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LOCAL 301 NEWS
G. E. GUARDS
HARD HIT
The Independent Association of
Guards and Plant Protection. Em-
ployees has been hard hit: with
layofts, with the most’ recent” in-
volving guards with service of up
te 17 yeurs,
The Guards, former members
of Local 801, were compelled to
leave our Local as the result of
wt ptovision in the ‘Talt-Hiurtley:
Act whieh denied stcurity em-
ploy ees affiliating to thé bare:
ine agency (Union) that
sented the production and
tenance employees,
Local 301 absorbed sor
placed Guards on opening: some
from oné bargaining unit cannot
displace others covered by an-
other bargaining unit.
The Guards have been request-
ing the management to displace
shorter service people on related
work not covered by a contract,
hut the Company has refused this
request as of this dete.
The critical unemployment con-
dition affecting the guards at the
present time is not entirely due
to. thy recession, of business hut
it hus been stimulated as a result
of the efficiency progrum of the
Hlocal manugemont designed to cut
feost. The management has or-
dered a number of gates to the
plant closed during certain hours
of the day which affects the need
time ago; however, the employe | fur guard coverage. ‘The closing
ment situation in Local 301 Unit|of these gate} has resulled in.
is so bud’ that the opportunity to] more inconvenience to employees
absorb more Guards would ve-;who are required to leave the
quire layoffs due to bumps in our} plant during the hours the gates
Tinit. The contract also sets up}: closed Local 301 has pro-
bar to the effect (hat employees | tested the closing of these gates,
NOVAK ENDS CAMPAIGN
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, Here-is w facsimile of the ballot that will appear on the voting
machines:
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LEON “x WERAVIS LEVER DOWN or your vote doesn't
I NOVAK count, Lever goes up when you leave machine,
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Remember to vote line two and follow instructions to the letter
so that your vote will count.
Polls open at noon and remain open until 9 P.M.
Novak who had conducted one of the most vigorous campaigns
ever in a school board election, is running on a platform that ‘our
first concern must be the best education we can afford.”
He has the endorsement of Loal 301, I. U, I, the Citizen's Com-
miltee for the Public Schools, the Schenectady Arena CIO Council,
the Hotel and Restaurant Workers Union, the Ministers Association
and the Schenectady Federation of Teachers,
Novak's platform also contains these other major points:
+ Economy—True cconomy means getting the most for the
available money.”
* Efficiency—"“Careful planning, proper supervision, regular
evaluation and constructive criticism contribute
to operating efficiency,"
Improved Metrods—“Teaching and administration are not
_¥et so scientific that improvement is im-
possible. We must keep pace with
changing times.”
Education for All—"Every child must be given a chance to
reach his greatest possibilities.” :
“Our schools are too important to us to gamble away our better
tenchers to save nickels and dimes," Novak said, “Schools, under
proper guidance, are the major hope for a better life for ourselves,
our childrn and their children.”
Shambo Appointed
Publicity Head
John Shambo, President of Loeal
301, has been named to head the
publicity divi-
sion of the
County Sesqui-
eentennial Ob-
servance,
Shambo's ap-
pointment was
announced hy
Rev. Witham
Gold, chairman
of the Schenec-
Stady Commem-
orative Commit.
tee, Ince. Rev.
Gold said
: *Shambo will
AM! have direct
charge of ‘all subcommittees ¢con-
cerned with publicity. This will
include radio, television, newspa-
per releases and public-speaking
appointments.
Projects and suggestions for
the county’s 150th anniversary
were discussed at a meeting in
the Local 801 auditorium April
22, The actual anniversary will
take place August 22-29 but there
will be special events throughout
the summer months,
U.E. Starts
Lies Campaign
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It is so small and i
; that the only role it c
day is.to disrupt and -niake
major Union, the TUR-ATEL-CIO,
to spend its time fighting among
ils members when we should be
concentrating on preparing for
contract negotiations.
The UE never mentions that
the only G.I, plant of any size
left in their Union is Erie G.E.
Tho layoffs and transfers have
been so great there that there
are relatively a few left in the
-plant. The Union in Bric cannot
even afford a full time represen-
tative it has been hit so hard.
UE could better spend its time
working out some job security
for Erie workers rather than par-
ading around G.I. gates trying
to. disrupt G.E, workers all over
the country by spreading disun-
ity and lies.
UE has approximately . 3,000
G.E. workers left under their
jurisdiction—if they were. men of
jcharacter or if they had good in-
tentions that would benefit G.E.
workers, they would advise their
small group to join with the 109,-
000 workers under the banner of
the TUH-AFL-CIO for the purpose
of strengthening our position in
the coming contract negotiations
with the GE. Company.
We” host have higher and better educational
..won the day,
May 8, 1959
NOVAK LOSES BUT MAKES GOOD SHOWING
VOTERS TAKE ‘PENNYPINCHERS! OVER QUALITY IN EDUCATION
LEON NOVAK, LOCAL 301'S CANDIDATE IN TUESDAY'S SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION, PILED UP
THE .HIGHEST TOTAL VOTE IN THE HISTORY OF SCHENECTADY EDUCATION ELECTIONS ~-- EXCEPT
THE. MAN WHO NOSED HIM OUT FOR THE SINGLE SHAT VACANCY,
BUT, ONCE AGAIN, ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF ELIGIBLE VOTERS WENT TO THE .POLLS,.
OF SOME 34,000 ELIGIBLE VOTERS, ONLY 9548 TOOK THE TROUBLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS IN
ONE OF THE. MOST. IMFORTANT ELuCTIONS IN RECENT YEARS,
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The winning candidate, Mario Pacelli,
immediately attributed his victory to the
support of "organized labor’, In truth,
Pacelli did NOT have the support of organ-
ized labor and in fact his whole eathpaign
was in direct conflict with labor's
position of what this country's educat-
ional program should be,
The position of all labor groups ---
and’ most importantly the largest of them
ali, the international AFL-CIO. --~« is that
standards; that educational standards
should not be sacrificed in the saving of
a few tax dollars,
Mr, Novak supported the AFL-CIO
position and, thus, won the endorsement of
Local 301, the area CIO council, the
Hotel & Restaurant Workers and the Schen+
ectady Federation of Teachers, among other
Groups, Pacelli, on the other hand,
eampaigned on a promise of cutting taxes——
a promise that would necessarily mean a
Xeduction in the quality of public educ~
ation in _Schenectady,
But, of course, everyone likes the.
promise of tax cuts --- even tho they may
be impossible to carry out or even if they
are impractical, Unfortunately, when a
candidate for public office promises tax
cuts some voters buy this pie-in-the-sky
promise of more money in the pocket with
out stopping to think of just whab a small
tax "saving" would mean in terms of weaken~
ing our public school systems,
This was the issue in Tuesday's
election: Quality education vs educat—
ional sacrifices at perhaps a savings of
pennies,
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Unfortunately, the penny~pinchers
This election marked the first time
Local 301 had waged an active and
it
We were hampered by the fact that a
large proportion of our’ membership lives
outside Schenectady and, thus, were not
eligible to participate in the election,
But we learned’ alot, And, signif-
ieantiy, wherever we’ had workers at the
polls, those districts shoved an increase
in the number of voters over previous © °
elections, We will stand by our
principles and continue to play an active
role --~ indeed, an increasingly active
role --- in our school system and other
projects of interest to the general
welfare of the community.
Mr, Novak asked the bulletin to
pass along his "sincere thanks to the_
members who,’as volunteer workers in
the campaign, gave their time and effort
in the interest of better schools and
in support of the policies of the AFL-CIO".
‘STHWARD HALTS UNFAIR RATE
A group of employees in Lariet Steam
Turbine were placed on a temporary Job
moving a stockroom and were unfairly *
rated at R-12, An alert shop steward,
Bill Dingman, felt the men should be
rated at R-13 and promptly brought the
matter tothe attention of Board Member
Bob White and Co-ordinator Vitallo.
These men met with management and
finally succeeded in raising the job rate
two steps to R-13, The increase was
retroactive to January 26--the date the
temporary job began, This isan excell-
ent example of a good shop steward doing
a job of servicing his members to make
sure they receive the full benefits due
them. Bro, Dingman is to be commended.
“NOTICE .
EXECUTIVE BOARD, MEETING ~ MONDAY,MAY 11,
AT 7:30 P.M. IN UNION HALL,
BaREressive campaien in a city-wide election OFFICERS WILL. MEET AT 6:00 P.M,
