. “All that Harms labor is treason to America. No liio can
0. drawn betwéen'these two. If any man tells yeu he loves. ~
rica, yet hates labor, he Is a liar. f any man tells. you he
ts America’ yet he fears labor, he is a fool. There is no
‘@America: without-libor,’and to’ fleece the one is to
= ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
tob the
THE VOICE OF THE UNITED ELECTRICAL, RADIO &
MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA—LOCAL 901 ClO
WORKERS BEAR BRUNT OF WAR SACRIFICE,
WORKERS WEES
Piarares
FARMERS PRICES
CORPORATION PROFITS —
" OCTOBER 1942
70 AUGUST 1945
UP 6% |
UPIS%
| UP I3%
While controls on wages have been extremely rigid since the Stabilization Act of Out. 1942,
controls on farmers’ and corporation” ineomes were much less stringent.
creases from the beginning of the stubilzation program in Oet, 142,
Agures). (APL Labor's Monthly Survey chart via Federated, Pletures.)
Chart shows ineome tn-
‘to Aug. 143) (last available |
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Tool room Workers Disgusted
At G. E. Company’s Reprehensible Attitude
Toolmakers and toolroom workers of Local
301—met-at—the-CIlOQ-Headquarters.Tuesday,,
December 28th and adapted.avesolution con-
demning the General Electrie Company for
its reprehensible attitude towards the tool-
room workers wage question.
WLB Hearing Officer, Mr. Thomas A. Knowl-
ton, issued the following recommendation
. relative to the toolmakers’ case in stating in
briefdithat the present toolroom wage
brackets.of the Employer be maintained un-
til they may hereafter be raised or extended
Over a Year of Fruitless Negotiations
After more thana-year-of fruitless negoti=
ations’ and patient “waiting “the “toohoom
workers have become deeply, dissatisfied with
their present deplorable situation, and-deeply
dissatisfied with the reprehensible attitude
of the General Electric Company which has
not made an honest attempt to solve this
problem; and furthermore, feel that a greater
delay in a favorable answer by the W. L. B.
Will bring about a general demoralization of
these employees and will have a serious re-
d Wallingford, President of ‘Local
801, announced a i7c per hour wage inerease
-Hemand through the U.E.-G.E. conference
oard,
The demand was made on December 20th’
in New York City. :
‘Mr, Wallingford’s” official’ announcement
‘follows: “E
“A demand for a general 17-cent-an-hour ;
wage increase and a morithly adjustable |
‘bonus based on the cost of living was voted
unanimously by representatives of some 45
General Electric Co. plants at a meeting of
the 'UE-GE Loeals Conference Board held
in New York, Saturday and Sunday.
“The demand was presented to the company
the following, day, December 20, in the pres-
ence of some 70 délegates to the GE Confer-
ence Board,.at a meeting between Company
and Union. representatives in the Pennsyl-
vania Hotel.
“On this occasion of the presentation of
the demand, the company representatives ex-
pressed their unwillingness to negotiate with
the UE any amount for a general wage in-
crease for joint presentation to the-War
Labor Board. “+ °
Cite Price Squeeze
“Representatives of the Union strongly
urged upon the company the urgency of the-
‘demand and the need of General Electric em-
~ployees~ for i to make up
to them in somé meéasure tor the squeeze that
has been placed upon them by stationary
wage rates and rising prices. Union negotia-,
tors pointed out to the company that the
_ Workers have patriotically mantained produc-
tion under the handicap of what has amount-
ed to a wage ‘cut, and strongly urged upon
the firm ‘the necessity of joining with ‘the
Union in its attempt to correct this condition
by the Board’s establishment of sound and
tested going rates for Schenectady.”
The toolmakers present rates range from
$1.12 per hour to $1.39% per hour with a
few receiving $1.44 as a. preferential rate. .
The toolmakers are asking that the pres-.
ent rate classification be narrowed down to
three as follows: $1.40, $1.50 and $1.60 per
hour. : Soom
The committee that drew. up the resolution
consisted of Felix Pelchat, Vincent Maloney,
R. Ri Anderson, Robert French, Albert
Colueci, Andrew Smith, H. A. Hearn, Chris
Herbeck, Seymour Schreiter, Treasurer of
Local 801; and S. M Vottis, Financial Secre-
tary of Local 801, UBRMWA. _
There are approximately 800 toolvoom
workers employed in the Schenectady plant
of the General Electric plant.
Resolution Adopted by Local 301 'Coolworkers
WHEREAS, we the toolroom employees in
the Schenectady plant of the General Electric
Company, have been negotiating a wage in-
crease with the Company ‘and the War Labor
Board for over a year. During these negotia-
tions we have exercised extreme patience in
view of a-sincere desire not to in anyway
hamper the war effort to bring our count
a speedy victory over our enemies.
Rise in Cost of Living: 1
We fieel our demands have been just, in
the: face of the general increase in the cost
of living which amounted to 35 percent since
danuary Ist, 19410 a
. Qtepace of work and output: has been in-
creased in order to keep, the necessary tools.
in the hands of the incentive workers whose
production has tremendously ‘increased as
evidenced by their praesent sarr
terial.
Dissatisfaction Régistered
THEREFORE, be it resolved that we
register our deep dissatisfaction and disap-
pointment with the General Electric Com-
pany which has not made a.sincere and hon-
est attempt. to solve this. problem and with
the Hearing Officer’s Report; and that we
petition the W. L. B. to make a favorable and
speedy ‘decision on our just requests, in the
best interests of the welfare of our country.
RESOLVED, that we send copies to the
General Electric Company's management,
ow’ national officers negotiating the case,
~and-to:the-regional- WEB; aga
RESOLVED, that this resolution be given
the WIGS publicity. = 3
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U.S. Corporations Headed for
$25 Billion Profits for 1944
NEW YORK — (FP) — While corporation
lobbyists are shedding tears all over Wash-
ington about the sad plight of business,
Labor Research Assn. predicts that 1944
profits will total close to $25 billion, highest
in the country’s history. ; .
Riven after taxes are deducted, stockhold-
evs will pocket 180 percent move than they
did in 1989, which was tops up to then. Even
Poor's Investment Advisory Service admits
that. nobody’s headed for the poorhouse,
Here’s: what it says: wi tt
“Wartime earnings are holding up better
than was thought possible a year ago. More-
over, most companies are doing much better
than their published veports.indicate, Nearly.
all are setting up large reserves out.of their
wartime profits.” ; Y
“ member'ship.
by making a joint application to the War
‘Labor Board. —_— ~ ——
“Tn the best interest of its employees and
of war production, the company should agree
with the Union upon the amount of a general
wage Increase, and both together should take
the matter before the appropriate Govern-
men agency, the Union held, pointing out
that vefusal to cooperate in this matter is
taking advantage of the patriotism of the
“It is expected that negotiations with the
company on the wage question will be con:
tinued. ;
Spokesmen Elected
“The elected spokesmen tor the Union in
the meeting with. the..company—were: Pres}.
dent Albert J. Fitzgerald, Edward Walling-
ford: of Schenectady, Alfred Coulthard of
Lynn, Frank Fazekas of Bridgeport, Jeff
Lowman of Syracuse, James Casey of Pitts-
burgh, and Intl. Vice-President Leo Jandreau
of Schenectady and the National Office,
Distuss Contract Changes
“During the two day conference that pre-
ceded the meetiiig with, company representa-
tives, the GE Conference Board, in addition
to agreeing upon the demand for a 1'7-cent
wage Increase and cost of living bonus, con-
sistent with CIO and UE policy and parallel-
ing recent demands of UE Westinghouse.
“locals, discussed and adopted a number of
proposals for changes in the National UE-
GE contract, which will be submitted to the
locals for ratification before presentation to
the company. oe a
“Tncluded among the subjects discussed in
this connection were: Insurance, maintenance
of membership, equal pay for equal work,
wage rates; holidays, piece rates, vacations,
transfers, continuity of service, increasing
‘and decreasing forces and 2, number af ofl
important questions,”
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January 5, ‘
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QUESTION BOX
‘Send Your’ Unien * Questions - —_—_
' ¢/oS.M. VOTTIS, Editing Committee —
BO1zLiberty, St. 0° 4
~~ Any discussion on strikes at this time i
out of order. Our Union, Local 301 together
- with the CIO has solemnly pledged that
there must not be any strike or stoppage of
work for the duration of the war. The recent»
National CIO Convention held in Philadelphia
reaffirmed this pledge by adopting the follow-
ing resolution. ’ \
~ “That the CIO hereby veaffirms its solemn
pledge “without any qualifications or condi-
tions, that for the duration of the war there
must not be any strike or stoppage of work.
Each member and each leader of organized
labor:must make it his responsibility to dis-
charge with scrupulous care this sacred ob-
ligation. Any leader of organized labor who
deliberately flouts. this obligation plays into
the hands of the enemies of our nation.
“We must recognize that for the duration
of the war, issues in dispute between labor
and management must be adjusted through
“the peaceful means of collective bargaining,
‘mediation or through disposition by the Na-
tional War Labor Board.
“Further, we must recognize that to assure
the prosecution of a war program that will
prevent special groups from exploiting labor
or .benefiting from the sacrifices’ of others,
organized labor has the task of mobilizing «
z= the-people-on- the legislative and political
fronts behind a win-the-war program design--
ed to meet the basic economic problems aris-
ing out of the war and to protect the interests
of the common people. - ;
“However, to answer the question, any
strike action taken by our Union would have
to be discussed: and voted upon by the mem-
bership'of the Union. You as a member
would have'’an opportunity to discuss and
vote on ‘this question.”
POST WAR PLANNING
By Charles B. Campbell
How many of our membels are thinking
of the problems, that will confront, us after
the war is over? Already many of our large
corporations have their plans all cut, and
pieced together, for the New World order.
I wonder how many -
of them have asked
Labor Leaders to sit
in with them to help
build and plan this ;
new world, or even to
ask for ideas? Very
few if any. aan:
We are told the war &
must be won.on the §
principal of the “Four
Freedoms.” But. who
are the “IFrour Free-
dom” for?
If the large corpor- :
ations have the stage all set, are they going
to build the Autos, the Liberty Ships, run
Charles B. Campbell
~ the Railroads, sweep the city streets, etc? _
-Ts it not strange that. the workers who really
do make these useful things are never con-
sulted as to their likes or dislikes of a new
world order ?But. if you just take another look
at these planners of the new tomorrow, you
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“Master plans, for a giant political cam-
paign. to kill the. last remnant of the New
In the darkened grand ballroom of. the
shots. listened in rapt attention as a team
of _vadio_anni ¥ oclaimed_. the]
“propaganda drive which will blanket the na
tion’s press, radio, churches,: theaters and
schools with the N.A;M.’s message—the mes: .
sage that only its brand of free enterprise
can give prosperity to postwar. America,
Millions of NAM dollars will be poured
into the campaign, which will be directed by
the National Industrial Information Commit-
tee, the NAM’s “voice of the American péo-
ple.” NIIC spokesmen told their NAM mas-
ters in New. York. *
‘People in the mass are unconcerned about
details. They tend ‘to think in blurs They
are moved primarily by simple, emotional
ideas. NIIC will capitalize upon this fact
with an aggressive program designed to in-
spire acrusade that will sweep free enter-
prise into publie favor.” That program is:
1. Big business must “educate’ its 11
million stockholders. (“These own-
ers of business must be aroused—’.
educated and organized — they aie”
a potential force as large and as
great as organized labor,” Chairman
I.Cheever Cowdin of Universal Pic...
tures told the convention.)
Employes must be “encouraged to
cooperate.” A corps of trained
speakers will tour the nation’s factor-
ies giving “80-minute inspirational
NAM's Anti-Labor Million-Dollar Propaganda Dri |
movie producers, writers and “lee!
turers. : F
‘. NIIC will buy advertising in.the daily
«press, distribute special press fea
a ts=--weekly:
“ Waldorf-Astoria‘ Hotel,” 4,000; industry big-'
’
emphasis on ‘the local communities
in which plants operate.” No com-.
mittee was set up to cooperate with
organized labor. :
“Our mission is to make your «economic
‘ philosophy so popular that adherence to it
will prove a political advantage to the ma-
jovity of congressmen,” NIIC spokesmen de-
clared.
business has today is congress.” Unfor-
tunately, the NIIC pointed-out, congress, “no
matter how sound,” cannot go too far “unless
it is backed by publie opinion.”
The nation’s big business brought the con-
vention to a close with a magnificent ban-
“uet where liquor (despite rumored shortages)
flowed freely, the food cost $10 a plate, and a
plushy note of optimism reigned. Well-fed
and happy, the NAM applauded uproariously
as Chairman :Alfred P. Sloan of General.
- Motors said: :
“Out of the war will develop an opportun-
ity that will never vepeat.- itselif-—to capi-
‘talize in our own self-interest. Is it not as
essential to win the peace, in an economic
-sense, as it is to win the war, in a military
sense? J am sure American business leader-
ship over the country believes it is, and_ayi]|——————-—.—-
ion tallies_on_factory “time.and—factory
location.” ;
NIIC will “seek to enlist the personal
interest” of newspaper and publish-
ers and editors, radio commentators,
necept the challenge. Ours business leader-
ship must become economic statesmanship.
With a master plan, we accept the challenge
—now or never!.”
4 - 4
Will find that they have added a ‘3th Free-
dom, — Freedom of Enterprise. But is it?®
Mr. Evie Johnston, head of the United
States Chamber of Commerce has been more
about the New Tomorrow.
He calls it Capitalism, So we find that the
“5th Freedom,” is the same old bowl of soup
with a new label on it, “New World.” Since
the Industrial Revolution of England, what
) given to the common man?
Depressions, Unemployment for the many,
bower and untold wealth for the few. Une
‘controlled Capitalism as a philosophy has:
outlined its usefulness. ; :
I saw an electric razor three years ago
that could sell st one dollar, but that razor
is not on the market today, and may never
be, Is this “Freedom of Enterprise”? This is.
a free enterprise of waste, And free. enter-
prise is keeping many other useful patents
.off the market—because it cannot solve the
Is this the Freedom of Enterprise we want?
Is it Freedom? Is this the real merit system,
in which these Corporations—the new o-
morrowists, buy up a man’s idéa. and bury..it
full production and full employment problem.
and the genius along with it. The veal name
for this 5th Freedom is Ugly Monoply. Is
this the New World the thousands of our
Union Brothers are ‘over there’ shedding
their blood for? If so, then may God forgive
us forshaving any part in it.
_ The common people have waited too long
for, somebody to make this new world for
them. They have yet to realize that only they
can make it. The Book of Books tells us that
“The Barth is the Lord’s, and the fullness
thereof the World, and they that dwell-there
in” (Pg. 24-1). *
Ts this the way you feel it should be? Then
read again the Christmas Greeting in our
last issue of the Electrical Union News. and
set your-mind, and your actions on that-goal.
Tt will lead us to the New World — the
world of the common man — your world
and my world. :
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Enlist through Your Union
As a Red Cross Blood Donor
Ask Five Million Pints of Blood
For the U. S, Army and Navy
Washington, D. C—With Army and Navy
requests for 5,000,000 additional pints of
blood to be-collected for the armed forces
during the coming year, Chairman Norman
H. Davis of the ampere Red Cross’ called
upon organizations including labor unions to
furnish’ “at least one regular blood donor tor
every star in their service flag,”
Expressing the “earnest. wish that no.
American fighting man shall fail to return for
lack of blood,” the Surgeons General of the
Army and Navy in a letter 4o My, Davis asked
that the new quota be set, bringing to fore
than 10,000,000 pints the total amount. re-
quested since the inception of the project
three years ago. a. Toes
Early in the 3-day convention lis- | -
teners were told that “the best friend big. .,
al
ELECTRICAL UNION NEWS
[LDING 46—Sai die Tovinella
hy I think there should be a general
ge increase. ©
here are powerful forces within the couns
' who are bitterly opposed to a general
v
tably lead to in-
flation. * :
“These anti-win-the-
war forces entrenched
Congress, “are
spokesmen: for big
business have consis- ur
tently opposed Presi- SADIE 1oVINELLA
dent Roosevelt’s stab-_. me 8
ilization program, but have put a ceiling on
wages through the enactment of the “Little
Steel” Formula. At the same time they have
fought against a ceiling on wages in the
higher income brackets.
_The cost of living has risen approximately
35 percent since January 1, 1941, while the
basic wage rate has been frozen at 15 percent,
above the figure of the date. Thus the work-
ers have taken a 20 percent eut in pay.
The greatest desire of these people is to
provoke the workers to such lengths that
they will abandon their no-strike pledge.
This would be a-blow directed not only at.
our President and the administration, but
would harm the entire country as a whole.
As working people we understand. more
than any other group the necessity of win-
‘ning this war as quickly as possible.
‘We were perfectly willing and anxious that
" the: stabilization program be put into effect
imniediately including the. stabilization of
wages. a .
Labor fought consistently for a roll back
. of prices to the 1941 level, an adequate sub-
sidy program, ceiling prices_on: commodities,
“and a just tax program that would tax those
best able to pay. .
Big business has sabotaged the carrying
out of-this effective program, with. the result
_that-labor has to come out for a general wage
increase. 7
As a representative of a group of workers
and interested in the welfare of the workers
as a whole, I feel that a general increase in
pay is necessary not only to offset the rise
in the cost of living, but to maintain the
morale of the workers. The morale of the
workers on the home front is’ equally im-
portant as that of the boys on the fighting
front. a
BUILDING 60—Fred Matern
The committeemen of Turbine Department
especially Building 60 extend a Happy Ne
Year to all Local 301 member's. :
Sixty-seven women workers in the Turbine
Department_in Building 60 are now filling
men’s jobs, Four hundred and twenty-six men
joined the armed services during 1943,
In spite of this large turn out the Turbine
Department has maintained its shipping
schedule due to the splendid cooperation of
the committeemen with the supervision.
Mrs. Ruth Wass, one of our excellent crane
operators reports with pride that her hus-
band, Frank Wass who is with the 877th
Parachute Field Artillery just made his 16th
jump somewhere in England.
Frank Kelsey, Hast Gallery, son of Ser-
geant Major Donald Kelsey, is coming home
on leave for 15 days. He will be here when
this story goes to press. ;
. Sergeant Kelsey is stationed at Camp
Horoze, Texas. ;
Building 60 has set the record for the en-
tire pine Hlsswie ead for blood
donors for the year ‘ or .
- The committee of Local 801 in the Turbine
Department are.all geared up and ready to
go for the 4th Victory Bond Drive.
The Turbine eae ae Building BD ‘aod
port that they will have their annual meeting
: on Saturday, January 22 at the CIO hall, 801
Liberty Street, There will be moving pictures
trom 7:30 until 9, A bisitiess meeting from
9t010P. M. After this there awvill be square
and vound dancing for the rest of the even-
ing. Roy Fredericks will act as the caller with
Peter Rata playing his accordian for music.
There will be refreshments served for all. No
admission, Please take note and all attend.
TC
ederick
Ann McKenon is spending a,lot of time.on
Albany Street these days. We wonder why.
* ** Harriet Nye got stranded in Vermont
over Christmas. What a place to be in on a
Holidays *=*;* The shortage of candy in the
candy: machines. is.a-g00 for. Frank
Nappi. He-has‘a good execu
-off a bet he lost and it was only two bars.
* * * Walt Crawford came in looking like an
It must. be ‘cold. up
Bill Hudson tried commuting to work by Dog
Sled the other day, but he didn’t get. he
til 1T o'clock. Bill says never agains * "Jim
Cramer’s son is home on leave from the
Army. He now has two stripes. * *** We
wonder what Lee Hutta got from oné of the
welders for a Christmas present, * * * The
new girl in the Department, is Josephine Laf-
tus. * * * We-wonder why Ben Barney’s face
got so red when his wife came into the shop
to get his pay check the other day. * * * The
annual Christmas party was held. in the
Democratic Hall in Rotterdam. A good time
was had by all. a"
Claude Francis has returned after a recent
illness. * * * Steve Mady must havea new
radio. He has some up to the minute news
items-for the boys every morning. * * * John
Barnum said he had the best Christmas in
years. Santa Claus brought his son home ona
short leave from the U.'S. forces. * * * Jim
Bryson said the bus service is good up his
way. He ,only waited two hours the other
morning when it was slippery. * *.* We hear
Ralph Russett has chickens for sale. * * *
John Kaczor is wearing a big smile. He was
lucky enough to get a couple of quarts of
whiskey for the Holidays. * * * Lillian Dennis
and Pete Gentile wish to thank the employees
of this Department, who contributed toward
their Christmas present, which was a token
of appreciation for good work and coopera-
“BUILDING 46—Frank Emspak.
Why I think there should be a general
wage increase.
Tt is an unfortunate fact that the people's
-demands-for-a sound-and-interreted-esonomic
een. made.
‘effective. Special in-
_ stabilization program.
v
|| terests and pressures” -
have operated pavile: :
ularly... vy)
| Congress > to ~ preven
effective steps on each
of the important as-
iL.
- ous dangers of. dis-
FRANK EMSPAK — ypj ithin::
ee os unity within: the na-
weakening on the home front.
On the one hand, wages have been’ sub-
"jected -to * serve imitations; on the other~
hand, Congress has refused to enact a tax
bill calculated to curb war profits and to call
upon the corporations and those of high in-.
- comes to make’ their. proper contribution to -
the cost of war and has sabotaged the Ad-
mninistration’s agricultural program.
‘Congress has taken every opportunity’ to: & -
impede and prevent effective action to con-
tol prices and even. today is threatening to
bax the use of funds essential for subsidies:
to assure some measure of price control. The
roll-back of prices has not been fulfilled. _
Excessive prices and profits, coupled with
freezing of wages, has created the conditions
for inflation and has resulted in’ severe
strains upon the food and clothing budgets
of the workers, with consequent-threats to
their efficiency in-war. ,
' BUILDING $1—William Mastriani
Yours truly wishes to extend. a Merry
tion they gave this Department throughout
: CR ~ ee
BUILDING 11—Fred Pacelli :
The question, why I think th {ould be
a general wage increase, is a little off the
beam. It isn’t actually.
a wage increase . we
ave seeking. What we
want is a wage adjust-
ment to make up for
the cut in real wages
we have sustained
through the rise in the
cost of living.
The cost of living
increased 85 per cent
since January 1, 1941. - ‘
Our basic pay has.” " °
been frozen at 15 per- FULD PACELLI
cent above the rates of Ales:
January 1, 1941, We now want a wage-ad-
justment to make up the 20 percent cut in
real wages that has been handed us during
the past two years.
BUILDING 52—Bill Geier
“We hold these truths to be self evident —
that all men are created equal.” These are
the outstanding words forming our democ-
racy.
In Building 12, there is posted the names.
of drivers from out of town who desire
riders. To me it seemed a very fine thing to
‘do, until I found out about a colored gizl,
working here, who needed rides to and from
work. She applied at. Building 12, and re-
eeived several offers until the prospective
drivers, (real patriotic Americans) found out
she was colored, then suddenly their cars
were put up for tthe winter, or they sold
their cars, or they were filled up.
Well, many: of us have sold: our. cars, or
put them up for the winter and plenty of us
are carrying a full load. BUT — those who
were SO, So, sorry because of various reasons,
still have their names on that board. .
Of course, those names.cannot be mention-
ed here, but those-to whom this applies have
reason to be very “proud” of themselves.”
It may be well to remember Dorie Miller,
colored chef in our navy, who served with
great distinction and only three weeks ago
‘gave his life for what we call democracy. If
you are going to be Americans, be real
Americans! ; ; -
ployee in Building 81. You know the old pro-
verb, “Better late than never,” ** * Who is.
the certain assistant general foreman who
was. caught under the mistletoe on Friday,
December 24th? Is my face red, Herm? * * *
Congratulations are in order to our scrappy
committeeman in the tool room, 2nd shift,
for beitig picked ward captain, for the U. E.’s
political action committee. If I know Chuek
Horwedel; he sure will do the job. Also, con-
gratulations, ‘to Virginia Guido our woman
representative in the drill press:section for
the womien on the 2nd shift. * “dack Grant
committeeman for the engravers and stamp-
ing machines was victorious. in getting back
vouchers for the group of girls on the stamp-
ing machines, Nice going, Jack, * * * Ina
recent copy of the Works News where the
company spoke about absenteeism, yours tru-
ly is not fully in accord with that article, The
Company points out where the worker is al- °
ways absent for personal reasons, but it does
not ever take the blame for causing absentee-
i I would like to mention a few reasons,
such as: : :
Lack of work.
Bad working conditions (ventilation),
Lack of co-operation (from supervi-
sion) especially -on getting’ work vou-
chers causing much needless waste of
time running back and forth to. payroll
department,
The sudden cut back in Transmitter ig
something that has: long been rumored and
has got every committeeman busy these
days. I can say and be quoted that the Union
will do everything possible in’ having the peo-
ple affected by the cut back transferred to
other jobs within the plant.
Well boys we sure are going to miss Bro.
~ Ralph: Cattroppa who has ‘been’ transferred
to Building 285. We hope you like it ‘Ralph
and make ste to contact and report your
transfer to your committeeman. * * * Yours
truly wishes to thank his committeemen on
the 2nd shit for the beautiful git they gave
him, *** Congratulations to-Si Friedlander ~
and Pat Vottis for their most inspizing
articles they had in the last Blectrical Union
News.
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