1966 • Safety Record Wor T in History; Acce Ate M E in S D
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• OPERAtiNG ENGINEERS LOCAL 3 ~38 I Vol. 25- No. 1 ~151 January, 1966 • SAFETY RECORD WOR T IN HISTORY; ACCE ATE M E IN S D . ,. Attitude-the 'Right Attitude' Settlement Agreement Okay For Guam-based Company Key to 1966 Better Record . ' Hawaiian Rock Products, Inc., "We will nat in any manner and but they will be employed to the • By AL CLEM· that will determine whether, a large Guam-based J.llanufac- interfere with, restrain or coerce fullest degree only if we have the Business Manager to what extent, we shall make turer, supplier and contractor of -cour employees in the exercise of . progress towards greater safety right attitude mentioned . earlier. Since the beginning of man, . building materials r e cent I y · their rights to self-organization · ori the job." · The answer, therefore, to the agreed :to a Settlement A~ee- to form, join or' assJ.st any ·labor every- He added, "philosophy and at· problem of safety is: "Attitude-- safety -in performing his ment with Local 3. The firin em- organization to bargain collec· day tasks has be~n uppermost titude are most important in de- the right attitude"! · ploys more than 100 Guamanians. tively through representatives of in his mind. Yet, there are strong termining whether any endeavor Busin~s Manager AI Clem sa[d their own choosing, and to engage indications that he has . talked will succeed or fail." that . according to the Settlement in concerted activities for the more about safety 'than he has . Philosophy, if sound, gives us Practice Safety Agreement, whi~h was initiated, purpose of collective bargaining the platform on which . we can recommended and approved by · or other mutual aid or protection, practiced it, and PerhaPs the build much of value to us all. the National Labor Rela:tions or to refrain from any or all such basic underlying problem is in Attitude determines whether his "attitude" toward safety. Working Habits; Board, a governmenta>l agency, activities. · we will do our best. to live up the company agreed to the fol- "All our employees are free to The record speaks for itself: to the philosophy. lowing: become or· remain, or to refrain If our attitude is passive, and Attend ·M·eetings this year Local 3 set a dubious "We will not discourage mem- from becoming or remaining consists merely of "lip service," record · of 32 industrial deaths The cartoon below wasn't in· bership in, or aSISistance to, I'hter- members of any labor organ[za,. if our at· while performing .routine daily we will do little; but tended to humor or frighten any national Union O<f Operating tion." titude is active and constructive, skills on th~ job. one int.o believing in safe work· Engineers, Local 3, or any other · The four reinstated employees To broaden the picture, look we can accomplish great things. ing habi•ts; instead it is intended labor organization by discharg 2 · • recent carnage on the Sherman cited eight "M's'\ in· to help everyone realize the im· -Continued on Page at the ing any of our employees . or hi g h ways during the rec·ent volved in injuries and death on . portance of practicing safety ha-' in any other manneT discriminate S f t M- t• Christmas holidays ---,. over 700 _the job. , bits in the home on the highway, against our em,ployees in re•gard· a e y ee nngs Man, Machinery, Mo killed while driving on the na- They a;re: -at lakes a:nct ..r:edootioil an!as;·and to-.. thew -hke;- temrre -o.f -.emplo~-- - Are-Step·· ped•Un-- . tion's highways, ·and today's auto· tion (or lack of Motion), Mani.p· most important on the job. ment, or, any terms and cond1- - I"" mobiles, buses, ·trains and air· ullition · (w.hich are involved in · It is truly heart-breaking to tions· of empio·yment. · In 'the face of the worst· In· planes are the safest mechanical- accident injurfes) and .Mainten· report that 32 of our Brothers "We will not threaten em- dustrial accident death rf'..cord in ly in history because we have the ance, Maturity, Mind .and Motiva· died during the year of accidental ployees with discharge because •the history o.f Local 3, Business .technical ' know-how to build in 1tion (invo.lved in accident pre· industrial deaths. Many of these they designate or attempt to . Mimager AI Clem called on every safety devices. vention). Also added an! Misuse accidents were from pure negli select a union as their colle·ctive one in the jurisdiction to take Then what is the problem of or Mistake invites Mishap to gence; 'Some were the fault of bargaizi.lng representative. more time to discuss and pracHce safety? Perhaps it is in our every- cause accidents. worn-out or unsafe equipment. "We will offer to Jesus M. Her- safety on the job. day attitude~at home, at play Accident preventicm "M's", Perhaps the latter, too, ca,n be nandez, Jose M. Hernandez, Jesus He announced a stepped-up and at work. George Sherman, · then, are essential to create a blamed ori negligence .. C. Perez and Jose S. c~ Taigeron campaign of safety meetings chief of Industrial Safety for the, climate for greater work safety, Employers, your union and immediate and full reinstatement which start this month and will • state of California, sounded this state and federal agencies meet to their former or substantially be he1d in every corner of the theme at a recent speech in continually to try to get to the equivalent positions without prej- jurisdiction throughout the year. Fresno. Grade Class Set bottom of the reason for these udice to their seniority or other SafetY experts will be inv•ited He related that manufacturers A grade-chedcing class at San wasteful accidents. It costs time, rights and privileges and make to brin·g oow ideas of on the job build in safety devices needed Jq.ge City College is set for money life. and anguish, and for them whole for -any loss of - safe working habits to be dis, acccrding t~ manageme~t m~d February to June. Forms are at the m~st part it's all unnecessary. earnings they may have suffered cussed art these meetings. governmental codes, but he said che San Jose District office, arid During the course of the year, as a result of our discrimination Below is listed the · meetings it is "our attitude safety. 5 must enroll to sta.rt the col!rse. - Continued on · e 2 them. scheduled .through February, and it is the responsibility of 9ll Op erating _Engineers to themselves and fanilly to attend· for .greater safety in the field. SAFETY MEETINGS (all start at 8 p.m.) • Lake Tahoe , (Bijou) Jan. 18 Carpenters . Hall Rerio, Jan. 19 Union Office, . 120 Taylor· St. - Oroville,Jan.20 · Prospector Village San Rafael, Feb. 1 701 Mission Ave. Ukiah, Feb. 2 Labor Temple, on Kuki Ave. Hayward, Feb. 4 .Carpenters Hall San Mateo, Feb. 16 • 50 North "B"St. San Jose, Feb. 23 NEW VICE PRESIDENTS-when AFL-CIO elected eight vice Pressman· Ralph Helstein, Packingh ous~ Workers. Back row; 760 Emo:ry St. presidents to Executive Board, Hunter P. Wharton, IUOE Gen' from left: George Burdon, Rubber Workers; Wharton; David Vallejo, Feb. 24 eral President was named. All are presidents of their unions. Sullivan, Building Service Employees and Paul Jenings, Elec 316 Virginia St. Front row, from left: I. W . Abel, Steelworkers; P. L. Siemiller~ trical Radio and Machine W orkers Union. They were elected Machinists; President George Meany; Anthony J. Andrade, at recent San Francisco convention. ' • Page 2 E N. G I N IE It .R S N E W S January, 1966 • from the Manager's De k By Al CLEM • . As we look in the future for 1966, the' officers and mem bers of Local 3 have a tremendous job to do. While all the major negotiations are behind us for at least another year with the exception of the, AGG contract in the State of utah, we have many accomplishm,ents which I hope we -will be able to achieve in this coming year. G·OOD NEWS- was received here by Genera I President Hunter P. Wharton that he was One of the most important is the field of safety. It IS elected AFL-CIO vice president. Identified are General Secretary Newell J. Carman, Vice with a great -deal of regret that after revie,wing our record.s Presidents J. C. Turner and Charles Paluska. for the past year we find 32 Brothers passed on due to acci dents of one nat{rre or another. This is a situation, where if 1 we all work togethe·r in the coming year, perhaps, Wf5 can SETTLEMENTS Hiring Han Bid Upheld alleviate this ~ to a great degree. An accident is an extremely. ~ · expensive' happening in many ways.- First, and most · impci·rtant, is that the loved ones who OK INGUA 'M In Face of ·work' Law · Continued from ~ge 1- are left · behind bear the greatest burden of an accidental · State "right to work" laws Hartley Act does not P·rotect a death as these things happen so, fast. As the saying goes are to receive their back pay as "death is so instantaneous"; we do not have time to put our determined by the regional di cannot be interp,re<ted to prevent state law which is so broadly rector of the NLRB. collective bargaining on subjects stated, they said, and the pnr house .in order or to make provisions for the care of our posed hiririg hall did not give loved ones.