i have notified Local 301 Head«
et, 28, 1962,
LOCAL 301 DELEGATES REPORT ON CONVENTION
Local 301 delegates who. attended..the lOth Constitutional Convention
of the IVE, AFL-CIO, in Cleveland, last week, made their report.at the
“membership meetings. held last Monday.
The report.disclosed that 681 delegates and alternates representing
269 Locals, 10 Districts: and 5 Conference Boards were in attendance,
The International President's re
ship. since the. last convention 2 ye
elections involving 11,500 workerss
port noted gains made in member-
$ ago, The IUE-won 176 NLRB
Convention ‘delegates: unanimously passed resolutions.that will be
used as guides in the forthcoming collective bargaining contract |
- negotiations,
“were asked ‘to. sign a petition stat=
favor of switching Election Day
6, for the Friday following Thanks~=
- giving Day. a 2
‘and against, .the results showed
5, to.
.* Meanwhile, it has been reported
that officials of the Steamfitters
- Union have informed the Company
“that their Union is opposed to the
‘local union and. a local management —
“sider ‘such*a proposal if all Unions ©
_in the plant Agee Po
» for the moment, it appears that.
vthe..G.B. "Plant. will-closesdn
-Election Day, November 6th,’ 0.
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-) GsEs INFORMS LOCAL 301
“NO HOLTDAY. CHANGE
Several weeks ago our members:
ing whether or not they were in
holiday which falls on Tuesday, Nov,
Approximately 6,000 signatures
of members appeared on the petit-
ions, After adding the totals for
that our members’ ered the change
substitutions
The contract provides that a
may agree to substitute a different
holiday.in: place of those listed
in the contract, ©
Company officials, however,
quarters that they can only con-
Therefore, as matters stand
r strings",
The resolutions took into.
consideration such issues as wages,
Union Shop, shorter work week, min«
imum of 9 days paid holidays - "no
4 weeks! vacation for 20
years, improved insurance and health
benefits, more adequate pensions,
‘paid sick leave, more adequate
severance pay, contracting work out,
and better protection on continuity
of service,
Many speakers of prominence
addressed the delegatess however,
the one who, in the_opinion of our
delegates, mace the greatest im- |
pression was Walter Reuther, Pres-
ident of the Auto Workers Union (UA),
Reuther in his remarks pledged un~_
limited help’ to the IVE in the
/ 1963 contract negotiations,
euther spoké on several other
ant issues affecting the
economic welfare of Organized Labor,
such as the need for a Union Shop,
organizing:.the unorganized, auto-
mation andigreater participation by
members ofthe Labor Movement in
the field. of political action, In
this connection, the President of
the UAW made a very important ob-=
servation. He said “You cannot
separate the ballot box from the
bread box", In other words, they
“are synonyms; they: go hand in hand;
therefore, in order to insure the
future economic security and well~
being of the American worker and to”
safeguard the benefits and gains
already won, it is of vital im-
portance for Labor to support can-~
‘didates who will fight for and vote
for legislation that will benefit
(Cont'd, reverse side)
at i tye
oe
NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT
YOUR RIGHTS
CONVENTION REPORT (Cont'd, }
"the working man thereby in turn
For many years we have pub- benef g. the Country, °
lished from time to time articres ee: ce a ce
telling you what to do “if you have : Two Local. 301 delegates were
an accident while at work, However, elected: to Convention Committees:
we are again receiving reports that] Pres; John Shambo:. was chosen to
workers have been hurt and have. |. Dea member of the COPE and Polit-
failed to take the necessary simple} ical Action Cémmittee and Business
steps to protect their rights, As. |.-Ageént’ Leo Jandreau was elected to
a result, they lost out when they the Collective Bargaining Committee,
finally did come before the Work-. Pog Ge re .
men's Compensation Board, vos . Chief Shop Steward Mangino,
"ys a Trustee Brothers and Shop Steward
The Workmen's Compensation Law Santore. were also delegates who
was written to protect the worker, attended the Convention,
but only if he takes the steps Bie le
necessary to protect himself, If
vou. have an accident while em-_ ae ee
ployed, the law requires that you |° >. “JAPANESE LABOR DELEGATION
notify your Supervisor. immediately,| °° ~"VTSTTS UNION: OFFICE
and in any event not later than a oe
thirty days. .You must. also file a - A delegation of six Japanese
claim for compensation: benefits labor officials paid a visit to
with the Workm Local 301 Headquarters last Wed,
Board in, Alban eae -
-from the date of the. ‘ "They are members of the All
: Japan Federation of Electric Mach-
“Many workers who are injured ine Workers Unions (EWU - Denki-
believe that if they reported the Roren), © a!
accident to their boss or des- , oes ‘
cribed it to the doctor who is ’ The spokesman for the delegat-
treating, they are fully protected. ion,who incidentally addressed the
That is not true, You should file | delegates at the recent Constitut-
your claim with the Compensation ional Convention: of the IVE in
‘Board even if you are not losing ~— Cleveland, was. Yukichi Takehana, -
. time, In that Way, you are pro= {| He is President of Denki-Roren and
tected for. 18 years if anything | President of Neutral Federation of
unexpected develops later, Workers Unions Federation of Toshiba
Electric Workers Unions...
The law also provides behefits me
for occupational diseases, This is Ass't. Business Agent Townsend -
a little more difficult to pinpoint! was the Spokesman for our Union
Since Such conditions come on Office, He also conducted them on
gradually after years of exposure, a tour of our facilities,
Usually a worker will not know he ate ,
has an occupational disease until | Townsend answered many ques-
it is discovered accidentally by. “tions posed by the members of the
his doctor while examining for some} delegation, such as procedures used ~.
other condition, If you think you formulating contract demands both .-
have a disease caused by your work, {oi the National and Local Level te ted
notify your supervisor at once and upplements).. They were
also file your claim with ‘the Joanxiou to know ‘the setup of our
Compensation Board, : rieva machinery. and the number: ~
te dy : rs,. Board Members and Shop » .
Remember that the insurance nour organization, A
company which insures General’ Elec- “of -the delegation also” asked
tric has ‘rained specialists whose | questions about working conditions
Jjob-it is to save the Company. money'} in the plant. an
-at your expense, Going up against. |° ee oe ee ts
these men is like going into_the : Local 301 is the first Union
ring against a trained boxer, — | the delegation has visited thus far..
i hae «| Their itinerary will take them into
While the Union, . for financial, | 10 States before departing. for home,
reasons, was forced to: give up its = ar ae sae ay 8
legal services, we recommend strong-|~ The’ information and data which
ly that you consult a lawyer if you WEL] accumu
have a compensation claim, |
If you do ‘not have your own
attorney, you can call Union Head-
quarters ‘and we will give you the
name of one or more attorneys whom tt. Townsend in
we believe are experts in handling turn. asked them'several questions
‘such claims; they Will assist you .tegarding various aspects of the
in obtaining. the best possible Labor. Movement in. Japan. The answers
. settlement of your compensation he received’ wete very. interesting and
claim, oo . ~€nlightening and corrected some mis=
conceptions about Japanese workers, °"
i 4 Fe fag tice
T.U.2.M. Dea. News endeavors to bring to''301 Union Members the re-evaluation
news in the Schenectady Plant. This effort is made very difficult; by the .
SECRET ABRANG’ MENTS between the General. Flectric and Local 301 Officials on
Changing the wage payment Se EaeL ars and on.the change in future working |
conditions. _ wd °
‘
oWE ARE NOE GHOSTS
Seé for yourself. Talk be us anytime. Talk to us about plans of T. .U.E.M.D.AL
we are a aware of Jandreauts and. Shambo'ts Union, today, such as it is.
Join T.U.E.M.D.A. and HRLP us ‘to take back what rightfully belongs to all
Pelee Wee es Meeting Soon. to be announced,
ORGANIZATIONAL COMLITTNF: 3. Bagnn C. rotter
For the selection of candidates . Conaway G. Rose
in the forth coming Bec. Local 301 ‘Herd Ly Shattuele
Officers election. = z. Orzolek he Tremley
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TANDREAU AND SHAMBO, BOTH SPEK HIGH PAVING JOBS "OUTSIDE" G.R. AND UNION
Though these People. eventually will ‘Leave for political jobs, they still
have, while they remain in Union office, a esponsibility to the Membership.
T.U.h.M.De A. MeMBrLS DEM ND JANDREAU and § 0 INFORM UNION. MOMBFRSHIP
CN RE-NVALUATION CONPETMENTS Aun Cay
DAY WORKERS and PIFCR WORKFRS STAND TO LOSF TOG™PHPR ON. RE-EVALUATION
slash in the pay rate structure for incentive "iorkers would TOWER the
dvera ge wage level. In other words, the basic wage structure would be
changed, and General Tlectric would be paying less for each unit. of work.
There is no -doubt.that this new base would be applied in formulating rates
on all jobs. This would automatically in the long run mean a PAY CUT FOR
EVERY FMPLOY?? WOPKTNG IN SCH°NTOTADY G.P.. This means, a lowering of the
‘living standard for all G.F. Working People: ; -
PROBLUNMS POR DAY_ WORKERS MULTIPLY
The Day | Wo rig ois. forced. to itget along" on much less ‘than the incentive
norker.e It is inevitable that he, too, according to General. Fléctricts
‘titme-motions tables, will be in line to take a ‘cut in pay. And the Union
Member would be deceived, who would believe, the Local Union officials,
who say, we will take A FRW BUCKS AWAY: “FROM THE INCENTIVE WORKER and GIVE
IT TO THE Day WORKER. .
Percentage raises again leaves bim with. Jess. than other Union Members.
MULTIPLE TASKS requiring many skills shave ‘een added. to the Day Worker's
Job. Now the Day Worker is a "JACK. OF ALL TRADPS". However, his job rate
and paycheck remain stationary. Jandreau, once at ‘a Membership meeting in
.§chenectady,: LAUGHED «ND DFGR DEN Union Members at Louisville, Kentucky,
‘because he ‘said, "they. were "JACK OF ALL TRADES" down there." He claimed
it. would never happen in’ S¢thenectady. Not only has it happened here, but “
LEO JANDRFAU HAS AGRERD-TO WHAT, HR ONCGR RIDICULED. ‘This Jandreauts "JACK |
OF ALE TRADES” switch, which Is amajop concession to G.F., CaN COST YOU
“RE-EVALUATION WraNs LOSS, OF. VAST. NUMBER OF. JOBS.
“_-Bven though Steam. Turbine. employment: in, the past. few rs. dwindled. fror
ever 5,000 to about 2,700 Union Members,’ Jandreau and Shambo ignore, this.
tia jor problem. Instead, they continuously. talk and publ: MRATR FIGUR’S OF -
UNION MYMBFRS. ‘Of course, this doesn't have much “intere bo. the Union ~
“Member without a job. and walking the street. But you could be one of the.
"Lucky Ones" and end up with just .a wage cut and working | “Like mad" trying -
“to kKsep-up: with G.Bv ts timé-iio tidn standards. This” Sy
tbo guarantee that G.Eets PROFITS will continue. oo soar and: the T,I VING
~STuNDARD will continue. to DROP... : &
é : '
er rs Rr ots MANS PARRA AMR EMTS YAE SA RARE
EFFECTIVENESS OF GRIEVANCE BAL BIN “RY UNDPRVINED
ivés in" on a ‘grievance, they usually remain
gnseztied, even though the my L"- is quick to claim some kind of mysterious
credit for handeling it. Jandreau has.."Handeled" many such refusals this
year. In most cases, concerning these unsettled grievances, the Union, Member, .
is led ‘believe that it is being. sent to the New Yok City level.
After he has been reassured by the Board Member that this is true.
After many months of frustration, the Rank and r learns HIS grievance
is still at the "Halil", collecting dust.
Strange, that Local Officials are reluctant to process certain grievances
through the New York level. The logical answer being that the grievance
would be in conflict with the RE-FVALUATION AGREEMENTS between the "Hall"
and G.E.. Processing the grievance through the first two steps was only
SUBTERFUGE And, too, Local G.H. Managers would be embarrassed by having
grievances sent to the third step in which AGREEMENT | with the "Hall" had
already been secretly consummated.
JANDREAU_ ana eHANEQ UNDISCLOS™D cOMMITMTHTS HPLP GF.
Collaboration on the re-ew. luation-7.0ss oF TORS PROGRAM= gives Geo. a
_«areater advantage .to* bake more away from the Union Member on the job. It
smeans a greater wage cut’ and doing away vith more working conditions.
It. "BLOCKS "UNION M™MBPRS. PRAM USING. THT NATIONAL T.U.". CONTRACT TO LEGALLY,
RETAIN WAGHS AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Collaboration, valso, speeds the . ee)
program and facititetés Gla. PUCTINg it into effeét much sooner than would:
. be otherwise possible, iff at all. This is , GREASING TH! SKIDS.
GENERAL FLECTRIG SUPTRVISORS. BFCOMT DISILLUSIANED
General Electricits Foremen request pay “paises. to equal the income of'.the
men working in their. ‘roup. Repeatedly,.. theséSupervisors are rejected
“with the only*solace that the MENiS PAY WLLL BR LOWRRED TO THYIR IF VEL
Is this the PROGRTSS Gv", PREACHES?”
“LOGAL 301 NEMS , ASSN ea LLL ity vBO CLAIM UNION MiMBERSHLP GULLIBLE.
If this statement has any out 1 as because the “Hall” has given Union
Members no information. or; atthe least, misleading information relating
to Union business with’G “Keeping: the a eersie in the "dark" has been )
Jandreau's main strategy to. retain. the | ‘business agent position over the
years. ; . : ; ‘
L.U.%.M.DwA... MEUBE BELIEVE aN KPEPING UNION NUMBERSUIP INFORMED
I.U.RM.D. BELIT VP. only ‘duly informed ‘Union Members can efficiently
exercise tne contractual rights. We believe, in doing away with the
ECRECY that present Local..officiale shroud-all: their Union Business.
‘CEOAKED ARRANGE MT NTS BRTYFEM JANDRPAU-SHAMBO.MACHIN’ AND GFNTRAL FLT GPRIC
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DETERRENT TO: RFFECTIVE UNIONISM IN SCHFNRCTADY.
WHAT WR BRLIF
I.U.7.M.D.A. M°MBERS. réalize there: is an urgent need Por. the union dale,
in this technological age to de mand a ‘fair ‘share of the increased, BHOdRets P)
ton derived from ‘AUTOMATION.
In order to go ahead, hot to regress, nor to ‘stand stili ST tened to an”
siapbitrary level, the Company Employee mist progress as well as BIG.
+BUSINESS « {n the future, it will be necessary: for the Rank and File Member
“to choose Representatives who will be dedicated. ae the, progress of. the
“Union Members; and that the present one. sided=nés of the | RE-EVALUATION . ;
program in t Schenectady G.F. Plant giving all: the gains ot AUTOMATION to.
“General Flectric should cease. :
Be Ealse our Local -301 Officials have a program of penetete capitulation to
Gam. ts demands and that. basic UNTON PRINCITLS, ‘Wodieated. to ithe welfare e
the Rank. and, File, have been abandoned, We, 1, UF ad Ds MeMBERS have }
J feund it necessary <to organize with the intent of RV gee pe BORE
“Eoeal 301 Leaders: DEGRADATION into COMP ANY=UNIONTSM. Te ’
If the will of the Membership prevails, machine rule, "Tandreauism" in
“ Schenectady Tet. Bocal wtll terminate and Rank, and ‘File DRMOCKAGY will
eevern for the benefit of ach i a By
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