Electrical Union News, 1944 July 7

19th to 26t

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The following Js @ list of cases pending before management at the presen
tinue. As a service to the membership, the lectrical Union News in co-operatio

Price Control Week

Is: Res tt of Efforts.
Of the Price Stab.

Comm. of Local 301

By a join

Mills TenEyck and Chairman Kalteux™

Board of. Supervisors of Schenectady
County, this week, June 19th to 26th

“was set aside as special Price ©

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This is part of the program of UE
Yocals throughout the country to
bring about an economie stabilization
and has been made possible through
thé co-operation of -Geo. Mitchell,
chaitman of the Price Control Panel
of OPA. wa,
Many Events Scheduled
Among tie features of the pro-

-- gram are 8 radio programs consisting

of talks by“union personel, a motor
caravan through the city with police
escort to attract interest in observ-
“anee of the week'and booths situated
throughout the city at advantageous
points for the purpose of distrib-

uting literature and information in’

regards td the’ price control program,
Those appearing on the radio pro-
grams are Irene - Patterson, Peter
Sorenson, ciiairman of the Weonomic
Stabilization Committee, Mrs. Gora
Rogei's, John: Boyle, Fred Pacelli of

- Letter Rec'd From

Anthony DeCerbo

At §.-Pagific-Icland

mrt

The following are excerpts from a
letter received by a friend ‘front An-

* ‘thony “Mack” DeCerbo, popular for-

mer employee-in- building 11. Dated
June 5th from “somewhere
“So. Pacific’ it rea :

“, ,. First of all I am OK and in
good shape. A lot of-things have hap-
pened since I last wrote which I
cannot explain... We have moved
around quite a bit... I have been
promoted to Coxwain, that’s third
class petty officer, the same as Ser-
gent in the Army. I have met quite a
few boys from the Capi istri
eut here . . . We’ wer

_No white men were-ever on it before
except for a Missionary. Boy they
certainly teach: these natives a lot,
We had the opportunity to stroll -all
over the island for three days,
through the jungles and up the moun-
tains. It took a couple of, hours to
‘climb one mountain and tight on
- top of it was a native village, The
most beautiful sight I ever saw.
Flowers,, palms,
tropical birds of all colors singing.

Local 301 and Mr. Morrell of the. The Missionaries have taught the na-

Transport Workers Union.

The purpose of the program is to
“educate the people of the city as well
as our members as to the part they

tives to play soccer which they play
on a beautiful lawn... Believe it
or not, they had a lawn mower, that's

one for Ripley. The natives were for-

can playin supporting price control Mer man-eating cannibals and now

which so seriously effects their pock-
etbook; Following. this week the pro-
gram will be continued as part of the
union’s educational program and our.
community ‘responsibility.
Experience during World War I
“and this war during which prices have
aisen approximately 438 per cent in
spite of .price control regulation is
“ample proof that every effort must
be made by the people at home to
~-fight to keep prices at a minimum.
We not only owe it to our welfare
but to the boys in the service who,
when they come home, will be effect-
ed by what we do today.

IMPORTANT

Clerical
Workers
‘Meeting
Wed., June 28th |

7:30 P. M.

C10. HALL

THE NEWLY ELECTED
TEMPORARY OFFICERS
OF THIS GROUP
WILL CONDUCT THE

MERTING

¥..
COME YOURSELF—

BRING A FELLOW
WORKER

they are a lot of gentle and pence
loving natives. At least that’s the
way they are to the Yanks who treat
them so good, Just mention Japs. to
them and they show, you their large
bolo knives and demonstrate how
they Would cut a Jap up from head
to foot ... 1 taught the kids how
to sing “It's a long way to Tiparary”
and soon had’ 30 or 40 following me
around, .. I'll bet you've: wondered
whether or not I was scared of the
natives, wierd jungle noises and such,
The answer is no. WE ARE NOT
SCARED OF ANYTHING.--ANY-
MORE... You get hard and rugged
out here, T mean physically and ha-
tred toward the enemy. But I still
have the same feeling for the folks

« back home... Don’t forget we are

still in the War... One of these
days you might walk in a place’ and

see me. I HOPE IT’S SOON,

“Your Pal,
NICK.
Your editors felt grateful for
the opportunity to read this inspir-
ing letter and pass much of its con+
tents ‘along to you. Even if you
might have no one close to you in
the service, don’t you feel that the
reminder from this sailor-that wo
are still in the war and his ex.
pressed wish to sec his pals again
“1 hope .it’s soon” is more than
sufficient to. make you want to buy
that extra bond and donate that
pint of blood so that hia wishes
will come truc., He’s doing his part,
Arve you?

FDR Thanks Murray
For €.1.0. Pledge

(Continued from Page 1)

_ ‘Nothing could. be more heartening
than the pladge of faith “and loyalty
which you make to the Commander
“in' Chief and to all of our fighting
forces ‘all over. the world, to work
and to sacrifice, “to speed the day
of the total defeat of the Axis ene-
mies of mankind,”

Very sincerely yours,
PRANKLIN: .D. ROOSEVELT.

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J. DeMartin * _ Busse
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Ruth Johnson Mowers
Colla Reilly Muller
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Group Complaint Muller oa
G. MacGregor MacGregor
Women on Men's Jobs Manigan
Bartha Senecal A. Case
Helen Posluscny . .
Mrs. Nolan
Mary Ann DeOrlo-- ° Case

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Charles EB. Bogue Rossi
J. Bank
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_ duly 6 and 7th: Those attend-

‘Jandreau,

- Clerical

New York at

UE Board Conf.

‘The Executive Board at its
meeting June 30th delegated
the members;of the GE Con-
ference Board Committee to

i, d. 386,000

VOTERS tp SERVICE

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attend the meeting of the na-
tional body in. New York, on

ing are Business Agent Leo
‘President Frank
Emspak, Edward Wallingford
and Alex Christison. Mr, Jan-

dreau is vice president of the
International. UE and Myr,
Wallingford chairman of the
GE Conference Board.

It is expected that meet-
ings will be held with repre-
sentatives of top management
and several important topics
discussed among which will be
an interpretation..of--the con-
tract provisions,

‘The local officers of Local
301 have long felt that a dis-
cussion

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standing is necessary to facili- over the situation and will demand au accounting by those responsible If nothing is done

tate better bargaining,

to change it. Could you explain your own failure ¢(o do something, to your servicemen?
For UE-CIO’S plan of nedon In which you ean help, see page 3

Bldg. 285 Author's

OPA Needs Price

Toolmakers Comm.

Meet Slated July 17

Enthusiasm, eagerness, extremely
hopeful are all adjectives which may
be used to deseribe the feelings and
expressions of clerical workers at- .
tending the organizational meeting:
for this group June 28th and also
those expressed in the offices among
the many who have: already signed
up in the U. E. In the absence of
the newly elected chairman of the
group who is on vacation, William
Mastriani, building 81 board member
chaired the theeting,

1¢ was announced at the meeting
that the salaried and ‘office workers
at the GE Bloomfield plant had com-
pleted their organizational program
and won a labor board election by
a plurality of $ to-l. That plant's
clerical workers have done a splendid
dob and now have joined with: Pitts.
field, Lynn aud Evie General Electric
plants ander the UE banner. Other
plants in progress of: organization
besides Schenectady are Philadelphia,
Cleveland, Bridgeport, Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne; and Trenton.

Many things were discussed at the
meeting, It was brought out by many
of the office workers present, that

Play Televised . Panel Volunteers. Expect Early Decis, ficsante. bey gtoeres bh

Last night over GE Television sta- -

tion WRGB, an original play ‘“Mat-
inee Daily”, was presented to the
ever-enlarging television audience,
Evidence that much devirsified talent
among Local 301 members working

dn GE is borne out by the fact that

the successful play is from the pen of
William E, Barry, an inspector work-
ing in Building 285,

Mr. Barry has been connected with

“the Broadway stage for many years

as an actor, director and author. He
was executive director of the Spa
Theater during the seasons of 1940
thru 1942. Among the hit plays
which he has written and been pre-
sented on Broadway are “The Jade
God", “The Hellion”, and “Happy

“Landing”.

important Meetings

~ Committeemen
MONDAY, JULY 10, 1944"
Membership

TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1944

The Price Control panel of the
local OPA is in. need of volun-
teers who would be willing to
work with the agency in their
effort to control prices in the
City of Schenectady. Young wo-
men. are especially needed. If
you would like to fight the bat-
tle on the home front, enlist in
Uncle Sam's home front Army
by calling Union Headquarters
and informing them. It would be
a swell thing for you to do!

Marshall White

Succeeds Bazan

‘AL an election last Friday night at
union headquarters M. J. White of
Building 13-A was elected a member

of the Executive Board to fill the .

vacancy caused by the resignation of
Ed Bazan, who felt that with all his
activities. he could not devote the
proper time. Bazan will continue
however to represent the union as its
member on the Red Cross Blood Do-
nor Center Committee,

In case you should read in
the local press that a “certain”
so-and-so from “X” called on a

‘leader of a local political party
to ask him to join in a “con-
spiracy” to elect Franklin D.
Roosevelt for a fourth term, it
would be nice to know the teal
facts. Here they ave:

‘ On ‘Tuesday, July 4th, sharp

J soon the strike of toon, Mr. Milo
Lathrop, Public Affairs Direc-
tor for UE District 8 (all -of
New York State except | Now
York City) met the Schenee-
tady county chairmen of the
Republican and Democratic

‘parties, Ma, Bd. Cushing and
Mr, John English, at the Mo-

$coOOP

GOP and Democrats Approve Drive.

hawk Counti'y Club for a little
chat. My, Lathrop asked Mr.
Cushing and Mr. English to co-
operate in a bang-up non-
partisan. campaign to get every
eligible voter, in Schenectady
County registered to vote in the
fall clections, The chairmen
were very genial and both ex.
pressed hearty approval of the
iden. No. formal agreement was
reached but it ts expected that
leaders and rank-and-file .mem-
bers of both parties will ca-
operate in the registration
drive. The chairman of the
American Labor Party  scen
separately, has pledged his or-
ganization to the campaign.

arenas grantee Cmumecenate en temts Sartenett

In a report made by Leo Jandreau,
business. agent and member of the
delegation which went to Washington
recently on the toolmakers case, it
was disclosed the union protested vig-
ovously the attempt of the General
Electric ‘Company to convince the
NLRB that the National contract
agreement now before the board pro-
vided automatic progression up to a
dollar and that it superceded and
negated the toolmakers’ case that
was pending before the Board. The
other vepresentatives of Local 301
toolmakers at the hearing were Mike
Tedisco of Building 17 and W. Wilk.
inson of Bldg. 28.

In the report to the toolmakers’
representatives, the committee said:
“The hearing was conducted Tuesday
morning and lasted throughout the
entire day. Among the people rep-
resenting the General Electric were
Messrs. Burrows, ‘Spicer and Pfief.
The cases were discussed affecting
the UE and the United Auto Work-
ers and regarding automatic progres-
sion of rates within a job classifica-
tion,

“Richard Frankenstein, Vice-Presi-
dent of the UAW made a statement
on behalf of both unions and Ben
Riskin, International Representative
of the UE gave a general argument
in favor of automatic progression,
Leo Jandreau spoke on behalf of the
Toolmakers employed by the GU
in Schenectady. . Following this each
union presented arguments affecting
their individual cases which were
pending before the board.”

The matter presented at the pub-
lic hearing wil! now be considered-by
the. NURB, and the committee. ex-
presses its hopes that a decision will
be reached at an early date.

GEORGE AGIUS
RESIGNS FROM,BOARD

Mxeeutive Board Member George
Agius, Building 11, tendered his ro-
signation from the body at a meéct+
ing of the Board June 80. Mrs Agius
has served on the Board for a long
time and served on several sub-com-
mittees and his loss will be felt by
the Board.

TFN

AN

‘the-offices regarding vates,;"jobtlasy
ifications, ete, but the people have’
no one to go*for help and advice
whereas in the factory when people
have grievances, they ave settled by -
their union representatives,
—_ Many Topics Discussed
Another thing was brought out by
the clerical members of the union
that some people who have been ap-
proached have’ expressed the opinion
that “why join a union” because if
they pet a raise for the people in the
factory, we will get it too.” The an-
swer to that of course is very simple.
Jt is true that salaried groups have
benefitted from the union's efforts in
the past but they have no means of
protecting those benefits. In 1937
the company attempted to put into
effect a general reduction in wages.
Did the office people suffer? Yes,
they did.. Did the factory people suf-
fer? No, they were represented by
the U. E. union which fought ‘the cut
‘(Continued on Page 4)

Trustees Nake
Quarterly Audit

Trustees Boh .Andevson, James
Kelly and Trustee Chairman Al Davis
have been conducting the Quarterly
audit of Local 301, This audit and
inventory which is one of: the safe-
‘guards set up for the membership
by the constitution of the Local has
been conducted along with a com-
plete audit of the books by Sead &
Co. OPA. It is expected that a
completa report of the findings of
the trustees will be made at a meet-
ing of the Executive Board at an
early date,

Please Return the Chaira

ln making their inventory, the
Trustees have discovered that there
are some «chairs missing from the
hall, As severul groups have used
various quantities of chairs at vari-
ous times, it is felt that some group
has neglected returning them. It will
be. appreefated if the pasty who has
them will return them as soon as
possible, ‘

ye

ELECTRICA

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Editing Committee |
JAYNE STARKO
CHET COOKE

SID. FRIEDLANDER

SHE MWOWnS

“FRANK DMSPAK c
TROY. SNIPES |

JACK NELSON

_Mr. Willkie Endorses the New Deal

Mr. Willkie’s articles on the issues for. the campaign, which
ment of all the purposes of the New Deal and the changes which it
has made our political and economic set up. He criticizes only details
of administration. :

The New Deal has greatly strengthened the power of the
federal government. This is because only the federal government
has the power needed to overcome serious unemployment, to estab-
lish effective labor legislation, or to regulate huge corporations
which operate in many states. eo :

In regard to labor legislation. If some states where organized
labor is we k lag behind in passing decent minimum wage laws or
other forms of progressive labor legislation, they give their manu-
facturers a1 important competitive advantage over the employers
in states ‘ere the labor laws are more effective and favorable
from the workers point of view. That in turn delays and blocks labor
legislation in the more progressive states. Here too, therefore, the

* federal government must.do the job if it is to be done effectively.

Some corporations now are so huge and have plants located in
so many states that they actually have bigger incomes than do
some states. No state can effectively regulate them, so the federal
government must do the job or leave it undone. Mr. Willkie sees

that this is a sound and necessary trend, and he had the courage _

to say so.

The New Deal has made a good beginning in providing Social

isa good thing and gives some praise to the Wagner-Murray-Din-
gell Bill, all of whose authors are New Dealers. This bill has been
endorsed by organized labor. It would improve the benefits, increase
the number of beneficiaries, and broaden, the scope of Social Secur-
ity by providing both medical services and cash benefits for people
who are sick. ,

Mr. Roosevelt has tried to givé Negroes a better break in em-
ployment opportunities by his Executive Order forbidding dis-
crimination on the ground of race, creed, or color in the employment ,
policies of war industries and by this creation of the Fair, Employ-
ment Practices Committee, on which the A. F. L. and the C. I. 0.
are represented. Mr. Willkie endorses proposals, such as the Federal
Anti-Lynching Bill and the bill to abolish the poll tax as a require-
ment for voting, to provide interracial justice, although he did not
mention the F. E. P. C., probably because of understandable
partisanship.

The New Deal for the first time guaranteed to labor the right

_ to.organize and bargain collectively by effective legislation, and has

substituted elections for strikes to determine the right of a union
to represent the workers. These purposes Mr. Willkie endorsed. He
even took a crack at those Republicans, which was nearly all of
them'in Congress, and the Tory Democrats from the poll tax states
who voted for the Smith-Connally Bill which President Roosevelt
tried to veto.

When a Republican endorses the .progressive measures and

purposes for which the Roosevelt Administration has been respon-

sible workers can be sure that these measures are good and that
the Administration responsible for them is worth supporting by
their votes. :

7

“Avery Proven Liar”

This heading appeared on a Federated Press report from
Washington June &th of the Montgomery Ward hearing. There has
been some civision of opinion among the people of the country re-
garding the action of the United States government.in this case.
This bit of undeniable fact is just one small example of many rea~

_ sons which justified the severe measures taken against MW’s head
: Sewell L. Aveity whose initials and last name form the word
SLAVERY, ;

‘Documented proof that Sewell Avery lied to the Ramspeck
Comm. was given in the report. Avery had testified he asked a new
election because-check-off payments-showed him there were only
18-20 percent union: men; whereas Avery’s check stub’ for $2,048
showed 50 percent. This Avery statement was prejury. Here is
proof fromS. L, Avery's own checkbook that his whole case against,
the union and the United States government is a frametp, that he.
always knew there was a union majority, that his defiance of the
government was* based on a deliberate falsehood, and that he pre-
jured himself.

——1_. S08.

Security against unemployment and old age. Mr. Willkie says that_:past—seven—-or--eight—years—and—h:

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A certain subtile local columnist,
whose daily effort appears on the
page with Boots and her Buddies,
and flanking the cross-word puzzle,
hints that Man About Town is about
as tactful 'as Irish confetti. It seems
that our literary style needs a little
polishing, We are amateurs, of
course and not highly skilled in the
art of gentle slander at which our
privileged colleague excells, We are
learning fast, however, and may pop ,
out any day with a little piece re-
vealing that a “certain” so-and-so
visited: ‘ay “well-known” Jocal houseé-
wife asking her to sponsor a (Sche-
nectady-wide program of home can-
ning. We might also develop to the
point where we could get the idea
across, without saying so, thaf said
program was a subversive attempt
to undermine the canning industry.
You know a lot of, working people
make a living putting things in cans?
Get it, huh? -- >
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ODDS AND ENDS

Primary day is coming pretty fast
now and its. certainly going to be a
hot campaign. There is a story that
has circulated the city during the

already reached our ears. It is so
persistent we often wonder if there
might not be something to it. The
alleged condition -which it refers to
ig that election times always means
extra “expense” for certain workers
who are under influences of a poli-
tical big-wig who preasures them to
“kiek-in” for the dear old party. If
that is so, it’s about time to have the
jobs put on a civil service basis the
way they have done in New York

ity. It would be a real step forward
towards true political freedom not
only for the workers and ther fami-
lies but for the community-at-large.
What’s to the other rumor which
claims that certain people are saying
that the revolt in the Texas Demo-
cratic party was due to influences
outside the Lone Star State. Further
gossip claims that a politician from
our great-big-beautiful town was in
a way responsible for the clash be-
tween the INDIR and the Anti-New
Deal group and that it would appear
that he and his friends’ are trying to
subvert the Electorial College sys-
tem for the benefit of T. D. Things
would be a little better in our state
if this guy and a few of his friends
would stay home and put their own
house in order. Checked on the story
and found out that sure enough. Mr.

|| ie weer

GOP Pouerax~

Plank A Phoney —

The Republican ‘Convention has
adopted. as part of the platform: on
which they hope to elect their na-
tional ticket, a plank regarding the
Poll-Tax «whici? prevents millions of
Americans from voting. The. plank is
that they recognize the injustize of
the Poll-Tax, and they admit all

people should have a right. to cast a
Ahallatd

that they propose to accomplish this -
by means of a Constitutional amend-
ment...It is nice sounding stuff but
there is a fly in the ointment which
the reactionaries must have thought

It takes years for a constitutional
amendment to become law and in
one case, that of the child labor
amendment, it has been up to the
states for many years but never be-
eame law, many of THE STATIS
THAT OPPOSE THE CHILD LABOR
AMENDMENT, OPPOSE ANY
ANTI-POLL TAX LAW. It is necess-
ary for a three-fourths of the states
to ratify an -amendment before it
becomes law and this would never be,
any more than they have . ratified
the child labor law. ‘

: Dewey Opposed Measure

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey refused to
come out openly for the anti poll-tax
bill, HR 7, which has been before the
Senate and he opposed the cloture
vote which would have prevented
filibustering by southern Democrats
and made possible passage of the bill,
thereby outlawing this ‘undemocratic
policy’ by democratic and constitu-
tional means. It would have made it
possible for millions of soldiers who
are fighting today for their counjry
to vote, It was the combine of the
southern Democrats and reactionary
Republicans of. Dewey’s crowd that
voted the Anti-Poll tax down only a
few weeks ago. Now, all of a sudden

48——Cheyfindsit~expediate> to-shout: their—~

heads off about freedom and demo-
cracy,

So and So was on his vacation

at that
time. Himm!

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OUR TOWN

Would be swell to have a real play-
ground located in the downtown
section. Pleasant Valley Park would
be a good spot. Not belittling Central
Park or any of the other play spots
in the area but we got the idea things
would be a lot better for the kids in
the 5th and 18th Wards if they didn't
have to travel so far through heavy
traffic for a safe place to play. How

about it 5th and 18th Ward residents. -

Do you feel the same way? If so,
why not drop a tine down here to. the
Scribe (Yep, there's more than one
in town) at the CIO Hall, Hats off
to the workers and the people of our
town! Despite all the build-up and a
real high-powered publicity campaign
for Tom Dewey, conversation with
the people in the shops and around
ean see through it all and they still
realize that their welfare rests with
FDR -who has given them their first
break and not with the Hoover, Taft,
Claire Luce group who are advancing
Tommy as a nice white haired boy.
Their records still stick by them.

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July 7, 1944

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~PAC's Vivid Radio Portrayal

Of Need to Vote, Smash Hit

In appealing to people to register,

about it: Listen. If you follow thru

labor says that the kind of govern-.s any problem in your neighborhood,

ment it elects will depend on how
the people vote — and how many. of
them ‘vote. You would be surprised
how much drama can be packed into
that thought.

The C10 \Political Action Commit-

rational-election-ena-sleg——-— st tan... entire —drama—on_-the..

registration theme for the ‘Labor
for Victory” program over the NBC
network May 21, and from all re-
ports it was a simash hit.

We can't give you the music, but
here-are: the highlights of-the-drama-
tization. If you'd like to have the
entire script, write to the Radio See-
tion, Political Action Committee, 205
East 42d street, New York 17, N. Y.

NARRATOR: If you don’t
register, you throw away the
right to vote. Votes are weapons
of democracy, Unless you regis-
ter you ore useless as a, soldier
without a gun. You've got to
ring doorbells. You've got to
help your, block organize into
political organizatons,

JOE: Now wait a minute, bub. 1
don’t know from: nothin’ about poli-
ties. :

NARRATOR: Don’t let that word
politics fool you. You know plenty

©

301 Officer Speaks
At PNA Bond Rally

‘S. Friedlander, treasurer of Local
301, was one of ‘several speakers at
a very successful Bond Rally at the
Polish Hall, Saturday evening, July
1, 1944, $28,500.00 in bonds was
bought at thé conclusion of the
meeting... _—.- :

Other speakers were Geo. Mitchell
for OPA, Moorehead Wright for the
Blood Donor Center, W. W. Trench
for the War Finance Committee and
‘C. 'S. Ogonowski for the Polish or-
ganizations. :

Brother Friedlander said in part:

“We union workers feel that you
in the Polish organizations are our
brothers and sisters just as much as
if you held a union card and attend-
ed our meetings because the things
you want are the same as the things
we want, the defeat of the Nazi and
Fascist destroyers of the four great
freedoms.”

BUILDING 10A
Rose Carbone _

A few more inspectors at 10A are:
Josephine Cappola, Mary Fink, Ruth
Ketchum, and Clara Worezak.

Among our servicemen's news this
week, we find Don Carr § 1-C who is
stationed at Philadelphia would like
to hear from the gang. Don wants to
thank us for the Service Men's Club
money he received. Also, Fred W.
Tannler A-S who says he is fine and
wishes to be remembered to the gang.
He will complete his boot training

- this week, and he says he can’t wait
till be goes out to sea. fae
“Don's forget our Fifth War Loan!
Let’s not’ be asked to Buy More
Bonds! Let’s co-operate and make it
100 percent. :

Tf you haven’t visited
‘Donors, do it now.

the Blood

Spy oO VOW,

you soon find out that it leads all
the way-to-city hall or to, the state
capitol or, finally, to the Congress
of the United States.

JOE: Yeah? For instance?

NARRATOR: For instane
“living ort

high’ cost“of

e on
It may start in your neighborhood

grocery store or butcher shop, but if
you want to do something ubout it,
you have to do something about the
Congress that writes the price con-

operate. If you organize clubs on

your block for political action, you:

can call meetings, send delegations
to public officials, send letters and
telegrams to ‘your Congressmen and
Senators and let them know what
you want. You can get action for
the things you want,

JOB: Now ail I gotta figure
is‘what I want...

NARRATOR: Sure, Think it over,
Joe, Do you think you'd want this?

lst VOICE: Apples .. . Apples
..4 five cents an apple ..... buy an
apple, mister? «

out

2nd VOICE: Big strapping fellow .

like you selling apples on a ‘street
corner! Why don’t you get a job?

1st VOICE: You tell me where,
mister. (SAVAGELY) Yow just
tell me where,

" NARIRATOR: You want those days
pack, Joe? Or maybe you want this?

VETERAN: I’m a veteran. I saw
action in Africa and Europe. I was
wounded twice. What: kind of coun-
try is this to come back to... no

‘jobs! What have you guys been do-

ing back here? :
NARRATOR: Is that what you

JOE: (SLOWEY) 1 think: I'm
beginning to get. it — --(DE-
FINITELY) Legt’s go out and
ring doorbells! Loe . F

Ring Bells for Soldier Vote

Among the door bells that need
the most ringing are the bells be-
longing to the families, relatives, and
friends, of men and women in the
service, Out of a total of 800,000
eligible New York voters in the
armed services, only 79,000 had re-
turned applications for ballots as of
Jast week, 59,000 of which have been
distributed to various county election
boards,

Without the help of the unions it
is doubtful that more than 6 percent

of these servicemen and women will

get to cast their ballots in the crucial
1944 elections. In order to do our
share in this campaign the Execu-
tive Board of Local 801 urges the
circulation of petitions in the shops
and the mailing of many thousands
of cards, like the one below to Gov.
Dewey in Albany. All committeemen
and members: are urged to do their
utmost to carry through this appeal
to the Governor. The Executive
Board has also approved our {inion’s
participation in a delegation to the
State Capitol for a conference on
the soldier vote crisis on Thursday,
July 18, at 1 P. M. Bring or phone
to the union office the names of
friends and relatives who would like
to be included in the Albany dele-
gation.

PETITION TO GIVE ALL
HON, THOMAS E. DEWEY
Governor, State of New York
Albany, N. Y.

Dear Governor Dewey:

SESRVICEMEN THE VOTE

I urge you accept the simple Federal War Ballot to fuarantae all New

York Servicemen

and Women an opportunity to vote in the 1944 elections,

TI urge you convene as rapidly as possible a‘ special session of the State
Legislature to eliminate the application requirement and othor obstacles in

he “Soldier Vote Law” and extend use of the war

ballot to members of the

Merchant Marine, Red Cross and USO serving overseas,

Address

City or Town

nt-that;-J 9 es

"With. Local 301 putting up

‘ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS

~All Others in 5th: War Loan Drive -

“trol laws and’ decides” how they-will—-

Building 7 employees, 67 of them and 100% Local 301 members,
showed the way to the rest of the Schenectady GH plant by filling
their 5th War Loan quota the first day and going above 200% of .
it up to the time this paper went to press. Among those largely
responsible for- the success were Dan O’Malley, chairman of the
drive, who is shown kneeling.in the picture and committeeman Walt

Mowers, right. - :

“

SHOP Sh

BUILDING 52
Bill Geier — .
a big
fight against black market profiteer-
ing, all Union men and women should
follow along and assist the effort.
There is a case of a store very near
the subway entrance which was
charging you and me 10 cents apiece
for oranges. That’s $1.20 a dozen,
You might think that insignificant,
but all those extra pennies we have
been spending for small items are
the very causes for the high cost of
living. The profiteer in question has
no alibi for-overcharging because of

the fact that he had been previously .

warned by the OPA of his violations.
As Union'men and women .and good
Americans interested in our civic
and national welfare, we should re-
fuse to patronize any merchant who
attempt to take advantage of the war
and make a fortune at the expense
of the working people.

Laugh of the week! A certain GE
employee who doesn’t work on a
machine--or--bench,- but at ea desk,
ealled up the GE to tell them his wife
was sick and he wouldn’t be in. Later
the same day, his wife queered every,
thing by calling up the GE and asking
to speak to him. Hmmmm, how em-
barrasing, —

Joe Farrell and Tony Campriello
made their fifth donation at the Red
Cross Blood Donor center last week
while Prank Schroeter and your
sees became members of the gallon
elub.

With all blood donors in Building
52 whose name is: not on the. honor
roll please notify Bill Geier so that
the roll can be made complete.

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FORT EDWARD
Harold Boynton

The following is the list of union
committeemen and the respective
foremen whose employees they re-
present. Members are urged for the
sake of efficiency, to always contact
their own committsemen first on any
grievance they may have.

First Shift

Committeeman — Harold Boynton,
Foremen — Tibbets, Cameron, Ken-
nedy, Dator,

Committeeman — Kurt Bramer.

Issued as a public service by New York State CIO Political Action Committee Foremen — Cooper, Dineen, U. Hall.

Committeeman—Jack Cole, Fore-
man — Waterhouse. 7
Committeeman—Raymond: D. Dun-
ton. Foremen-—Powers, Morrell. '
Committeeman — BR, Ray Hayes.
Foremen—Bradway, Humphries.
‘Committeeman-Donald Lockhart,
Foremen—Varmett, Simpson.
Second Shift
Committeeman—W, A. Bowe, Fore-

‘men—LaFuarr, Etu, Thomas, Geenans,

W. Hall. |
Committeeman—Betty Irish. Fore-
men—Punchak, Van Steele.
Committeeman — Anna Novitsky.
Poremen—Bainbridge, Blood.
Committeeman — Frank Pincheon.
Foremen—Etu, Abbott.

Third Shift
‘Committeeman — Kenneth Mooso.
Foremen — All including Fish and
Hamel. .

TROY SNIPES.

The world is talking and thinking
about the kind of a place they would
like to see after the war and a way
to prevent such a thing from happen ~
ing again, 7

No one knows who has the right
solution, so may I pass to you a
thought on the subject “One Ruling
Power,”

Tf all the world were as one land

With just one ruling power,

Would this be a place of peace,

Or just a mad house scowl?

Would we love each other more

In life and hideous shame,

Hateing everyone we know

For his color, race or name!

Can there be enough of unity

Existing in every land,

To dominate the minds of those

Born, in other lands.

Would that prevent the wars that
come s

Every score or so, :

Or would that bring the fighting

Directly to our door?

Could other lands appreciate this
democracy,

And cherish it whole heartly,

Just like you and me,

Could we enjoy some other customs, .

Or convert the other lands .

Would we or they reject the act,

A man is but a man.

Am Ta fool to sit and think

If just one ruling power ,

And take the time to write this verse,

Or is it a wasted. hour?

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