“Mac/Sao SECTEON Nite at TUE HALL | ovER & £00 AUTEND FATHERS! DAY RALLY.
TONTG 7 oo SPECIAL RESERVATIONS _ FOICMEDICAL AID “FOE THE AGED D
Di POR 2k SHIFT
: Despite the’ fact that it Was oe.
Oe the anbars: of ‘th Mac/SAG_ a Sunday, Fathers! Day and.a beauti-" >
Departments. will hold tk heir. Section |ful day for picnics, over 200°
' Nite this evening. at, Tt OO! p.m, at (|Senior Citizens turned out to
Ube: IVE Auditorium. | fd ee support the rally medical aid
— eee '}for retired pensi -
Principal. speakers! will be Leo
Jariareadu ‘and John Shambo- who will a Jack Suarez, Pre iene of Dist... “4 by 7 oe oe get an
discuss the latest contract pro~ — ; IUE, and a Vice-President of haat 4 Gare / OY a 3, Sat IPM.
-posals and developments. in. negot~ he N.Y. State AFL- CIO, chaired the a Pos ; oe °9 ths ..
“lations with GE to: date ce Sy une meeting. The. theme. was: "Best Gift ;
a ' | for Dad-Medical Security with
offieers “avid Executive Board “Dignity”. The ‘time: 3 PM; the
‘Members will also. be-on hand to ~ piers at the TUE Hall- on Erie Bivd.
answer any: questions you may have
“which you would like:to have — ; “Principal speakers were: Paul - tt heey See ee ;
cleared Ups ls oo Bon jamin, State Director of Senior i a me Be p g
eed Citizens of America, State. Senator | ocrag i, . Hw © eS AFL-CIO.
Refreshments will be reserved .|Begley, George Palmer (representing : yo : “The V
for. those on the 2nd who are [Sam Stratton) , Jack Suarez, Leo oo of 4 e Voice of GE Workers, la ein sae
expected to arrive 1a » Jen dreay and Hrs. ‘Leona Newton, Zz is 7 —
evening. -Hot dogs, 's }Dept.- of Welfare. vis : . | y
pizza and clam chowder” wil. . kt at OE ae ack Pay
Served. a oe y ‘Bennie Geersen and Jack =) - wo ‘ sdeaiendaacasa . . ; na” Aphitrator'a Award which
: . | Lindsay representing the pensio a oe : ‘ ras sven by Local St, FUE, last:
Micket sales have been very |and retired workers, read tel i ak . — Reed Sika Pee ee
good, and a big turnout is expected.}from Gov. Rockefeller, Sen Ke [ oe : a oO UTE NG Beer he a
Ticke ts can. be obtai ne d. from your Assemblyman igan, We Clyde Wrie a - : oe _ : : ‘ Po 86. 00 dollars in back payments.
Shop. Steward or Board Member. and Mayor Ellis. fa - co Lec aléetlvanors "11 see a
’ ; : : o cana . ¥ - O° “Tol a en 301
{FCI employees will veecive 23
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July #, 1960
A good time is guaranteed for . *Leo Jandréd niaddressing — . : wd ne. : SF fmonlis pay: retroactive to May,
all! .So be sure to come along . the Fathers’ Day Rally, said that a a Oe Se ce cu RLERRE "a
tonight, and bring a friend. . [the persons fighting legislation Be 7 : nee “nko! aetdten
= now to provide medical care for ©) 7 oe EAgeme pon RP RRAG
the aged are the same as those who — pos Po es me ha CLO, was, the sale repres
oF Loenl 80 ate the hearings
SCHOLARSHIP. APPLICATIONS fought social security, minimum Pay eo oar sn Which “took place in New York
DEADLINE TODAY-JUNE 24TH wage and eight-hour-a~- day bills, poe = : and testified for an hour and 45
oor
minutes, “The gtievanee was in
reference to payment of overtime
Time is running. out. ..today is Business Agent Jandreau said hos ONE argh echumeyss dior Nig Cog
tinous. Service Process Operators
the DEADLINE t et your applicat~—ithat "these people predicted all ! . : Lee nae ee
ion in for. concitrenion. Pere, kinds of disaster" when the above ir "y Senpuceiiy
fore, if yowintend to submit an bills were passed. "Instead, the. TOO MANY COOKS spoil the chowder? It wasn't the case
here as the above crew did.an excellent jeb getting ihe refresh. The Arbitrator’s .decision will
‘ . : ‘ t a ;
application your -son or country has prospered, ae stated, 7 "ments ready for the MAC’SACG Night kent Erids ty evening at ; Pet only benefit thé members of
daughter. an ven't as yet done so, It took a depression to knoc i the UU Hall Local 801 but it will also benetit
be sure to send it in to the Union | Some sense into the heads of those . a . oa ~ jill: Continuous. Service Process
nthe entire Glo Chain
! "~ s 4 fae t
Office today! people, he asserted. ee : a pe po : Over. 300 reve Tornado To 4 Su S01 members invelyed in
; : : _ . ; : ; i lement work in Bldgs: 259,
Besides aid for senior cit- Attend MAC/SAC Section Nite (9225. adaenesuren tan”
"NTHINGS TO THINK ABOUT". 7 izens, Jandreau said the country fae : . ; f in spite of heavy thunderstorms, lightning and ai Tornady | Here is another exumple of the
oy ee should strive for full employment, 4 whiet wept through Rotterdam, Niskayttna and Sehenvetady, over | Yue of belonging to a strong
Covers. AU GE Chain
‘members showed up to celebrate their ‘Seetion Night at | Union such as the TUE and Local
“better educ ation and better housing. : 7 H iz the 1030 Hall last: Frid: Ay evening, 301,
, i The: principal speaker, Leo®
"Three and one-half biLLiLion : poo : Jandréau, arrived late on the ‘soda, beer, pizza, ‘elam_ chowdet, oy ER
d you know ---
. G.E. Vice- President F. de Borch, dollars for fore eign aid...I. think ee scene having to sidetrack fallen and hot dogs.
trees, power-lines, ete. Leo Jan-
sold 2600 shares of G.E., stock leav~ we need it, but I also think we i c i “dreau and John Shambo spoke: al A crowd of over 80 members "LABOR LOOKS
need another three and one-half “ww oy i ‘ i the current progress of contract from the second shift arrived i
ing a balance of his holdings’ at ba “sal negotiations with the. GE Com. after 12 PM and Joined in ihe . AT THE NEWS"
192 »719. Under the: Stock Option . eee for domestic aid," he | Pop a | . pany. celebration.
tt It added. : ; . a. oa ado: : : _ ;
reserved for "top brass'') he could : 1 far i Despite the inelemant weather Officers and Executive Béara| - . Dial 1240 — WSNY
have bought this stock for as little Be Fs tsid 1 mentbers were -also. on. hand. to
as $23. 78 per share, so let's figure A resolution was adopted un- ilies from ‘the Mac and Sac Des: Answer many questions which the | Sponsored by Local 301, IVE
‘this out just for fun, June L6éth | |animously by the Rally, which partments had a very enjoyable members had to ask,” Every Sat, 6:45-7:00 P.M.
closing stock market found G.E stated, ‘in part: evening, with plenty of refresh~| All in all, a good time was had
. e ® ;
k $93. h $2 75 ments on hand which inehided: by all, eceee eee
stock at per share. Be :
from that figure is $69.25 times "We resolve, on behalf of the
2. ,600..which gives. Mr.. Boreh. ce total. 16 million Senior Citizens in the.
of $1so, 050. . “""JU.S., that our representatives in. .
Congress shall be. put..on notice |
The average | worker making sl that we will not let up in our.
$5, 000 per year would have to work “fight to obtain.that which we | hu
36. “years or practically a lifetime believe to be morally right and ec~"
‘in order to earn ‘that, same amount ~fonomically necessary...the right to —
oF money! adequate Health Insurance under our
Social Security System for pension-
ers when they are forced to live on
a ‘fixed income!,.."
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LOCAL 301 NEWS July 1, £960
LOCAL 301 1UE NEWS
AFLCIO.
OFFICIAL ORGAN -OF .LOCAL 301,
REPESENTING: -SGHENECTADY
Published. by the: Battertal Committe
President .., John H, Shambo
Vice President -Wiltlam J. Kelly
Troasurer .. vee Pat, Donato
Recording Sacratary .,. Roy ¥. Schaffer
_ Aas't Recording -Secretary..David Gunn
Chief Shop Staward ... Joseph Mangino
Businoss Agent i... Leo Jandraau
{2t Erle Blvd. Schenectady. 6, N. Y.
Editor =<. Art Christopher’
eo
Facts On
Unemployment
Insurance |
By Allen Townsend
One of the most common mis-|
takes made by-—.union_.members
going out on lack of work is
that many of them do not im-|
mediately go to the Unemploy-
ment. Office to sign up,
There seems to be a very seri-
ous misunderstanding of the Un-
employment Insurance Law in
this respect. In most cases the
people on lack of work have
heard, from some one not quali-
fied to know that they cannot
qualify for Unemployment In-
surance until their vacation per-
jiod: for which they have been
paid. when they’ go on lack of
work is exhausted. This is’ not
so as the vacation “pay is an
already earned bonus for work
performed . To make matters
worse; some departments will add |:
to the lack of work slip.a note
saying paid thru a certain’ date,
this date being to the end of the
vacation period layoff. This: con-
fuses the issue no end,
My advice: to anyone on lacie’
of work is to, go to the Un-
employment Insurance Office’ im-,
mediately and process a claim.
The unemployment, insurance ad.
ministrators’ are qualified to see
that all valid claims’. are - pro-
sessed,
Editorial: .
The Senate will Decide
THE HOUSE HAS PASSED and:sent to the Senate an omnibus
social security bill containing a number of excellent provisions. for
‘improving the program.',But the -bill’ contains a “pauper’s oath”,
approach. to health care for the aged that contradicts all of the.
basic principles of a sound social insurance program. Hokum has.
been substituted: fo, legislation.
: The member hip? f the House has. no choice. The
taining the impro: eftionts and the “comprimise” on healthcare went
to the floor under a closed rule preventing™ amendments of any kind.
The House did not have, the opportunity to vote ‘on ‘the. Forand
bi'l principle of using the time-tested’ social ‘security. system.
The fight to’ enact legislation to help. retired persons’ meet. the
crushing costs of healthcare through the social security system
has shifted to the Senate, where. the first round will be fought in
the. Senate Huninee Committee,
“A favorable committee repel will ease the way for a vote-on
the Senate floor for a Forarid-type bil, But in any case the Senate
can be expected to vote on the issue, an - -issue that has aroused
the American people as no other in recent years and an’ issue that
will loom importantly. in the: election campaign,
The Senate can help decide whether health care for the aged will
become a reality this year or merely. a campaign debaters’ point.
Labor wants a law—not an election. issue; because the only
real issue is still: Can you afford to be 65? Can you afford to
have 65-year-old parents?
Early Riser Club Winners-WSNY
®
vie, Sendzick, Julia Lee Whitman,
Russell. V.~Conklin, Elnior ‘Wit-
beck, Mrs. D. Kurban, Donald
John Wyatt, David Jansen,| West, Mrs, Jane Niemiec, Kathy
Wm. Chruscienski, George Sor-| Irish, .
ella,. Mrs, Joseph. Mazzone, Ralph Jack-pot winner was Ralph
Battaglia, Arthur ‘Weinstock, Fe- | Battaglia.
The following is a Hst of the
winners on the Early Riser Club
last week:
Contract Proposals,
Unity Discussed
Last week several officers of
Local 301 travelled around the|
lant on a 24-hour schedule to
conduct meetings in all the shops.
‘Local 301 travelled around the
plant’ on a. 24-hour schedule to
conduct meetings in all the shops.
The chief topic of the discus-
sions was the contract proposals
which were submitted to .the
Company ‘by the IUE Negotiat-
ing Committee ‘on June 13th,
The. speakers) included John
Shambo, Bill Kelly, Joe Mangino,
Raiph. Vitallo, and Bill Mastri-
ani.
A brief rundown of the = pro-
posals which were discussed in
detail included a substantial wage
increase, cost of living plan,. im-
pitoved vacations, and holidays,
displacement caused: by’. automa~-
tion,, equal pay for equal work,
SUB, termination pay, employ-
ment security, union security, im-
-proved pensions ‘and. insurance,
and others,
“Bo prepared” was the theme
of the talks as the members were |
called upon to unite in an effort.
to bring about an adequate set-
-tlement. before October Ast of
this year. ,
zi oo
Vaccine Found
For Measles: ..
DENVER, June 28 (2) —
vaccine: to prevent measels ‘ie
; eloped by research teams
iversity af Colorado
‘center and elswhere,
‘Hlenry Kempe, head ‘of
“the ‘pediatrics department, said
today the vaccine will not. be
ready for use nationally, how-; ,
ever, for at least two years.. ‘He
said: measles kill more . children
than does polio.
‘O:
Unemployment Insurance ~~
Maximum. rate raised to $50 a
week beginning July. 4 with
coverage extended to. single em-
ployee: firms.
Minintum Wage — A new si
statewide minimum wage he-|)
comes effective Oct, 1.. The for-
mer law, was repealed and a
new industrial wage board sys-
tem started. oo. &
LOCAL 301 NEWS Page Three
eck" Talks
“Things to Think About”
By Frank Masterson
General Eleetric Vice President William Ginn spoke recently
at a Schenectady General Electric Engineers’ Association meeting
at the Edison Club. Mr, Ginn stated that foreign compctition. makes
it imperative that the company reduce its costs. He said a strong
effort must be made to increase productivity and therefore be. more
competitive. There is never’ anything said about less profits. to
make prices more competitive. Instead gross profits made by big
companies are being invested in Europe and making it possible
tor Europeans to build and tool up factories that are causing sO
much competition.
General Electric, itself, has a large irivestment in a Japanese
firm with whom we have to compete with, on some of the same
products produced in America.
GREATEST SINGLE SOURCE
OF SOCIAL PROGRESS
cares
"If we look back over the history of the labor unions it-is un-
.deniable that they have done more to. eliminate poverty in our
country, to raise the standard of living, to defend the dignity of
man and awaken the social conscience of our people than any
other single institution, The labor unions have always been the
A | rentest single source of social progress. Now is the moment for
our labor unions to prove ‘to the American people that the best public
relations can be achieved by public service .;. The Lvbor unions are
the mainstay of any endeavor to:achieve human progress in our
country and, to estalish our great democratic. ideal of liberty and
justice for AM Americans and. for all mankind.”
LOOK, MA, ANOTHER CAVITY!
Dr. Henry Welch ‘has resigned as directory of the antibiotics
division of the Food and Drug Administration after the Kefauver
Committee heard testimony that he received $287,000 for doing bus-
iness with firms his office is supposed ‘to .police,
Dr, Weleh is the 12th member of the “Clean-As-t-lound's-Looth
Club” syho has resigned for misdeeds sinee the Hisenhower-Nixon
Administration came into office,
