Vol, 9, No, 23
(we CARTHY-KING BILL PROPOSES PERMANENT
June 8, 1962...
COPE CAMPAIGN
TMBROVEMENTS IN UNEMPLOYMENT INS
The: temporary Extended Unem=—
ployment. Compensatia a:
on April lst, denying ‘hundz
thousands of unemployed workers,
who still have no jobs, the right.
to extended benefitss — a ie)
Last March, President Kennedy »
urged Congress to enact the labor=
backed McCarthy-King Bill. which —
proposes permanent improvements
rather than temporary measures in
extended unemployment benefits,
— The Bill presently. is pigeon-
holed in the House Ways and. Means
Committee and according to reports,
action on it has been put off until
‘January of;.next year, because of
a crowded:.sthedule, 9 8
Taking cognizant of this sit-~
uation, President, Kennedy in April
sent a ‘letter to’ the Speaker of thel.
House and-President of the Senate °*
urging the extension of the tems ”
porary. unemployment benefits to...
. cover the large numbers of long-...
“term unemployed, ° oo he!
- > Labor Secretary. Goldberg de=.__
_ clared that.the extension of the.
_ temporary program would aid “lk
million workers who are expected” to
exhaust their'State benefits during
the next years
mm
hundreds of thousands of: u
workers. and their families’.
forced to undergo“daily ha
By
dships.
(cont'd. reverse side
NCE
‘ttor conduct
. George Meany.
4 tteaee ti is tk
"registration is
GETS UNDER WAY
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Po Last Monday, June 4th, marked
|the beginning, of Local 301"%s "COPE!
As was reported in last
week's Local 301 News, the COPE
Committee launched their drive in
the following departments: Research
Labs, Engineering Lab., and Insulated
Materials, Members in other depart«
ments will be solicited in succeed~
ing weeks. eg :
Our members will be asked to
contribute one dollar ($1.00) for
the primary purpose of helping to! |
elect candidates that will advocate,’
endorse and vote for pro-labor legis-
lation, Your COPE dollars, in. other
|words, will-help pay for campaign
diterature, TV and radio.time, bill-
{board and newspaper advertising and™
other campaign..expenses,. ~
‘s, Time’ and: effort will be ex- A
pended to familiarize and acquaint . ©
members of Organized Labor concerning
impending legislation affeéting them,
to disclose the voting record of all
legislators and, last but not least,
a vigorous registration:
campa igne ‘ . - mee
. is The importance of this* last
‘objective can be realized froma.
statement made by AFL-CIO President,
Hevasserted that, .—
oO
activity of the. trade unien movement,
‘jat this time". _
5 a “e
o.:'The reason for placing full. Hoe
emphasis on registration can be found
in the following statistics: working »
people make up 37% of the population —
who-are eligible to vote; however, . °°
in 1960, they comprised only 26% of .. |
/ <INOTICE ©
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
ie “Monday, June 11th, 7:30 pem’
Officers will meet at 6 pam.
_ Union Headquarters-121 Erie Blvd, -
~—~“jthose' who exercised their right to.
‘« vote, while, on the other hand, ex«
‘ecutive and professional people, . ~
making up only 18% of the voting
|population, represented 26% of those. ~~
who voted, Simple arithmetic dis» .
closes thatthe latter group com= °°...
prising 19% less people’ than the °°
former group of eligible voters were «
able to make their-votes unt ate oo"
the polls on an equal basis. -
doo tos (cont'd. reverses
de)
ae
a.most important ...
ys
| MC CARTHY-KING BILL (Cont'd.) “COPE CAMPAIGN (Cont'd. )
“Organized Labor is keenly award |. You can be sure that anti-labor:
| of the plight of the unemployed |. | forces will be most generous in _
- oworkers and wants to do whatever | ‘heir contributions to help elect...
- ds necessary to alleviate this ~} candidates who will do their bidding,
-. situation, It is, therefore, in- Hence, iteis vitally important for: =
_ Cunbent updn all of us ‘té write to. “every worker to support the COPE
eur Senators and Congressmen and’ Mee
urge them to bring about immediate
action in support of the Kennedy
Administration's proposal for ex-
tension of the temporary program
until April 1963, ae
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RECISION ON "MEDICARE" IMMINENT
The House Ways and Mears Comm- by their display of "COPE" buttons, —
ittee will begin holding executive [A receipt will also be given to them,”
sessions on the King-Anderson Bill ;
(HR-4222) Thursday, June 7th.
This means the important Comm« "DEPT. OF LABOR REPORTS
ittee decision on health care the “TON AREA WORK FORCE
through Social Security and Rail~ pe :
road Retirement Act will be made | The New York State Department
probably within a week or ten days. | of Labor, Division of Employment,
from this date, "| reports that. unemployment: in April
= . re -,.. | ain the Albany Labor Market Area, rae
The American Medical Associate. which includes Albany, Schenectady, -
ion (A.M.A,) and the Commercial Saratoga Springs and Troy, was es~
Insurance Companies have launched -. timated to be at 11,800, This
& massive mailing campaign against figure indicates a drop of 4,500,
this Bill. The results of their. -from last. April. Pe eg!
efforts disclose a flood ‘of mail | wet ome ee gt 7
which presently is running prepon= | | The unemployment rate in April
derantly against the proposal, —~ this year was 4.5% of the civilian
oe Oe ee a -work force as compared with 6,;2% a
For the past several months, year ago. However, in comparing Com, ;
members of Congress have received - [the ‘total civilian'work force of the.
mail substantially supporting ; ‘two.-periods, namely April 1961 with.
_ "Medicare's. however, the last min- » 263.9. thousand and April 1962 of
ute effect of the current intensive 261.9 thousand, reveals that 2,006.
campaign of the.opposition cannot bel workers are no longer inthis area's
discounted. — .« RB es Labor Market, They have’ been forced
OE ae “carta, Nagi ng vgs : to léave and seek employment else-
oo wit is. of the utmost importance, where which means that ‘the @conom
_ inthe light of what is transpiring, in our area has been affected. as
. that our members immediately write, |result of the loss of the additi
even. if they have previously done wechasine
$0, to their respective Congressmen, purchasing: power.
“urging ‘them to do-everything poss. ae
ible to secure enactment of the |
King-Anderson’ Bill,” ae
~ By way of contrast, .a brighten’
picture, can be painted regarding the
work force in’ the Loca 301. Bargain-
' The degree’ to. which the“Labor -|4 14. in May 1961 to-8,763 “in Ma
Movement. wilt .réspond ‘can wall be “-:bigzo, 2 Wey 2t96L to SS Workerer::
the determining factor,” 9... Pot PARR 2y Bn dngresge ur pee Me
Ave meen tee wate Re veseuirR
EARLY OPTIONAL PENSION. FOR WOMEN
y by Allen E,, Townsend
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C, Recent contracts with’ the G.E, have given: women the tight to work
to age 65 before having to retire, -
ge. However, the old provision where they -
could retire optionally at. age 55 was retained, A woman retiring option-
ally at age 55 with 15 years credited service would qualify for a minimum
pension. figured as follows: . ..°8)"- poe Pe gi Ra sit
woe’ She would be guaranteed a minimum ‘pension of $125 per month’ reduced
by 1/3 of 1% for each month by which retirement precedes agé 60 anda. |
further reduction of 1/3 of Is for each: month of such service less: than.
25 years, Therefore, A woman retiring. at-age 55 with 15 years credited.»
service would get a minimum pension of $50 per month, Using the: same: form=~
‘ulay a woman with 25 years: credited service retiring at age’5§ would: get
a minimum pension of $100 per month, This, of course, could\be. higher dex.
pending on the earning rate of the woman involved.:. Information. on: pension
problems: is always available at Union ‘Headquarters, “RS SS
jing Unit. The Unit has risen from: ae
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