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ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
June 27, 1946
Bocci Experts Practicing for 301 Field Day (jQ Council Plans
Dominic -Gabricle,
left, and
| Anthony Massaroni,
right,
members of
Local 301,
are two of the
best bocci players
in the
Capital District.
Gabriele
is captain of
the Union of
—--Frateliza—team-—.-—
of which
Massaroni is
a member.
They will play
the ancient
Italian game
at the
UE Field Day
Sunday.
No Time Loss,
UE Warns GE
The General Electric Co. has no right
to deduct time lost because of the strike
from the service time of its employes,
the General Executive Board of UE has
warned the company.
A condition of the strike settlement
was the guarantee there would be no
discrimination against the strikers. The
company’s policy of not counting the
strike period in figuring employment
records is clear-cut discrimination, the
union charged.
The UE Board made a check-up and
could find no case of another company
penalizing workers in this way for time
lost during a strike,
Chairs Ordered °
The June [8 general membership
meeting of Local 301 voted to purchase
500 steel chairs for use in the hall, The
union hadn’t bought chairs since it pur--
chased 500 in 1937.
Union Gives $100
To Memorial Home
Local 301 has donated $100 to the
Memorial Home for the Veterans of
World ‘War II, The organization in
charge of the home hag started .a drive
for $30,000 for the purpose of helping
Gold Star mothers, wives, sisters, sons
and daughters. The home itself is
a mansion in Union St. donated for this
use.
The $100 gift was. voted at the June
18 membership meeting.
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Ouch!
Locals of the Textile Workers
ff America, CIO, at Amsterdam
have to find a new headquarters.
They have been paying $88.75 a
month for the quarters they now
occupy. The landlord notified
them last week that starting July
1 the vent will be $400 a month! —
Housing, PAC Action
Officers of the Capitol District In-
dustrial Union Council, CIO, were au-
thorized by the Council meeting last
week to call a regional conference of
labor and veterans on the housing cris-
is. No date has been set.
The Council voted to suppert the pro-
. gram of the Schenectady Joint CIO-AFL
_ Veterans Housing ‘Committee which has
asked the city to obtain 1,000 emergency
housing units from the federal gov-
ernment, °
A PAC Committee of the Council was
set up, consisting of Rudy Ellis, Local
301, for Schenectady; Victor Kedik,
Textile Workers, Amsterdam; Gladys
DuBois, Amalgamatea Clothing Work-
ers, Troy; Clarence Carr, Fur and
Leather Workers, Gloversville, and
“Janet Scott, Tri-City News)
Albany. - They will report the action
of PAC groups of their communities on
candidates and will check on the records
and platforms.
William Mastriani, newly installed
president of the Council, was empow-
ered to call a special meeting of the
‘Council on endorsements of candidates.
The Council voted to make the posi-
tion of secretary-treasurer a full-time
one, Robert Northrop, Local 2054, Uni-
ted Steelworkers of America, holds the
job,
THE VOICE OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA—LOCAL 301 CIO
y Newspaper Guild, ~~~
What is PAC?
‘In view of all the newspaper misin-
formation about PAC, the EU News will
un an official PAC question-and-an-
swer section for a few issues. For in-
stance: -
What is PAC?
PAC stands for Political Action Com-
mittee, established by the CIO in No-
vember, 1943,
Is PAC a “Third Party” or a “Labox
Party? ,
No. PAC is not a political party.
Is PAC in any way connected with the
Democratic or Republican Party?
No, it is not. But PAC will support
any candidate of either party who is in
accord with PAC objectives.
It PAC for the CIO alone?
No. PAC is intended for and invites
the cooperation of all organized and
unorganized workers.
Is PAC for labor alone?
No. PAC is as much for the veteran,
the farmer and the small businessman.
Vol. III—No, 25.
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
July 4, 1946
Crowds at Local 301 Outing Take Cooling-off Period Under Trees |
Scene at the Local 301 Field Day Sunday at Pete and Sally’s it, and there was also the chance to sit undér these beautiful
Grove. There was excitement every minute, if you wanted trees and relax. The crowd totaled 4,000..
Union Leads Fight
For Price Control
Local 301 and oher CIO unions led
the fight in Schenectady this week to
prevent inflation engulfing the coun-
try in the wake of Congressional de-
struction of OPA.
The Executive Board of Local 301
telegraphed Senator Robert Wagner,
Senator James M. Mead and Congress-
man Bernard Kearney “to exert every
means at your command” to have price
controls continued for six months.
The message also urged immediate
action to reduce the present high cost
of living. .
With the United Steelworkers of Am-
erica, Local 301 wrote half-page news-
paper advertisements on the OPA crisis.
The advertisements are scheduled for
Friday, July 5, in both local newspapers.
Local 301 not only devoted its own
regular radio time to the battle to sal-
vage price control, but immediately
made plans for a special broadcast in-
cluding speakers from ClO, AFL and
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UE Organizer Speaks
At Stewards’ Meeting
Organizing the office workers of the
Schenectady GE plant into the UE will
strengthen the collective bargaining
position of production workers, Jerry
Steinberg, UE representative, told the
Local. 301 Committeemen’s meeting
Tuesday. Steinberg is assigned to the
. Schenectady. white collar organizing
drive.
Check Your Pay
For Visitors’ Day
‘Many workers were directed by
their foremen to leave their jobs
during preparations for the re-
sent Visitors’ Day at the GE plant.
The union office points out to
all Local 301 members that under
the contract an employe leaving
his work for the convenience of
the company is entitled to average
earnings. Complaints have been
received about payment of day
vate instead of average earnings.
€i® Members
Enter Local
Primary Races
The political spotlight will be on three
CIO members in Schenectady primary
voting.
Thomas F. Fyvie, a Democrat, seere-
tary-treasurer of Local 2054, United
Steelworkers of America, has entered
the field for the nomination for state
senator,
Lewis A. Benedict, Democrat, presi-
dent of Local 159, Transport Workers
Union, seeks nomination for City Coun-
cil member.
The Joe Dominelli-for-sheriff cam-
paign is now well underway, with vet-
erans vinging doorbells to pet signa-
tures for his nominating petitions. Ddém-'
inelli, a Republican, is a member of
Local 301.
All three have been endorsed by the
Schenectady County American Labor
Party for nomination on. its slate.
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Veterans Can Enroll
For 1946 Primaries
World War II veterans who are quali-
fied voters and who didn’t enroll in a
political party last year because they
were away from home.in military serv-
ice can enroll now with their County
Board of Elections, ‘
This special enrollment period, which
started last. February, will continue un-
til July 20.
The veteran who enrolls now can-vote
in the August primaries. this year.
Only voters who were absent in mili-_
tary service last year at enrollment
time can take advantage of this chance
to vote in the 1946 primaries.
You have to fill out special enroll-
ment forms giving the dates of enter-
ing and leaving military service and
other information. If the form is mail-
ed in, it must be postmarked no later
than July 20.
301 Stewards Give Boost
To Office Workers’ Drive
The Office Workers Organizing Com-
mittee has asked all Local 301 shop com-
mitteemen to sign up office workers in
their sections and to supply the Organ-
izing ‘Committee with names of office
workers for contact purposes.
Already many new applications have
been received as a result of the cooper-
ation of the 801: committeemen and a
good deal of information has been turn-
ed in about prospective members.
The request for shop committcemen’s
aid was sent out in letters containing
questionnaires.
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Union Calendar
“Monday, July 8 -— Activities
Committee meeting.
Tuesday, July.0 — Legislative
Committee meeting.
~ July 16—Membership meeting.
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Super-Service for Every Scratch or Bump
Union Field
Day Program
Big Success
The 10 am. to midnight Field Day
program of Local 301 Sunday at Pete
and Sally’s Grove drew a crowd of 4,000
and set a new high on entertainment,
sports and prizes for future committees
to aim at.
Mrs. I. E. Liseum, 2556 Van Vranken
Ave, Schenectaay, won the grand gate
prize, a 1947 Studebaker which was de-
livered to her Monday.
Another field day feature, the contest
for Queen, was won by Marie Sweeney,
Bldg. 69, with a total of 166,300 votes.
Each 50 cent ticket sold in her name
gave her 50 points. As winner she re-
‘ceived a cup and a $100 bond.
Sophie Pajak, Bldg, 14, with 66,850
votes, received the second prize, a $50
bond. sO
an The rext—four_-girls-each—received—
$25 bond: Betty Colandra, Bldg. 69,
with 60,000 votes; Till-Skrocki, Bldg,
77, the office workers’ candidate, with
58,200 votes; Jennie Puglia, Bldg, 53,
with 49,000 and Lee Napolitana, Bldg.
269, with 44,900.
The bocci contests in which 18 teams
~-were entered were won by the team con-
sisting of Dominick Gabriele and En-
rico Di Ruscio, The runners-up were
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Queen Marie Receives Trophy from Chairman
Foster Campbell, chairman of the Activities Committee, hands the cup to Marie
Sweeney, Bldg. 69, who won the official title of Queen of Local 301 Field Day,
Union Leads Fight
For Price Control
Paul Landclfo-and John De Johns ~~
Lists of other winners of prizes and
events will be published next week.
You've Guessed lt—They Like Blueberry Pie
Yvette Carpenter, five, of Schenectady gets prompt and professional attention
for a scratch on her leg.
Frances Zink, left, a nurse’s aid, and Lee Bennett,.center,.
registered nurse, were on hand all Field Day.
Urge President
Veto Hobbs Bill
President Truman had taken no ac-
tion’on the anti-labor Hobbs bill at the
time this week’s issue of EU News went
to press.
Unless he has taken action by the
time you read this, wire or write him
urging an immediate veto,
On the surface the bill pretends to be
aimed against robbery and extortion.
The Hobbs bill gives such a loose def-
inition of “extortion” that anti-labor
officials could use it to crack down on
unions for picketing, for collecting in-
itiation fees, for enforcing a union shop
-and for other basic labor activities.
UE Wins Vote
At Binghamton
UE hiis chalked up another victory in
a National Labor Relations Board clec-
tion in District 8,
~ Workers in the Brass and Ivon Foun-
dry of the Fairbanks Co. at Bingham-
ton chose UE as their collective bargain-
ing agency. The Fairbanks machine
shop was already represented by UB,
but the foundry employes belonged to
the International Foundry and Molders,
AFL,
The vote was: UE, 70; AFL, no
union, 2, and void ballots, 2, That made
a total of 105 voting for UE out of 126
eligibles, a
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Railroad unions, professional and civic
groups.
A giant telegram to Wagner, Mead
and Kearney was prepared for display
in State St. where signatures are to be
added by the thousands. °
Union leaders have appealed to the
entire membership, their families and
friends to swamp..Congress with mes-
sages demanding that effective price
control be established..immediately.
Send the messages to Majority Sen-
ate Leader Alban Barkley; Republican
Senate Leader Robert A. Taft, House
Majority Leader John W. McCormack,
House Minority Leader Joseph W. Mar-
tin, Senators Mead and Wagner and
Congressman Kearney.
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Plant Opens
At Coxsackie —
General Electric announced the op-
ening of a small branch plant at Cox-
sackie this week. About 15 employes
started assembling electric heating
pads Monday. The number of workers
will be increased gradually to 75 or 100, -
-ib-was reported, ~~
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