500,-
000 Triple-S Blue Stamps and
other prizes worth over $1,500.00
in CASH. Far full details, listen
to WSNY on your car radio on
your way to work and be sure to
have the wife listening at home.
This is a special WSNY feature
for shop workers only in addi-
tion to WSNY’s Lucky Initials”
game for which everybody is eligi-
ble.
Don Weeks also features Locai
News, complete sports coverage
and “Music for Backing Out: of:
Your Garage”, Music for “Driving
Through Traffic” and ‘Music: for}:
Punching the Time Clock”.
All in all this is the only radio
program we've ever heard of that
is designed entirely for the “Men
in the Shops”, In this case that
means primarily ILU.E. members
at G.I,
Please forward all news items
to: Art Christopher, Public Re-
lations, Local 301, I. U. E.
French Trade Unionists Visit Local 301
’ Leo Jandrenu, Bil
- Kelley, ‘Avani Pet it and John Shambo review benefits in Union
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contract,
WRENCH TRADE UNIONISTS,
Jacques Noel, Armand Petit, and
Jacques Jeanblune were guests of
Local 301, IUE, for the past week
studying the democratic proced-
ures of the American Labor move-
ment, They were very much im-
pressed by the service rendered
factory, becatise all members who | ©. 4: ' ) Loeal 455, who receritly foiled GE's efforts|a membership meeting to provide oppor~
may have'a contract proposal in
mind may not be available on the
date of the special-called meeting.
(Moreover, making verbal recom-
mendations has not been satisfac-
tory due to the possibility of error
because of misunderstanding. We
are, therefore, suggesting the fol-
lowing procedure which we feel
will be more effective inasmuch
as it will provide opportunity for
the representative groups of the
Union as well as the members to
offér* -proposals and eliminate
uplication.
FIRST—- The Union Office
. shall make sugges-
tions for contract
changes based on ex-
perience In processing
management level
cases, ~
SECOND— These changes will be
referred to the Offi--
eers and Executive
Board for approval
and any additional
proposals,
THIRD— All the above will be
referred to the Shop
Stewards for approval
who in conjunction
with the members
will study the recom-
mendations and make
any additional pro-
posals,
NOTE: Proposals can
be brief but must be
in writing.
FINALLY—AI the proposals will
he. submitted. to. a
membership meeting
for final approval and
then referred to the
Gi Conference Board
as proposuls from
Local 301.
"LABOR LOOKS)
"AT THE NEWS"
Dial 1240 — WSNY
Sponsored by Local 301, IUE
Every Sat. 6:45-7:00 P.M.
by our local to its members, .the
benefits gained in our contract,
and by the businesslike way in
which our affairs are managed.
to hire "scabs" as strike-breakers, are now
entering their 13th week of picket duty,
The Executive Board and Officers of
Local 301 urge that you lend your full
financial support to our fellow members in
Trenton, NeJ., in order to carry on their
fight,.,our fight..,against the GE Company
which seems destined to starve them out,
The strikers, their wives and their
children are in need of your moral and
financial help in order to bring this
struggle to a successful conclusion,
CONTACT YOUR STHWARD....
YOUR SUPFORT IS BADLY NEEDED}
TO DATE $979.10 HAS BEEN COLLECTED,
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INSULATED MATERTALS DEPARTMENT
TO REMAIN IN SCHENECTADY»
The General Electric Company has just
announced plans to locate its Insulated
Materials Department in Schenectady rather
than transfer the department out of town
as was formerly contemplated,
We in the Union are very happy with
this decision because it not only means
keeping the present jobs in Schmectady but
may provide additional jobs for the future,
WE IN THE UNION FIRMLY BELIEVE that
Schenectady has as much to offer in
facilities necessary to manufacture almost
any product as any other community’ in our
country,’ We have the skilled help, the
know-how, the manpower and all the other
necessary requisites to produce a wide
varlety of products, We also haye the
advantage of "nearess to markets" since
close to 70% of GEts customers are within
easy range of Schenectady,
We have always advocated that moving
work out of Schenectady was not justifiable
because Industry has the same opportunity
to compete here as well as in other
, communities,
(cont! d.~ Page 2)
Itunity for our members to make contract
suggestions, This procedure has not.
been, satisfactory, because all members
who may have a contract proposal in mind
imay not be available on the date of the
ispecial-called meeting, Moreover, making
verbal recommendations has not been satis-
factory due to the possibility of error
because of misunderstanding, We are, there~
\fore, suggesting the following. procedure
which we feel will be more effective TM ae.
inasmuch as it will provide opportunity for
the representative groups of the Union as
well as the members to offer proposals.
and eliminate duplication, The Union
office shall make suggestions for contract
changes based on experience in processing
management Level cases, These changes
will then be referred to the Officers and
Executive Board for approval and addit~ —
ional proposals,,then forwarded to the
Stewards and finally to the membership
for. formal approval.
ALL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS! AND
OFFICERS! PROPOSALS MUST “BE IN BY SEPT,
25TH, 195%.
ORGANIZATION DRIVE BEGINS OCT, 152
Tet?§ MAKE 17 A 100% UNION SHOP |!
In times like these,.,and under some
of the conditions that exist in the GE
plants,,.IT PAYS TO BELONG TO A UNION}
October ist is the beginning of a
chain-wide membership drive to unionize
that non-union worker in your departments..
the man or woman who, either because of
selfish reasons or the fact that he or she
just doesn't understand, is free~loading
on your organization,
The. only thing that.GE understands is
STRENGTH,..and that can only be secured
by UNITY. '
* (cont'd Page 2)
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