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AUTOMOBILE
UNITED
12.
July
WORKER
1957
3
at
r
ie
ft
He
Be
'll
You
B
SU
,
ay
hd
rt
Bi
y
pp
Ha
AW’s first long step toward the
guaranteed annual wage—supplemental unemployment benefits, or
SUB—has reached its second birthday, still an infant but growing fast.
It was in June 1955 that the
-pace-setting
with Ford.
million UAW
pact was negotiated
Today, more than a
members in aircraft,
agricultural implement and auto
plants are covered by similar
agreements.
In the beginning, SUB was only a
promise. The first year was devoted
to building up the trust funds from
which payments
Actual payments
a year ago.
would be made.
didn’t start until
eligible has been helitively small and
the number who have received the
full amount of benefits—the amount
Even so, in that first year, more
than $5 million was paid to laid-off
workers. Well over 800,000 weekly
the plan has barely started.
normal takehome pay during his
first four weeks of layoff, and 60
per cent for the next 22 weeks.
But it’s not doing it yet. |
The explanation is that none of
funds
thing near their maximum
Chrysler—
1, but had paid out only. $4.8 million.
UAW fiseal experts say this proves
the benefits could be increased* at
the current rate of company contri-
~ehecks, but it is known that the figure at Ford is $15.30.
This is sure to be one of the
butions.
Another complication was caused
- subjects at the 1958 negotiations,
by hostile state governments in Inn
unio
the
e,
cours
of
,
tion
addi
In
diana and Ohio, where legislatures
basic
the
in
ents
ovem
impr
seek
will
adopted laws forbidding the inte. |
a
still
is
goal
The
ture.
struc
SUB
gration of public and private un100
full
—a.
wage
al
annu
ed
ante
guar
employment insurance plans.
year
twothe
when
’s
That
cent.
per
However, the UAW is convineed
old baby will be full-grown.
that even under the present circum-
The
size.
funds—Gen-
had $114 million in the till as of May
Complete figures aren’t available
on the average size of weekly benefit
any-
reached
have
and
Motors, Ford
eral
Legal Barriers .
What SUB will do, under the
present agreements, is guarantee a
laid-off worker 65 per cent of his
largest
that the three
they would get if SUB were in full
swing—has been even smaller.
benefit checks have been issued. But
the trust
stances SUB could pay more people
more money. The union points out
closest (as of May 1) was the General Motors-fund, with 52.9 per cent.
Therefore the number of workers
Hanrahan Completes
Public Review Board
of
The appointment
Rabbi Morris. Adler
as
of Detroit
chairman and Magistrate J. Arthur Hanrahan of Windsor,
Ont., as a member of the UAW
public review board has been
announced by President Walter P. Reuther.:
Hanrahan’s selection filled the membership of the sevenee
mau board. eslaniened Dy the?
Atlantie City convention as a H 5 | i d ay P ay C nn’ :
means of strengthening. still
S
it
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en
B
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SU
t
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d:
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di
in
of
ts
gh
further the ri
ual
members
and
subordinate
bodies within UAW.
ICE
CREAM’S
ITEM
Our
for this size oe.
of the Year
Father
is
plan for office-space and _ staff.
Rabbi Adler and four other mem-|
bers—Msgr.
Judge
:
etroit
f
o
r
e
Fath
the
c
Is
ear’
i
Ey wnian
Kerr,
of
Wade
Gedfge
H.
C.
McCree,
Higgins,|
Bishop!
/
next edition of Community
—
paper he puts out.
It’s easy to
naturally
citizens of tomorrow who will run our cities,
states and federal government, as well as
our unions. If you build better citizens, it
stands to reason . that you'll build better
oj
pr
g
n
i
s
u
o
h
h
t
i
m
S
.
W
n
h
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who live in the
est in northwest Detroit.
l
a
c
o
L
W
A
U
of
r
e
b
m
e
m
Schwartz, 38, is a
at
r
o
t
a
r
e
p
o
s
es
pr
a
as
d
e
k
r
o
235 and bas w
n
e
v
e
s
r
fo
,
le
ax
d
an
ar
ge
Plant 4, Chevrolet
t
n
e
r
a
p
p
a
is
n
e
r
d
l
i
h
c
r
years. His feeling fo
on
so
as
up
s
t
h
g
i
l
ce
fa
on first meeting; his
the union men and women
—
o
o
t
s,
nt
re
pa
r
ei
th
d
n
a
see ‘why the kids—
’
.
y
u
g
t
ea
gr
‘‘
a
is
z
t
r
a
say that Lee Schw
Surprise Party
Understanding
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children
comes
is
o
h
w
,
18
e,
ri
Ma
e
ud
cl
in
n
w
o
to Lee. His
e,
Le
a
n
n
o
D
s;
ie
tt
Ma
s.
Mr
w
o
n
d
married an
,
ed
Fr
;
19
s,
in
tw
e
th
y,
rr
La
d
16; Garry an
t
no
y
nl
ai
rt
ce
t
u
b
—
t
s
a
l
d
an
13; Chantale, 8,
ly
mi
fa
e
th
of
by
ba
d
ol
rea
least—the five-y
nJu
e
Le
m
T’
“‘
ne
yo
er
ev
s.
ll
te
y
dl
who prou
jor.”
:
Lee was given a lot of presents from
as
rs
he
ot
d
an
s
t
n
a
h
c
r
e
d
m
o
o
h
r
o
b
h
g
i
e
n
ey
th
d
an
e,
tl
ti
s
hi
g
n
i
n
n
i
w
of
lt
su
re
a
’t
dn
di
He
m.
hi
r
fo
t
e
u
q
n
a
b
a
w
re
even th
know he was the guest of honor until
the crowd started shouting for the
‘‘Father of the Year.’’
Modest and unassuming, Lee is mildly
go
’s
He
m.
ai
cl
ac
d
an
ss
fu
e
th
at
d
se
ri
surp
t
ou
ab
ng
yi
rr
wo
d,
di
ys
wa
al
he
as
on
‘ing
e
is
ra
to
d
ne
an
pl
’s
at
th
y
rt
pa
e
th
whether
ll
wi
t
en
pm
ui
eq
er
nt
ce
y
it
un
mm
co
r
fo
y
mone
be -a success.
a mimeo
Quizzed about his formula to bring : about
‘
bigger and better programs for children,
Schwartz had this to say:
‘‘It’s important that we in the VAW
and other labor unions do a job in the
community. Every local union should
take an active part in community activities, and should sponsor clubs, sport
teams and other projects to keep the
kids out of harm and usefully occupied.
‘‘Our basic job is with youth. They’ll be
gco
re
in
e
e
t
t
i
m
m
o
c
y
a
D
’s
er
Detroit Fath
n
e
r
d
l
i
h
c
e
th
to
e
ic
rv
se
nition of his hours of
.
m
e
h
t
t
u
o
b
a
g
n
i
k
l
a
t
ts
ar
st
he
as
Voice,
He’s also worrying about the
of tomorrow—the
union members.’
Kids Work, Too
“You take a guy
there’s no
one
home
working
with
The decision will mean a substantial sum in back benefits for
General Motors workers in New
york
state.
last ye| ar when
Labor Day a size-
arose
e
s
a
c
e
h
T
n
o
a
e
a
h
e
e
Clar
WiWitte—attended.
Dr.
d
n
a
4
y
l
u
J
.
n
o
y
t
i
s
r
e
v
i
n
chancéllor of the U
California,
was
unable
to
be
present because of commencement
,
tz
ar
hw
Sc
C.
e
Le
n,
ve
se
of
UAW father
a
by
’’
ar
Ye
e
th
of
er
th
Fa
‘‘
was named
not be deducted from the amounts
que them under the UAW sup-
_| appointment the board held a pre-| plemental unemployment benefits
j liminary meeting in Detroit to} plan, an arbitrator has ruled.
watch happily.
dealing with the vendor, while Mrs. Schwartz and their seven andre
YORK—Holiday pay reby workers on layoff will
NEW
ceived
An Answer to Smears
Prior to Magistrate Hanrahan’s|
A MAJOR
7
able.
number
workers
were
of
General
on
layoff.
Motors
They
pro
the
er
und
pay
y
ida
hol
ved
cei
y.
sit
ver
uni
his
at
ses
exerci
Their
In announcing completion of | visions of the contract.
unemployment compensation was
the public review board, Reuther stressed that its establishment on recommendation of the
’ UAW leadership was in itself an
not
York
affected,
because
the
decided some years
holiday pay, being based
to “reckless and un- | ago that
charges” hurled at the
on past services, was not current
|
:
UAW by anti-labor forces.
income insofar as unemployment
“The UAW has: given the pub- insurance is concerned.
lie review board full authority to
However, GM insisted that holiconduct investigations and hold
as
d
nte
cou
be
uld
sho
pay
day
findings on
hearings and make
or wages in calculating SUB beneviolates
any matter which
seems to conflict with the AFL- fits. Test cases from Local 1097,
CIO’s and the UAW’s ethical prac- Rochester Products, and Local 424,
tices codes, and report its find, were apaxle
and
r
gea
let
vro
Che
ings, not just to a few officials,
adof
rd
boa
SUB
the
to
led
pea
ber
mem
W
UA
ire
but to the ent
ship and. to the public at large,” ministration.
he said.
Vice President Leonard Wood“We believe that to the extent
cock, director of the GM divithat the free labor movement dethat the
sion, has announced
velops and implements proper inAll
arbitrator sided with UAW.
ternal machinery to provide effecmembers whose SUB payments
tive safeguards for the democratic
were reduced because of their
rights of each individual member.
holiday pay will be paid the full
. it will remove the justificaamount.
tion for government compulsion.”
answer
founded
unless
his wife doesn’t have to work, and she has
homework and other things to oecupy most,
of her time,’’ he continued. ‘‘ Why couldn’t
some of the guys on other shifts devote some
of their time to keeping the kids out of
trouble and otherwise occupied?
‘‘Our community kids work, too, to
raise money for their own activities.
We bought about $400 worth of salt and
pepper shakers and ice molds.. When
they finish selling them, we’ll have a
profit of $103.81. That money will go
for a bunker pool table for our Smith
Community Center.’’
Lee is willing to offer suggestions to UAW
members who are interested in neighborHis address is 14187
hood youth work.
Crescent, Detroit 23,
~
New
courts
afternoons—
his kids,
re-
Rabbi
Morris
Adler
Magistrate
Hanrahan
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