Things To: Think About
‘by Frank Masterson
"SUGAR-COATED" PROPAGANDA
‘The G.E. Schenectady News each.
week serves up with its news of the
plant, editorials with "soft-sell"
propaganda,
One of the latest examples was
an editorial entitled "Notice to
‘Candidates",. on why people should
Federal or State Govérnments as it
would have to be paid for in taxes.
FORAND BILL (Cont'd)
Legislation or else to weaken it in
such a way that it:would be im-
practicable to enforce.
Now is the time Par actién. in
tthis important election year if our
16 million Senior Citizens are to
be. given the benefits they so richly
erve at a time when they are
forced to live on a. "fixed income".
HE DIFFERENCE, ...WRITE TODAY
not. ask for’ any benefits from the ia LETTER OR POSTCARD MAY MAKE
“Why not an editorial explains
ing the special benefits given to
large companies which the tax payer
now pays for?
Let's discuss rebates on group
insurance payments which are given
only to companies, not to. employes;
tax write-offs on new buildings and
equipment; tax relief on oil
reserves and many, many more ona
TOMORROW, JUNE LTH, ENDS
NAACP MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The Schenectady NAACP will
climax its Annual Membership Drive
tomorrow, saeuregy June 4th,
You can help in this worthy
| cause by filling. out the form below
and forwarding it. to either the
list too long to include here.
So, as you read these "soft- |
sell" articles, just look at who
is preaching there: should be no
benefits for you...and ask your-
self...if "no benefits" are so
rr eas Sia
INANE. see eeeeeeeeeeee ees eeeeeeeee nes
Wnion Office, or.to.NAACP Membership
Drive, 1660 Leno da, Schenectady.
JADDRESS ose see e eee eee e eee eee en eee
good for me, why does the G.E. Co. . ; _= ff
and all other large concerns
support lobbyists in Washington
trying to get more benefits for
themselves?
2957 INCOME TAX RETURNS
..- the following figures were
recently released by the U.S.
Bureau of Internal Revenue in ref-
erence’ to 1957 income brackets:
...223 individuals reported incémes
that year of more than 1,000,000
«++22,936 reported incomes of bet-
ey
please enroll me as a member of
NAACP for 1960, Enclosed is $2.00
we ee ee ee al
SCHOLARSHIP. APPLICATIONS
AVAILABLE ,AT UNION OFFICE
Time is running out...so be
sure to obtain your Scholarship
Applications at the Union Office as”
soon as possible if you intend to
enter your son's or daughter's name
to the committee for consideration,
Get yours today!
ween #100, 000 and 1,000,000
aa2600,000 reported incomes of
p20, 7090 to $100 ,000
On the other hand:
-ee4 million had gross incomes of
yl,000 to 1,500
sed million had gross incomes of
$600 to wl, 000 .
-+63.8 million had adjusted gross
saad
* SPECIAL NOTICE *
The historic SacCO-VaNZETTI CASE,
which. is part of the history of
Organized Labor, will’ be shown on
Channel 6, WKGB,.in two parts on
the evenings of June 3rd and loth.
Watch your daily. paper for the
exact timesof this special program.
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income of less than $600
The Dept. of Commerce reports
that 14 per cent of U.S. families
had incomes below #2, 600 in 1959;
that: 21 per cent had incomes of
2,000 to 4,000; that 23 pér ele
had ape QO to 36, 000; that 18 p
~ cent had “gO, 000 to: we; ;000; cae. “9 .
per cent had p8 , 000 to ALS, Q00 and
that only 5 per cent had incomes ;
of »15,000 or over,
ceaenbemrdaiieieieinanenninatmenemenel
LEGAL CLINIC AT UNION OFFICE
MONDAYS "9" AN-T1 AM,2 PH-5 Pil
“Among other services provided
for members of Local 301, IUE, is a
Legal Clinic. ‘The clinic is main--
tained at the Local Union Office ..
and is open to all members of the
Union between the hours. of 9 A.M.
{to 11 A.M., and 2 P.M. and 5 P.M.,
every Monday.
Vol. Dy No. 23, The Toiee oF GE Workers, Local 301
June 10, 1960
re "SECTION neve HUGE SUCCESS AS OVER 200_ ATTEND
Well over 200 members of the
SCHATZ TOWNSEND DISCUSS UNEMPLOYMEN
' INSURANCE EAW=WSNY = SAT, JUNE L1TH
‘clude those who are collecting un-
“those .who will be on the jobless
_ brought to the community every Sat,
_Spend a full week at ColgateCollege
‘picked because of his outstanding
average), personality and good
citizenship, ‘Dennis, a Junior, ‘has
‘also been an outstanding figure in
ahr
Morris Schatz, Manager of the
N.Y. ‘State Employment Service, and
Allen Townsend, Asst. Business
Agent of Local "301, will appear on
"Labor Looks at the News" this Sat,-
evening at 6:45 p.m., to discuss :
the new provisions of the Unemploy-~
ment Insurance Law which takes
effect at the end of this months
They will point out that, con=
trary to public opinion, the new
rate of $50 per week will not ine
employment checks at the present
time.
ANOTHER POINT is. that not
everyone is eligible to collect the
maximum of $50 per week...in fact,
about 75%, or possibly more, of
rolls will still collect the usual
45 dollars per week IF THEY QUALIFY,
Tune in to WSNY, 1240 on your
dial, this Saturday evening and
keep. yourself up-to-date with the
provisions of the new law on une
M&G Dept. turned out to celebrate
heir "Section Nite at the IUE
_. Auditorium, tast Friday evening in
~ What: proved to be a huge success, -
Members of Local 301 represent-
ing Buildings 12,14,16,52,60 and 66
were on hand to hear Leo Jandreau,
Business Agent, and John Shambo,
President, address them on the con-
tract proposals, coming negotiat-
ions and other items of local
interest.
The Asst. Business Agents,
Officers and Executive Board
Members were also present to., answer
the many questions concerning local
union problems and procedure in
the G,i. Plant,
Dick Jendreski and his comm-~
ittee are to be commended for the
terrific job they did in planning
and carrying out the events of the
evening.
Pizza, Soda, Beer, Hot Dogs,
land Glam Chowder capped: off the
successful evening and everyone
went home with memories of. an un-
forgetable "Section Nite",
employment insurance,
"Labor Looks at the News* is:
Sponsored by Local 301, IUE, and is
evening as a public service.
mores
DENNIS DI_ LORENZO HONORED BY LEGION
Vincent Di Lorenzo's son,Dennid
has been selected as one of the out 4
standing boys in his class at St.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLIC 47IQNS
AVAILABLE AT UNION OFFICE
Time is running out...so be
sure to obtain your Scholarship
Applications at the Union Office as
soon as possible if you intend to
enter your son's or daughter's name
to the committee for consideration.
Get your application today!
Mary's High.
Dennis, who will be accompan-
ied by another student, will be
Sponsored by the American Legion to
from June 26th to July 2nd, to
study legislative work, He was
scholastic standing (holding a 91
Sports, earning his varsity letter
EARLY RISER CLUB WINNERS - WSNY
Last week's winners were:
Connie Zggel Mrs. J.S, Lewis
Winifred Coe. Peter McGrath.
Sylvia MacFarlane Mrs. J. Castaldi
Walter Orleanski Sal Antonelli
Irene Mahlamann Florence Tilema.
Margaret. Matheson James J. Cognetta
Mrs. Ae Je Jewett Ed Overbaugh :
a ‘Betty Eldred =~
Jack= Pot winner was: Peter
Necreti:
in Baseball and Baskethall.
oy
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"THINGS TO THINK ABOUT" |.” gOiTENY AGREES TO MAKE-UP PAY»
by Frank Masterson Hoge pe OES oe
Many cases. settled in the
‘jplant result in a compromise settle
This week we will talk au:
little about profits being a heal- Iment. Such a case is one which we .
thy..condition., This is true, but* |recently negotiated in the LM&G —
_ how healthy do you have to be? We” Dept. This.casé, which was. filed
won't talk about a 50% increase or |by Steward Johnson, requested that
a 50% decrease as the G.&. News. did the operators. be paid average earne
recently. We will just talk facts ings for doing rework on a ‘job. The
and here they are: Company (in this case) had paid
28
only the minimum guaranteed rate.
Recs
._ G.E. profits after taxes for
1959 were 280.2 million which was |- Messrs. Shambo, Christman,
32.4 million over 1957 and 38. Durante and Johnson met with the
million over 1958. Since 1953,G.. Company on’ this complaint and at
stock has increased 34 times. Undez} the meeting the Company explained
the G.E. Stock Option Plan, a small [that in their opinion the job had : : a { ti f hh
number of top executives can pur- {to be reworked due to faulty: work- : : if *
ie. G.E. stock for as agar — manship by both the lst and 2nd Pes eg aS , mm e Ue u My t cue ?
v23475 per share, On the basis of |shift workers; The Union Committee : pe eee a eo. : eh
the 1953 to 1963 period, 3,627,000 jafter further investigation real- , aoe - co forgakp mie tot when
such shares are available to these |jized that tke wor KEEP involved were “ot Po - yp frat
People and could yield a tremendols not entirely blameless for the bad a begins: eovag ae tle Fact adhe “eta!
profit ‘of »225 million without any work; however, in view of certain 7 ce me ay ait P noth fatleth o
risk on their part. - fextenuating circumstances plus the eg. bs ee : .
a _ good work record of the workers ty deg | eee 7 ; 7 Psahiw 74
Even an individual without involved, they proposed to the =. i a :
benefit of stock option who had in- Company that they pay a rate some=.
vested $10,000 in 1948 would have twhere between average earnings and
made »77,707 in capital gains and |the minimum pay. After some con-
dividends by 1959...this for a sideration, the Company agreed to
plO,000 investment. For the same lgive the lst and. gnd.shift workers
period of time an average G.E. make-up pay of %§30.56 which rep-
employee working full time would resented a compromise between the
have received %i.7,000 in wages...4 average earning rate and minimum
little more than half of what the guaranteed rate,
stockholder: received... Pity the . .
poor stockholder! Much credit is due the Union
Z Z Negotiating Committee for working .
-jout this agreement.
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NOTICE...
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 1 SENATORS UP FOR REELECTION
Monday, June 13, 7:30 p.m. VOWE AGAINST ALD FOR UNEMPLOYED
OFFICERS MEETING On May 24, the Senate upheld
6:00 p.m. before Bd. Meets President. Eisenhower's veto of the
Depressed sareas Bill which would
Union Office have brought new life and hope to
thousands of American families in
: Z communities where there is wide-_
BANKRUPTCIES aT NEW HIGH Spread unemployment. The bill,
: aimed at restoring prosperity to
Bankruptcies in the fiscal yearlthose people and those communities,
which ended last June totaled ' fwould have provided loans to attract
100,672. This is the record high. [industries to depressed areas and to
The previous*high came only the build water systems and other public
year. before:.when there were 91,668 |faecilities. and money would have aes .
bankruptcies. In the last year of jbeen spent on retraining jobless hops 8 — eD
the Truman Administration, there workers to acquire new. skills. and : he § oS uapods .
were only 40,087 bankruptcies. The |help them find jobs. co . & aa rere & mys
yearly average under Eisenhower an ares
and Nixon has been 73,445. the Bisenhower-Nixon Adminis~ — - : i a ey ee a ny Fst Es ome
wee ce conti le nee [eration claimed it was a waste of ae : ff 8 oy: Oral aNd ie See : eal dab
the taxpayerst money and invoked the
| 1l6lst veto in 73 years. 45 Senators
CENTRAL LaBOR COUNCIL _ jvoted to override the veto but fell
Be : short by ll votes. Here are the ~
. EXECUTIVE BOARD MERTING Senators who are up for reelection’
oo ' his year who supported the veto:
Wednesday, June 15th Democrats: Eastland, Ellender, Frear,
8:00 p.m. McCTeIian,Robertson,Russell, Thurmond.
: OS . Republicans: Allott,Bridges,Curtis,
-Local..301.Office..Bldg. Qworshak, Mundt.,Saltonstall and
2). Erie Boulevard Schoeppel, oe oo.
Schenectady, N. Y,
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