ELECTRICAL
May 25, 1950
eople in the:
Samuel Lezzi
Bldg. 285, plating leader
“Ll think we've
got them licked,
because people
went through
the mill before
and will be care-
ful this time
they don’t get ;
mixed in the |
same company
union mess they went through
years ago.
People used to talk
against unions ag radical and So-
cialist and now
the’ IUE talks
about Communism. The trick the
~ TUE plays is an old trick for a
new dog.”
Adam
Glover
Bldg. 17, toolroom machine
operator
“In our tool-
room we have
protected our
seniority and
decent working
conditions
through UE.,
We intend to
keep and im-
prove them
with UE.”
Karl F.
Quirini
Bldg. 273, turret lathe operator
“T have enough
confidence in
the intelligence
of the workers
in the Schenec-
tady plant to
know they
won't be con-
fused by the :
smokescreen of j
propaganda put §
out by IUE, but
will vote for a
fighting union and will vote solidly
for UE.”
Walter Wojtulewicz
Bldg. 53, toolmaker
a “If you talk to
‘fellows who
worked here be-
ie! fore UE you'll
know why UE
is going to win.
IUE is losing
votes ‘by its un-
derhanded tac-
ties and the way
it doublecrossed
our contract negotiations last year.
IUE is led by a small group look-
ing out for themselves and not for
the welfare of the people.”
UNION... NEWS
ops Are
Helen Jablonski © Alan McClimans
Bldg. 53, accumtulator.”.
“IT like the way
UE handles
matters. I fig-
ure I’m satis-
fied with the
union and I
don’t intend
changing.”
Riley Salley.
Bldg. 52,
chipper
“I have always
found the UE
'ficials and my
eR
BES
fair-minded. UE
has a democra-
tic set-up, but I
Robert R. Roberts
Bldg. 81, wireman
“I’ve backed UE | :
100 per . cent -
ever since iit
was formed.
I'm a piece
worker and UE ;
always protect-
ed my rates and
seniority
tights.”
William Hartje
Bldg. 73, wireman:
EES
“You can count
on... UR. . They
were there twice
when 1° needed
them’ to keep
the company
from lowering
my ‘classifica-
‘tion in, trans-
_fers: I got
raised instead.”
~~ Ralph Pietrosanto
Bldg. 63, cameron. machine
operator
“The IUE- group
don’t care’ about’
15,000° workers
They are only
ldoking. for bet-
ter jobs for
themselves...) 1
enn see for my-
self that. there
is no-- better
union than UB.”
SAS vpn oid he tumenaaen anew nrens
mh
shop steward
: Bidg. 16,:machine operator
"From what I
see of the IUE
‘ definitely ‘not a
follower of that
= leadership, I’m .
kind of leader- |
ship. Let’s put
our best nego
tiators back in
business with a
UE vote.”
Fy
ors
Charles
Horwedel
Bldg. 18-A, machinist
“I’m one of the
' original organi-
zers of UE.
After going
‘through the
Works Council,
] say that if the
boys know
what's good for
them they won’t
=
tj discard UE.”
R. J. Coleman
Bldg. 85, cable insulator
: “Pye seen the
different organ-
izations — been -
an AFL stew-
ard and a UE:
steward. In the
past 14 years
under
received. more
UE we §
benefits and § !
got better conditions.”
Russell Cochrane
Bldg. 16, armature winder
‘GE workers
shouldn’t be de-
ceived by the
or their false
Sommunist ac=
f cusations.”
Joseph M. Sukatski
Bidg. 5, saw operator
“GE workers
won't give up
the contract and
their other
guins for a
bunch of prom-
ises.”
Frank
Voting UE.
Bender
Bldg. 10-C, milling machine
operator
“In our section :
we are strong
for UE. I was
one of the first
in UE here with
Leo Jandreau
and Bill Turn-
bull. Wages are
about double
what they were
then.”
L
Richard
Bennette
Bldg. 50, tractor operator
~ “As a young
Mary
“worker, I” know
' from experience
that UE fights
for young and
: ald = members,
alike, regard-
less of race,
color or creed.”
Cocca
Bldg. 69, wireman
“T know what
we've got. How
do we know
what we’: get
with IUE be-
side promises ?
What would we
do, start fight-
ing for a con-
tract right from
scratch, all over
over again?”
3
Thomas
Williams .
Bldg. 11, accumulator
“All the fellows
whe work with
me are for UE.
We feel we're
doing all right
and we don’t
want a change.”
Joseph
Bldg. 28,
“UE will win on
its past pertor-
mances. The
people — should}
go along with:
‘UE because o:
all the gains i
has won them.
Mulligan
assembler
——t
“yates mentees torent ENRON ATONE OPERA SUE AN ee
THE VOICE OF LOCAL 301. --- ULE R & MW. A,
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.
May 26, 1950
Let's Unite for the Contract
The officers and Hxeeutive Board congratulate the membership on the
successful defense of their union, The GE workers withstood an all-out attack
by outside forces, made up of politicians both local and national, certain
clergymen, helped hy the press and radio, and with the assistance of union-
busting union officials with unlimited funds at their disposal, They set out
tm break up the unity and organized strength built by Gk workers over 14 yearss
Against this line~up, the victory for free democratic unionism was
tremendous.
In its only role ef a company agent, the IUE-CGIO has succeeded in splitting
the ranks of GE workers, because in some laces the pressure of outside forces
and internal treachery was more than the workers could withstand,
hear wa denn win i,-inel noth
two, both in size and importance, Schenectady and I Contrary to newspaper
reports, Lynn.is the third in size, .The Lynn plant vote includes the office:
workers, and is smaller than Erie.
UE remains the only national. union in the electrical, radio and machine
industry, speaking for 450,000 workers.
The availahle results are given belows:) It is not yet clear whether or not
nA run-off will be necessary for the toolmakers. It appeirs that under the NLRB
rules, the tenlmakers are back in UE with the whole plant, as a majority rejected
the IAM craft request. If the NLRB should order a run-off, the great majority:
of tonlmakers will vote UE to join the rest of the plant in bargaining and to”
protect their plantwide seniority. °
Now we have the big job of uniting to obtain the contract benefits which
were stolen from GE workers by the IUE in 1949, and the added benefits te which
we are entitled for 1950, out of the vast profits of the company,
Already the lecal IVE-CIO forces have announced in the press that they ;
intend to keep up their disruption, We helieve that almost all. the workers will
reject this attitude and accept the majority decision, and join their brothers
and sisters in UE Local 301 to back the negotiations. We shall be stronger for
‘heing rid forever of the handful of conscious union~busters who have been trying
to destroy UE and estallish a company union,
One result of this vote should be an immediate settlement of the steamfitters
strike by granting them the twn-step increase they seeks One of our major
bargaining demands is the correction of wage rates for the skilled trades, - In
view of the votc, GE should realize that it will have to meet this demand. Sa
it has na reason to-resist the steamfitters' request any longer.
Plants won by UE include: Schenectady; Erie (hourly) 5 Newark Seaboard;
Newark Lamp and Warehouse; Bloomfield, N.d.3 Elmira; Fort Edward, N.Y Ontario,
Calif.; Deeatur, I11,; Niles, Ohio, (Glass and Mahoning) ; SONAUNeM, Pa. x
Bellevue, Ohio; Bucyrus, Ohio (Glass); Allentown, Pate} York, Pa,; Taunton, ass.$
East Boston, Mass,} Oakland, Calif.; San Jose, Calif.; Dekalb, TL. 5 Chicago,
Conneaut, Ohi an Francisco; Los Angeles; Long Tslund City; Cincinnati; an
many Cleveland planta.
- tnenmplete. Furthermore, it does not ineclude.the Canadian. Gk
plants, which are UE,
Apparently there will be runeoffs in Tiffin, Ohie; Bucyrus Lamp and seven
Cleveland plants.
Plants that went IUR include: Lynn; West Lynn; Holyoke; Pittsfieldy Trenton,
Nid,3 Warren, Ohio; Yaungstown, Ohio; Tell city, Ind. 3 Fort Waynes ness oi
Fitchburg, Mass,3 Syracuse; Wabash, Ind.; Erie (salaried); Schenectady AUC;
Philadelphia; Bridgeport, Conn.; and part of Cleveland,
VIDTORY PARTY TONIGHT AT 301 HALL - 9 P.M, ON
