Dairy Employees
Request Support _
In 4a communication from. the
Milk, Ice Cream Drivers and-Dairy
Employees Local Union, No. ‘787,
AFL-CIO, they cull upon our Local
to support their organizational
drive by patronizing the’ organized
plants in their industry. They point
gut that General Ice Cream, Seal-..+
test, Solon Hi-Hat Food Products
and McCadam Duiry Products are
organized in their Union; however,
they have’ not. been successful in
organizing the following: Pine
Grove, Amsterdam, Bellevue, and
Colonial Dairies.
Ti is our obligation as Union
members to help‘support the dairy
workers who are niembers of the’
“; United Laber Movement, AFL-
* CIO, so check:your milkman.
.
JOIN THE. UNION!
Knolls: Patrick Gemmett, Re-
pair and Maintain Office Equip-
ment, in Shop Steward Villano’s
group. is rated at 2.08. Union deé
ras 1 step increase in rate based:
on his present performance.
Bldg. 52: Dominick Conti in Shop
Steward R. Howard’s group his:
requested a transfer, Union des
mands’ transfer to the seetion’
where overtime is being worked
and work load warrants additional
help. Beye 2
Bldg. 278: A. Witkoski in Shop
Steward A. Gatdette’s group’ pro-
tests recall of shorter service em- .
ployces to his former job on mill-
ing machine, Union demands man-
agement correct this situation. «—
Bldg. 12: Supervision has as-
signed welding to Cl B Jig and Fix-
ture Maker in, Shop Steward G.
Vineent’s ‘group. . Union demands
management assign welding to
proper personnel.
Bldg. 7: Roy Marseille was hired
-in April, 1952, and laid off for lack
of work Sept., 1954. He has worked
as Wireman, Test Ch D,. Painter,
Accumulator and Common. Labor.
Union demands proper placement,
Bldg. 46: Victor Capogna, Elec-
troplate Specialist in Shop Steward
A. Townsend’s group ts performing
ithe duties-of a Solution Specialist.
‘Union demands proper reclassifien-
tion and rate inercase,
Bldg. 42: Edward Noiseaux in
-Shop. Steward J. Korkin’s group
Was hired as an Assembler at in-
correct starting rate in vidlation
of Contract, Article X-8-(a). (4),
Union demands management cor
rect this violation,
Bldg. 60: Group of Crane and
-- "levator Repairmen it Shop Stew-
ard L. Di Catering’s section protest
inadequate job rate hased on the
“type of work they are performing
und required to do, Union demands
proper rate increase based on the
skill, knowledge and safety haz-
ards of their occupation.
" pression
Transfer of Deed
Union Property
(Continued ‘from Page 1)
parently prospered until the de-
of 1980 whereby they
went into’. bankruptcy and ‘the
court appointed a receiver to ad-
ministrate the affairs of the com-
pany which he did until 1049. At
this "point the Railway .was reor-
ganized and they obtained a loan
frum’ the Mohawk: National Bank
for $841,000 guaranteed through
~ the Jedeval Reconstruction Finance
’ Corporation,
New trouble developed in’ 1952
whereby the company went into
bankruptey aguin“and a trustee
was appointed by the court. The |
property was then sold for $235,000
to satisfy the creditors.
The Union purchased the prop-
erty in May of this year and, set
up‘a corporation that is registered |
‘us Electrical Union Hall, Ine.
THING IT VERE
al
UNIONS FIGHT FOR:
. Higher Penstons
| , Benefits
‘|, bnaproved Soctal Seourlty
. Nat'l Health Insurance
__SIGM UP TODAY
1€ Job
sands of grievances at all ‘levels
each year, These are just a few
exanitles of cases, not settled at
Stewitd-foreman level, to be pro-
cessed at management level.
IUE Local 301 handles * thou-
Bldg. 20: HL Trahan. in Shop °
Steward J. Griffith’s-group has cn
several occasions been forced to
“work on band saw. under’ protest.
They have: refused his request for
upgrade to the job for which he is
quiulified and placed shorter service “
employees in violation of Contract,
Article VI-5-(c)-(4),. Union do-
mands management’ correct viola-
don. -
DBidy. 273;
xone’s group feel that the work
Jond on their own shift: warrants -
‘overtime assignment on the 2nd
shift rather than the 1st. Union
demands management correct this
situation. ° >, :
Bldg. 66: Group in Shop Stew-
ard J, Chouinard’s section protest
violation of Contraet, Article V-9,
in regard to Universal gas cutting
machine, Request management cor-,
rect this situation,
Bldg. G0! Group in Shop Steward |
C. Andersow’s section protest work-
ing conditions on them job due ta-
paint spraying in’ that area. Union
demands management correct this,
condition, . ;
Bldg. 40: J, Milner and J. Col-
"yanese in Shop Steward 'T. Mor.
ctissey’s group are vassiened and
‘nerforming duties beyond their Cl
C 'Stockroom Keeper classification...
They are responsible andin com-
- plete charge’ of an isolated, large,
nuscellancous © stockroom. ~ Union
IUE-ClO LOCAL 301 NEWS |
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF LOCAL 301,
REPRESENTING SCHENECTADY
GE WORKERS
> —
. Published by the. Editorial Commitios
President James J, Cognetta
Vice Prasidont.. --Josoph Alots
Treasurer, «Josoph Whitbeck
Roeording Secretary. ~-----Miles Moon
Ass't Racording Secretary. Allon E, Townsend
Chief Shop Stoword.--.-..Willlam. Mastrlant
Gusinesas Agonto.... wa--leo Jandreau
121 ERIE GLVD. “SCHENECTADY, N.Y
i Group of 2nd shitt |
_operitors in Shap Steward L. Maz-
‘tate increase. a .
‘Bldg. 85: William Vanier, ‘Drill
Press, Assemble and Hydraulic
Press Operator in Shop Steward
Bi. Nejman’s group protests inade-
“quate “job rate: Union... demands
proper increase based on the skill,
oe knowledge required-on these
jobs... ws
Bldg. 68: Group: in Shop Steward
H. Hall’s section
faced with a serious lack of work
condition. Union demands reduc-
tion of forces’ according to Con-
“tract. : .
* Bldg. 28: M. Belding, Cl F Test
Operator with 1940 service has
been lnid off due-to lack of work.
Union demands proper placement.
Bldg. 67: Howard Weed-.in Shop
_ Steward FP, Wilkinson’s group pro-
“tests violation of Contract, Article
¥-9. Union demands. management
correct this situatione.:-
2. Bldg. 62: Larry Strauss in Shop
Steward) H. DiCaterino’s © group
does “not feel lie has. been given
proper consideration for upgrading
to welding based on his service and
experience, Union demands man-
agement correct this situation,
Social Security Bill
Watered Down —
and totally disabled from the Social
Security Bill,
retaining it only for widows,
the Senate floor to restore them,
demands: proper reclassification and.
are currently ’
Accidents High
Local 301'’s Compensation Dep’
has reported that in-the past’ few
weeks they have received reports
and filed claims for eighteen em-
ployees who were injured in Bldg.
85, This, said Leori’ Novak, the
Union’s attorney, is. an unprece-
dented number of accidents in so
short a period in one building
alone. . é
Bidg. 85 is the department that
has received nation-wide. publicity
as being a fully mechanized prof)
duction department. In the April“
28 issue of “Business Week Maga-
zine”, it says Bldg: 85 is a7 mil-
Hon .dollar plant that turns out
electric induction motors from 714
HP to 30 HP. It is an-integrated
unit that starts with raw matdrials
<and ends with packaged products.
Now finished motors arrive at the
storage bank 24, hours after the
strip steel, copper and casting
metals have started their trip down
the production lines.
Bldg. 85 has been in full opera-
tion since October 1955. It was de-
signed about 3% years ago to
meet an expanding market for rep
duction motors. G.I, estimates thease
market -will inerease- about -75%
in the next 10 years. The produc-
tion schedule has doubled in Bldg.
85 in the past year,
The Union is in the process of
making an investigation ..into
safety in Bldg. 85,
er
FOR THEIR
The Senate Finance ‘Committee,
short-one member hecause of the
death of Sehater Alben Barkley,
has voted to cut out all provisions
for payments to the , permanently
The committee also eliminated
_ the provisions for lowering the re.
tirement age for ovomen’ to 62,
These two important. provisions
were included in the House passed
bill, and a hot fight is expected on
|@NE MILLION 6 ROOM HOUSES
COULD HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH
THE MAN DAYS LosT DUE TO
OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENTS
DURING 1955,
TINK 660
Annual Spring Giveaway
Drawing for Gifts
_ MEMBERSHIP MEETING
dune 18, 1956
*K
8:00 p.m.
KRUEGER'S HALL
AFL-CIO
rf
Vol, 2 — No. 25.
June. 22, 1956
The Voice of GE Workers, Local 301, Schenectady, N'Y.
; Delegates to. represent IUE Local 301 at the New York
State Convention of the CIO:
“Membership Meetings. —
were elected last Monday at the
©
The annual convention of the State C1O-will take place in
Turbine Dept.
obs -
Albany. The Local is entitled to 30 delegates based on the
State CIO Constitution and the Per Capita Tax paid; however,
the Executive Board recommended that the delegation be cut
to 15 delegates which was approved by the Membership Meet-
ings. The smaller delegation will have the same voting strength
_ in case of a Per Capita roll call at the convention.
‘4 Based on the Union’s rule of proportional representation.
-wetween the second shift and the first and third shifts.of 1 to 5,
the second shift meeting elected the following: Julia Mitchell,
Bldg. 40; Stanley Witowski, Bldg. 273; and Maynard Columbe,
Bldg. 273. The first and third shifts elected Toni Smith, Bldg.
“12; Willian’ Mastriani, Bldg. 734; Joseph Whitbeck, Bldg. 40;
“Harry Williams, Bldg. 16; William Stewart, Bldg. 273; William
Christman, Bldg. 18; Henry Kaminski, Bldg. 76; James Cog-
netta, Bldg. 52; Mary Bartlette, Bldg. 24; Larry Gebo, Bldg.
om
273; Seratin Pita, Bldg. 273; and Leo Jandreau, Union Office.
: ‘Make Offer on
Inspectors Review Turbine Case
os as The Turbine members.of IUE Lo-
cal 801 working on the Assembly
of Inner Shells and-Nozzles filed 2
As a result-of complaints aris-
case through the Union to have ,
ing. from, Inspeéetors in the Large
Steam Turbine” Department on
work assignment and job classifica-
‘tion, a’committee of Inspector's was
“appointed by the Executive Board
Members in the department to re-
view the -present jobs and classi-
fications. © | a :
emThe committee held its first
eting last Friday whereby com.
“ mittee members were supplied with
u description and job classification
,of euch inspection job. Their next
“mecting will be held today when
it is expected they will, have spe-
cific proposals on changes.
Much of the problem presently is
caused by overlap of jobs that fall
into two classifications, ©
The members of the Turbine Tn-
spection Committee are; D. Mac-
Donald, T. MeCahe, J. Muir, R.
Newbury, My Zasada, W. Thomas,
~~ L, Bailie and A, Repka,
their jobs- classified equal to the
‘> Floor Assemblers working in the
’ Prepare for Shipment Area. Some_
yeurs ago both groups, which have
since been separated, worked to-
gether as one group and rates and
job assignment were the same, ©
_ Within the past few months the
Assemblers: working in thd Pre-
pare. for Shipment Area were re-
viewed and reclassified, resulting
in inereases-in pay fora large per-
centage of the employees affected.
' The Assemblers in the Prepare for
Shipment Area check the machine
and make necessary adjustments °
after test while the Assemblers in
the group making the request for a:
wage adjustment -do similar work ”
on the machine before it woes inte
test. The grievance had been
through all the steps in the griev-
anew -procedura,
The request made by the Union
(Continued on Page. 4)
tate Delegates
TONY. St. Convention Delegates Elected Delegates Elected to Nat'l Convention
Delegates to represent TE Local 301 at the National
Convention next September were elected at the June Member-
‘ship Meeting held in Krueger's Hall last Monday. The Conven-
-tion will be held in St. Louis, Missouri, on September 10. The
Convention, which is the supreme body for establishing Na-
tional policy, will consider major questions affecting thie or-
ganizational program of the National Union, the: collective
bargaining and legislative program. One ofthe major issues
that will come befor é-the Convention will be an increase in
Per Capita as the result of the seven months. strike in the
Westinghouse: plants. a a
The Local is entitled to 10 Delegates; however, keeping in
mind the tremendous expense involved, the Executive Board
recommended 5 Delegates to represent the Local. By ‘sending °
2 delegation of 5 it will not impair the voting strength of Local
301, because roll call votes will be taken on the basis of Per
Capita Tax paid during the last 12 months. Likewise, the
Convention rules alow up. to a maximum of 3 Delegates from
a local union to be represented on Convention committees,
With a delegation of 5, at least 2 Delegates will be on the con-
‘vention’ floor during sessions even when others may be tied
up in committees, | “he %
The second shift meeting elected Fred Paeelli, Bldg. 46.
... Kirst and third shifts elected James Cognetta, Bldg. 52; Wil--
* liam -Mastriani, Bldg. 734; Serafin Pita, Bldg. 273, and Leo
Jandreau, Union Oftice. ©.
Rules on Vacation Shutdown Pay
The controversy that stemmed from a State Supreme
Court decision as to whether employees whé were paid vaca-
tion could apply for Unemployment Insurance was cleared up
- to some extent’by Mr. Lubin, the State Commissioner of Labor.
..° Commissioner Lubin said the following rules will apply:
“Where a Contract provides'for vacation or provides sepa-
ately for a vacation allowance and for a vacation period, and
there is a plant shutdown or curtailment for a vacation period
without express Union consent, employees entitled to vacation
allowance are not entitled to Unemployment Insurance—even
though they are looking for work, If an employee not entitled
to a vacation allowance applies for benefits, the facts will be
examined. If he is in fact vacationing, he will not be entitled to
benefits. If he-is. not: vacationing but is looking: for: work, “his
claim will be accepted.”
The effect this ruling. has on Schenectady in the depart-
ments that are scheduled to shut down is that anyone forced
to lose time during the shutdown who is not eligible for vaca-
tion payment should report to the Employment Office the day
following the shutdown .and.apply.for Unemployment: Benefits:
‘Area C0.
Install Officers
The Schenectady Area CIO Coun-
-eil Officers were installed last Sat-
urday evening by Michael Mans,
Assistant Director, of the N.. Y
State AFL-C10, Region #2. -The
elected officers were: Sandy Mor-
reale, President, from the United
Steelworkers; Clarence Hollenbeck,
Vice-President, from the Leather
’ Workers; Frank ‘Esposito,’ Record-
ing ‘Secretary, from the United
Steelworkers; , William Stewart,
- Treasurer, from. the IUR; Nat
‘Keene, Financial ‘Secretary, from
the. Amalgamated Clothing Work- ;
ers; Willfam Handly, Trustee, from
the Leather Workers; Mario Bag-
nato, Trustee, from ‘the TU; Wil-
liam Renwick, Trustee, from: the
Office Workers—Steel; and Louis
“Giardano, Sgit.-at-Arms, from the
‘Office’ Worker: s—-Steel.
The thitiation was held in. Hotel
Schenectady.
Louis Hollander,
N, Y. State CIO Council. The AFL
members,of the Local Merger Com-
mittee | vere present as” invited
guests. So
Jumes Cognetta, President of Lo-
val 801 and delegate tothe ‘Area
Council, was chairman of the Ban-.
quet Committee,
Shop Si Stewards
Take Oath of Office
. At the June Membership Mect-
ing held-last Monday 17 new Shop
Stewards were added to the Union’s |
large list of shop representatives.
At the.2nd shift meeting. the fol-
lowing were sworn int Carl Tour-
ville, Bldg. 278; George Donohue,
CART; Clyde Ekstrom, Bldg. 273;
and George Barker, Bldg, 52
The following were sworn in at
the Ist and 8rd shift meeting: Rich-.
ard Downes, Bldg. 84; Grace Crow-
ley, Bldg. 68; Ralph Taeobucci,
Bldg. 52; Henry Di Caterino, Bldg.
nts William Bednarowski, Bldg.
37; John O’Brien, Bldg. 2 73; Don-
ald Murphy, Bldg. 60;
Sautin, Airport; Joseph Korkin,
Bldg. 42; Damas La Fountain,
“Bldg. 60; John Bailey, Bldg. 273;
“Harvey "La ‘Fountain, Bldg, 18; and
» «Lyman Bouck, Bldg. 85,
@HIGHER WAGES # PENSIONS
@ PAID VACATIONS § HOLIDAYS
“@ BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS
@ PENSION & WELFARE PLANS
Guest, spenker ‘was.
President of the -
Ste phe a,
Toolmakers and
Management —
Review Complaints
The Toolmakers Committee elect-
ed by the Toolmakers reviewed:
with the local management last
‘Tuesday a 5-point program adopted
by the Toolmakers at their last
meeting. The program consisted
of the followingy, :
urm-out of Work
Speed-up and Estimates
Division, Line between
Work
_ pations
Mf. Future’ Employment ”
5. Wages
The committee pointed out ‘that |
Tool
“ome departnients have been farm-
ings.out work that could have been
done. hy Toolmakers in: the Sche-
neetady ‘plant. The Committee: fur-
ther pointed out that the work
made on the eutside required mod-
ifications and changes which when)”
added to the original cost resulted
inea “penny wise and pound fool-
ish’? company. polic
tee suggested full utilization of
the presont camplement of ‘Teal
makers, : _
The: ‘Cémpany gave figures of
_ total.Toolmakers on 5/18/55 nun.
bering 526 contrasted with a pres-
ont employment of 512.
The management coufieatetl, a
general reduction in the A&O Di-
vision with some work being farm-
odin from’ Johnson City and Bur-,
lington at the present time.-
The committee suggested that. v
division line be established between
their work and; ‘Machinists, who re~
‘ecive a lower rite. .
Future employment and, wages:
‘were discussed with management.
The committee present ‘at the
meeting with management consist
ed of the followings .. ‘
H. MeLean, CAR John Katsich,
CART; Mike Rakviea, #49; epi
Combs #387; Anthony Cinelli, #273
G. Scifer, Knolis Lab; Lepnard
Pannone, #17; Louis Miller, #273;
Russell Vitallo, #17; Neil) Duhe,
#28; Stanley Fisher #16; Edward
-amrowski, #46; and William Mase
triani, Chief Steward,
Executive Board
_MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 25th
7:30 p. m.
UNION HEADQUARTERS
121 Erie Blvd,
and Other Allied Ocen- .
* The commit:.
‘SUIT BACK
FROM THE:
CLEANERS?
FREDDIE F FREE
LOADER. PASSED] WAS THAT ME- AND)
AWAY LAST
FIVE OTHER UNIOW.
MEMBERS BE H/S
PALLBEARERS/
WHAT BUT HE
NEVER, WAS AA:
ONION MEMBERL,
WELL. HE
IAFIGURED
THAT THE
ONION CARRIED
HIM THROUGH
LIFE THIS FAR.
THEY MIGHT AS WELL
CARRY HIM ALL
“sCopyrighted ~ Labor Foaturos
. Sessions when
the . various
‘Membership
‘Approves —
Coordinators
As the result of changes in the
“status of the grievance procedure
due to the decentralization of .éen-
tral management authority to the
a departments, the Union was at a
“: disadvantage in not having- one
“Union représentative present at all
individual Board,
Members discussed their particular
cases. Moreover, management has
established this procedure by as-
signing’.one person from Bldg. 41
to be-present at all grievance ses-—
sions ‘in the ve arious departments.
We are obliged to negotiate the
management ‘level ‘grievances | in
departments rather
than. one central location which
makes- it physically impossible to
assign full time Agents to every
meeting and at the same time
covers the Union Office. The Execu-
_tiye Board’ in recommending the-
plan pointed: out that it would be
reviewed after it was in effect for
three months and if improvements
over the present procedures were
not - ‘realized, _the: plan would: be
abolished, .
place
“Trial Committee
Elected
Tn accordance with the Local’s
Constitution, a Trial Committee of
5 members was elected at the last
Membership Meeting to hear
charges made by members of our
Union against another hiember.
The committee sleeker was us fol-
lows:
John D. Smith, 2nd shift
Anthony Campricllo, 1st shift
George Perucci, 1st shift
John McGrath, 1st shift
Howard Herbert, 1st shift
The committee will report oe
n
recommendations to the any Me
bership Meeting.
Members Approve
New ‘Assistant —
Business Agents
The June Membership meetir
_ tpproved the appointment of wl)
Assistants to the’ Business Agent to
replace the present Assistants who
are returning to the shop as their
leaves of absence have haan @X-
hausted.
The replacements vaedmmnended
by the Executive Board ave: Allen
li, Townsend, Bldg. 46, who will re-
Serafin Pita, . and. - Charles
Scott, Bldg. 52, who will replace
Tred Sheehan.- ;
Pita will return to work in the
plant in Bldg. 273 while. Shechan
will be employed in Bldg. 16.
Yeation upon you.
~ move
THE LEGAL CORNER
(A Column Written by Lzon Novak of Novak 8 Diamond,
Attorneys)
The ‘following is another in a series of articles on. “What To Dn In
Case Of An Automobile Accident.”
IF YOU ARE A WITNESS
The law does not. require you to
‘do anything at all regarding an
accident to, which you, are not a
party, ‘However, human decency
and fair play, impose a certain obli-
You can assist
in seeing that justice is:done if you
take the following steps:
1, -ASSIST INJURED. Your
first duty, of course, is to do what ~
you can to.assist any injured per-
son. ‘Victims ineshock or lying on:
the ground should lie covered from
the neck down, Be careful, net to
any fhjured person ina way
that might make his injury worse
except to suve his Hfc.
2. SIGNALS. If the accidmit ae-
curs: at- night, place ials on the
highway to warn other oncoming
traffiesthat. there has been an ue-
_ cident.
3. LICENS] NUMBE ns Write
down the: license numbers of ‘both
ears so that you can identify them,
later by. their number's,
4, TAKE NOTES If you are
called as a witness, it may be weeks °
‘or months before you are asked to”
tell” exactly what you saw and.)
heard. If you testify from careful”
«notes made on the scene, you. need
“not become confused on the wit-
ness stund. So write down as quick-
ly:as you can and while the: acei-
dent is fresh in’ your memory ex-
actly what you saw and heard per-
taining to. the accident. Try to
write down facts, not impressions. *
Step off or measure distances and
Cy. 7 0:
| aa Winners
On Membership
Drive
The- Membership © Drive that
started May 17 ended last’ Sunday,’
June 17. Several hundred new ap-
signed » bringing
ilications were
€ lown the unorganized workers in
our bargaining Unit to approxi-
mately 1,000.
. The winners for the drive were:
Wasil Laskevich, Bldg. 97, first
prize consisting of a $75.00 and a
$25.00 Government Bond; David
Stockheim, Bldg. 278, second prize,
a” $50.00 Government Bond; and
Joseph Chouinard, Bldg. 66, third
prize, a $25.00 Government Bond.
While ‘the. drive has come to a
lose, the job of signing up new
members is a continuous process in
Local 801,
relate such measurements to“some
stationary object such as a mail-
box, bridge, driveway; ‘tree, ete.
“Bs GIVE NAME. Give your
name and address to either driver
or any injured party. You would
want him or her to do as muely for
you if you were involved in the ac-
-eident. You have: no legal obliga-
tion to diseuss the accident with
anyone but there.can be: no ob--
jection to your telling anyone in-
volved. in, the accident ‘or any at-
torney representing
‘yolved just what you saw or heard,
6. ASSIST POLICE. You have
no legal obligation to report an ac-
cident. in which you are not involy-
od but your cooperation in giving:
the facts to the police or, sheriff
will help the officials to see, that
Justice is done.
T.TMSTILY. Be
‘prepared to
take ‘the witness standin court and :
tell what you saw and heard.
CART: K. Berneige, C1.C Test
Operator, in Shop Steward C. Rieh-
ardson’s group ° ‘feels his present
vtate is inadequate for the type of
work-he is performing and required
to do. Union requests evaluation
of job with upward rate sdlaa-
ment,
Bldg. 84: The Tracto# Group un-
der Shop Steward F. Madison are
~ protesting the safety. hazards. that
exist dn the. trailer court in. Bldg.
97. Union requests these hazard-..
ous conditions be climinated..
Bldg. 107: The group of -Steel-
workers, in Shop: Steward J. Pa-
rola’s group protest their work be-
ing<performed by Maintenance Re-
pairmen in Bldg. 285. Union re-
quests investigation and correction
at this condition.
Bldg. 67: Edward Prince, whe
has Jan, 1948 service and is classi-
fied as a Cl A Tool Crib Keeper,
is now able to work after being
out due to illness. Union requests
he be placed on his former job.
Bldg. 285: ‘Pasquale J. De Lucia,
‘elussified as a Cl_A Screw Machine
Operator, with July 1940 service,
his been laid off due to lack “of
work, Union requests’ he be placed.
Bldg! 49¢° The Sheet Metal Group”
under Shop Steward W. Gage has
- suffered a loss of earnings due to
incorrect planning, equipment and
» working conditions. .Union requests
investigation and correction of this
situation,
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Arbitration
Date Set
As a’ result of a grievance filed
by a Power Station group, mem-
bers of TUE Local 301, requesting
‘the :payment of double time after
12 hours in a work day, the Union
asked for arbitration and the Com-:
The arbitration ©
pany consented. :
affects Article V-4-B-(4) of our
. National Agreement.
The case is being handled by the |
American Arbitration Association.
Professor Paul R. Hays has been
selected to scrve as Arbitrator and
has set the date for July 18, 1956,
to be held at the Van. Curler Hotel.
Attend
Your
‘Union
Meetings
_. Martin,
» Saccocio, Harry
Koral,
Mica Organizing
Committee Set Up
At the request of IUE District 3
the Executive Board of Local 301
has. set up an Organizing Commit-
tee that. will-assist in persuading
Mica Insulator employees to join
the IUE. o
. The former ‘UE organizers who
were fired by National UE Officers
a few weeks ago are advising the
Mica workers to join the IAM, be-
eause they have been offered jobs
by that organization.
Local 301 was instrumental in
helping the Mica workers to drop.”
their Independent Union years, ago
and join UE. We now feel we have
a responsibility in helping them to
affiliate to the TUE-ATL-CIO,
The Organizing Cominittee held
its first mecting Tuesday, June 19,
at: Union Headquarter s. Jack Sua-
rez, District President, will work °
with the committee on developing -
a campaign program, The members
of the committee are: Henry Kam-"
inski, Anna Mae’ Sullivan, Mario
Bagnato, Fred Pacelli, Mary Bart-
lette, William Stewart,” Walter”:
Herman Podell, Joseph:
Williams, Vincent
Palazeke, Joseph Whitbeck, Charles
Bliven, William Mastriani, Joseph
Larry Gebo, Sunday Lupi,
Joseph Piechocki and Frank Tra acey.
TUE Local 301 handles thou-
sands ‘of grievances at all levels
each year. These are just a few
examples of* cases, not settled at
Steward-foreman level, to be pro-
cessed at management level.
Bldg. 273: P. Perretta, under
Shop Steward L. Mazzone, is pro-
testing the upgrade of a shorter
service employee to a Tallyman’s
job in violation of Contract, Article
VI-5-(¢)(4). Union requests this
situation be corrected.
Bldg. 12: The‘group working on
Tape Kind. and Loop undet Shop
Steward G. Vincent protest a lack
of work condition and are request-
ing reduction of force according:,ta
the Contract.
Bldg. 16:. Robert McGee, who
works in Shop Steward G. John-
son’s group, is protesting’ time lost
locating jigs, plates, bushings and
plugs to drill couplings. He is re-
questing proper payment for this
time, correction of the condition or
payment on any future work of
this type. ,
“ Blde. 73: Harry Sorta, who
is classified as a Mise. Operator
Sheet Metal and has 1941 ser ee
has been laid off due to lack
work. Union requests he be Hiaeet,
Bldg. 16: The Serew Machine Op-
erators group under Shop Steward
G, Johnson are protesting removal
af set-ups on jobs that.are identical
_ but: happen to be on different Shap
Orders... Union. requests ..this: con-
dition, he corrected.’
Bldg. 16: Donald.P. Gallo, who
works i in Shoup Steward.R. Vailing’s
group, is requesting reduction of
foree due to lack of work and re-
sulting Joss of earnings, He feels
, cone are ‘protesting
he should be given the opportunity
to go to Bldg. One for the proper
permanent placement,
Bldg. 53: 9 Gordon Knowlton, -
clussified as a°Puncly Press Oper-
ator, with 8/12/51 service, has been
lnid ‘off due to lack of work, Union
requests he be placed.
Bldg. 285: Domenico Louis, who
is classified as a C1-A Screw Ma-
thine Operator and has 1940 serv-
ice, has been laid-off due to lack of
work, Union requests proper place- ©
ment.
Bldg. 60: The group under Shop
Steward W. Martin. are requesting
payment according to Contract, Ar-
ticle V-2-(b)(4),-for hours worked
on calendar Sunday outside their
regularly scheduled’ shift.
Bldg. 14: William Zabo, who
‘works in Shop Steward H. Bon-
iveki’s group, protests that he is
not receiving his proper share of .
overtime. according to Contract,”
Artiele V-9. Also, grievance dated.
G6-8-56 was not answered: according
to Contract, Article XTII-2-(a) (2)
and (3). Union requests correction
of this situation.
Bldg. 278: The Machine Repair
group under Shop Steward H. Fie-
farm-out of
their work $0 outside vendors and «
also assignment of their work’ to
production operators, They feel
their group should’ be increased
and this work done hy Machine Re-
pale group, * is
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