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Corrected Piecework Formula
In last week’s EU News, a formula for determining piece
work carnings under the new contract was given. However, there
was one error in the formula, which used clock card hours’ as
one of the factors in calculating earnings. Actually, piecework
hours should be. employed instead of clock card hours. Here is
the corrected formula: : , .
Piecework money turned in times 24.59%
Plus piecework hours times. .7632c¢
Plus: hourly piecework turn-in times hours worked
Equals Bross earnings
Applying this formula for a worker who turns in $1.00 an
hour for 40 hours, it works out like this:
$1.00°x 40 hours x 24.596 = $9,836
Plus 40 hours times .76382c = $30.528
“Plus 40 hours x $1.00 = $40. |
$9.836 plus $30.528 plus $40 =
80.36 GROSS . WEEKLY EARNINGS’
Bills Would Provide Special
Tax Aid to Working Mothers
It looks as if the Congress of the United States is at last
going to do something to help working mothers meet their
special problems. There are how a total of 30 bills up before
both houses which ‘would have as —_
their purpose allowing working - ‘Baseball Booster
mothers to deduct the cost of hav- ae! . a
ing help for their ‘kids ‘by using Nite Tix Available
the cost of having their children ‘Niekets forthe UE Loéal 301-
eared for as income’ tax deductions. — packed GE Booster Night. at Sche-
Twenty. of the proposals are’ nectady Stadium are still available
‘sponsored by. Democrats, while 10° -in the shops. The event, which will
of them have. GOP backing. The". feature an, Eastern League base- .
proposals vary in detail; some of ball game between the Blue Jays
them also covering widowed, .di- - and the Elmira. Pioneers, is slated
voreed or separated fathers who for next Friday evening, July 24.
have the responsibility of child: The Booster Night sponsoring
care. . committee hopes to set the. East-
“Phese measures are long over» ern League 1953 attendance record
due, There are many cases right at the game, and thereby help to
here in the Schenectady: GE works assure continuance of professional
of women. who have to give up baseball in Schenectady.
large parts of their wages to pay Special gate prizes will be
to have their kids taken care of. given away.
In effect, their net pay is what they
are getting in take-home minus
What is costs them for baby-sit-.
ters, or full time help to take care
of the kids. :
However, just giving these wom-
un income tax deductions is far
from being adequate. t's about
time that’ our legislators start
thinking along the lines of devis-
ing some sort of special child care
allowance to help out working
women,
District Council
Meets on Friday
The -UM District 3 Council,
which groups together 35,000
workers in Upstate New York,
will meet on Friday in Jamestown
to draft the area's program for
the union’s national convention in
September.
Representing Local 801 on the
-counetl will be dames Brown, 278}
Teo Jandrenus William Kelly, 278;
William Mastriani, TA, and Wil-
liam Templeton, 63,
@ Friday, July 17, 1953
70, 000i in 5 Canadian Unions
Join in Common Action Plan
Five Canadian unions, including UE's District 5, have
joined forces behind a common program to advance the wel-
fare of their 70, 000 members.
Packing Firms Balk -
“At Joint Ba ‘Saining
“Preliminary talks leading to
formal reopetiing. of the present
2-year agreements between the
major packers and United Pe ack-
inghouse Workers (CIO) and
Amalgamated Meut Cutters and
Butcher Workmen (AFL) have
begun here, but the employers.
have indicated they will fight de-
mands for joint negotiations with
the two unions.
The AFL and CIO unions re-
cently signed a pact pledging to .
seek joint negotiations’ with the
packers wherever possible. Their
contracts with the industry expire
in the fall of «1954, but, may- be
-veopened in August or September
on wages and hospitalization bene-
fits.
One packing company official
said his firm would refuse to meet
with representatives of the two .
unions if ‘they act as a team.
“With different contract expira-
tion dates and different contracts,”
he said, “it would cause incredible
difficulties to carry on any Joint
bargaining with the two unions.
Also, the prevailing contracts in
foree have no provision for joint
bargaining.”
The program was adopted-at
u conference here attended by over ,
400 delegates. It called for estab
lishing of unity among Canadian
workers us the first necessity for
self-protection.
Included in the approved pro-
gram are expansion. of the home
market, ‘trade, peice and jobs, ad-
vancement of the people’s pur-
chasing power, and enactment of
2 national Bill of Rights.
The unions represented at the
conference were besides UE, the
Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers,
Intl -Fur ‘& Leather Workers,
Canadian Textile Council and the
Canadian Garment Workers Union.
C. S. Jackson UE: District presi-
dent, chaired the meeting.
In the part of. their program
which calls for expansion of the
Canadian market the delegates
went on record ,as favoring the
St. Lawrence Seaway and power
development; an All-Canadian pipe
line; completion and improvement
of the Trans-Canada highway.
“Government policies,” they suid,
“must be'directed towards making
our-raw materials the basis for
new industries, new communities
and greater wealth and opportiigy
nity to be shared by all Canates)’
dians.”
Also, “for immediate trade nego-
tiations with all eountries wishing
to trade with Canada. Trade agree-
ments to be made free of political
conditions and currency | restric-
tions and based solely on the
mutual advantages of such trade.
“Legislation to prevent dumping
-on the Canada market by the U.S.
or any other country.”
The purticipating unions favor
national health insurance, a na-
tionul housing plan to provide at
least 150,000 new dwellings each
yeur; progressive lowering of sales
and excise taxes until these are
eliminated,
7 . a
Anti-Union Paper
(Continued from page 3.)
. +. Tam personally devoted to this
great cause... For these reasons
I am compelled to challenge your
effort to cheapen. the cause of
labor unity by using it as a-trans-
parent cover-up of your failure...
“Weal: leaders. make weak ¢
cuses because they fear the tru
Stable and responsible: labor or+
ganizations ‘are built on the truth
—not cheap talk or the cover-up,
Your failure to recognize these
“elementary principles is fast caus.
ing a complete loss of confidence
by the workers in the TUE under
*"your leadership.”
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
Vol, 11 — No. 30
SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK
Friday, July 24, 1953
Wemen To Meet
VE Local S61s 4th monthly
women's meting will’ be held
at the union hall next Thursday
at 8 pan. ‘the nrecting will be
for all women workers and for
male stewards and executive
board members who represent
women, ‘
The. mid-summer | gathering
will) discuss progress — heing
made in the fight to end pay
discrimination against worien
workers and specifie grievances
of women workers in the shops.
Previous meetings have been
“/marked by steadily increasing
attendance, an attendance
which -has resulted in represen-
tation from every section of the
plant.
Members Name 10 National Convention
Delegates from Slate of 25 Candidates
Local 301’s membership Monday elected 10. persons’ from among 25 candidates as
. delegates to the i8th UE National Convention to be held in Chicago from September 20
(ight of the Aclegates - were chosen by the Ist and 3rd shift gathering, at which
UE Files for Lynn Election;
Unity of GE ‘Big 3’ is Goal
GE workers in Lynn last week moved ‘to bring about
unity among the “Big 3” by filing a petition for a National
Labor Relations Board representation , election aimed ‘at re-
soo need turning® the Massachusetts plint
of
by the works
O
Latest report on the job survey
being conducted, on women’s work
throughout Schenectady GI is that
about.800 job classifications have
now been. raised, with the amounts
the boosts varying fron. 8e_ to
2te an hour.
The survey’ is. being conducted |
management in re-
CHICAGO
BOUND
Pietured are
eight of the 10
delegates to the
UE National
Conven tion
James Brown
and Fred Pacelli
right); Bill
Mastriani, James
Copnetta and
Helen Quirini
(seated below);
and Mario Buag-
nato, William
Stewart and,
Lawrenee Ge bo
(standing be-
low). Janies De-
Masseo and Leo
Jandreaue were
on vacation,
ond: all job yates belaw that of'vom- | in’ a whirkwit
300. Job Rates Increased by Women’s “Survey atid aidte te slintatunes a aigog
sponse to the tremendous pressure Lynn GE workers,
to eliminate all pay discrimination Chief slogan of the Lynn cam-
on the basis of sex exerted by UE ¢ paign is-"Unity of the GE ‘Big 3?
locally and nationally, : ‘ 20) This slogan has brought
One. of the main UM goals is to _in*hundreds of Ul cards each day
sampaien “by. the
man labor ($1544), and in many. uatons Only answer of the 1VK-
eases the raises won through the CLO. has been, its usual. red-bait-
current survey. will do just that. ing, but indications nre that this
: “ eo answer will not satisfy the Lynn
workers who have been victimized
by ume Carey sell-out after an-
other,
Lending the long lst of TUE be-
trayals is the flouting of the Lynn
workers, demand for united ‘nétion
with CE in recent GE negotiations.
This demand was voiged by a nears
ly unanimous vote on April 12,
When 60000 Lynn GE workers
gathered at the local baseball park
in the largest meeting in the his-
lory of the local,
arey Was just about booed att
of the park at’ that meeting when
he ved-baited the Lynn workers
for their unity demand. ‘The Carey
elique then publicly stated that
they .hadeno intention of following
the membership mandate, and it
continued to sabotage. all efforts
townrd united netion,
The Lyon petition covers itl
the factory and: salaried workers
in. thee River Works’ and. verett
plhutts, About 15,000 workers are
employed in these locations, How.
ever, the situation is: compliented
by an APL petition: for the office
scraps tet BERTRAM
and salaried workers in the sanie -
plants.
Ul’s position is that it recoy-
nizes the vight? of the salaried
warkers to have a sepanate ‘bar-
euining agent, but that it feels
that the workers’ needs, would be
heat’ served” hy “Betting these bare ¢
«saaining rights within a separate
loonl of UE, just as, for example,
the Erie salaried workers are Jin
one UE local whilesthe Erie fac.
lory workers: are ine another
20. members were nominated. The
other 2 were elected by a secret
allot at the 2nd shift session from
umong 5 candidates.
The” 2nd shift “members and
stewards - named Fred Pacelli,
Building 46, and James Brown, 273,
aus their delegates to the conven-
tion. Pacelli is 2nd shift oxccutive
bomurd member-at-large, while
Brown is a shop steward and a
local delegate to thé UK District 3
Council, which groups together
45,000 Upstate New York workers,
At’ the evening meeting for .a
capacity -erowd of (1st sand ard
shift members and stewards; the
seeret ballot vote saw. Business
Agent Leo dandreéiu giener 198°
votes to top the poll. Chief Shop
Steward Bill Mastrianni, -T8A, sears:
ed the next. highest total, 184,
while. President. dames Cownetta,
AQ, was Uhind with ISL ballots.
Others chosen were William Stew-
art, 278) Helen Quirini, St: Larv-
rence Gebo, 2785 Mario Bagnato,
h2: and dames De Masse, 49,
All Int Bagnato are executive
board members. Bagnato holds the
post of guide.
This delegation will be entrusted
with the job of carrying the views
of the 20,000) Sehenectady GI
workers’ represented - by SOL to the
national conclave whieh will set”
poliey: for the more than 00,000
UT members from coast to coast.
Support Booster
Program Tonight
UE Loeal 802 members will par.
ticipate tonight in’ making Gr
Booster Night at Schenect rady
Stadium as successful as possible.
Feature of the event is an Mastern
Tengue baseball game between the
Blue Jays and the Elmira Pioneers.”
Sponsoring the event will be var- >."
ious organizations of Schenectady
GE workers, including the union
which represents 20,000 produc.
tion und maintenance workers. Tn-
cluded in the program will-be the
“awarding of a number of gate
prizes, including a GH refrigerator, :
Mainvaim of the sponsors will be
to “diiw the largest crowd’ af the
season to dn Mastern’ League bid
game. Tt is felt that aceomplish-
ment of this wort will help to ns-
sure continuation of professional
hasehall in Schenectady.
No SIRS. You CAN'T
GET ALONG WiTHouT
OL... HEAR THAT
SQuEar? |
AL
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Field Day Nets Over $3,000:
Clambake Slated for Sept. 13
d from last month's big UE
Local 301 Field Day, Bucky Phillips, chairman of the activities
committee, reported to Monday's combined membership and
stewards’ meeting. At least $500 of that money will-be set
aside to help lower the price of the clambake to be held ch the ‘
A profit of $3,143 was reali
union on September 13,
The profit was renized on a net
income of SLII84 fram ticket sales
and from selling of advertisements
for the sourvenir book "Published
for the field day, .
That part oof the money net
used fur the clambake will be
ndded to other aetivities commit:
lee income for the verry, and this
fund wilh be used to fimanee what
proniises to be the bigeest Christ-
Hits party ever sponsored hy the
toes
As for the elambake, Monday’ s
meeting approved plans to hold
the big event at Republican Park,
Uheosaine site as that of the feld
day. Tt is estimated that about
1,000 persons will be able to buy
clumbake tickets at a “vate res
Do You Get UE News?
The attention of the union office
hits been called) to the faet) that
ssomie HAL members are not receive
ioe The national CIE News by mail.
“This paper, published twice a
nionthy contains vital information
oy the work of our union, and of
other unions, throughout — the
COUnLEY,
wIfoyou due nol. getting the. Us
Nev 8) pleuse notify your shup
stoward, who will in tur inform
the office. Ss
‘J ® Fiiday, July 24, 1953
lied day profits,”
In’ the ‘first half of this year General Electric Co. made
the second highest profits for any 6-month period in the com-
pany’s history, GE Pres. Ralph Cordiner reported last week.
The company’s after-tuxes prof-
its were $75,417,000, made on rec-
ord sales of $1,560,448,000, Cord-
iner said if the excess profits tax
301 Reps Get Story
On School Pregram
Two Ult Local. $01 members rep-
resented the union recently at a
public hearing on the Seheneetady
Board of Hducation's proposals for
a $2,000,000) sehool building and
renovation program. ‘They were
Seeretary Miles Moon and Exevu-
tive Bourd) Member Allen ‘Lown-
send, representing the ltyislative
conunittee,
‘Townsend told the. Monday meet-
ing of members und stewards that. ,
the ounien representitives had
usked. the — education — planners
Whether they had taken inte. ae.
-Coune the possibility. of a sharp
drop in population here because of
G's decentralization program, A
spokesman for ‘the Board of Isdu-
cation was.compelled to admit that
GE management was unwilling to
give any information on the com-
paiiy’s plans in this direction.
. mes
had not bees extended Buwngsh thy
et)
end of 1945, the company’s profits
“would have been $24 million high-
er in the first six months, of 19
The company set aside $195 mil-
lion in the opening half of 1958 for
federal és und renegotiation. 1f
the excess profits: tax had been
killed, the provision for” federal
tixes and renegotiation would have ,
been $171 millien, .
Net. profits of ile were 3266
hig. or than tn the first six months
of or when the company netted
17,119,000,
Cordiner attributed’ the -eom-
pany’s record-breaking sales: to ime
proved Susiness in practically all
its opecutionss. “Three factors in
particular stand out,” he said. “The
is the steady progress in our
heavy apparatus business, refleel-
ing both the continuing expansion
of the nation’s electric utilities
and. Gl’s inereased production fn-
cilities enabling’ us to .beter meet
demand,
‘ :
“The second factor is a, marked
improvement in consumers’ goods
sales campared with this time Ing")
year, and the third factor is a furs
ther inerease in the output. of de-
fense products.”
Thousands of grievances are handled by UE Local 301
1 arvat all levels from the steward up to final appeal
in New York City.
To keep members posted, we shall
Df. each week list some of the grievances that have not been
“@ + settled: at the steward-foreman level and have been re-
: ferred to the executive board-management lene!.
Rayinont I. Stringer
is! elassi ea asen DB cutter wrinder,
j job vale of SLTBtS, is,
being tititiaedd on sharpening high
spiral spline jabs, worn
thrend hobs, work wheel hho: as, ENE
cutlers,
ne ol forin cutters, “he has heen
this work on the |
Caloman vombination she irpen=
ing machine for the past 2 vents.’
The knowledge and skill
for the work merits a hiiehar rate.
The union demands that he be up-
eranded to A ‘ee a retroactive ads
justment in
Bldg. 52: ‘Alhort CG, Fonda pto-
tests the excessive nuntber of
in prices for his wark,
1 H8- Dano,
Moped errors
example,
4, 5, and 6, on
12 and 18, and on
parts 3,
parts It,
JS8-COTB, parts.
as enough, none of
oS he Foreman rel Uses to
sutee that
n be an altempl to
i al Therefore,
opernlor,
there will ¢
carrect this it
the. union. deman ig atull manage-
astiwation
ssl ELvors, :
B pies ar
eh vwsiliall usu HARE
Mair man on shop equipment, with
a job rate of S1L86. Reeently, a B
Inaehine repairman was upgraded,
leaving an opening in this classi-
fication, Brashear immediately re-
. Wested an opportunity te fll this
opening, but his request was tarn-
ed down hy Foreman Stevens, The
union demands that the eomplain-
ant be given the opportunity to
which he is entitled to fll the high-
errated opening,
Bldg. 66: Wind tunnel skitor
frame 224-5012, drawing d22- N86
was welded in Bldg. 60, and a price
mljustment of OC. was agteed up-
on pending atime study. Subse-
quently, Job 452-3008, datwinge 5
Nad? was timed, and on comple-
Lion of a time study, it Was nereed
that the prices on all wind tunnel
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
UNITED BLECTRICAL, RADIO & MACHINE
WORKERS OF AMERICA (UE)
Local’ 301
sees WRU 2 eee
Published by the Editorial! Cammittee
Presicdent....-.. -James J. Cognetta
Vice President. w--Joseph Alois
Treasuror Joseph Whitbeck
Rocording “Sacratar Miles “Moon
Ass't Rocording - Secretary. dy Rissland
Chief Shop Steward.-..Wimmian Mastriant
Business Agant..-. luo Jandreau
301. LIBERTY ST SCHENECTADY 5,N Y
stoter frame jobs would he ine
crensed by 456. ‘This agreement
Was followed until the jobs reach-
“ed 66, when the same problem as
hack existed before the’ study de-
veloped The union demands
: rent aetion ta restore the
fe dnerease on all wind) tunnel
slater work being done in G6,
Bld. Sl: Group working under
Poreman Anderson is classified as
name plate stampers, with a
Sl44t) job rate. This rate is ine
adequate for the job and should be
reviewed on the same basis us
other women's jobs recently re-
Viewed did inerensed in rate hy
the job evaluntion committee. The
Widen demands this be done and
that the rates be adjusted mceord-
inwly,
Campbell Aves Group mentors
werking vider Foreman Mye
classified as), Ay and Fo witg
Rogardle of thelr kills, wir
edge oor aetual contributions ta.
watd their jobs, these workers are
being frozen at the D_ classitien-
tion, thereby eliminating the pos-
albility of uperading§ to higher |
elassiiention copetiings. Phe -unien
demands that these. workers. be,
given (he same opportunities. for
upgrading as are availible ta other
workers i the plant.
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
Mica Insulator Workers Aim at Unity
With GE Workers Through NLRB Ballot
UE Local 301 members this week expressed all-cut support.to Mica Insulator Co. work-
ers in their effort to join with 20,000 Schenectady GE workers in UE. The backing’ was
forthcoming from the combined membership and stewards’ meeting Monday.
Ojersey Jobless Must
Be ‘Fashion Plates’
From now on, unemployed work-
evs in New Jersey. will not only
huve to worry about where they
are going to get-jobs, but they'll
alsa have toa make sure that
they're dressed “properly to col-
lect unemployinent insuriunee
checks.
The State Unemployment In-
surance Service in’ Trenton -has
issued an order saving that work-
ers Who come to jobless pay ‘of-
‘flees in sports clothes will not be
considered eligible for their checks.
The excuse given by the service
for this ridiculous order was that
workers must be dressed so that
ean be seat out on job in-
At fh moment's notice?
yoorder did rot make
uny suggestions as to. how the
jobless men ound ewomen are to
raise the maney tas keen then
selves in the running for the “na-
tion's best dressed’ title,
( lakes $50 Donation
A 850) contribution to the UE
sOL Field Day Tram John Vogel,
Ine, an Albany trucking concern,
his been received by the union
offices. The donation was made in
uppredation fia past trade given
to the concern by the union, and
ns ogesture of friendship.
A report on UE’s organizing ef-
forts in Miea was made by Field
Oreanizer Joseph C. Infante. . In-
fante reported that the Mica work-
ers were optimistic about their
chances: of ending company union-
ism and winning UE wages and
conditions. UE has petitioned for
a National Labor Relations Boal
eleviion at Mica, A hearing’ to set
a date for the vote was. held yes-
eterday. Results of this: he: wing
will be reported next week,
The more’ than 600 Miew workers
have been suffering from sub-
standind wayes and sweatshap con-
ditions us novesult of 12 years of
compitny union misrepresentation,
Tt was diswust with this sittt-
tion. that caused the Mea workers
ta tun to UE, and a majority of
the employees at the Broadway
dant have designated the union
, o " .
their. cotleetive | bargaining
_ management has tried
every trick ta keep the company
union setup. Helping the company:
is IUE-CLOy which although it has
ho suppert among the Mica work-
ers, has been waging an intensive
red-baiting campaign aimed at
confusing the Mica employees.
This campaign is patterned closely
after the LUE, 1951 raiding drive
at Cs, and it appears Ukely. that
it will have about as much, success,
Members Hit GE
Grievance Stalls
Anger 2 at campiiny , stalling
‘tactics in the handling of griev-
ances was expressed by a number
of UlD Loeat 301 members during
a “good and welfare” discussion
at Monday’s combined ‘stewards’
and membership meeting.
‘Chief target of the workers’ ire
was supervision in’ the -Control
division, ,
Complaints: voiced by the union
_members were, directed, at’ all
levels of the company’s represen-
Witives from the. foremen up to
works management. Particular bit-
torness was expressed in regard
to the company’s attempts to pass
the buck fzom supervision to man-
agement and back to supervision
mm oalmost all dockets processed.
Anather major beef was the
froquent violations by the lore-
“nen of the contraclural vecutre-
mont that answers must be given
-on written gtievaned . dockets
within 24 hours,
The: union, members ealled for
an call-out campaign to force the
company to dent with gifevances
quickly and honestly. Many speak-
ers deelured’ that unless GE
ehangves its present. treties; the
temper oof the CEO membérs is
Hisely to reneh the boiling pefat
before very long,
EEE
JOIN RANKS, Thirteen 3801 mem-
hers took the oath of office “ws
shop stewards at Monday's meet.
ing. Pietured above are the eight
who were sworn in at the evening
session for the first and third
shifts. At the right are the five
"new second shift shen stewards,
DEWEY BRASHEAR. He reported
decisions of trial committee * to
Monday’s meeting of members and
stewards, See story’ belaw.
Meeting OK's Return
Of Expelled Worker
The 801 trial conimittee recom-
imendation to readmit a former un-
jon member expelled in “L949 for
secessionist activities on behall of
the [UR-C1O was unanimously ap-
proved by) the. membership and
stewards at Monday's mecting.
Chief: factor in influencing the
decision was a petition signed by
GO oof the 73 workers in the man's
‘
“group asking: that he be taken
back.
Two other devisions were tabled
by the ineeting. One was on the
application of a) second expelled
worker ‘for readinission, The trial
committee recommended — tabling:
heeause of insuficient information,
Another ense, involving the expul-
sonood Soimembers, Was Gebled be-
cause of failure te eamply with all
vonstitutlonal procedures required
in such CANGR,
413 Members T ale
Oath as Stewards —
Thirteen Loeal S80b- members
took the oath of office as UN shop
stewards ut Monday's combined
membership and stewards’ mect-
ing, ‘They join the ranks of the®
630 stewards who serve the more
than 20,000 Schenectady: Ge work-
ers represented hy UE. .
Five of the BE} were sworn in
at the afternoon second shift ses-
sia. They were: ‘
Melward hamuauskas, | leht
Test; Louis Marquardt, 10; Wal-
lint” Palmer, 275; Comelius Soe-
brula, 278; and) Conde Willman,
am,
The-others sworn invat the first
nnd third shift session were: Wil-
lina BK. Abbott, 278; Archur Blood,
win; Anthony Bovinoy t6; Karl
Couns Rta. Mdward: Caray;
Campbell Aveg Roger Dinsmore,
ld: Louise King, 269; and Harold
Ulver, 278,
Friday, July 24, 1953 9 3
