IUE-CIO Local 301 News, 1959 September 18

EDUCATIONAL CLASSES TO CONTINUE «

‘ SEPT, -17TH AT UNION HEADQUARTERS
Recently, something went wrong some- .

ong the line and the rate of pro- Two educational programs will be con-

quotion. arepred,” A great deal of pressure ducted by Ben Segal, IUE International

‘was then put on the girls who were forced Educational Director at Local 301 hea -
‘to take a lesser rate, In desperation, the} quarters from Sept, Ls to 17, inclusive,
Unit Manager, Van Fechtmann, called in some} The classes will be divided into two ;
engineers to find the cause behind the drop groups, the advanced group who pee
in production there, Naturally, engineers | ated in the sessions last June and t. in
are expensive and must find a solution at Shop Stewards! class which will be hel
all costs, on Sépt. Usth, 15th and 16th,

"EXPERINCED GLASS BLOWERS WANTED (Cont'd) ©

ae am tre tebe ee

Ben Segal, in cooperation with Local
301, will provide a program for those who
attended classes last June covering "Tech-

After an exhaustive study, with no
concrete results, they waterbed siseane
iris, They started chec f °
on ie Fane a ioothoasts each one was niques of Speaking" » , Preparing a atk ’
using and began analyzing the types of "Communicating Ideas", she, The hep ,
food they ate, They haven't gotten-down to | Stewards! group wED stugy Econo es",
shoe sizes or other measurements yet, but "The Union's Program! and "GE, Public=
it could come to-that} The situation ations", The schedule for the sessions
couldn't be more ridiculous, The next is listed below:

i ’ ‘September 14, 15 & 16
thing you know the whole plant may be, put ; a
to double productivity, | (2nd Shift)9:30am — 11:30am -Advance Group
on Pestrieted diet to dou me (2nd Shift)12:30pm - 2:30pm ~ Stewards

The Voice of GE Workers, Local 301, Schenectady, N.Y. September 18, 1959

Local 301 Membership Drive Starts Oct. 1

7 October 1st, 1959, marks the
rr iT) start of o Membership Drive
Back to Schoo! which will take place in every

<3 IUE-AFL-CIQ Local threughout
the country:

This Drive was recommended at
the last General Electric Confer2
ence Board for the purpose of
organizing the cligible non-mem-
bers into the Union. The pur-
pose of the Drive is to prepare
ourselves for the coming Contract
Negotiations with the G.E. Com-
pany, From the observations: be
ing made on current contract ne:
gotiations, coupled with General

7 he.

Vol. 5—No. 58

These women work in individual sealed
off rooms where the temperature is main- (Ist & 3rd)6:00pm - 8:00pm - eine Group
tained from 88 to 92 degrees, The window on} (ist & 3rd)$:15pm - 10:00pm— Stewards

the door is covered with eee rails a vee :
i re and a eptem .

glass rod is then placed over a (oh shade Begs . t son ~ Advance Croup

(1st & 3rd)6:00pm = $:30pn - Advance Group

bubble is blown against a light. The refr-
action of light on the bubble bells then
the te e of the bubble which mu e
down $0 0002 of an inch, At this time they |. We are urging every Shop Steward to
take a small cutting torch, select an area | attend the three sessions on September -
and cut this piece out with a small gas 14, 15 and 16, Likewise, we are counting
torch and drop it in a frame, The frame is | on those who attended the June sessions
then’ placed in an oven to, bake, And for all | to continue with the more advanced

this, they get an R-16 rate! The Union Programs Electric Company officials’ attl-

rn f : poo : tea tude, we will need all the. strength
protests the action taken and demands the _ ahd. support we can minute
girls be placed back on their original jobs ; ~ : i) Rida order to make some economic
: : f . . : i \ d progress for General Electric

at their proyer rate. = _ ; : . ! workers in 1960,
. ; TUM Local 301 has always en-
. . : | J joyed a high percentage of Union
; is : . giah  N ee ae members in our Bargaining Unit.
TOTAL ; A to, soe - As of August, 90% of the eligible
employees were members of the
©| Onion, This leaves approximately

_ QNCREASES OF FIVE YEAR PERTOD
6/1/5h, 8/15/55 9/15/56 o/s /57_ 9/15/58

1.585
1.635
1.685
1.735
1.785
1,835
1.9%;
1.98
2.06
21h
2,22
2,30
2,36
2.42

ales

205k5 |

1.635
1.68
1.735
1.79
1.84
1.90
1,985
2.06
2.15
2624
2.33
Polls
248
20555.
2.695
Common Labor

1.685
1.73

1.785
1,84

1.895
1,96

2.045
2,125
2,215
2.305
2.395

2A9

2.555

2.63

2.70

- 26775

9/15/59 INCREASE/HR, ii Sane Ne

Board members and Stewards went “back to school” Last

1.735
1.785
1.84

1.90.
1.955
2.015
24105
2.185
2.28

2.375

2eh7

2.565.

2.635
2.71
26785

2,86
“SToolmaker

1.795
1.845
1.905
1,965
2,02
2.085
2.18
2.265
2.36
2.46
2.555 |

2,655
2.725
2.80
2,88
2.96

21.845 0270

1.91
1.97
2.03
2.09
2.16
2,255
263k
ZoAk
20545
2,645

(2,7h5

2.82
2.90
2,98
3,06

275
£285
295
305
325
345
£360
1360
405
1425

hh

0460
+480
0495

0 d15

‘the GE management there. A

Monday as Union Leadership Courses resumed. Top—One of
the Advanced Classes aro instructed by Ben Segal of the Inter-
national TUE, Below: One of two Stewards’ group pack union

headquarters in preparation for

1960. (Story on Page Two)

Trenton Strikers Foil GE Efforts
At Bringing In Strikebreakers

TRENTON—Militant members of Local 455, IUE, foiled GE's

recent efforts to hire “scabs” ag

Strikebreakers from nearby com.

munities, Other Locals in the Trenton arca joined in protest when

worl: of the GE move leaked out,

Local 455 is now entering its®

12th week in its courageous strug-
gle against the callous tactics of

back-to-work movement by the
Company was a complete failure
as the membership maintained a
100% picket line around the plant.

The issues involved in the strike
deal with a number of grievances
protesting the company’s action
in cutting piece-work prices and

Preventing operators from mak-
ing day rates,

dust two days before the strike
began, the company discharged
the Local President, Louls Chiar-
ello, and suspended the Chief
Steward, Russ Patterson, in an
effort to further intimidate Local
4155's members,

The GE Conference Board urges
full support of our fellow. mem-
(Continued on Page 2)

900 non-members, 200 of whom
have resigned from the TUE and
who are subject to all back dues
and Initiation to be paid before
they can rejotn the Union. These
people will not be eligible tor re-
instatement in this drive unless
they comply with the Constitu-
tion and pay their back dues.
There are a very few who have
(Continued on Page 2)

STEWARD-MEMBERSHIP

MON. SEPT, 21ST
and Shift — 1:00 P.M.
Ist & 8rd — 7:30 PM.

UNION AUDITORIUM
T21 Erie

BOARD MEETING
MON., SEPT. 28th
7:80 P.M,

LOCAL 301- NEWS “September 18, 1959

IUE-CIO LOCAL 301 NEWS

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LOCAL 301,

REPRESENTING SCHENECTADY
GE WORKERS

Publishod. by the Editorial Committee

President John H. Shambo

View Prasident . William J. Kelly
Traasuror Pat J. Donato

Racording Secretary ... Roy Y. Schaffer
Ass't Recording Secretary..David Gunn
Chief Shop Steward ... Josaph Mangino
Business Agent ......... Leo Jandreay
121 Erie Blvd. Schenectady 5, N. Y.

” Editor — Art Christopher

a
TRENTON STRIKE

(Continued from Page 1)

bers in Trenton, N. J. In order
to carry on the fight... our fight
.. . their members are badly in
need of moral ani financial sup-

port in order to bring this strike}

against this giant corporation to
& succeysful conclusion.

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR
CONTRIBUTION YET? If not,
eontact your Shop Steward im-
mediately.

“XYOUR SUPPORT IS
BADLY NEEDED!

Organization

e
Drive
(Continued from Page 1)

been expelled who would need
menibership approval before they
could be eligible for reinstate-
ment, However, approximately
700 are eligible for our Union and
they should be encouraged to join.

During the Membership Drive,
Initiations will be waived for
those signing up during the month
of October. Each Shop Steward
willbe. supplied with application
cards and membership buttons to
be worn by members only. Iden-
tification of those who are mem-
bers in good standing will be
made on Friday, October 9th;
when the member receives his
pay check, he will show thé Shop
Steward the Union dues deduction
on his pay stub and receive a
membership button, All cash pay-
ment members must appear at
the Union Office to receive their
buttons,

Let’s all get behind this Mem-
bership Drive and make Local 301
ONE HUNDRED PEROENT UN-
ION MEMBERSHIP among the
eligible. General lectric em:
ployees.

EDITORIAL:

_ The Steel Strike...
A Real Challenge

The strike of the United Steelworkers union against the steel
companies is entering its ninth week. It is.one of the most important
strikes in the history of American: Labor.

THE REAL ISSUE OF THE STRIKE is: whether or not col-
lective bargaining shall continue to exist in the steel industry and
the results of the strike will unquestionably make themselves felt
in other industries including our own. : i

Should the stecl companies defeat the Steelworkers then collec-
tlve bargaining in. that industry and our own will be much more
difficult in the years of the future, If on the other hand, the Steel-
workers are successful in the defense they make of the right to
bargain collectively over wages, hours and working conditions then
all of ug will be better off for their success.

Recognizing then that their strike is our fight—it is Important
that we do all in our power to insure a successful outcome for the
Steelworkers union.

; With 500,000 people on strike, financial need is great. We must
immediately initiate collections from our members with a goal of

one hour's pay per month from each member of the IUER. The... -

collections should be made within the plant if possible, We must
demonatrate our fraternity with the Steelworkers by having delega-
tions from our local unions visit with them on the picket lines and
at the strike headquarters,

IUE OWES A GREAT DEBT OF GRATITUDE to tho Stecl-
workers union. Without their help, IUE might never have been
established and certainly in our formative years we would have found
our road a great deal more difficult, e

During the IUE strike at Westinghouse in 1955 and 1956, they
contributed over one-half million dollars to the membership of IUB.
We have a real obligation and must discharge it as good trade union-
ists and loyal IUB members, .

REMEMBER THE ISSUE—THE SURVIVAL OF COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING. A STEELWORKERS VICTORY WILL BE YOUR
VICTORY, A DEFEAT WILL BE OURS TOO,

Students Graduate Union Classes

Over 140° Bosrd. Members and Stewards. graduated from the
recent four-day sissions which ended yesterday, September 17th,
The Sessions: under the direction of Ben Segal, our International
Educational Director, consisted of an intensive course in Union Lead-
ership Training. .

The classes were divided into®

( ). September 18,1959

two groups, the advanced group
who participated in the sessions
last June and the Shop Stewards’
class which was held on Sept,
14th, 15th and 16th,

Ben Segal, in cooperation with
Local 801, will provide a program
for those who attended classes
Jast June covering “Techniques of
Speaking,” “Preparing a Tall,”
“Communicating Ideas," ete. The
Shop Stewards’ group studied
“Economies,” “The Union's Pro-
gram” and "“G.H, Publications.”

‘We want to commend those who
participated. They not only put
in 20 hours of grueling work but
also had to forsake thelr fam-
ilies and other interests in the
cause of strengthening their local
for the coming months ahead.

Certificates will be presented to
the participants ut a future Mem-
bership Meeting. We'd like to
note, too, that these students took
the courses on their own time
and no lost time was involved.

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LOCAL. 301

NEWS

Back Row, left to right—Verne. Fitzpatrick, Vinee HKasz-
mierozak, George De Cresce, Iggy Domblewskl, Doug De Forge,

Andy Caizzo, Joe Drozdowski,

Middle row, left to right—Tom

Phibbs, Vince Bowers, Minard Dietz, Fred Brazee, Leo Jandreau,
Bill Kelly, Tony Nuzback. First row, left to right—Ralph
Vitallo, Bill Christman, Frank Matteo, John Wager, Stan Mat-
tock, Starter Herm Pacelli, Absent from the picture are: Al
Mattau, Dom Restifo, Bud Pratico, W. Dickinson and Art

Shartrand,

~ Local 301 Golf League

(By Bill Christman)

With this week’s Friday night matches concluding our regular
season schedule, it looks very much as if Minard Dietz is to be the
winner of the first flight and Bill Kelly will be champ of the 2nd
flight for the 2nd half of league. @—--w— 5

The winner of the first half of
our schedule was Art Shartrand
with Minard Dietz ag the runner
up.

The league members will hold a
year end tournament at Nick
Stoner Golf Course, Caroga, Lake,
the following Sunday, September
20th, 1959,

After the tournament, there will
be a banquet in the Nick Stoner
Inn at 6:00 in the afternoon, at
which time the prizes for the
tournament, as well as the regu-
lar season prizes, will be given
out. At this time we all wish to
make known our sincere thanks
and appreciation for the good job
that all our officers did this year.
Our officers this season were:
President, Bud Pratico; Secretary,
Hred Brazee, and Treasurer, Joe
Drozdowski.. The . Tournament
Committee were: Andy Calzzo,
John Wager, Vince Kazmiere-
zak, Bill Christman and Joe Droz-
dowski. .

This was our first year of opera-

tion and everyone feels that it
was ‘very successful....We hope to

have an even better season next | _

year.

Pensioneers Club
Resumes Meetings

The flist of a series of meetings
of the Local 301 pensioners club
for the 1959 season was held on
Thursday, September 17, 1959, at
2:00 p.m, in the large auditorium
lecated at 121 Evie Boulevard.

A very warm welcome was ex-
tended to all pensioners to attend
these meetings which will be held
on the third Thursdays of every
month. These meetings are held
to keep our pensioners informed
of the latest developments on con-
gressional bills and other legisla-~
tion affecting pensioners and soc-,
jal security recipients, will be dis-
cussed... :

The usual coffee hour will fol-
low each meeting,

This is a dues“free club and all
pensioners are invited to attend,

 aeieiethteedl
ae

f Local 301 has forwarded an j
fl initial $300 received from early §
§ vollections in the plant to help

|W relieve the Trenton GE strik- §

A ers,

y «We urge all stewards to turn §
f in monies collected as soon as f
H possible. The need is impera- ff
f tive to provide aid to the strik- §
Hers’ children,

ween,
nen

Dear Editor:

‘We would like to ask Mr, Stev-
ens, “What happened to operation
Upturn’? .

I supposé it was just forgotten
as the “Inflation Bugaboo” will
be when GE feels that it has made
the most of its propaganda to
further its cause to cover up the
real issues at stake such as Em-
ployment Security.

The GH News editor's comments
on Mr. Carey’s statement were
not well received in the shops.
‘We would much rather hear Mr,
Carey's “STRAIGHT TALK”
whatever it might be than listen
to Mr. Ginn's “DOUBLED TALK"
when he said that the future of
Schenectady looked good since
GE was only laying off 1,000 in-
stead. of 1,500 people this year.

That means 1,000 more families
who depended upon GE will be
tossed out into the’ streets not

"VIEWS IN THE NEWS"
~

Kkxnowing where their next meal
may come from.

%s this GE’s way of rewarding
these people for the many years
they labored to help make GE
what it is today?

--The Men in the Shop

PRICE FIXING

It seems that the G.E. method
of price fixing is spreading to
some of our local stores. I refer
to the recent tax placed on cigars.
This tax as I understand it is 15
per cent, Before the tax increase
I bought cigars at 5 for 23 cents,
now the price for these same
cigars are 5 for 29 cents, I am
not very good at figures but I be-
Heve this is a 30 per cent increase
—not 15 per cent, This looks like
another way of getting a price
increase and blaming it on taxes.
—Disturbed