Vol. 9, No. 38 The Voice of G,E, Workers, Local 301 Sept. 21,1960.
LOCAL DELEGATES ATTEND CONVENTION | REGISTER AND VOTE URGES MC DEVITT
Among the 800 delegates attend4 National. COPE Director James. L.~
ing the IUE Convention are five McDevitt has made a special appeal
members of Local 301, namely Pres, | to all Union members to turn out in
John Shambo, Bus, Agt. Leo Jandreau,| large numbers to register and vote
Chief Shop Steward Joseph Mangino, | in the coming Congressional elect-
Trustee Charles Brothers and Shop }.ions in November,
Steward Mike Santore. They were |. : a
_@lected at the August 20th member- He urged the election of liberal
ship meeting, oo candidates to Congress...those who
; will support President Kennedy's
The 10th Constitutional Con- Legislative Programs. designed to
vention of the IUE is being held benefit Labor and the Country in
this week, September 17th through general,
‘the 2lst, at the Sheraton-Cleveland |: a
Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio. - McDevitt urged union members
; -|"to help elect 20-30 more liberals
“It was, 13 years ago, in this to the House of Representatives, men
very city; that a charter was gran= |who will get behind the President's
ted to the IUE by the late CIO program and shove hard to get through
President, Philip Murray. ~ | the roadblock of the reactionary
_ ,~GOP - Dixiecrat Coalition",
Several speakers of prominence.
“in various fields of endeavor have He cautioned, "Labor's enemies
_» beén slated to address the delegates,are working harder than ever this
« Among them are Walter Reuther, Pres,| year with: more mo y.and more man-
_of the United Auto Workers, Senator |power than ever bi re, to elect.
. Hubert Humphrey and Dr. Edward R. reactionaries who will throw up a
Annis, Pres. of the American Medicall ‘Stop Sign’ in front of every decent
' Association, jpiece of pro-labor legislation the
Bg 2% President proposes",
Delegates will consider matters vg" ;
of vital importance to the workers, . “The American Medical Association",
namely full employment, improvements|says McDevitt, "whose 7 million dollar
in Social Security benefits, aid to |campaign stopped medical care cold,
education, ‘civil rights, improving {has Jumped into politics: with both
‘the living standards of workers and |feet, and is. raising a huge war chest , .
a greater participation of its mem- to defeat liberals and elect reaction-~-
_ bers in the field of political _ aries. Their funds will. blend with ~«
“ action, a big business funds and they will try -
-. . jte buy every. election they can,"
. Presiding Officer at the 5-day _ ei Ag Coes
‘conclave is James B, Carey, Pres, °° "We can't match:them dollar for .
of the IUE, . The IUE has a member- |dollar", says McDevitt, "we never _ oS
ship of over 300,000 workers, _. °.|¢ould, but we can beat them if our | ~
SO ee ee se" Imembers make gure to register and
_|vote and get their families and -
7 friends to register and vote,"
ae a
NOTICE ae a See wit
weg I aie to ne ta "The -key to an effective Con= >
~. © . MEMBERSHIP“STEWARDS ‘MEETING gress", added the National COPE Direc-
(oe } a ee ; tor, "is our register and vote effort,
‘ . Mondays Sept. 24, 1962 | 2 /Inueed that's the.key. te a better
2nd SHAFT asonccecavecslt30 Pom, (Future for all our members, -a future
ASt Bi 3rd seen voeesacecs #30 poms [that could include health care under
oe Cees sey on loo" = Social Security, better housings. 2. |
_, Regular Order, of Business -~ foetter schools:.for our kids, permane- _
* “Report of Committees. © © jent unemploymen' compensation reform.
phe wrens ens ae eee wen ond: tax reform andia higher standard.”
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ND_SHAMBO PARTY
The committee orgenized for
the eléction of President Jolin
Shambo to the New York State Assem-
bly has just disclosed that many |
of our members are making reser-
vations to attend a "Kick-Off Party!
which will be given in his honor.
The event will be held on
Saturday evening, Sept. 29, 1962,
in the Local 301 Auditorium, 2
The committee has arranged a
buffet supper to be served at 7 PM,
‘catered by the Kelly Brothers.
Al Masters' Orchestra will provide
music for dancing from 9 to 12.
; Tickets ($2.50 per: person) are
Still available and may be obtained
-from committee members who are
presently in the process of con=
-tacting all workers in the plant,
The committee assures everyone who
attends a pleasant evening of
entertainment, ;
Y_OPTIONAL PENSION FOR WOMEN
Due to the many: inquiries
being received concerning early op~
tional pension for women, we are.
reprinting an article by Ass't, Bus,
Agt. ‘Townsend which appeared in the
‘Local 301 News some time ago.
Our present contract with G.E.
gives women the right to work to.
age 65 before having to retire,
However, the old provision where
they. could retire optionally at age
| an average of 20 hours
DEPENDENT MEDICAL INS
UNIOH WINS RETROACTIVE PAY ~
° _ IN GAS” TURBINE
Union representatives have
“won another case in Gas Turbine for
two Union members after several
Union and Company meetings, J °
On 7/19/62, Shop Steward A,
Burditt representing workers on the
lst shift filed a formal. complaint
on behalf of two workers who were
performing day work assignments of
a higher earning rate than what the
Company was paying them,
In presenting their ca'se, the
U
The Company in the initial dis-
cussions refused to accede to the
Union's demands; iowever, at a sub-
sequent 2nd level meeting, Gas
Turbine Management was finally. con-
vinced by Union representatives that
the two. workers were entitled to-
higher rate. They, therefore, will
receive a pay adjustment based on
per week at
the higher rate, retroactive from
4/16/62 to 7/28/62, SRE
Arguing the Union's side of
the case besides Shop Steward Burditt
were Chief Shop Steward Mangino and
Board Member Di Lorenzo,
55 was retained, A woman retiring
optionally at age 55 with 15 years
credited service would qualify for
a minimum pension figured as
follows:
‘She would be guaranteed a
minimum pension of $125 per month >
~-feduced by. 1/3 of 1% for. each month
: by which retirement precedes age
60 and a further reduction of 1/3
of 1% for each month of such ser-
-vice less tham-25 years, Therefore
. & woman retiring at age 55 with 15
- years credited service would get a
Minimum pension of $50 per month,
‘Using the same formula, a woman
ith 25 years credited service re-
tiring at age 55 would geta min=
imum pension of $100 per month, -
This, of course, could be higher
depending on the earning rate of
the woman involved,
2 Again we invite Union. members
"who have any problems or questions
_ concerning pension or insurance‘:
benefits to call or stop in at =
Union Headquarters for information: :
and advice, -
medical coverages.
{one not sure about. his
| dex the medical ins Le
wcheck it at once, It's possible that
coverage has been paid for unnecess~'..
nse
SURANCE COVERAGE
nd
by Allen E. Tow
Due to. the many contacts from
members, we have come across situat-
ions where. some.of our members are
paying for unnecessary dependent:
» Fox @xamplé, we will take the
man whois: carrying medical insur+
ance for himself and in addition is
paying, a premium for his wife under «
dependents coverage, His wife dies. >
and he continues. to pay for unnec-. -
essary coverage, “A second example
would be an individual whose wife is
dead: but. he carries dependent med-
ical coverage for his dependent
children.» At a certain age these
children can’no longer be carried
under dependent coverage, A third
example would be a man and his wife
‘both working in the plant and both bo.
carrying dependent coverage, Depend-
ent: coverage in this case“would be ™
on representatives disclosed. the ~*~
unnecessary unless there were. child- .
ren and in a case such as this, only
ene of the above would carry depen.
dent insurance, We would advise any~
Coverage uns.
urance plan:to__
arily and a refund. may be coming.
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