fh Nos 43 The Vols of GB, sOREGNS Local 301 Oct.’ 27, 1961
~ SEMORTY, | PROPS ca
Inckedised observane “seniority principles is due toa generally -
favorable experience record’ of. both workers and employers with Se eniority
Agreements, eports the AFL C10, Research Department.
The. Heseafen ‘Department's analysis which appeared in the Céltective
Bargaining Report, a-feature of the monthly AFL-CIO American Federation~
vist Magazine on current practices, said: “that bitter disputes over: the -
seniority issue are pretty much a thing of the past", It says that:
length of service now is widely accepted as controlling, or at least:
a key factor, in u Hee hdang the relative Status: ze) employees s tat
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n Lo o gy "
Po " Mn nS / —— More ‘and more employers ate
oes ~. \gra@ually beginning. to, recognize
LM&CG PLANS SRCTION NUTR oss the workers! rights. /-
a ‘Members: of. Lopal 301 in the Where workers are organized,
- Lapge Motor & GBnerator Department |management *no™ fongér is entirely’
“will hold a Section Nite in our free to select among its employees.
auditorium on Monday, Nov, 6th, .|those whom it wishes. to fire, pA
; Preliminary preparations ; are now off, upgrade or’ ‘transfer. ei
» ain the making, . Pe? ed a sa, : wea a ° ;
- i The tlagazine's report presented
Sivow Steward Dick Senegal the following picture on changing
will be the chairman of thée.effair, attitudes: woes
President John Shambo and "Slowly. | put definitely, under
Business Agent Leo Jandreau will be ja steady prodding from unions, recog-..
the principal speakers,» The ‘topic: nition has’ grown that workers. "too,
as announced by the Committee i B and not: employers a leney heave! rights,
"Departmental Discussions", a, 7 :
nthe. mere “payment of wages does
Refreshments will be served, not.meet all of the employer's rege
Contact your Steward for tickets, jponsibilities to workers. The view
has, grown that certain worker rights,
particularly the right to continued
er employment, should increase in prom.
~untow CONTACT RESULTS. IN: portion to length | mae service. with. -
BACK PAY” a ee employer. Wes gfe Soy oh
Mane thousands of cases are.’ > The report. noted that the longer
handled by your Union each year by {a man works for an employer, the
phone with no formal write-up or © |more. closely: his life becomes in-
»- gecond step meeting. ow ww o> WWested in ‘that employment, In re-
ue copes ane. tturn for this. investment, rights
A wiisede examp of of now reasonably include some assurance
these cases is as ‘fol ets TOP gob security, Some opportunity. -
“oo ns. lfor advancement and additional’ ie
“A Union 3 Member “came to Union «. ‘its accruing with longer service,
Headquarters shortly before. Oct, Ist! :
and told the Assistant Business : “The Labor Movement is constantly
Agent that he had been hired on ans striving to achieve added seniority ~
R-13 job in July of this year, rights, thereby assuring greater "
“Three days later he was placed on jjob security toits members.
an R-21 job, “In. August he had to
ogo to: Military. Encampment with the
National Guard for two weeks,
(cont'd, ‘reverse side).
May happen iF you fail. to. o Rroper ly
oo Dut it is too“late, °
“WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
‘Yore About Industrial denn as
tast week’ we pointed ut. the
“japon tance: of getting ‘prompt legal
ssistance if you discover that
ou havea ‘hernia’ and. believe ‘tha
‘it is related to your employment,”
The following
‘Protect your rights, oe
ing, mareyiic, and Fit uees heave
~. head cable In April, 1959,. Jones’
applied | for a life insurance’ “policy
ki { aminate
or: that
8 neé “he never had. any’
“alfeicarty a that ate before,
m "Jones. vent to his own doctor
“who. confirmed the diagnosis and
“suggested an operation.) Jones
thought that. ni ( He may have had:
something... to, h. bringing on
the rupture, bu aid nothing about
it becaus one pointed out to
him: that Ds would. be simpler. to
have, the bills paié by G:E. insyr-
ance and ‘is lost time covered
_undér the ‘disability: plan. So
Jones had-his operation’
“not’ make any claim a@ainst the +
Company for. an industrial hernia,
Some
Jones was
of work, t is °now more than a
year since he went off the G.E.
payroll, and more than two years
since he was operated on. Jones
recently applied for a job with.
another..large company and, “on baleen:
ing’ a“ pre-employment physical eX
aming-tion, was told: that. the hernia
has - peclrred,
operation but: has no money to pay
for it.and no means to support his
family during the period of dis= —
aay :
time
os "Jones has now neltes ‘for: hep |
- to establish a claim aang Gs ne
If you need help. or: ag
about compensation, don't WEAbs Li's
Bet it now,.
ROSARY GROUP PLANS 8TH
“COMMUNTON BREAKFAST -
The Annual Communion Breakfas t
of the Young Christian Workers Noon
Hour Rosary Groups will be held. on
punde Fy Oct, 29th, beginning with
8.o'clock Remembrance Masa--for-.-
deceased employees of. S Schenectady —
General Electric and TUE Local 301.
Mass will be celebrated by Rev. J.
Lamanna at-Sacred Heart Church,
_ Ceont'd. next column), :
| vided. by the contract,
| man and also to payrol:
sReESULtS.»
ay be was”
| Compa
} conversation,
after his _operation,|
aia off by G.E. for lack].
He now needs another}.
| Schoonver ,
| of the Dairy Farmers of America,
“Shop,
UEION counsen (Cont'd).
oh
¥ ne ae came ‘back Prom. waitary
Duty, he was only. paid. the differ-
ence between R-13 and his military |
pay instead of the difference: Betveor”
Reel and his military “pay as pro-
_ He further .
stated that he had been to ‘his: TORSE
awith no: ‘i
He also asked ‘the Asst.
Business Agent to try to. get this:
traightened out before Oct. lst,
going on aeerie’ duty” as of |
that date, x “ee
An immediate call Was made to.
the Company's Labor’ Relations: man,
“Mr. Ivan tinscott, who agreed to
make an investigation at once.'s A
short time later, Mr. ‘Linscott re."
Pported that our: story Was. substan=
tially correct with only,: one ex-
ception that the man had ‘beén: speé«
jal rated at .R~2l for thi work. but:
had been carried as an R-13-on the
any records, After some further
Mr, Linsecott agreed to.
pay the make-up pay to R-21 .as re-.
ae ee This make-up pay amounted
£64.00 and was mailed to this man
Who in the meantime had gone on.
active duty.
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This case. is’a good example. of.
syour. Union in action protecting the
interésts of its members,
demonstrates a willingness ‘on: the.
Company's part to cérrect EGU weal
mistakes when the facts support them.)
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SCHEDULE TOR STEWARDS" CLASSES
Monday, Oct. 30th --
Bd. Members Donato
. and biagsrhii St
31st roll
Tuesday. ‘Oct,
Bd, Member Koral
Bd, -Member Wager
VwWednesday, Nov. lst--
Bd, Member DeMarco
‘Thursday, Nov. 2nd «-" &
Bd. cee eae:
‘Stanley St., Scht dy.» ‘Breakfast will
‘be served immediately following at
Knights of St. John Hall on Sehtdy,
St, Principal speaker ‘will be Cady
Selkirk, N.¥., President .
" Representing management at the-
Breakfast will be Thomas Zappone, .
“Executive Director of Chamber of ©
Commerce, Amsterdam, N.Y.; represent~
ing labor will be Joseph Mangino,
Chief Steward of Local 301; Master.
-of Ceremonies will be John Shambo .
President - of Local 3Oke
Tickets ‘available at Madey
Seh'dy, Chairman of the rent
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