Electrical Union News, 1943 November 22

ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS _-

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CAMPBELL AVENUE TEST ~

BLOOD DONOR SCOREBOARD
By JACK NELSON ae

Giving blood has. created so much interest

in test that we :now have a large wooden
score board of all the test sections. This is
hanging right. over the time clock-in, the old
building. - ; : .

From a small sheet of paper on a bulletin

LT RPTL TNT TA

CONGHESS WheCanD
COUNTRY’S WAGE POLICY

The federal government's national wage
policy is “wholly outmoded, unworkable and
impractical of successful operation,” Pres.
Philip Murray told the sixth convention of
the CIO here Nov. 1. ;

"board to the six by eight foot, board it is now,

this idea grew. And it is a completely UNION,
MADE object, too. Here is the crew. who
‘made it: Obie Bratman and’ Jack Nelson,

sign letterer. Bill Freer, sign letterer’s aide.

man, Cy Statt, these men quickly construct--
ed: this fine score board. Then came the Big
Day! The.Unveiling Ceremony!

All of test gathered around the time clock
at 12:15 P. M. Acting as master of ceremon-
ies I introduced: our. guest speaker from the

‘Red Cross, Mr. Vea. After a’ fine inspiring
talk, which, must have’ produced a few hund-
red pints of blood,.Mr. Vea stepped down,
and the MC.introduced Mr. Kemp, chief of
' test-in. the Schenectady plant. —

Mr. Kemp afiter a brief talk pulled the rip
cord and down. came the coverings on” tthe
Score Board! Amid the loud clapping of
hands and other forms of applause all of test
took a look at something whch was to instill
the spirt of rivalry in their hearts. “Let’s be
the top section,” they-all said to themselves.

Obie Bratman, test blood chief, and Alex
Yodis, test sign letter, were then introduced,’
They both took'a bow.

PATRIOTIC COOLEY FAMILY
By TOM RIGGI

Edmond Cooley, U. E. committeeman in
CAP and his wife are greatly to be commend-

blood=donor-promoters~in: test; Alex-Yodis-“coyi

ota tee!
Serv yy ttre yt the

Confronting Labor Today?
(Continued from Page Two)

These people must be told of the days when
our organization was not under contract. with
the G. E. The foreman was supreme and his
attitude was “that the worker was always
wrong. This was usually shared by those

horn,

With the tecognition of Local. 301, CIO,
management has seen fit to become humane

when dealing wth the many problems arising

Murray’s -was the ‘mail: addvegs. at the”

- opening session of the convention. The crowd-

ed convention hall rang with his veaffirma-

.tion-of the no-strike pledge and his oblique
‘condemnation of-the -United-Mine Workers’

leadership. ‘ .

“This war,” he told the cheering delegates,
“is being fought for the universal freedom
of mankind. This convention will declare its
purpose to keep on producing — working and
producing to. win this war. We are not the ;
type of. organization to falter by the wayside -
‘when times get tough and the situation cri-
tical at home.” :

In response to published reports that. the
British Trades Union Congress had called for
a world labor congress in May, the C I O
President said: “When the official invitation
reaches us, we will be happy to accept and
join in the united labor movement of the

. United ‘Nations to help solve any perplexing

= Metis ba Beret —— ee —— OH lam s—opow nie Ont Aer sv eeseg Praga
“ed tor their part in the war effort, They problems~growing out of the present” war

bought $650 worth of war bonds in the Third
War Loa Drive and are Silver Blood Donors.

oar

They also have two sons in the sevice,
Flight Officer Thomas and Aviation Cadet
Edmund Cooley.

Thomas has recently passed through a har-
rowing experience. He was reported missing
in action and later was found and rescued
trom the surtiace of the ocean. While bailing
out of a plane that was shot down he broke
his lew and was afloat in a dinghy for four
days. Only his great courage-is responsible
for_his_being quite .comfortable_now_in_an_.

English hospital somewhere in Bgynt.

Thomas expects to come home soon on a
Christmas furlough. He enlisted at the age
of 18 in 1940 as an airplane mechanic, In
December of the same year he was commis-
sioned Flight Officer and sent to North
Africa. His brother Edmund is training in
Texas as an aviation cadet.

We at CAP know that.there are many like

committeeman. Cooley, who is contributing
his all to- the war effort. But we also know

‘thal ithere are many more who ure not giving —

enough.

Labor has the highest stake in this war,
We must do everything to help bring about
a speedy victory.

SCHENECTADY BOYS CLUB
By PAT VOTTIS
Enroll that growing boy of yours in a real
boys club. The Schenectady Boys Club iocat-
ed at the one time Kathan Home on 413
Union Street. Supervised play, a modern lib-
rary, and classes.in many and diverse arts, :
woodwork-model “building, radio repair,
“giketéling and*painting and for good"measu!
classes in. rhythm and. harmonica. playing .
keep the club ds active as a bee hive.

The large barn in the rear of the building
which in its heyday tabled some very fine
horses now rings to the shouts.of some of
Schenectadys wildest and woolliest colts. The

boys love th ab, ‘with its showers, ping

pong -tables, shops, and many games,
bat the-barn, Well if you recall your kid days
there’s no need to go into details — all of the
pep that’the young boys keep in harness dur-
ing the school hours is let loose here, wrest-
ling, boxing, tumbling, standing on their

“strongly organize ; those*in charge-are-care=

from day to day. Simply because we are so...

“All that harms labor is: treason to America, No line can

be drawn between these two. If any man tells you-he loves
. America, yet hates labor, he is'a iar. If any man tells you he
tfuzts America yot he fears labor, he !s a fool. There is no.
_. Smerica without Iabor, and to fleece the one is to rob the

other.” — ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA—LOCAL 301 CIO |

Vol. I

No. 9

ful to carry out the new policy of fair treat- -
ment to every worker. - ae

Gains such as pay increases, paid vacations
are not due to any individual, but was
brought about by a strong and fair union.

Our members must become more: active
and maintain or better the degree of our
organization if we are to remain a strong
factor in the days to come. By our present
planning with industry, we must find the
answer to creating jobs for our members in
the post war days to come.

All of us should: make more effort: to gain
a greater membership who will become ac-
tive and strive to continiie the gains that we
now, have. :

—Herman Polachek, Bldg. 269, 8rd Shift.

The Union has, in its’ hewspaper, one.of
the most powerful weapons. known to..the
modern day. Where at one time news from

the. Union got,to the member via the “under-

ground”, now this same news comes to the
reader uncensored and all share directly in
Union activities. To wield this weapon ‘where
it would “blitg” the ignorance on the part of
the majority of the members, will have its’
effect'on the true strength of the organiza-

tion...

_ The greatest problem confronting our
Union today is indifference or ignorance.

ON-PIECEWORK—
By SYDNEY FRIEDLANDER

The incentive or piecework system has
been approved by the UE as a method of im-
proving the workers’ standard of livitig, The - -
principle of inereased- pay. for- increased ef-
fort has always been sound. Unfortunately
management has often attempted to take ad-
vantage of the worker's increased effort to
cut his pay in what is known as ‘The Speed-

Up”. This_is_a_method-whereby-management-—

sets the standards of basic task higher and
higher as the worker increases his produc-
tion atid then cuts the price of the basic task
so that the worker eventually gets the same
money for more work that he was getting
for less work before the “speed-up”,

both have the same. result. Indifference in
the sense that the member does not take any
interest whatever in Union activities. Tgnor-
ance in the sense that the member has no
interest to be active in. » 3
The indifferent. member_is_an erhployee
who belongs to the Union and understands”
its’ purpose, but does not take an active part
in. it. He is the person that ‘Jeaves it up to
the next guy”. He is the on@ that_could_at-__

tend meetings but just hasn’t the time. His.
idea is, “I pay my buck a month. What move
do they want?”

Their we have the ignorant member. He is
the one that truly does. not know what is go-
ing on. It is not his ifault that he works on
the second shit, or that he lives out of town.
There are probably many more reasons why

‘this member cannot attend the meetings ot

guards are highly technical,.so. much so. that
the average worker is sometimes confused ds
ito just what is intended. The union hag skill-
ed specialists whose job it is to see that the
safeguards work and union officials are ready
at all times to advise the members on their
piecework problems. So—If you havea funny
feeling that there is something wrong with
your job-but can’t tell just. what it is, if you
know, that you ave working avell. and not
getting “etiough money out of it, discuss it
with, your committeeman. He'can often help
to clear up the situation and when he. can’t,
he will take up your problem with the proper.
‘authorities ‘to-see tliat you get-a square deal.

take an active part in Union activities, He is
the one that should be notified, not by means
of what someone else tells him, but by the

Both_words-have-a-different- meaning; yet 7-7

== An Arbitrator-has-rendered-a decision:

that no agreement-exists ‘between the

“Company and the Union compelling the +

Company to’ pay Day Workers and
Salary Workers a ‘bonus as part of the
so-called 15% Pull-Out Plan.

Disappointing and unsatisfactory sum-
marizes the Day Workers’ and Salary
Workers’ reacton.

' Here is what has transpired to date!”

The 15% Pull-Out Plan—

Mr. Wilson of G. E. Speaks!

“WHERE ARE WE?”
Let us.approach this question frankly.
In the Spring of last year, the Union

proposed to--the Company (in, New

York) a plan to increase production, It

was honestly believed by the Union re- |

presentatives that with a plan aimed to §
increase production in each plant on.the

safeguards..for the protection of Piece
Work prices, both during and after the
War, and with proportionate payment
‘bo all indirect labor workers, including
Salary Workers, a war time tempo could
be established whereby the implements
‘of War could be produced at no higher

average cost per piece.
At that time there were about 100,000
G. E. employees.. * .

Ti -the-ahove-theary-we

SCHENECTADY, -N. Y. — NOVEMBER. 22;-1943----—=

a Under tho UB's plan day workers remain on straight day work with
whole up to 15% (the goal), and with etre pay for oxtra effort, . eo A

bes % — _
Blood
"By OBIE BRATMAN, C. A. P.

Some. vicious rumors are being circulated
throughout our plant tending to scare people
away from the Red Cross Blood Donor
Center, The rumors may take any fantastic
form, and whatis more serious; some-of them: :
even seem credible. To the lay mind any fal-
lacious pronouncement repeated often enough.
and loudly enough,-assumes the proportions: --. .

«Of fact. Now there are certain facts that are-
general knowledge, relative to the donating
of blood, and manufacture thereof into Blood
Plasma. These facts are. repeated time and
again in Publicity campaigns carried on by
the Red Cross, but we would like to reiterate

a few here in an effort to spike some nasty
smears, a

Firstly: None need worry about the; Red
Cross taking blood from a donor whose health:
does not permit. Hach prospective donor is
‘examined and questioned. One need simply to
tell the truth as to weight and history of past
illnesses. The Red Cross hires trained nurses

_ and doctors who are well. equipped to judge
as.to who may or who may not donate. Their
record to date is perfect, like the obstetrician
who’ never lost a father. Then there is the
especially nasty rumor, that the Red Cross is
a racket, and that the Blood Plasma is being

ald_t: ad Ti pape Tee

rid could have ‘originated with

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. VEFORE
PEARL HARB

III ITIOR

But in most plants tnecenttve
workers receive extra pny,

tend themselves in keeping with the whtte

The UH demands, extra pay Goebbels himself. Thousands of fine sincere
ee oom oormers for “Americans are giving generously of their

it rorkers ¢. te thetr’ t Norte, . :
Se eae Of Be en ene tellers time to assist the nurses and doctors at the

need to sacrifice by extering more effort
and.the accrued average war 10%, it would
have meant that the average cost per piece
would be the same. Ten per cent of 100,000
‘people equals-10,000—10,000 less workers or
the equivalent of building a new plant em-
ploying 10,000 workers. Quite a saving in_

inion newspapers ee

Through the medium of a newspaper, all
the news concerned with the local activities
of our Union can be brought to the member
first hand. There must be a great deal that
concerns us going.on at the committeenien’s
meetings, but we hardly ever hear of it. Mem-
bership meetings are also held, but those: of
us who ave unable to attend never do find out
what happened. By using ths paper to push
home the news, would do a great deal to-
‘ward “blitzing” this indifference and ignor-
ance. 2 5 -

| RIF. Planaguii; Bldg, 81...

“heads, walking .with ther hands, and soon.
the barn will be equipped: and. put-into-shape
as a Gym with some four hundred dollars

donated by our members and then will have —

bar chinning and cat skinning to add to the
list of accomplishments of our young bron-
cos. : .

_ The club does not discriminate against any
race, creed or color—all activities are super-
vised by paid and. qualified attendants. Any
boy between the ages of 9 to 21 may join.

_ BUY MORE WAR'BONDS

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FOR U. E. WOMEN RELATIVES

“OPEN HOUSE EVENING”
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November 19, 1943 —

Entertainment - - -~. Refreshments
, “Dancing - - Music

Sponsered by

LADIES’ AUXILIARY — LOCAL 901.. _
Us The We ® MWA

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manpower; inanybody’s laigaagel ~~
COULD THAT BE DONE?
The Union representatives believed that it

. could be done; the top Management of the

Compiny were “for it” and a verbal. agree-
ment as to the Plan was arrived at. In con-
junction with this Plan, the Union proposed
the setting up of joint Management and
Labor Production Committees. To-this phase
of the Plan, the Company representatives
also agreed.

. How this should be. was explained ‘to
the Membership in each G. HE. Plant, The
mechanics of the formula for payment to
other than Piece Workers had to be worked
out jointly, it was agreed, through the trial .
of one department at a time.

Meanwhile, the joint All Out War Produc-
tion Committees were set up.

COMPANY BACKS OUT!

The Union representatives learned in a tew
weeks after setting up the Committees, that:
the Company had “learned” 'that “it couldn’t
be done for Day Workers,” — ‘difficult to
measure”; “couldn’t see any difference in
output,” and many other “reasons.” -

The Union vepresentatives expressed sur-
prise at this “backing out” by the Company,
and the Day Workers began to ask “who's
kidding us? i
gee that time, the Union has striven
etiergetically to convince the Company that
they had “let the employees down,” and while

‘they have officially lived up to that part of

the agreement with respect to Piece Work
prices, the Company has given every known
yeason why they should not go along ‘with
the agreed upon conjunctive phase of the
Plan. — equal Bonus to the indirect workers.

 centive plan, — both halves should be geared

.._ While the U.B. ‘Union was negotiating with

mitted tothe War Labor Boui'd for approval.

: F Blood Donor Centers. These people are not
REPEATED CONFERENCES FUTILE part of a racket. Nor-are the millions of peo-

Conferences, both with top official of the ple who to date have contributed millions of:
Company and with the local Managements, pints of blood. Upon direct inquiry of the War
have failed to convince the Company of the Department the answer was an emphatic No!
logic of this Plan. To summarize-the Com- The Armed Forces pay nothing for the
_pany’s..official. position (to_say.the_least).:-it-Plasma-contributed=-by-our people, 7
is that the effort of indirect labor workers ‘There ave dozens of these rumors which
cannot be measured accurately. need no repeating here. You have all heard —
PHONEY? ®

; them from time to time. But these rumois
The Union's position has beet and is that convince us, more than ever, of the wonder-
an incentive payment participation by all in-

ful job Blood Plasma is doing to-save lives on
direct Labor workers, including Salary work the battlefield. The enemy in desperation is
ers, is vital towards the success of any in-

now trying to scare us away from the Blood
Donor Center. But our answer to these Hitler
stooges can only be more and more Blood, a
continuous stream of life-giving Blood from
us to our friends and loved ones at the front,

for effort, and incentive payments given for
the same reason, factual and psychological.

WHAT DID WESTINGHOUSE CO. DO?

Fo ee eee [oe]. eae) oo

General Electric, the U.E. was also negotiat-

ing withWestinghouse, Opposite to G. BE. Cockeyed i hinking

the Westinghouse Company agreed upon a William H. Davis, chairman of the War
plan of ‘payment of Day Workers and pro- Labor Board, issued the following statement
duced, the figures showing increased effici- and apparently correcting a previous one:
-ency which, on the whole, the Company “In the nations basic industries the price of
agrees is almost 15% since Pearl Harbor. labor, which is the hourly wage, has been

The U.E.-Westinghouse Plan has been sub- held substantially constant since. September

15, 1942, while the prices of other things,
which the wage and salary earnings buy,
not been constant, but have gone up. This
has been taken to mean that those wage
rates should now be increased to match the
wicits ae the War Labor cost of living increases since September 15,
ee one Sore Oe tyeutingheess 1942,” he declared. “That erroneous deduc-
efficiency Day Workers’ Bonus Plan, common ‘tions should be corrected.

laborers will be paid 92 cents, compared with My, Davis corrects an erroneous deduction
77 and one-half or 78 cents paid by General und screws up the works.

‘Electric, and all other indirect workers up Mr. Davis intends to hold wages to the

puepoutlonsviel ys September 15, 1942 level and admits that
G. E. CHARLIE SPEAKS AGAIN! prices have gone up. _ ;
We vead in the August isue of the Reader's. It is, therefore, erroneous to raise wages
Digest an article on “Incentive Pay.” by Wil- to th , ifce 1 avels ‘
liam Hard in which he quotes Mz, Charles EB, 1 '@ P ew on
Wilson, president-on-leave of General, Blec- You figure it out! See page two for C, I. 0.
. (Continued on Page Four) _ Wages Policy!

Note: Production bonuses are allowable by
the War Labor Board, regardless of the 15%
“Little Steel” formula.

TO PUT IT PLAINLY
The situation at present is and means that

November 22, 19. Page Three

- November 22, 1943 , , ' a

CAP Sad SHIFT—Blanchard Mowers

Honry Groff, leade
ander foreman C. W. Hastings takes

his job seriously. Nono of this ab-
sentecism for “Hank.” Me hasn't
lost a day sinco he came to work at
CAP just one year ago this week.
And. he is starting his second ycar
 determind:to-kesp: bls:rrord:' u
for the duration of the war... .E
the rest of us took our jobs as seri-
ously-as-“Hank” Groff; the abscatee:-
record of CAP would be. the.loweat —.

= Be ee PS cash yl t . ; FORT EDWARD-——“Red” Boynton
OT AN ATT ase
tL a

“Honorary Mention for ~~
Best Shop Short

In order. to have a strong union
we must all get together at our °

dy ae ws Won
Ad Ga

Send Your Union Questions
c/o S. M, VOTTIS, Editing Committee
301 Liberty St. Schenectady,.N. Y.

_ The reporters of this paper have decid

‘to break the news as to who our artist is |
spite of his.modesty. Yes, we wish to intrd
duce Brother Chester . : monthly meetings. Posters are on the
G. Cook from CAP as bulletin boards one week in' advance.
the person responsible f= LE-you-want.to know—-what. the.
for the drawing and : _ Union is for, why you are p ;
printing heading $12.00 a year to belong, what stan-
HM ay Bag ene dard prices are; and the many ques-
Shop “Shorts I tions affesting your jobs, contac’

What is the C1O-

BUILDING 73-A—Tony Caputo
For the benefit of‘all members of.
“our shop, Broth 8° Caiiipbell
is our Unio pr tative to th

«oe ee ATTENTION.
A reporters meeting will take

Wage Policy? ~

In calling for the scrapping of the Little
Steel formula and an upward adjustment of
wages,_the CIO.convention.took.a_step.ot
reaching Significanéé. “~~

But at the same time*this step is no de-
parture from the consistent policy of the
CIO in recognizing the need for a thoroughly
stabilized home’ front.

The CIO. was the first lo support the Presi-
dent’s seven-point anti-inflation program, in-
cluding the idea of wage stabilization, though

- it never considered the Little Steel. formula
as a workable means of bringing this about.

Wage rates were frozen under this form-
_ ula, -but. the rest-of..the.seven points were
never placed into effect. :

Congress has refused to adopt a sound
tax system that would curb high incomes
and swollen corporate profits,

It"has-blocked_efective action to con-
trol prices and is today threatening to
bar the use of subsidies to keep prices
down,

As a result, living costs have risen far be-

yond the level’ of the Little Steel formula -

wage freeze, andthe promised rollback of
prices to the level of Sept. 15, 1942, has not
been ‘fulfilled. ~~ .
In a word, the stabilization program, has
not been carried out. And even wages have
not been “stabilized,” accurately speaking;
rather real-wages have ben sharply cut’ by
increased living costs and thrown completely

_mareh to victory.” a

(2) Wage - inequalities and. inequities
must hé eliminated and, where feasible, there
should be. “industry-wide. stabilization of
wage structures on the basic principle of
equal pay for the same work.” ;

(3) Substandard wage rates’ must be
lifted to “minimum levels of American de-;
cency.” “ os

‘(4) To achieve a truly stabilized na-
tional war economy, these wave policies
must be combined with “vigorous price
control, overall rationing and a firm tax-.
ation policy calculated to raise the funds
necessary for victory out of the luxury
living levels reflected in corporate pro-
fits and high income brackets and-not
out of the food budgets of workers.”

"If this stabilization program is not carried

out, the CTO warns that still further Wwage
readjustments will be,necessary "to protect
the health, welfare and morale of he home
tront against consequences disastrous to our

‘out of balance ‘with the stabilization of prices
and wages contemplated in the original anti-

‘inflation program. As the CIO resolution
points out:

“Excessive prices and profits- coupled
with freezing of wages have created the
conditions for inflation and resulted in
severe strains upon the food and cloth-
ing budgets of workers, wth consequent
threats to their efficiency in war pro-

=“duetion* > ™

Confirmation of C10's general claims has
recently come from Chairman W. H. Davis
of the National War Labor Board. In a letter
to. Vice-President Wallace, he says:

“As the months flow by and the Board
continues to hold wages to the general
level of Sept. 15, 1942, we become in--
creasingly conscious of the fact that we
are asking one segment of our society
to do its part to protect all America from
the ravages of inflation while, at the
same time, a similar obligation has not
been placed as heavily upon the should-

~ ers of some of the other séginents of this
society.”

CIOs demand for elimination of the Little
Steel formula and higher wages does not
stand alone. It is but one part of » four-point
program, directed as a whole to increasing
war production and achieving a sound stab-
ization of our war economy. The four points
are:

(1) The little Steel formula must be
dropped te permit American workers,’ thru
collective bargaining, “to secure wage ad-

.justments to levels necessary to maintain. .
their. morale. health and efficiency and” ‘to.

meet. the special needs imposed on them, in
* this war peviod.” :

ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
UNITED ELECTRICAL RADIO & MACHINE

WORKERS OF AMERICA — LOCAL 301
N01 LIBERTY ST. SOMNNNCTADY, NY.

ii

, Wdithas Commitee
HD, WALLINGKORD HDWARD BAZAN

WM. HODGES §. M. VO'UNIS

In a word, the C10 is still fighting for
a. stabilized economy to prevent inflation
sand win the war, when it rejects the
present instability and lack of balance
between wages,-prices and profits, and
demands the real stabilizing of all econ-
omic factors as envisaged in the Presi-
dent’s original anti-inflaion program

BN _ APE Da _T_7

the “Sales Tax
r A

last issue and] many
more ¢artoons that are
waiting publication,

Chet’s talents didn’t

* overnight :

the past 15 years with  -CHMATEI & coor —
his cartoons and draw- . wa, :
ings,-and has also been the winner of a seho-
larship from Sreet'‘and-Smith ‘Publishers for
a course in cartoon drawing and magazine
illustration. His ambition is to become a top
notch specialist in this field. ‘

Outside of his excellent work as an illus-
‘trator for our paper he manages to find time.
to visit the blocd donor center, He is a five
time donor. ; °

-Last but not least Chet is a 1A union
man. us ;

Congratulations Chet, for the. fine. work.
Our reporters are all rcoting for you

* OK *
Winners... ,

Sidney Friedlander, committeeman from
Building 16, and Blanchard Mowers, commit-

go teeman. from the
Campbell Ave. Plant
are the winners of $5
prizes awarded .to-the
best write-ups in the
last issue of the “Hlee-
rien! Union News.”

Sidney Friedlander:
has been a_ regular
contributer to our pa-
per,
however, was .“Union
Protects Rights of Sol-
dievs’ Wives.” Sidney

SIDNE Di NDELN. “Vs
SONY tte a NPEX worked diligently get-

Building 16

the different city agencies on the Bmergency
Maternity and Infant Care Program for the

already has done much good in clarifying
yhis question for the benefit of soldiers’ tami-
les. . é

Servicemen’s wives and children. This story Q QO ‘
one i

ting all the facts from ‘

uF committe

ask questions and -explanations af-
; fecting working conditions, prices,
ete... sil. . The three members of
the AOWPC, Maurice Moon; Anita
Obrien, alnd yours truly attended’ a

ting und dinner of: the AOWPC

in.the Van Curler_Hotel in Schenec-
tady on ‘Thurs, Nov. 18th. Interest-.

» ing pictures were shown. The people. -

who say to themselves “I'm. just, put-
_ ting in my time,” or “To h-* 1 with
‘quality, get the money,” should see
thése ‘pictures of -our boys going
down in flames or crawling through
slime * and mud, dying of wounds
from shot .and shell. , Maybe your
son, brother or sweetheart is one of
them. Poor quality work is helping
our boys die. Think it over... . Carl
McBride shot a whole magazine of
‘shells ata red fox sometime ago. The
fox would poke his head dround one
side of a tree and then the other.

When the ammunition was all gone
Carl went down and found Mr. Fox
was in a trap. Better practice, Carl.

» «+I hope you members will all read °

the bulletin boards and come to our
next meeting.

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BUILDING 81—William Mastriani-
W are sorry to hear of the trag-

edy that hit Mrs. Lillian Greenier of *

the drill press group, who lost her
home in,a fire at Corinth, N.Y. Her
co-workers responded immediately by
setting up a committee and making a
collection throughout, the shop. Many
thanks to Ruth Steffins, Mary Jaco-
bies Ann De Nofrio, Sante Fazio,
Glayton.Pudney, William Harris, and

His prize story, —-everyone—elee--who—helned.—Anyone.

who has some old clothes.for boys
ranging from 1 to 8 years old and for
girls from 5 to 16 years old contact
Mary Jacobie or myself.

Renn
Don’t forget Monday, Nov.

29th is Bldg. 81 nite at the CIO .
Hall. There’ will be a- short
meeting followed by round and

_$_squaré dancing. A very good

ion Board which
consists of four Union members) and
four company members. This com-
mittee meets every other Tuesday to
decide upon suggestions that are/turn
ed in through your union delegates _

‘for the” good of th
‘Blanks for.those:.who desire. to. turn

in a suggestion may be obtained

through any of your Union coinmit-

teemen. So let’s go, each and every:
one! Any kind of a brain atorm will

help. knock HitYer and Tojo for a
‘loop, and, it may also net you a few

frogies (green ones)... .

Don’t forget Friddy,. Nov.
26th, at 7:30 p.m, at the CIO
Hall is the day of our monthly
shop meeting. Let's all make
this one of the biggest yet. Re-
member this meeting is the on-
ly and the most convenient
place to. thrash out your shop
problems,’ We will also have re-

i freshments.
RANA

.Many requests have been made by
the members in the shop as to who
was the cute little doll with the pink
cheeks and dazzling eyes who gave
out the union paper at the gate two

_ weeks ago. I am proud to announce

that she is no other than Annabelle
Lighthall. A very hard worker and
a,clean sport, Yes, one who always
pays her bets. We must not forget
Eddie Ziobrowski, who you know has
been at the gate every other week
since our paper has been out. Eddie

“you are doing a swell job and we

want you to know that everyone of |

preciates your steady appea’
Anées at the gate. 7 .

“C1Q-

BUILDING 28—Charles Green

Reminder to all employees of Spe-
cial Products and Aeronautics! The
War is not yet won. Our boys, your
brother, dad or sweetheart, may at
this moment need a pint of blood.
Please donate to the American Red
Cross. Kinely call ext, 5858 or 3573 _

NA, a*de Nl 2 a is LEDOR
POSTWAR GOLDBRICK
Characteristic of the phony postwar de-
mobilization plans now being dangled in
front of American workers is that of the
Natl. Assn. of Manufacturers postwar sub-

~tommittee, prepared for presentation to the

annual meeting of the NAM here Dec. 8-1-0.
Under this plan, made public by Committee
Chariman Wiltved Sykes, returning veterans
would get base pay of $100 a month with full
family allowance for the first three months
following honorable discharge. This is while
the ex-serviceman is looking for a job, Sykes
said. For the second three months, ‘they ~
would receive $50 a month and family allow-
ance. Sykes is president of Inland Steel Co.

Sounds good. That's what it’s meant for,
The catch, of course, is that with the NAM
in the saddle, the veteran still wouldn’t have
ajob.at the end of three months, six months
or a year and six months.

Like most big business postwar schemes,
its main purpose is to build up a huge labor
reserve for private industry. Then unions
ean be broken, big business feels, and wages
pushed batk to where they were in the dear .
dead days of the open shop. .

Trouble is that all the bonuses in the world
aren't going to assure jobs for veterans un-
less our postwar economy is adjusted to keep
factory wheels turning. Private industry
can’t do this, as it showed during the great
depression. It will probably have to be a reg-
wated economy

3ut private industry is more afraid aif

a vepulated economy than it is of depressions.

That's why it wants to lull labor into a sense

of security with phony bonus schemes. Tt

doesn’ want labor to start working up a real
postavar: plan,

The editorial committee also wishes to

-state that Sidney did not accept the gift for

himself but immediately turned it over to
the USO.

Blanchard Mowers, «wins: a prize tor. the
best answer to the questionnaire sent out to
the committeemen.on “What Do You Think
Is the Greatest Problem Cont'ronting Our
Union Today and What Are Your Sugges-
tions for Solving This Problem.” ’

C1 O For World Labor Unity.

Immediate steps for organizing a world

labor conference “to ‘weld the unity of labor; "~~

the governments and the people of the United
Nations” were recommended Nov. 1 by Pres.
Philip Murray in his report to the 6th CIO
eouvenion in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
here.

Hitting out sharply at. the AFL leadership
and Sir Walter Citrine, secretary of the Bri-
tish Trades Union Congress, for having
“sabotaged any earnest endeavor to accom-
plish effective international labor collabora-
tion while giving lip service to uiity,” Mur- '
vay declared:

"The time has come to depart trom mere
plous expressions. Thé moment for action is

at hand. We must accomplish intemational -

labor unity now as an imperative need for
the most effective prosecution of a people’s
war and for the effectuation of-a people’s
peace,” :

CIO ettorts to achieve labor unity at home
have failed, Murray said, because national
APL leader's, “some, throvigh misunderstand.
ing, others through design, have blocked at-
tempts by the CIO ito achieve this goal.”
Unity can be accomplished, he indicated, by
joint action of the rank and file on the legis-
lative and political fronts, ae?

time is assured for all. Get your
tickets early from your com-
mitteeman,
RRR PPL LL ALLS ALLELES
Weil, now that the Co. recognizes
the ‘dispatchers and expediters as

part of the bargaining agency let's |

some action in organizing those
on are not members from their
midst. Jf there are oxpediters and
dispatchers who did not receive a
union card to fill out contact com-
mitteeman Wm. Allen on the first
shift, Tom Meloche on the second
shift and our hard working Tim Moy-

onihan-on the third shift... How -

about a big hand for the boys who
pass out our paper every two weeks
at the 85 gate, Frank Bala and Tony
Caffalette. They are Johnny on the
spot. The least we who go through
the gate can do is to thank the boys
by taking papers to the shop.

—c1o

BUILDING 16—Section C
—Bob Anderson

On Saturday, Nov. 2ith at
10 pan, Section C will hold a
dance and. entertainment at
GIO Hall, Refreshments will be
served to those who can take it,
Tickets are 75 cents for women
workers and one dollar for men.
A lnvge crowd is expected to
‘attend. For the benefit of sec-
ond shift workers, the orches-
tra will stay till 8 a.m. George
Quick of Bldg. 14 is in charge
of arrangements and tickels
ean be secured from him or
your own committecman, Let’s

make it big.

_ week little Mary “Butch”

place’ Tuesday, Nov. 28rd, 1943
at 7:30 P.M. It’s open’ house.
Come one, come all!

BUILDING. 81,.. 2nd. Shift [aie
: Fae —Jack Lobel
Our ‘sad- morhent—let’s: make: it a -
happy one. This girl came here to
help the war effort. She was doing
a good job, She is a swell girl, good *
natured and good looking.. She has
no mother—no father.. They sent her
away to a sanitarium for a’ year.

“The kid is really sick, We are run-

ning a benefit raffle for her, a
couple of bonds,. If you wish, to vol-

-Unteer for this committee—Jst, 2nd:

and 8rd shifters, see “Blinky” Russell
or Harry Sake on 2nd shift or Miss
Margaret Jones on 8rd shift... . The
girls are really taking over — last
Morris
started smoking a pipe. Watch that
chewing tobacco. ... In a real knock
down and drag ’em out election the
bowling league elected “Blinky”
Russll, President; “Tool:Room” Sla-
vin, Seeretary; and Ed. Luburda,
Treasurer. There was no opposition.
+. + Where did you get that ring,
Miranda? Don’t tell me, let me guess.
... That cute new crane operator—
what a pleasant smile when O. P.
goes by.. What is this I hear about
a Thanksgiving Eve party Wednesday
night? Hope I’m invited. ... Your
correspondent is leaving Nov. 29th,
Who. will take over??? See next is-
sue of this paper. . . . About this
gossip—I.can’t put it in if you don’t
get it up.

CAP--Sam Riggi and Tom Riggi
We wan't more UNION members
in test at CAP. Make up your mind,
to join this very day.. Walk right
over to your committeemaa, days—
Myr Nelson; nights, Mr Schwartz; and ‘
say, “Give me a Union application.”
Sign it, give it back, and THERE
YOU ARE! What is easier than that!
... «+. We wonder if Bea J. sings
“Smoke Gets in My Eyes?” Her boy

‘and I will gladly send you an applica. tind, Harold Ille is now with the

tion... . We wish to thank Bro. Rob-
ert Price for the splendid job he has
done as chairman of the Blood Donor
Committee. Brother - Price has re-
signed and youts truly, will try to
keep up the good work. It will be

local fire department. -.. Farewell

Joe Gagne! Joe was the scribe who
wrote up all the material on Carrier,
current section for our test news...
Jack Benny hasn't a thing on Roy
Wagner when it comes to fiddle play-

CLO me ae

sVinge—in—the-other,:-drawing-a-be-d

ithe highest ‘in the Sche-
netady works. Let's all © follow
“Hank's” Jead and cut down this dis-
gracefully high absentee record of
ours, ... Austin Case, our new. Ex-
ecutive Board |

good start handling the recent: All-
Out-War’ Production ~ Conimittee
meeting. We all welcome Brother
Case," and ‘feel that he will make’
valuable contributions to the task of
guiding our collective will-to-win the
war into the channels of increased.
production. ee

———— C 10-—

BLDG. 52—Welded Products Dept.

--Biil Geier and Sigmund Mullen
:The sheet metal bowling league
has good reuson to know there's a.
war going on. Since the start of the
lengue two years ago, eleven of our
bowlers have left us. One of them
for all time. Johnny D'Ambrosio waa
killed in North Africa last June, a
serving with the Sea-Becs. .. .' Now
serving with the Sea Bees are Iugh
Mackey and Pete Rodak. The army
has claimed five of our bowlers, Sal-
ly Matarazzo, who leaves next week,
Ed Riber, Bil! Ausickcr, Gilbert Kel-
ley and Bob Palen, although Bob was
recently given an honorable dis-
charge. Donald Fitzpatrick is with
the Army Air Force, and our contri-
butions to the Navy we: - Ted Krem-,
pa and Harold Decker. We all look
forward to the time when we will
have the old gang back, and have'a
uip-r wing, (mostly » sring) gord
ime...

~~" Everyone shoul? attend the
- union meeting. for-the-dept: en:
Wednesday, Nov. 24th as some
ery important topics will le
discussed. Refreshiiznts will
«lso be served... Admission 302,

Our latest pistol packin’ papa, Riy
(two gun) Yon, was seen in the other «
day on his upstairs front porch with
a water gun in one hand and a sy-

ive Boa mber, ‘succeeding aim pet
“Dewey Brashear has made a really

i

on “innocent victim as they walked.
bys...

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BUILDING 70.J

The girls from 70-J report a real
good time roller skating at the Royal

necessary to enlist the help.of.all_ing._Roy_can play “The. Flight_ot_last week, . 2. K. Crane and Betty

eommitteemn in Section B... WHY
is it thal some of the supevision in
Section B. do not like the idea of

- employees asking the committeeman

tor information on such subjects as

Draft Boards, Gasoline and Tire Ra-
tioning, ete. Might be we are getting
too smart for them. . ... We- would
like to. extend-our. good- wishes with
the best of luck to Henry Giordona,
who has left the plant to enlist in a
bigger and better job with the U. S,
Marines. We all wish him God speed
and-safe return, ... Congrats, to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hays, and to the new
arrival, a 6 lb, baby girl, . . . Bro.
Frank Karg, our Executive Board
member is doing a swell job, as al-
ways, as chairman of our Xmas Par-
ty. Tickets are all sold out, and we
expect to have a grand and glorious

_time. .. . Bob Hayes, our colored

porter, and everybody's friend is do-
ing a bang up job keeping up .the
morale of our.employees. Bob plays

hot tunes on. the harmonica at noon .

time. Keep it up, Bob, everybody
loves it,

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BUILDING 84—Joseph J. Schultz

What say! News! “Mohyde,”
“Jeff,” and Red Rolfe are testing out
au new smoke screen for ‘the army,
with thir “cigars.” (Shh! It’s a mili-
tary secret.) ... No tax-Joe Tragni
is thinking of running a pipe from
the Saratoga Springs to his home,
same address to avoid “water tax,” '
What next, “Joe”?

the Bumblebee” standing on his head,
(so hetells us). Pull up your pants
folks, the tide is coming in. He fur-
ther tells us that his one ambition is
to play in Carnegie Hall, Then he
will die happy. I’m afraid Roy has a
long hopeless life ahead of him.

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BUILDING 60—Fred Matern

Turbine Dept. puts CIO on air
from coast to coast. Thru the efforts
of Pat Vottis and his hard working
committceme the local received hon-
orable mention on the Philip Morris
program for its gnerous contribution
e ia Gazette sponsored cigarette
fund. ‘

... The Turbine Dept. is plan-
ning a gala night for Dec. the
1ith at the CIO Hall. Bats,
drinks and entertainment will’
be on the agenda, Chairman of
entertainment, Bill Kelly from.
Bldg. 278 together with his
committee have promised the
. “bays’a good show. Yours truly,
chairman of publicity has guar-
anteed a sell-out and Bro, Pat
Vottis, chairman of the Turbine
division urges all of his repre-
sentatives:to-do- their utmost-to- -
get their members out for a
good time, The festivities: will
last until 8 am. in the morning
in order to give all shifts an
opportunity to attend.

Moore are newcomers to our group.
Greetings! and we hope you have a
nice stay. Welcome back to Ionie
Waldon, who has been out on the sick
list for a week... . Catherine Mann
spent the weekend home in the big
town, New York? No, Wooster, N.Y,

mom CFO mmr me

TINSMITH DEPT., BLDG. 52 ,
—L. Fredrick
For free advice to the love lorn

see Harriett Nye. ... The story of -

tle missing boat is ot for ‘more in-
formation. Investigate Saratoga Lake
or seo Herman Smith, Jr... , Louis
Chieeine is willing to swap a Ib. of

venison for a duck. Come rushing,
boys, ... Chuch Nitsche.had double
trow' les last week, Hs was lost in
the woods for 2 days, «ame home and
got lost on the bowling alleys. His
score was 640 for three games. Nice
going, Ben... . What was A! Rotor
doing with the. soldering iron on
Broadway at.10 o’clock Sunday. mor-
ning. . .. David Crabb, better

knov.n as Diamond Dive these dayy
presented his girl with an engage-
ment ring. ... Anyone needing shot
gun shells see Norman Huministon,
He snems to have an- unlimited sup-
ply... . dim Cromer, through inven-
tive genius has earnéd the name of
Mayor Haople, Jr... . What's tha
new set up between Frank Nappi and

Andy Gequinto???? ... Hf anyone ~

thinka Pete (Zeke) Stairs isn't a
good shot with a snow ball, ask your
reporter,