IUE-CIO Local 301 News, 1954 September 10

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- TUE-C1O Local 301

Miles Moon and Doug Gray are shown above as they prepare a case
“to'meet with a-Committee from Management to rescind the discharge of

a Union Member,

Apprentices Are
Eligible for Union :

Apprentices working on the Ma-
chinist Course are cligible to join
the Union. There have been, some
questions raised by the Apprentices

sas to whether they are eligible to

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belong to the Union because of the
Apprentice Agreement between the
individual and the company, The
Apprentice Agreement does not af-
feet ino any way the individuals’
rights to join a Union, Moreover,
the agreement signed by the Ap-
prentice has no provisions for col- -
lective bargnining and does not
provide for any guarantees on con-
ditions of employment.

Apprentices have heen members|
of the Union ever since the Union
was estublished, The Union has
taken up grievanees for Appren-
ices nuiny times,

The Apprentice needs the Union
us mueh as the journeyman in or-
der te protect his standards and ,
working conditions. "

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Membership Votes

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ferring of work from any tocation
ie it
even though contract negotiations

resulted in unemployment
were completed for this year.

The General Electric Company
wits successful again this year in
applying the Boulware Plan of col-
lective bargaining, whereby the
Company decides arbitrarily—and
net as a result of negotiations-—
exactly what the employces will
receive, remiurdless of these needs
or demands. This phin has been in
the Compiry

operation between

and a Union for at*least 4 years.

The succes of. the: Boulware Plan
resulted from the split in the ranks
of GE-workers, into many unions.
This has been mended this year,
but too Inte to be effettive in the
1954 negotiations, With places like
Schenectady, Newnrk, Bloomfield
und others. going through NLRB
elections, whieh sapped our
strength and finances, the Union
was placed ina difficult position
to utilize the effectiveness of, their
present organized strength of over
100,000 members in TUE-C1O., The
Company was well aware of this
handicap and definitely took ad-
suntage of it.

Next year, the GE workers will
meet the company with the wreat
majobity united into ane union.

The contract: discussions will
start seme time in August 1954,
Wawes, contract provisions, pen-

csions wand. insurance will be open,

for negotiations, When the Gh
Workers, members of
formulate their demands on the
Company, they must inelude in
theirs demands that. the Bulware
Indet he abolished. *

IUE-CLO,

Want oof no collective bargaining

Sheboygan, Wise.—-Negotiations
for settlement of the strike of 3,300
C10) Auto’ Workers against” the
Kohtey Company came to a halt
here when Lyman Conger, chief
negotiator for the company, walked
out of a meeting with theeunion,

kok ok
Shehoygun, Wise.—The strike of
3300 ClO Auto Workers at the
Kohler Manufacturing Compuny
mioved inte its 2ist week here. Ne-
votiitions have started and stopped
five tines, New talks have not been
scheduled. Ato least 2,000 of the
striking workers are on the union
relief rolls
* * k

Kau Clair, Wise —Following 1

(three-day strike against the Chip-

_ pewa Rendering Co. Loeal 119 of
the ClO

Jackinghouse Workers
have won 2 10-cent wage incre
Other benefits inelude paid sick
loaves, better vacations and strong-
er seniority.
initiation Fees
in Effect

AIL new applications for Union
Membership must be accompanied
by paying initiation fees. ‘This
means paying $2.00 initiation along
with the current month's dues of
5,00, < 7

The only exceptions for initia-
tion fees are: . a

1) Veterans applying for appli-
cution within GO days after dis-
change from Armed Forees, un-
less attending’ sehool cunder GL.
Bill.

2) Transfers from other plants
and presenting a transfer card
showing wood standing.

3) Absent from work because of
lack of work and keeps unemploy-
ment dues up to date,

4) Absent from work due to ill-
ness or aceident.

Ay Absent from work while on
tenve of absence.

FIELD DAY
PROGRAM

The following is the program
and time schedule for the enter-
taimment events that will take
place at the Field Day:

12:30 to 1:00 P.M. —

De Dio’s Animal Circus

1:00 to 2:30 PAM.

Little League Game

2:30 to 3:30 P.M. —
The Heerdinks (Acrobats)

4:40 to 5:30 PLM. — Boxing >
5:30 to 6:00 PLM. —

De Dio’s Animal Cireus
6:00 PM, —- Drawing of prizes
TOO PAL — os

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Lawyers’ Convention -
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to prove his. clients case. When
doctors disigree as to whether an
iHnexss is due:to. osteourthritis or
rheumatoid arthritis; or whether a
heart condition is due to a coron:
ary occlusion or coronary throm-
hosis; or whether pain in the back
is due, to mm unstable back or a
herniated dise, then the lawyer
must learn something about all of
these matters if he is going to be

of help to the injured worker.”

The association of attorneys who
are holding’ the convention, (Nu-
tiontl Association of? Claimants?
Compensation Attorneys) has as
its chairman the former dean of
Harvard Law Schoal, Roscoe Pound.
In addition, its Mxecutive Board
has eleven judges from all parts of
the country, six deans of law
schools and many law professors,
public officials and prominent tuw-
yers. ‘

Local 301, which has pioneered
in giving free legal services to in-
jured members of ‘the union, prides
itself in furnishing the services of
a lawyer highly skilled in the field
of compensation,

_ Refreshing

Washington—A new court deci-
sion, reported by the Labor De-
partment, should assure us an even
cleaner labor movement, ,

The U. S. Sixth Circuit Court
of Appeals has ruled that factory
workers must be paid for time
spent taking showers and chang-
ing their clothes if this was a nee-
essary protection against hazard-
ous working conditions,

Local 301
Dollar Stretchers

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Vol. 1 —— No. 26

The Voice of GE Workers, Local 301, Schenectady, N.Y.

September 10, 1954

G.E. Conference
Board Ratifies
Contract

“Phe TUN-CIO) General Electric
Conference Bourd met in New York
City on September 2nd and rati-
fied the contract settlement for
this year Loc 801 delegates: to
the Board voted in faver of the
ratification in accordance with the
position taken by the vast major-
ity of our locil membership in
meetings. held in the plant. Ap-
proximately 60° GUE, plants were
represented at the Conference
Soard -which covers more than

4 00,000 G.E, workers.

The National Negotiations Com-
mittee declared disappointment at
its inability to secure a more sat-
isfuctory settlement. In the com-
inittee’s veport it stated: “Unless
the General Electric Company
changes its policy and recopnizes
that it must nbandon its anti-labor
crusade and deal thoroughly and
justly with its workers, a show-
down enn not longer be postponed,”

“We ure ready to welcome any
practical signs that the Company,

had a change of ‘heart. In the ab-:

sence of that it’s our responsibility
tu consolidate. our whole Union,
and by a vigorous and continued
camprign of orguniziution, edues-
tion, improving our financial
strength, to prepare ourselves for
whatever may be ahead.”
laa Resolution that was adopted
for “No Contracts; No Work for
1955 Negotiations”, the Confer-
ence Board declared that genuine
collective bargaining would not be
restored in the GE. Chain unless
_the Company knew that we meant
The actions of the Con+
‘rence Board will be placed be-
fore the membership for approval.

Volunteers Needed for
Field Day September 12
The Activities Committee has
asked. fors/volunteers to “help
make wv Suce’d:
gram Sunday, Sept. 12.
With enough
workers and the Committee will
be able to enjoy the day’s fun.
Any-member wishing to help
will please call the Union office,

of the day's pros pow:

help all the. f

Another Field

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Day Attraction

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National UE Still Trying to Grab

With its membership dwindling daily to the point Where

it is next door to expiring, the

UE now makes a third attempt

to give itself a shot in the arm by suing Local 301 officers and
their attorney, Leon Novak, in a quarter of a million dollar

suit, claiming that the funds of
Local 801 should be-shipped to New
York, i

This week a suit was started by

- Albert J, Pitegerald, 1b East 5Sist

Street, New York City, claiming
that all of the funds of the local

including the building: fund und
the land owned by the local on Van
Guysling Avenue, on which its new
building: is almost to be-ctected,
should be turned over to liltgper-
ald. This callous demand proves
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Value of Field Day Prizes for —
September 12 Totals Over $2,500.00

Listed below are the prizes to be awarded at Local 301’s
Field Day on Sunday, Sept, 12, at Republican Park, Rotterdam Rd.

11 cu. ft. Freezer

G.E. Electric Range

11 foot Aluminum Boat

Outboard Motor

Automatic Shotgun and
Hunting Outfit

Revere Movie Projector

Set of Golf Clubs ;

Portable Sewing Machine

$100.00 Clothes Certificate
for Woman

$100.00 Clothes Certificate
for Man -

Power Lawn Mower

Set of Silver

Mixmaster

The retail valug-of these pri
not be present ta win,
of $126.00 for ehildven under 12

Jacuum Cleaner

Reclining Chair

Set of Dishes

9-pe. Revere Ware Set

Electric. Blanket

Set of Aluminum Ware

Home Utility Set

100 Gallons of Gasoline

Vanity Set

Bowling Ball and Bag

Clock Radio

Sandwich Grill

Steam Tron

Membership in AAA
(Auto Club)

208 totals over. $2,500, You need

There will be an additional wate prize

years,

TICKETS ARB AVAILABLE NOW AT 3 POR 50. CENTS
FROM YOUR SHOP STEWARD, :

Field Day This «

‘Sunday, Sept. 12 at

_ Raimor shine, Local 801 will held |

be, x Af
Hts annual Field Day on Sunday,

September t2th, at the Republican
Park, corner of Prineetown Road
id Burdick St. Town of Rotter-
dam. On the voute from the city
to the park there will be road signs
viving directions — whether com-
ing to the park over Rice Road,
Campbell Ave, Bronudway (Belles
vue) ce Curry Road. Those com,
ing by bus can use the South Sehe-
neetady” Bus leaving the Brie The-
wre, corner of Erie Blvd. and
State, on the hows Plenty of parks
ing spice is provided for, with
parking attendants.

The entertainment progeam will
start promptly at 12:80 PLM. and:
continue on throughout: the after.
noon until 700 EVM,

The drawing for the prizes will
lake: place at 6:00 P.M, It is not
necessivy to he present on the
field Co win a prizes however, the
purchaser must present the wins
ning tleket in order to reeeive the

prize,

Local 801s Activities. Commit:
tee Tn charge of Che field Day has
purchased lure quantities af het
dogs--selling for le, hamburgers
—selling at 10e, sods Ceo,
The program of aetivity is de.
signed to meet the pleasure of chil-
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FIELD DAY
PROGRAM

The followings is the program.
and time schedule for the enter-
tainment events that will take
place at the Field Day: ,
12:30 to 1:00 PAM. —

De Dio's Animal Cireus

1:00 (o 2:30 PM. —

Little League Game
2:30 to 3:80 PAM, —

The Heerdinks (Acrobats)
3:30 lo 40 PAL, — Wrestling
LALO t0°5580- PAL, —- Boxing

“$380 to 6:00 PM. —

De Die’s Animal Cireus
600 PM. Drawing of prizes
7:00 PAL —

The Heerdinks CAcrabats)

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September 8, 1954

- Union Petitions

Executive Chambers, State Capitol, Albany, New York
: Re: St. Lawrence Power Development

Dear Goverrior Dewey:

Local 501 I.U.E.-C.1.0. represents some 20,000 workers at the Schenectady General
Electric plant. There is a Serious unemployment situation with reference to some thousands
of these workers and the prospects for re-employment are not bright. Commissioner of Labor,
Edward Corsi, meeting with a delegation of. our Union some two months ago,.expressed consid-
erable concern with this unemployment situation. It is the purpose of this letter to
indicate to you as Governor of the State a method by which you can contribute materially
to the solution of this unemployment problem in Schenectady. .

The heavy equipment of the electrical industry is built at the Schenectady plant of
the General Electric Company. The skill of our workers in building heavy electrical
equipment in conjunction with the high standard and experience of General Electric engi-
neering, is excelled by no company in the United States and equalled by no company outside
the United States. The heavy electrical equipment required for the St. Lawrence Power
Development is estimated to cost some twenty million dollars. ,

If General Electric Company is a suecessful low American bidder this will mean a ten

million dollar pay roll for Schenectady workers and will solve in part the unemployment
problem for General Electric workers. , ;

In an Associated Press release of June 14,1954, concerning the use of additional
power at Niagara Falls, Mr. Robert’ Moses, State Power Authority Chairman, is quoted as
Saying in answer to a statement made by Gwilym A. Price, President of Westinghouse Elec-
tric Company, the following: "Maybe if people like Mr. Price persist in mixing in state _
policies, we shall have to get equipment bids from foreign companies which keep out of
politics and attend.strictly to business." On this same subject Col. William S.: Chapin,
General Manager of the Power Authority, is quoted as saying that the authority will buy
its equipment "where it can get the best price." ° .

These statements of responsible officials, acting under your appointment, are alarm-
ing to American workers and American industry. American industry, as you know, cannot w
compete in price with foreign-made goods, largely because of a differential in wages paid.
Price is but one consideration and is not all-important.. Adequate and available power is.
fundamental to both war and a peace economy. Inthe latter instance it is vital to national’
defense. The adequate service and supplying of spare parts whenever required cannot be

overlooked when considering price. If we are wise we do not overlook these factors when we
purchase goods for our own use, : SS

General Electric and its workers built the first two generators for the NeNary Dam.
These were the largest rotating electrical machines ever built and were delivered ahead of
schedule, It was the low American bidder for generators 13 and 14 for this project. But
the bid of the English electrical company was accepted because of a differential of
$641,225, This company has no previous experience in building generators of this size.

A generating unit is supported by vital thrust bearings on which the load is four million
pounds, which the General Electric Company has successfully built, while the British
electrical company's experience is limited to one-third of this sige. a

On the subject of dollars it has been estimated that the taxes that would have been
paid by the General Electric Company if. awarded this contract, and by its workers, sup-
pliers and stockholders, would have exceeded a million dollars. The employment of
American workers on American projects, financed by American taxpayers, is basic and
fundamental. This discrimination against American industry and American workers in the .-»
instance above referred to makes significant indeed the quoted statements of Mr. Moses C)
and Col. Chapin, with the St. Lawrence Power Development ‘in the offing.

Our organization desires to place these facts before you at this time so that when
these contracts are awarded for the St. Lawrence Power Development, New York State
industry, taxpayers and workers will receive the full consideration that is their due.
An expression of opinion from you on this subject will be greatly appreciated.

Respectfully yours, ~ -_

‘

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| Bugiaiess Agent.

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- Building Trades
(Jommittee Meet

With Management

A sub committee of the Building
Trades Committee met with man-
agement this week, to work out
ways7and menns to give adequate
protection to Tradesmen who were
permanently transferred from the
Central Service Group to a depart-
ment. The sub committee consist-
ed of V. Palazeke, Millwrights;
Bourdéau, Iron Workers; Stock-
dim, Painters; and Griffith, Ven-
tilation and Furnace Equipment,

The Building Tradesmen assign-
ed to the Turbine department, for
the past few years, have now been
transferred and will come under
Turbine Supervision. The question
of upgrading and working within
their classification, along with oth-
ev conditions of employment now
énjoyed. by the Building Trades-

“men, must be protected under the

hew department assignment, Here-
tofore they were under the juris-
diction of. the General Plant Main-

! eres
./It is expected several meetings

will be required to work out a sat-
isfactory understanding.

IUE-CIO LOCAL 301 NEWS

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LOCAL 301,
REPRESENTING: SCHENECTADY
GE WORKERS

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Published by tho Edltortal Committee .
Prosident.... 4. Cognotta
Josoph Alols
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William) Mastelant
Businass Agont. ~-boo Jandroau
| 301 Liberty st." SCHENECTADY 5, N.Y.

Comahlator tawer sob KALLAS

Notice

EXECUTIVE BOARD
/ MEETING

Monday, September 13
7:30 P.M.

Union Headquarters

IVE-CIO to Strike Westinghouse Unless.

Agreement Reached by September 10

Washington-—-The CIO Electrical
Workers’ Westinghouse - Confer
ence Board, representing 55,000
Westinghouse
than 20 cities, has notified the com-
pany that a strike will be called
at, midnight September 10 if the
company refuses to meet their con-
tract demands.

In announcing the decision IUE
Tresident James .Carey and -Con-
ference Board Chairman Robert
Nellis declared:

“We have been negotiating with
Westinghouse corporation for five

Reorganize
Executive Board —

The Executive Board and Offi-
cers are in the process of studying
the plant and areas now represent-
ed on the local Executive Board,

In some causes the sections repre-
sented by a Board member have
decreased because of heavy layofts
while other sections that have been

too luge have caused the Board

member considerable difficulty in
keeping in touch swith the. mem-
bers. , ;

The 2nd and 8rd shifts have not
been properly represented und will
require additional representation.

The Officers will recommend to
the Executive. Bourd at the next
meeting some necessary changes.

Bldg. 52: The group - working
under Foreman O'Neil is protest-
ing the placement of inexperienced
employees, on crimefollowing.

Bldg..60: The group working un-
der Foreman Mac Lea are com-
plaining beeause of the refusal to
issue slips showing classification.

Bldg. 49: E. Daviero is complain. :

ing about an improper bump due
to decreasing of forces.

Bldg. 273: R. Wood is complain-
ing about the duties he is assigned
to do because they are not included
within his classification.

Bldg. 52: The group working un-
der Foreman Scheffel are protest-
ing the refusal to pay for extra
work, . ;

Bldg. 52: D. Lecce is complain-
ing because he has not received
the proper vacation allowance.

-Bldg.-49:-E. Jones is complain--

ing because he has not been able
to make his rate due to conditions
beyond his control,

Bidg. 84: The group working un-
der Foreman Robinson are pro-
testing because a foreman is being
asked to work normally assigned

to eniployees,

Bldys 101: Cy. Tulloek is com-
plaining because they changed his
classification without notice.

Halt Farm Out of
Skid Work

When Union representatives dis-
covered that Turbine Division was

farming out work to the Gateway

Lumber Company of Lake Placid,
N. Y., Shop Stewards M. Burry
and J, Praychodny  intinediately
filed a written grievance,

These orders on an outside ven-
dor for skids, ends, ete., were work
that could be done in Bldg. 76
where a lack of work situation was
in effect even at that time. The
case Was processed at management
level in Bldg, 41 where it was

found there Was no-veason for this”

farm out since the work could even
he done competitively in Bldg. 76
if placed in quantity lot orders.
Turbine has stopped this farm
out and there are no orders on out-

. side vendors: now.

workers .in.. more -

months. in an attempt. to reach 2
reasonable contract ‘settlement... -
In that time the Corporation’ has
not met: a single one of ‘our con-
tract: demands. ‘

“Instead the Corporation: has at-
tempted to foree us backwards by
insisting on contract changes which
Would seriously damage the earn-
ings and job security of the West-
inghouse employees.”

Injured Workers
Paid $33,122.89
Since July 1, 1954

Members of Local’ 801 who were
represented by the union’s attor-
ney in making clainis Tor compen-
sation benefits for injuries which
they sustained have received a to-
tal of $33,122.89 since duly 1, 1954.

(Previously reported in this pa-
per was the sum of $163,295.67 re-
ceived by injured workers in, the
first six months of 1954.) .

In the last two months, twenty-
two workers received ‘a total of
$12,810.27 as outright compensa-
tion for injured fingers, hands or

other parts of the body. Two work? ,

ers received over $2000.00 exch and

the others received sums ranging"

up to $1000.00 each.

“Workers, who were compensated
for time lost from work due to in-
juries received a total of $14,312-
.68. This included 82 such workers.

One worker, working in Building
Ay, who injured his head and lost
considerable time from work, set-
tled his cuse with the help of the
union’s lawyer for the sum.-of
$6000.00.

During the same two-month per-

dod, 55 workers filed new claims for

injuires, using the legal services
furnished by Local 301.

Another Election
Victory |

Last week the IUE-CIO defeated
the UE in an NLRB election at the

Monroe Calculator Co., located in.

New Jersey. :

Tr the first election the LB.E.W.
intervened which required a run-
off election between IUE and UE,
The results were: TUI-CIO—471;
UE—861;  challenged—5 and °6
void. ;

In other elections last week TUE-

‘CTO Was also victorious at the Eleo’

Eleetrie Co, located in Philadel-
phia. 1UH—119; No Union—46.

In the RCA in Los Angeles, Cali-

fornia, un election was held for
Technicians only, The result was:
1U-ClO—18; FAM-APL—11,

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