Feb, 2,
1962.
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LOCAL: OFFICERS ATTEND _LESISIATIVE CONFERENCE,
st. Monday miproninatel fu 200 delegates, affiliated with +
ate AFL-CIO attended! ae ‘Legi
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"President John Shambo. repr
tive ‘Conference “in Alban
ented dda 301; Business AGBRE Leo
. Jandreau was present as a répresentative of the Schenectady Area
Central Labor Council and Assistant
the Pe pres Ophea pele « enon District i #36
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EXECUTIVE BOARD WEETING
Monday, February 5th, 73 30. Pe me |
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“Officers will meet at 6 Pome”
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Union Headquazters- 121 Erie- Bia,
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NOTE: ‘Meeting ‘is being’ held. ‘On:
Feb, Sth, due to the fact. that
~Sregular meeting date, Feb, 12th,
AS a holiday, Lincoln? s Birthday.
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SAC VACATION SHUTDOWN:
NEGOTIATED.
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t Aperoxinidtely. one: heh’, ago,
SAC Department: management posted.
a notice on. bulletin boards: Xn.
Bldgs. 64, 105 and 109, THe~ notice.
“stated that the SAC popes aay
~ would.use the first two weeks “of
_ July as.a vacation-shutdown. A
‘© Similar shutdown for the third:
“week of “vacation would take place:
on the.52nd fiscal week which ine :
“eluded Christmas. So
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were. not at all happy with, this =.
- vacation schedule,’ . They immediate-|.
. ly registered their. protests | with
- the: Shop Stewards, who in turn j
filed. forma 1: grievances.
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; ‘Petitions were also circul-—
ated ‘and signed by over 90% of |:
the workers. denouncing management's
announced. vacation schedule, - » They
“declared that. the position of the
' SAC ‘Department management was —
‘unfair and unreasonable and wanted
“to meet with SAC officials to work.
out a schedule, that would be more”
satisfactory Xo the workers,
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Recording secretary Dave Gunn was
“Legislative cadbose ls Bore ‘the, ©
1962 calendar were discussed, Many
of the proposals are aimed at im-
proving. existing labor laws. .
° Thirty of these proposals cover=
ing Unemployment Insurance, Work-
men's Compensation and: Disability
Benefits are sponsored by’ the Ex- °
| ecutive Council of the New York
State AFL- CIO..
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Noteworthy: ‘among them are: ‘Un-
employment Insurance -=-. permanent |
extension of“benefits to 39 weeks,
maximum weekly benefit ta™equal two-
thirds average weekly wages of-all
workers covered by law, $25,00 to
be the minimum weekly rate, addit-.
lonal payments for dependents, Other ©
proposals are: reduce from 20 weeks
to 15 weeks of work or $1,000 earn- ©
“ings to qualify, eliminate the wait--.
ing period by paying benefits for
the first week of unemployment.
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Some of ‘the bills which . will
be introduced covering Workmen's. |.
Compensation are: maximum weekly *
-benefit-.rate. to equal two-thirds 9°.
average weekly wages of all ag Sere e
covered by > law, increase: widow's:
F benefits to 40% of average weekly
wage of deceased, pay claimants for «
timelost at hearings. and medical
examinations, begin paying compen-
sation for the first week.if disab-.
ility lasts more than 7 days. ‘instead ©
“of 28 days, additional paymente for
-Sependentss::
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The following bilie’ ‘are: ‘designed
eto ‘improve Disability Benefits: ex-
‘tend benefits to 39 weeks’ forall.
workers, maximum weekly benefits:
to equal two-thirds average weekly
WEDGE Sf all workers ‘covered by law,”
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SAC VACATION (Cont'd) « |’ LEGISLATIVE’ CONFERENCE (Cont'a)
“.. After three meetings were held} $25.00 to ‘be the minimum weekly
-between Company and Union represen-| rate, omit weeks of unusually low
tatives, SA anagement agreed that} earnings in. computing benefit rata,
. they. would do Gne of two things». {additional benefits for dependents.
either.shu’ n for the 3rd week. | an o,
® of vacation in the month of August. | Many inequities are evident in
‘or if feasible,.to stagger vacat- » existing laws covering workers.i
dons and allow ‘workers their ¢hoicekNew York State: therefore, it is
oe ; = [imperative that legislation correct= .
ing these injustices be enacted, «
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WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
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~ "AS we grow older, we find. that we need glasses to see properly, We
-also find:that generally our ability to hear is not as good as it formerly
| was. However, what many do not realize is that.such loss of hearing, WS
»,which does not necessarily have to be. total deafness, may be due to
exposure to.excessive noises in the'plant, There are many places in
G.E, which are as.noisy as the old’ fashioned "boiler factory", and,
workers exposed to such conditions could very well be suffering from
occupational hearing loss, _- ‘ ¥
.. such loss of hearing is compensable under® the Workmén's Compensation
Act, At present rates, a. worker may receive up to $3,000;00 for loss of -
hearing in one ear, and'up' to $7,500.00 for loss in® both ears. . There is,’ ©:
however, a minor catch tio receiving such benefits, The law requires that.
", you be separated from payroll for six months before you can be compen- .
. sated for ansoccupational Hearing loss., For. some workers, this may mean
that the claim, if established,.may not “be paid until after retirement, |
_cHowever, this ‘does not mean that you should’ wait until, you are separated |
from your job to start making your claims, = ible : "
“tablish your rights to be.compensated, seven though. actu
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~~ If you believe that you have' been exposed to excessive noise while
» at work, and-have a loss of. hearing, we.suggest that you should ask for ~
. a hearing ‘examination at the Clinic, and for referral .to a competent ear
.. Specialist. When you see the doctors, be sure to give them a full-and_ .
detailed etatement of the nature of your work, the extent of exposure +6 .
_ @xcessive noises, and the length of time you have been so exposed,
“If the examinations show that you do have a hearing loss’ due to. your:
employment, you should notify your foreman of this immediately, You will
also have to file a claim for bbenéfits with the Compensation Board, Since
ithe Company's insurance carrier will most likely Fight the case, we. .- ~
« Suggest you obtain legal assistance as soon as possible, Remember, that -
the..Uhion-can.help you in this respect if you call and ask for such: help,
y established claim may not put any money in your pocket now, but it
will sure help when the regular weekly pay checks: stop coming.in.....
eps ee “NOTES The.above article applies only to..an-occupational hearing =.
~ ee .. losses “A loss of hearing suffered as the result of an accident, such...
“oo a as an explosion ora direct injury to the ear, is immedjately: compen-
ve Sables. "Do not. wait to process your ‘Claim: in-such a casee. a PPS es
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_- ABAKT. = TRADE UNIONIST VISITS LOCAL UNION |”
lM. Hiroshi Araki,,.a trade unionist from Japan; paid a visit to
our local union office on-Thursday of this week, > - 0s a
oo He*is-in this country under the auspices of the Agency for Inter-
“national Development, U.S. Department:.of State, Mr, Araki was here for”
os" the purpose of discussing ‘with our local representatives.’ such matters |
_. as handling of grievances, how ‘to, negotiate a contract, and some of the.
_vfeatures pertaining to the bargaining agreement between our Local and
the General, Electric Company in,Schenectady,. His itinerary includes |.
isits. to Locals in-seven States and Washington; “De -C, ~~~ ; wth eat tel dnltoos
am Mee Araki, who is 30 years old, is a member of the Tokyo Electric’
Power Workers Union, He will depart for Japan on ‘March 3rd, ye
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