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‘NUNION
THERE IS
STRENGTH”

Volume 1 No. 7 | Published by IUE-CIO nights "og 202 Clinton Street May 10, 1951

IUE-ClO TO NEGOTIATE NEW CONTRACT

The, IUE-ClO GE Conference Board

2 o cial trouutited ie bore wage negotiations. IUE-CIO chas’ won Communist ideas, Ie got a job at Alco,
goliations with GE thia Summer on a ae an hgun for all its members and had himself elected secretary-treas.
few and .impréted’ éuntéact, wana ln: ine OF retronetive to March 15. Work- of the C10 Council. [It wasn’t long be-
grease, and other benefits, ? S anes the Knolls Two, who are under fore the Steelworkers found out. what
Sy en ‘ a JE-CLO contract, received the increase he was, but before he could. be put out
The IUE-CIO contract with GE ex- on May 4, and received their retroactive of the Council, the Council charter was
pires September 15, 1951, and the union pay’on that date, too. taken away by CIO, because of Com-
has the right to negotiate’ whatever UE today is‘six months behind 1UE- munist-UE control. Northrup got a: job
changes the members want at that time. CIO in negotiating with GE, and before at GE, through the efforts of UE, but
IUE-CIO locals in the GE chain have the year ts up, it will he so far behind in six months he was laid off for lack
already considered several important that UE will never be able to catch up of work, Northrup immediately was put
proposals, Among them is winning. back with IUE-ClO in negotiating. - on the UE payroll as chairman of the -
.the profit sharing plan, which would The 35,000 GE worliors ‘now under « * Unemployment Committee. For, this job
have amounted last year to six cents an UE are turing to IUE-CIO fn order Northrup received a substantial sum
hour for each employee: UE sold the to win better wages. and an improved each week, while all the rest of unem-
workers out on this issue several years contract, They know they can never win ployed workers “had to get along on.
ago. Another demand will. be that GE. these under UE, . : ~ compensation, or on nothing. Now”
bear the full cost of the pension plan . i. : ‘ Northrup is back at work at GE, and °
now in existance. Right now, the employ- ‘ he even has a post as steward, UE takes
ees pay two pér cent of their wages into ood care of the Communist Party boys.
“the pension fund, That two per .cent SHOP TALK : ; a aA .
(- Ahould be paid by GE. : When Walter Winchell called UE
~ . . No-one can’ understand just why the “that Commie gang” on one of his
Other changes under consideration > UE is requesting that various stewards broadcasts it caused no liltle stir in the
othe: Bt larger number of paid holidays : and officers who will make up the del- Scheneetady Works. -Everybody wants
without strings, and improved vacations. egation to the UE-GE Conference Board to know where Winchell got: his. infor-
IUE-CIO has had experts working on meeting in Erie take up collections (o imation about the UE sending a dele-
the subject of the cconomic status of GE pay their expenses. Why should a union gation to Russia. LUE-C1O doesn't know
employees for many months, . and. their that. is taking in thousands of dollars how Winchell finds out secrets like these,
studies prove that GE workers, under of the workers’ dues have to take up ‘but we do know that newsmen . like
UE, slipped far behind other organized collections to pay delegates eypenses? Winchell are very careful of what they
workers regarding. wages and working UE recently raised its dues to $2.00 2 say. If UE wants to deny this charge,
conditions. . ° month. That extra 50 cents ought to we suggest. they sue Walter Winchell
In just one year, IUE-CIO las been help pay some of those expenses. for libel. ’

able to correct many of the evils. Worle. , Arthur Owens, UE steward on the. Over in Building 77, Joseph Mangino
_ ers under IUE-CIO contract received Second Shift in. Building 273, made a has been. made a leader. Mangino is
19 cents an hour in wage increases, ad- speech last week, but the speech didn’t vice president of UE, This is all right
ditional increases for skilled workers, an have anything to do with union affairs. for Mangino, but it. works) a hardship
additional paid holiday, and intprove- Or- maybe it did, What Owens said is on the rest of the section. ‘They can't
ments: inthe pension and mutual ben- that ‘everyone in Russia is better off wel grievances filed, because the stew-
efits -plans, 5 than the people in America. He said ard, “Bueky” Pisano, is afraid: he will
_IUE-CIO negotiated for :three long that America is so weak that Commu- hurt Mangino if-he tums in any griev-
months last summer to win these ben- nism could win out in this country any ances. It paid GE to make Mangino a.
efits, and is prepared to battle again . time Joe Stalin decides to take over. leader,

_ this summer to make even more gains. Perhaps this is the latest line of UE.
UE did- not. have to negotiate last In any case, the workers in Owens’ sec-
summer, because, being the smaller tion let him know in no uncertain terms
union,’ it. just. took what IUE-CIO..won, that they can’t quite'agree with his line
But this: year; UE can’t.even do: that, of thinking. Perhaps UE ought to take
because it signed a two-year agreement up another collection, not to pay ex-
“ith GE last September, penses of delegates, but to send Arthur
i : Owens to Russia, since he likes. that

country so well, ‘

Sydney. Friedlander pulled a sit-down
in Building 15,,17 and 19 a few days
ago. He claimed the sit-down was to.
protest unsafe working conditions, but
cin reality, Friedlander winted to have
a man on the Third Shift in Building ,
‘ ‘acd j 19 removed. from his job, just because
Long-term agreements are ‘good, if the man-would have nothing. to do with
the conditions provided for in the con- ‘ 4 UE. In fact, none of the men in the
tract are up to where the workers want - Speaking of UE stewards, Robert) department would have anything to do.
them.’ But in. the case of UE, where the Northrup, a steward: for UE now, on with UE, or with UE Steward Warold
contract. is: weal,..signing a two-year ~~~ the Socond’ Sh‘ft” in’ the” Index Group, “~~ Rollitis, So ~ Friedlander called: av site >
agreement: -is, a sell-out. “has a long party-line history. It- seems down strike, and none of the workers —
The UE-GE Conference Board is that a few years ago he was:sent in. by knew what it was about, That’s just one
meeting in Erie, Pa. on May 13. UE will the Communist: Party. to infiltrate the of the reasons GE workers: are turning
_ discuss what ‘to-do about the present CIO Council in the Capitol District with to IUE-CIO.

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“IN UNION.
THERE IS
STRENGTH”

Volume 1. No.7

“Published by IUE-CIO

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202 Clinton Street

May 10, 1951

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PR ARTISAN EPC NOTE

IUE-CIO TO NEGOTIATE NEW CONTRACT

The IUE-CIO GE Conference Board
meets in New York this Saturday, May
12, to make preparations to enter me-
gotiations with GE this Summer on a
new and improved contract, wage in-
crease, and other ‘benefits.

The. IUE-CIO contract with GE ex-
pires September 15, 1951, and the union
has the right to negotiate whatever
changes the members want at that time.

IVE-CIO locals in the GE chain' have
already considered several important
proposals, Aniong them is winning back
the profit sharing plan, which would
have amounted last year to six cents an
hour for each employee. UE sold the
workers out on this issue several years
ago. Another demand will be that GE
bear the full cost of the pension plan
now in existance. Right now the employ-
ees pay two per cent of their wages into
“the pension fund. That two per cent
should be paid by GE.

Other ‘changes under consideration
are a larger number of paid holidays:
without strings, and improved vacations.

IUE-CIO has had experts working on
the subject of the economic status of GE
employees for many months, and their
studies prove that GE workers, under
UE, slipped far behind other organized
workers regarding wages and working
conditions, :

In just one year, IUE-CIO has been
able to correct many of. the evils. Work-
ers under IUE-CIO contract received
19 cents an hour in wage increases, ad-
ditional increases for skilled workers, an
additional paid holiday, and improve-
ments in the pension and mutual ben-
efits plans.

JUE-CIO negotiated for three long
months last summer to win these ben-
efits, and-is prepared to battle again
this summer to make even more gains.

UE did not have to negotiate last
summer, because, being’ the smaller
union, it just took what TUE-CIO won.
But this year, UE can’t even do that,
because it signed a two-year agreement
tith GE last September.

Long-term agreements are good, if
the conditions provided for in the con-
tract are up to where the workers want
them. But in the case of UE, where the

_ eontract is..weak,. signing —a two-year. ....

agreement is a_ sell-out.

The UE-GE Conference Board is
meeting in Erie, Pa. on May 13. UE will
discuss what to do about the present

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wage negotiations. JUE-CiO has won
nine cents an hour for all its members
in GE, retroactive to Mareh 15. Work-
ers at the Knolls Two, who are under
IUE-C1O contract, received the increase

“on May 4, and received their ‘retroactive

pay on that date, too. ‘

UE today is six months behind 1UE-
CIO in negotiating with GE, and before
the year is up, it will be so far behind
that UE will never be able to catch up
with IUE-CIO in negotiating: ©

The 35,000 GE workers now under
UE are turning to IUE-CIO in order
to win better wages and aun improved
contract, They know they can never win
these under UE.

SHOP TALK

No-one can understand -just why the
UE is requesting that various stewards
and officers who-will make up the del-
egation to the UE-GE Conference Board
meeting in Erie take up collections to
pay their expenses. Why should a union
that is taking in thousands of dollars
of the workers’ dues have {o take up
collections to pay delegates eypenses?
UE recently raised its dues to $2.00 a
month. That extra 50 cents ought to
help pay some of those expenses.

Arthur Owens, UE steward on the
Second Shift in Building 273, made a
speech last week, but the speech didn’t
have anything to do with union affairs.
Or maybe it did. What Owens said is
that everyone in Russia is better off
than the people in America..He said
that America is so weak that Commu-
nism could win out in this country any
time Joe. Stalin decides to take over.
Perhaps this is the latest line of UE.
In any case, the workers in Owens’ sec-
tion let him know in no uncertain terms
that they can’t quite agree with his line
of thinking. Perhaps UE ought to take
up another collection, not to pay ex-
penses of delegates, but to send Arthur
Owens to Russia, since he likes that
country so well. ;

Speaking of UE stewards, Robert
Northrup, a steward for UE now, on
the: Second Shift inthe Index. Group,
has a long party-line history. It seems
that a few years ago lie’was sent. in by
the Communist Party to infiltrate the
CIO Council in the Capitol District with

Communist ideas. He got a job at Alco,
and had himself elected secretary-treas.
of the CIO Council. It wasn’t long be-
fore the Steelworkers found out what
he was, but before he could be put out
of the Council, the Council charter was:
taken away by CIO, because of Com-—
munist-UE control. Northrup got a. job
at GE, through the efforts of UE, but
in six months he was laid off for lack
of work, Northrup immediately was put
on the UE payroll as chairman of the
Unemployment Committee. For this job
Northrup -received a substantial sum

‘gach, week, while all the rest of unem-

ployed workers had to get along on
compensation, or on. nothing. Now
Northrup is back at work at GE, and
he even has a post as steward, UE takes
good care of the Communist Party boys.

When Walter Winchell called UE
“that Commie gang” on one of his
broadcasts it caused no little stir in the
Schenectady Works, Everybody wants
to know where Winchell got his. infor-
mation about the UE sending a dele-
gation to Russia, IUE-C1O doesn’t know -
how Winchell finds out secrets like these,
but we do know that newsmen like
Winchell are very.careful of what they
say. If UE wants to deny this. charge,
we suggest they sue Walter Winchell
for. libel.

Over in Building 77, Joseph Mangino
has been made a leader. Mangino is
vice president of UE. This is all right
for Mangino, but it works a hardship
on the rest of the section. They can’t
get grievances filed, because the stew-
ard, “Bucky” Pisano, is afraid he, will
hurt Mangino if he turns in any griev-
ances, It paid GE to make Mangino a
leader.

Sydney Friedlander pulled a sit-down
in Building 15, 17 and 19 a few days
ago. He claimed the sit-down was to
protest. unsafe working conditions, but
in reality, Friedlander ‘wanted to have
a man on. the Third Shift in Building
19 removed from his job, just because .
the man would have nothing to do with
UE. In fact, none of the men in the
department would have anything to do
with UE, or with UE Steward Warold
Rollins... So: -Friedlander . called ..a..sit-.
down: strike, and none of the workers
knew what it was about. That's. just one
of the reasons GE workers are turning
to IUE-CIO.

IUE-CIO NEWS May 10, 1951

SCHENECTADY GE WORKERS DEPRIVED

OF RIGHT TO VOTE BY UE LOCAL 301

. Some 200 UE members attended a meeting last Monday at UE Local 301 head-
"quarters. It was generally believed that those present would have the opportunity
to vote.on whether or not they wanted the nine-cent an hour increase won for GE

workers by the largest union in the GE chain, the IUE-ClO.

But that right was denied the membership. Almost every other UE-GE local has
_had the right to vote on the question, but not the local in Schenectady.

The business agent of the UE in Schenectady said that this local should wait until
after the UE-GE Conference Board meets next Sunday, and see what the board rec-
ommends before voting.

The business agent also reported that UE in Erie held a plant gate meeting at
which 8,000 workers voted to reject the nine-cent offer.

THIS STATEMENT OF THE BUSINESS AGENT IS AN OUTRIGHT LIE! THE UE

HAS NEVER HAD A_VOTE_AT A PLANT GATE MEETING IN ERIE ON THE
NINE-CENTS. THE UE IN ERIE HAS NEVER HAD A PLANT GATE MEETING

WITH MORE THAN. |,000 PEOPLE PRESENT.

THE UE-LOCAL IN ERIE DID VOTE ON THE NINE-CENTS AT A MEMBERSHIP.
MEETING ON SUNDAY, MAY6. THERE WERE LESS THAN 250 MEMBERS PRES-
ENT. THE MAJORITY VOTED TO REJECT. THE NINE-CENT PROPOSAL.

At least the people in Erie did have a chance to vote, even though less than two

per cent of the GE workers attended the meeting. The reason for this may be that

so few of the Erie GE workers belong to UE.

Workers in the smaller GE plants under UE have been voting on this issue, too.
Many of them have voted to accept the nine cents.

' The UE Business Agent charged that IUE-CIO lied when i quoted figures re-
garding expenditures for lost time and salaries by UE Local 301.

FOLLOWING ARE FIGURES TAKEN FROM UE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
WHICH PROVE IVE-ClO'S STATEMENT THAT UE SPENT OVER $25,000 ON
SALARIES AND LOST TIME IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 1951: LOST TIME
FOR JANUARY WAS $6,436.89; FOR FEBRUARY, $4,398.99; FOR MARCH, $5,
179.20, SALARIES FOR JANUARY AMOUNTED TO $3,258.07; FOR FEBRUARY,

- $3,179.23; FOR MARCH, $3,797.35. THESE ACTUAL FIGURES AMOUNT TO $26,

249.73. IN CASE THE UE BUSINESS AGENT DOESN'T KNOW IT, $26,000 IS QU-

ITE A BIT MORE THAN $25,000. IUE-ClO DID NOT LIE!

The new financial statement for the month of April shows that lost Hme expendi- _

tures and salaries are as high as ever.

“= Whatever IUE-CIO has to say is printed in IUE-CIO News, or recorded in IUE-

CIO radio and television shows. UE on the other hand has used the Communist trick
of a rumor campaign to ruin the reputations of IUE-CIO leaders.

We of IUE-CIO are proud of that fact. It gives UE and its leaders the chance to
sue this organization if we lie.

But the rumor campaiqn is an un-American method of spreading false propagan-.
da. IUE-CIO aciain challenges’ any UE leader to a debate on television regarding »

these issues which are so important to GE workers, Let UE come out in the open, or
forever hold its peace.

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about the CIO's appeasement . i ‘ the way they are
on EPC and about the fot ‘ : . oe dio ® ‘ ithaut “losing alt
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~ With Congressman Adam Clayton Powell.

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Swing Westinghouse Votes to the Tottering UI

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Congressman Powell Charges:

"The UE News falsified my rénarks in onder to attack the CIO..."

7a was shocked when a recent article in the newspaper of the United ©
“Electrical Workers Union, purporting to be an interview with me, maligned the
ernie: of the national CIO."

"Instead of presenting these facts accurately, the UE mepartar
,ttlened a ny remarks ae an attack. on President Truman and the SED ea 8 *

"The same distortion is sevekkel teeuldhont the artiolla, ending
with another false quote--attributed to me--that 'the CIO has definitely
weakened Leber *s whole fight by: its appeasement | tactiees

Congressman Powell Asserts:

"In addition to the mera distortions listed "above, the article
_is oat of half- mtritlis, and constantly ques me out of ponuexts,?

Congressman Powell Concludes:

My position, then, is clear: I feist on ihe michbe of the UE, the
Communist Party itself, and all other groups to hold and express their opinions,
no matter how repugnant, for this is the American way.

"But so long as falsehood remains their artillery, and so long as

“their tactics constitute an attack on democratic trade union leadership, I must
Tefuse to have — further to do with them.'t

Here in His Own Words, ¥ You Have the Bitter Experience of a United States Con-
gressman with the Lies, the Forgeries, the Fictions of the Communist-Controlled UE.
Perverting the Truth, Falsifying the Opinions and Statements of a Member of the U.S.

Congress — Nothing Is Too Low or Too Unethical for UE to Use in its Attempts to
Deceive and Delude the Workers in Our Industry.

~ Congressman Powell refuses “to have anything to do with them.”” Hundreds of Thousands af
Electrical Workers Are, Also Refusing to Be Suckers for Further Communist Lies.

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An organization run in democratic
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the meambeors...ITUR-ClO wants to
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A DECENT CONTRACT WITHOUT STRINGS
GIVING YOU: Wapes equal to those

of Auto. and Steel Real seniority.
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