Vol. 8, No. 1 The Voice of G.E. Workers, Local 301 Jan. 6, 1961.
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS-STEWARDS AT JANUARY MEETING
Installation of Officers of
[Local 301 will take place at the
FATHER LAMANNA TO MARK next Membership Meeting on Monday,
I35TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY January 16th, 1961.
Rev. Joseph P, Lamanna, admin- The officers, including the
istrator of the Immaculate Concep- |President, Vice-President, Treasurer,
tion Church, Johnstown, N.Y., will |Chief Steward, Recording Secretary,
- celebrate the 15th Anniversary of |Assistant Rec, Sec'y. Business Agent,
his ‘ordination to the priesthood 3 Trustees, Guide and Sergeant-at-
on Sunday, January 8th, - Arms, will serve for a period of
two years beginning January 1, 1961.
FATHER LAMANNA, known through-
out the area as the "Labor Priest", Installation of 385 Shop
will be present at a reception in ” |Stewards who were elected to a one
his honor at his parish in Johns- year term will also take place at the
town between 3 and 5 p.m., Sunday, |samé meeting, In future elections
January 8, 1961, Shop Stewards. will be elected. to
a serve a two year term, the same-as
The public reception will be |the Executive Board Members,
open to parishioners and friends
and will be hosted hy parish organ-
izations including the Rosary
Society, Holy Name Society and other ' : A REMINDER
groups.
This is to remind our members
Father Lamanna was ordained on |that claims against the hospitalig.
Dec, 22, 1945, at the Cathedral of lation and insurance plans should be
the Immaculate Conception in Albany Jfiled promptly within the 90-day
His assignments have included period after the end of the calendan
assistant pastorships at St. Mary's lyear, .
of Amsterdam, St. Alphansus of "yg
Glens Falls and Lady of Mt. Carmel Proof of claim must be filed
of Schenectady, within this period. If this isn't —
done, it could result in no benefits
In addition, he has been in- {being paid,
strumental in assisting in settling. _ ha lacie al
and mediation of a number of labor- ots
management disputes and strikes in. Rep. Sam Stratton cf our Con-_
this area. He was also cited in ‘jgressional District has also intro»
1955 as "Priest of the Year", duced similar legislation inthe —
“st a wy House of Representatives to help.
alleviate the unemployment problem
in areas such as ours, cow
EXECUTIVE BOAR MEETING
The Distressed Area Bill will
call for increased Federal Aid to
areas suffering from excess unemploy-
ment. Some of the projects anti¢c-
ated include construction of new. -
Monday - Jan, 9th:
7:30 poem. ~ Union. Office
‘OFFICERS WILL MET AT 6:00 pam.
_» DISTRESSED AREA’ BILL
“NO. TON SENATE AGENDA
~< According to recent reports
from Washington, Senate Bill S«1,
dealing with Distressed Area leg-
~islation, will be the first impor- "
tant. piece of business on the
Senate Agenda of the 87th Congress.
(cont'd, next column)
ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY, VACATION, PENSION BENRFITS BEGIN THIS WERK
Starting with January lst, 1961, all members of Local 301
will receive an extra paid holiday. A committee has been appointed
by the Executive Board’ to report on its recommendations at the next
board meeting on January 9th. The recommendation will then be
decided upon and passed on to the next membership meeting in January.
Other contract improvement s effective January lst, 1961, are:
Four weeks vacation to all employees who have 25 years or
more of service with the company. This will affect approximately 1,600
employees in the bargaining unit and should spread about 64,000 hours
of work among the remainder of the workers in the plant,
PENSION CHANGES
1. Minimum Pension, . hee a month for each year of service for those
retiring January 1, 1961; $2.50 a month for each year of service for
those retiring on or after April 2, 1962,
2. Past Service Credits, Credit for all years of service before
SP sone 1, 1946, for active and for retired employees is increased
by 30 Oe . ; °
3. Westing. All persons with 15 or more years of service, regardless
of age, are eligible for vested rights, All persons 40 years old or
older with 10 or more years of service are likewise eligible for
vested rights,
4, Early Retirement and Digability. The supplement available for both
has been improved from $55 a month to $65 a month. The minimum from
both is still $3.00 a month for each year of service plus the new
supplement of $65 a month, ' g?s
o» - Limitation on Years of Service for Minimum. This has been elimin~
ated. Under the old contract the maximum credit was for 25 years.
Now, there is no limit to the years of credit. This is very important
for three special benefits:
(a) Minimum pension at age 65;
(b) Minimum special early retirement at age 60. Under the old
plan, the maximum pension for those retiring at age 60 was
#130 a month. Now those retiring at 60 with 40 years service
would have a minimum. « 120 plus the $65 supplement or #185,
Those retiring with 30syears service would have $90 plus the
$65 supplement or $155.
(c) The same would apply to those who were disabled if they had
more than 25 years service at the time of disability.
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Minimum ‘Benefits for Those Regularly Working Less than 40 hours |
a Week, Employees working on short work schedules of less than
40 hours shall receive service credits on following schedule:
35 or more hours ~ full. credit
26. to 35 Sie sy "
18 to 26
9 to 18
a Union Representatives. The charge by G.E. for covering union
representatives under the G.E. plan has been reduced hy one-third. 9.
8. Actuarial Report. The company agreed to more detailed actuarial eo?
and reporting information and to a more adequate actuary's certificate.
9, Early Retirement Rights for Those Laid Off at Age 59. An employee |
laid off. for lack of work at age 59, after exhausting his unemployment,
__ benefitsand extension aid benefits, shall be eligible at. age 60
quality” for rly retirement “benefits under the Pension Plan,
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