HI TE COLLAR Official Publication of the Office Employes International Union

No. 218 FEBRUARY, 1964 OffatI 17 OEIU Wins Representation At Midwest Mfg. Corpn. Office, clerical and technical employees of the Midwest Manu- facturing Corporation at Galesburg, Illinois, by a 58 to 39 major- in Pulp and Paper ity, voted to be represented by the Office Employes International Breakthrough Union. The balloting was conducted by the National Labor Rela- tions Board. The victory cli- Industry in Western maxed art organizational cam- Local 333 Wins paign initiated last August by John Richards, O.E.I.U. Inter- At Meadow Gold national Representative. Recog- Columbus, Ohio:-Local 333 nition of the union was request- reported the successful results ed last September by a letter to of an NLRB election at the Mr. John Zahora, vice president Westerville Meadow Gold Dairy and general manager of the com- Products Company. Clerical pany. A petition was also filed employees of the firm voted 6 with the National Labor Rela- to 4 for 0.I.E.U. representation. tions Board requesting a secret The company, a subsidiary of ballot election. the Beatrice Foods Corporation, International Representative has a long established contract Richards, in announcing the with Local 153 in New York election victory, reiterated the City. need for continuing contact with those members who have indi- a wonderful initiative, which was cated their support of the union clearly evident in a government- and those in doubt up to and Leaders of the new O.E.I.U. unit at Port Alberni, , shown with Vice President William supervised vote in which over including the date of the elec- Lowe (third from right), are, left to right, Barry Bonfield, Archibald Cardinal, Linda Fenske, Ronald Mrus, 80 per cent of the employees tion. and Clive Heatherington. voted for O.E.I.U. representa- As a result of this election, tion. approximately 100 new mem- Contributing strongly to the bers represent the first office ditions that are superior to those At a recent meeting, job stew- bers employed at Midwest have O.E.I.U.'s campaign program, group to be organized in the in Western Canada. ards were elected, and they are been formally initiated as mem- Vice President William Lowe pulp and paper industry in There is no doubt that many Messrs. Archibald Cardinal, bers of O.E.I.U. Local 221, reported the organization and Western Canada. other office and technical em- Clive Heatherington, and Barry Galesburg, Ill. certification of 60 office and For years, the O.E.I.U. has ployees of the pulp and paper Bonfield. Negotiations are now Valuable assistance in waging technical personnel employed by been bargaining collectively with industry in Western Canada will under way. The committee, the campaign was rendered by the MacMillan, Bloedel and the major pulp and paper com- recognize the significant advan- headed by Vice Pres. Lowe, con- Local 221 Pres. Dale R. Grif- Powell River Company at Port panies in Eastern Canada, and tages of O.E.I.U. membership. sists of Mrs. Linda Fenske, fith, Secretary-Treasurer Mary Alberni, B. C. as a result has been successful Brother Lowe reported that Archibald Cardinal, and Ron- Hayes, Janice Jordan, Pauline The newly organized mem- in establishing salaries and con- the new members demonstrated ald Mrus. Hendrickson, Harry Simon and John Miller. The new unit has already held Ben Cohan Banquet in New York Raises $5,000 for Retarded Children their first meeting and those (Continued on page 4)

OEIU Local 153 Secretary-Treas- urer Ben J. Cohan (left) presented check to Congressman Hugh Carey of Brooklyn, for the Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Institute for Retarded Children.

In the jam-packed Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Roose- velt in New York City on Jan- uary 18th, 800 members of Of- (Continued on page 4) WHITE COLLAR Official Publication of the Office Employes International Union

No. 218 JANUARY, 1964 a4=4,&07 OEIU Scores in York, Pa., Milwaukee, Tacoma,N.York The Office Employes Interna- Sign With tional Union in the past month President Conveys Borden's and scored gains at the Standard Intl. Paper Local 46 Sign Register Company, in York, Pa., Joe Nedham, Local 29 Busi- His Appreciation the Milwaukee Message Center, ness Agent, reported the success- Negotiations were successfully the Tacoma Credit Bureau, and ful signing of a one year agree- completed with the signing of a the Allied World's Fair Service ment with the International Pa- year agreement between Local Corporation and Riviera and per Co. 46, Tampa, Fla., and the Holiday Inn Motels. The contract effective August Borden's Dairy Inc. In York, Pa., another unit of 1, 1963, included a 4 per cent The agreement provides for a the Standard Register Company across-the-board increase with a yearly increase of five cents (5c) was added to the OEIU ranks minimum of fifteen dollars per hour. Substantial improve- by a 12 to 1 win through a Na- ($15.00) per month. ments were made in the insur- tional Labor Relations Board Paid vacation allowance has ance program and the proba- election. This victory, among been expanded to permit four tionary period was decreased the employees of the production weeks of vacation after 20 years from six months to ninety days. standards unit follows closely on of service. Employees with five years of the heels of a previous success Other improved benefits are service will now receive three among the office and clerical in the area of pension and sick .weeks of paid vacation. workers of the same company. leave. The Local 46 Negotiating Local 14 President Edward Committee consisted of Mrs. Springman and International Wilma Hayes, Ethel C. Ewing Representative John Fitzmau- 'Work' Issue and June Hermann. The Com- rice led both of these campaigns. mittee was assisted by Intl. Vice- Defeat Seen Pres. J. 0. Bloodworth. Impressive Win In Oklahoma At Tacoma, Wash., Walter Local Re-Signs Freeman; Business Represent- The National Council for In- 29 ative of Local 23 scored an im- dustrial Peace has predicted that Grand Auto Stores pressive win at the Tacoma Credit Bureau. In this instance, Oklahoma voters will reject a A new settlement has been the employees chose the OEIU so-called "right-to-work" law reached covering 35 members NLRB election by a score proposal if the issue reaches a employed at Grand Auto Stores, in an of 21 to 10. Negotiations are statewide vote next year. reports Local 29 Bus. Rep. John The council noted that the Kinnick. now in progress. measure to outlaw union shop The new contract covers the Pool Efforts agreements had been rejected by main office and all the branches At Milwaukee, Jerry Clark, overwhelming majorities in Cali- of the company. A $13.37 per Business Representative of Lo- fornia, Ohio, Washington, Colo- month wage increase was effec- cal 9 and International Repre- rado and Idaho when it was last tive on Sept. 1, 1963 and an sentative Arthur Lewandowski on the ballot in the 1958 elec- WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D.C. additional $14.00 per month pooled their efforts to win an tions. will become effective Sept. 1, election for the telephone HOWARD COUGHLIN, PRESIDENT 1964. NLRB operators employed by a tele- Signs With Bible Co. OFFICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION Life insurance is raised from answer service, known as the Columbus, Ohio-Local 333 SUITE 610, 265 WEST 14 ST., N.Y.C. $1,000 to $2,500 and im- other Milwaukee Message Center. The and the Union Label Memorial provements on the health and YOUR THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSION OF INTEREST vote was 14 to 10 in favor of Bible Co., Inc. entered into an welfare plan have been made WAS RECEIVED WITH DEEP APPRECIATION. Local 9. However, challenges agreement which calls for sick especially in lowering cost of I SHALL CHERISH YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT will delay the official certifica- leave, bonus pay and wage in- dependent coverage. Other gains tion for several weeks. creases each six months during IN THE DAYS AHEAD. SINCERELY, include the establishing of Vet- In New York City, Ben J. the life of the agreement. LYNDON B. JOHNSON erans' Day as a paid holiday. Cohan, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 153 announced that the employees of the Allied World's Fqir Sefvice Corporation and the OEIU Executive Board Completes Busy Meeting Allied Exhibitions Maintenance Corporation recognized Local (Picture on Page 4) 153 and have agreed to nego- tiate a The Executive Board of the series of Educational Confer- Pension Plan. These Local Un- officers to purchase new lapel to cover clerical Office Employes International ences. ions did not previously partici- pens and quills for members. agreement workers employed during the life Union, at its December meeting Adopted a broad Civil pate on behalf of their full time Urged all Local Unions to the New York World's Fair. in Bal Harbour, Fla., completed Rights resolution presented by field and office staffs. waive initiation fees for teen- of This is the first company to be work on a full agenda. Among the OEIU Civil Rights Commit- Effectuated numerous agers hired for summer employ- organized at the New York numerous other actions, the tee, composed of Secretary- amendments to the OEIU Pen- ment in the year 1964 providing site. Local 153 is Board: Treasurer J. Howard Hicks and sion Plan and rules for the op- such teenager contemplate a re- World's Fair presently organizing three addi- Paid tribute to the memory Vice President Edward Spring- eration of said plan. turn to school in the Fall. tional companies in the World's of President John Fitzgerald man. Approved the merger of Approved a reciprocal area. Kennedy. Approved the admission of Locals 6, Boston, and Local 63, transfer agreement with the Na- Fair Outlined the subjects to be 15 Local Unions into the Office Providence. tional Association of Broadcast Local 153 also announced the considered for the OEIU's next Employes International Union Authorized the Executive Employees and Technicians. (Continued on page 3) Page Two WHITE COLLAR February, 1964 WHITE COLLAR local 411, Springhill, La., Receives Charter Official Organ of OFFICE EMPLOYES INTERNATIONAL UNION affiliated with the AFL-CIO

HOWARD COUGHLIN President Room 610 265 West 14th St. J. HOWARD HICKS New York 11, N. Y. Secretary-Treasurer

POSTMASTERS, ATTENTION. Change of address Form 3579 should be addressed to Office Employes International Union, 1012 19th St., Washington 5, D. C. Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Ave., N.E., Washington 18. E. C. Second class postage paid at Washington, D. C.

Reproduction by the Labor Press of any or all material herein contained is not only permitted, but wholly desirable in the interest of workers' education. International Vice President J. 0. Bloodworth (left), recently presented an 0.I.E.U. Charter to Local 411, Springhill, La. Accepting Charter from Vice President Bloodworth is Local 11 President, P. L. $1 Subscription Price a Year Brown. Surrounding Brothers Bloodworth and Brown are officers and executive board members of Local 11. Medicare President Johnson, in a recent Washington speech, stated: "The New Year Heralds New Contract social security system is the American way to provide hospital care for the aged-it is practical, sensible, fair and just." The President For Boston Schlitz Salesmen also told a delegation of Medicare supporters and senior citizen leaders that the Administration has just begun to fight for the pro- As of January 1, 1964, the salesmen are guaranteed a mini- years, and four weeks after 12 will gram and predicted that it is going to be the law of the land. first agreement covering the mum of $125.00 per week. years. The Schlitz salesmen sales "The most powerful of all nations should no longer have to ask newly organized Schlitz Other benefits of the initial also receive 14 paid holidays our old people to trade dignity and self-respect for hospital and force was rendered effective. agreement include a $25.00 per per year. nursing home care." Agreement on the contract week car allowance, a company The agreement will span three in paid pension plan, Liberal Republicans, headed by Senator Javits and Senator Case, provisions had been reached welfare plan years and contains an assignee due to the newly and a sick leave have indicated that they favor some type of Social Security ap- October but provision which and successor clause in addition proach to the medical problems of the aged. negotiated commission systems, allows accumulative sick leave to its other benefits. two months were required to re- of one week for each of ser- Members of Negotiating 1964 could well be the year that this long needed program is en- year the acted into law. align the existing routes on an vice. Committee consisted of Jim Ma- equitable basis. The route re- The vacation schedule calls honey, Al Murray, and Jim Ken- visions devised by a committee for vacations of one week after neally. The committee was as- of the members and agreed to six months, two weeks after one sisted by Local 6 Business Man- by the employer will provide a year, three weeks after five ager Don Hull. Overtime and Moonlighters volume of approximately 90,000 cases per man in 1964. There are 22.7 million people working more than 40 hours a The revised commission sys- Technicolor Employees Win week in the today. Nearly three million of these are tem will pay on a yearly basis: moonlighters. That is, they hold more than one job. 10 cents per case for first The AFL-CIO has called upon the government to make the pay 90,000 cases sold; 8.5 cents for Major Gains in First Pact for overtime work more expensive so that employers will be en- cases sold up to 125,000; and couraged to hire additional employees. Secretary of Labor Wil- 7.5 cents for all cases sold in After long and difficult nego- San Francisco Labor Council, lard Wirtz suggested that this is an area that should be considered excess of 125,000. In addition, tiations which included "round and a check-off of union dues as a possible source of new jobs. salesmen will receive a com- the clock" meetings during the and initiation fees. It is not practical to outlaw moonlighting. In most cases, indi- mission of 50 cents per half bar- weekend to a Monday contract The contract will run for two viduals hold second jobs because of their economic needs. rel on all draught beer sold. All expiration date. Local 29 mem- years with a union re-opener on It will be necessary for the government to think in terms of in- bers employed at Technicolor wages and a dental plan. creased minimum wages, a reduction in working hours and heavier Overtime overwhelmingly approved their Local 29 members from penalties for overtime worked in order to get the most in the way negotiating committee's recom- Technicolor who served on the of new jobs and resolve the evils of excessive overtime and moon- mendations for a new contract. Negotiating Committee are: Lo- lighting. Vs. Jobs Major benefits gained were in Labor Secretary Willard cal 29 Business Rep. Ann Holl- two areas: ingsworth, Nadine Crawford, Wirtz has stated that if all over- Economic issues: The addi- time work were eliminated the Eileen Jack, Robert Sleadd and tion of an 8th holiday, the Fri- equivalent of more than 900,000 Charles Snyder. day of the week in which the Doesn't Pay To Be full-time jobs would be created. It Poor employee's birthday occurs, and President Johnson, in his March of Dimes Senator Barry Goldwater, in a recent speech before the Economic State of the Union message, rec- pay or time off for Saturday Club, conceded that a segment of the population is not participat- ommended the passing of legis- holidays, proration of terminal ing in the general prosperity. He suggests, however, that it is the lation authorizing the creation vacation pay after six months' attitude or action of this small group which is responsible. The of industry committees to look employment, and four weeks' Senator reasoned that: "Low intelligence or low ambition is the into the question of overtime vacation after 20 years of ser- principal reason for lack of education or skills." work. Where such a committee vice, guarantee of 4 hours call- The Senator from Arizona doesn't give a thought to the possibil- decided that an increase in the in pay, a retirement plan, 81/2 ity that some by virture of economic circumstances have been overtime rate would "without cents per hour increase across- forced to earn a living at an early age and lack the where-with-all unduly increasing costs" create the-board and to scale; and a for education. The Senator also overlooked the possibility that for job opportunities by reducing considerably improved health many, because of bias or circumstances, there is a lack of oppor- the amount of overtime, it would plan which provides addition- tunity. be empowered to put a higher al maternity benefits, doctor's The New York Times, in a recent editorial, said: "If the Senator rate into effect. home and office visits, drugs, Makes many more speeches as arrogant and as ill-informed as this Unions in general are not con- x-ray and additional services to- one, he will soon be able to concentrate exclusively on winning re- vinced that the President's pro- gether with an increase in life election in Arizona." posal meets the entire problem insurance from $1,000 to $2,- 500 for each employee. of unemployment. AFL-CIO FOR ALL THE CHILDREN President George Meany de- Job and union security is- Howard Coughlin, president of clared the President is correct sues: The company must have the Office Employes International in viewing overtime work as a just cause before disciplining or Union, makes a contribution to Employers Must Furnish major contributing factor but discharging employees; an im- the 1964 March of Dimes cam- "we are unconvinced by the proved seniority clause with no- paign while National Poster Child President's observation that a tice on long term layoffs, and Mary Lou Graves, 5, beams her Wage Data Coughlin is a 35-hour week would 'merely the establishment of a joint La- approval. Brother of the National Labor The United States recently held bor-Management Committee to chairman Court of Appeals at Cincinnati share' employment." Division of the National Founda- that despite contract language to the contrary, a Union is entitled Most union spokesmen agree study the issue further; the right tion-March of Dimes. Funds col- to wage data. The Court stated that the right to such information with Meany that selective in- to grieve on newly created jobs lected in the current March of is conferred by the Taft-Hartley Act and not by the contract. This creases in penalty pay should be or departments; the right to ob- Dimes campaign will help thou- decision has real meaning for all unions engaged in collective bar- coupled with a reduced work serve other unions' picket lines sands of victims of crippling birth gaining. week. that have been sanctioned by the defects and arthritis. Page Two WHITE COLLAR January, 1964 WHITE COLLAR Local 354 Signs Official Organ of At the AFL-CIO Convention OFFICE EMPLOYES INTERNATIONAL UNION affiliated with the AFL-CIO Paper Firm

HOWARD COUGHLIN Local 354, Plymouth, N. C. President Room 610 and the Weyerhauser Company 265 West 14th St. recently signed a renewal agree- J. HOWARD HICKS New York 11, N. Y. ment. Secretary-Treasurer Major advances include a 7c across-the-board increase effec- POSTMASTERS, ATTENTION. Change of address Form 3579 should be addressed to Office Employes International Union, 1012 14th St., Washington 5, tive Nov. 1, 1963 with an addi- D. C. Published monthly at 810 Rhode Island Ave., N.E., Washington 18, D. C. Second class postage paid at Washington, D. C. tional 3 per cent effective Nov. 1, 1964. Other improvements are an improved sick leave allowance and a new clause to supplement workmen's compensation. The pension and insurance program Reproduction by the Labor Press of any or all material herein contained is not only was greatly improved and pro- permitted, but wholly desirable in the interest of workers' education. vision has been made for four weeks' vacation after 20 years Subscription Price $1 a Year of service. The Negotiating Committee consisted of Local 354 Pres. 0.E.I.U. delegates and guests at the AFL-CIO convention, held in TVA and Goldwater Doris Wells, Norman Spruill and November in New York City. From left are Vice President Edward Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona is well known for his views Peggy Modlin. Able assistance Springman, Secretary-Treasurer J. Howard Hicks, Bob Greenwood of that the Tennessee Valley Authority should be sold to private was rendered by International Local 2, Washington, D. C.; George Johns, Secretary-Treasurer of the industry. When it comes to Arizona, however, the Senator appears Vice-Pres. J. 0. Bloodworth. San Francisco Labor Council; and President Howard Coughlin. to have different ideas. Senator Goldwater appeared before a Senate Interior Subcom- mittee in support of legislation that would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to spend 999 million dollars to construct, operate and maintain the Central Arizona Project which would provide water development power for Arizona and five neighboring states. O.E.I.U. Secretary-Treasurer We would be interested in hearing the Senator explain why he Howard Hicks delivering au- is anxious to sell TVA to private industry and still seek govern- ditor's report to the Metal ment money for a second TVA for his own state. Trades Dept. Convention. Lending attention are Peter T. Strikes Schoemann, President of the Those who would legislate the labor movement out of existence Plumbers & Pipefitters, and Dept. President B. A. Gritta. usually point to strikes that have been waged by organized labor as the main reason for such proposed legislation. The Labor Department reported that strike idleness in Septem- ber 1963 was at the lowest level for that month in 19 years. A few days later, Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz reported on the work record at the Nation's missile sites and noted the following from the Second Annual Report of the Missile Site Commissioner. "Only one man day lost because of a labor dispute for every 1,288 man days worked; 99.92 per cent of all available work time Local 153 Beer Salesmen at missile sites entirely free of work stoppages; every missile site finished and ready on schedule to receive weapons and crews." Receive $200,000 in Refunds Secretary Wirtz stated: "A proud record of private and public cooperation based entirely on the exercise of private responsibility with no exercise of public power." It is amazing that strikes or strike threats generally receive first page attention in our Nation's press. On the other hand, how many of us have had an opportunity to read the above record of labor's cooperation? We believe that the press, in general, gave it little or any publicity. Unemployment The following is a quote from President Kennedy's address to the AFL-CIO National Convention: "Last year's loss of man hours in terms of those willing but unable to find full time work was a staggering one billion work days lost, equivalent to shutting down the entire country for three weeks with no pay. That is an intolerable waste for this rich country of ours." The Congress of the United States should give serious considera- tion to the late President's statistics before postponing action on the tax bill which has yet to be voted out of Committee. Those who operate our Nation's businesses and those who would automate their company's products out of the reach of their laid off employes who, too, are consumers, should also seriously consider the statistics. Unemployment can be the Achilles Heel of the United States. Seventeen per cent of our Nation's teenagers seeking employment are not able to find jobs. Local 153 Bus. Rep. Al Addeo distributes refund checks to jubilant Piel's salesmen. can be in real trouble unless answers are found Our economy The holiday season was jubi- for that portion which represents Fund. As a result of the merger great problem. We cannot afford a "business as usual" to this lantly celebrated this year for interest. of the two pension funds in May attitude. The refund was made during 1963, the salesmen were able to management and the government must put their heads salesmen in the Piel's, Ruppert Labor, the week of December 2nd and get a better retirement formula. find solutions. Congress must legislate, not procrasti- and Schlitz Breweries. Business together and provided the crowning touch to Several months later, after nate. Representative Al Addeo was a welcome "Santa Claus" as he the concentrated efforts Local numerous discussions with em- distributed refund checks aver- 153 made during 1963 to merge ployers, the Union arranged for aging $1,200. Some of the its two Pension Plans and pro- a discontinuance of the $4.00 vide one from the Berlin Wall Opening Recalls Meany Plea checks were in excess of $2,000. sound plan for all of per week deduction its members. salesmen's paychecks. This en- The agreement to open the Berlin Wall for a two-week period' The individual checks repre- over the Christmas holidays to allow West Berliners to visit their Only eight months ago, sales- abled each member to take home East Berlin relatives for the first time in over two years has recalled sent the amount of money each men from the three breweries $4.00 more per week in his a similar plea by AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany. salesman had contributed, plus were contributing $4.00 per pay check. In July 1962, in a speech to the Congress of the Intl. Confedera- interest, during his participation week, in addition to the $8.00 Finally, just this month, ar- tion of Free Trades Unions in West Berlin, Meany called on the UN Human Rights Commission to arrange for opening the wall for a in the Local 153 Salesmen's per week contributed by their rangements were completed for trial period of one month "as an experiment in humanitarianism" to Division Pension Fund. The en- employers into the Local 153 the return of more than $200,- allow for the reunion of families. tire amount is tax free except Salesmen's Division Pension 000 contributed by the salesmen. February, 1964 WHITE COLLAR Page Three

CANADIAN FILE

their manpower requirements CLC Rallies Groups for Programme for more fully, and to make any ad- Tax Policy justments in their hiring prac- tices-both to take advantage Canada Pension Plan Older Workers of the programme and to bene- Support of groups across Canada will Outlined The hiring period for the Fed- fit older workers and their com- be rallied behind a Canada Pension Plan program during February, Donald MacDonald, secre- eral Government's Older Work- munities. , CLC President, announced today. February is tary-treasurer of the Canadian er Employment Incentive Pro- The Minister said that the traditionally observed through the Canadian Labour Congress as Labour Congress, today ex- gramme has been extended for programme involved a new idea "Citizenship Month," and the 1964 activities will be concentrated pressed the views of the labour two months-from January 31 for engaging workers. It is an on a drive for better pensions. movement regarding taxation, in to March 31-it was announced imaginative experiment to try to "Pensions now represent one of the weakest areas in our social a brief submitted to the Royal last month by Allan J. Mac- overcome reluctance against hir- legislation," Mr. Jodoin said. "There is need for improvement in Commission on Taxation. Mr. Eachen, Minister of Labour. ing older workers and to solve the basic old-age pensions. At the same time there is need for a MacDonald summarized the Under this plan, which be- employment problems for work- broader contributory and portable plan enabling workers to carry CLC's basic policy on this mat- comes effective on November 1, ers in the category who have ex- benefits from job to job and providing new opportunities for other ter as follows: 1963, the Department of Labour perienced long unemployment. groups, particularly farmers. As far as industrial workers are con- 1) Whenever possible and offers to pay to employers up It has received the full endorse- cerned, the need for portability becomes increasingly evident in practicable, the incidence of to $75 a month for each new ment of the Canadian Labour the face of the sweeping changes which are taking place in industry. taxation should be based on employee 45 years old or over, Congress, the Canadian Manu- Job changes inevitably result, and in too many cases the equity a ability to pay. who has been unemployed for facturers' Association, the Ca- worker has in the pension plan of one company is lost when he 2) The personal income tax, six months or more, whom they nadian Chamber of Commerce, moves to another company. because of its capacity for hire in a new job or one not va- the Canadian Federation of "Every one of us owes a debt to the past. We can help pay that progressiveness, can best be cated since September 1, 1963. Mayors and Municipalities, and debt by seeing that, as a nation, we show our senior citizens re- adapted to comply with this In making the announcement, other national organizations. spect by at least providing them with the essentials of a decent principle. Mr. MacEachen said that the The provincial departments of standard of living. At the same time we should provide for the 3) The tax system should be extension in time would give welfare are also giving their full future security of all citizens. This is not only correct from a moral used to bring about a more employers more time to consider support and cooperation. point of view but it is also a sound economic policy providing for equitable redistribution of the Much interest in the pro- a continuing improvement in the standard of living for all and nation's income. Again, this cusations from certain quarters gramme has been shown by in- filling a social security gap. can be achieved through a that cooperatives are not paying dividual employers in all parts "It is as a contribution to this objective that the Canadian Labour progressive personal income their 'fair share' of taxation. We of Canada, it is reported. Dur- Congress is asking all its affiliated organizations to work toward a tax, by taxing lower incomes believe these accusations to be ing the first month of the hiring true Canada Pension Plan during February when we observe Citi- much less than higher in- unjustified. There seems to be period, some 325 employers had zenship Month. comes, to finance general so- a good deal of misunderstand- filed applications for older work- "A detailed program is being mapped out to enlist the coopera- cial benefits. ing about the nature and pur- ers with the National Employ- tion of all sections of our movement. This will include activities 4) The tax system, used as pose of co-operatives, and we ment Service. The numbers will by the Provincial Federations of Labour, the local Labour Councils a fiscal instrument, can play hope that your inquiry will help no doubt increase as the pro- and individual unions and their locals. an important role in regulat- to clear up such misunderstand- gramme continues. "We hope, during February, to draw the attention of the Cana- ing the nation's economy. If ing. dian people to the need for pension action now. Emphasis will be full employment and adequate "We think that a case can be abled, without waiting for par- placed on making our views known to the Members of Parliament growth rates are to be at- made for providing the federal liamentary action, to vary tax and to members of the various Provincial Legislatures. We feel that tained and maintained, the government with carefully de- rates within a narrow specified a successful campaign of this nature can be a very real contribution tax system must play an im- fined discretionary power to use range of several percentage to Canadian citizenship." portant role. the income tax more effectively points. The Congress believes that for fiscal purposes. At the pres- "We believe that one of the the present 20 per cent tax credit ent time tax rates can be altered most important things which New Records for CLC Divided on dividend income is excessive, only by a Parliamentary amend- your Commission can do is to and serves to make the income ment to the Income Tax Act. have a study made to see how On Gill Report tax more regressive than it needs Unfortunately, this may result in the sales tax can be better re- All Workers to be. A 10 per cent rate, which a slow and cumbersome use of lated to the principle of ability The Canadian Labour Con- it stood at prior to 1953, would fiscal policy when economic con- to pay. This will not be possible The Canadian Government gress favours some recommen- ditions warrant swifter action. so long as the sales tax continues to establish a new sys- seem to be a more equitable ar- intends dations of the Gill Commission Parliament is not always in ses- to be based on a fiat rate. We for maintaining the records rangement. tem on unemployment insurance; sion and may be away at pre- should be most interested if the required by vari- In the view of the Congress of individuals but is strongly opposed to others. cisely the time that the economy Commission investigated the ous federal departments, it has the recent increase in the old In its annual submission to the age security tax has only wors- needs the kind of stimulus that possibilities of replacing the flat been announced by the Ministry government, the CLC said it ened what was already a bad reduction in certain income tax rate with the variable rates, of Labour. The first step will favoured: universal coverage of situation. The current 4 per cent rates may be able to give it. It which would take into considera- be to register all employed per- salary earners, re- all wage and tax on only the first $3,000 tax- seems to us that the federal gov- tion inequalities in the buying sons in Canada. Plans are under gardless of occupation or in- able income is the most regres- ernment should thus be en- ability of consumers." way to begin this registration on of a new come; establishment sive feature of our entire tax April 1. insurance class; increase in the structure. It means that a per- for unemploy- ratio of benefits to previous At present, son with $3,000 taxable income Committee Concludes New Contract the earnings; maintenance of the ment-insurance purposes, pays the same old age security Insurance Com- same rates of extended benefits Unemployment tax as another with a taxable in- of all as for regular benefits; strength- mission keeps a register come of $6,000, or $10,000, or em- ening of the administration; and persons working in insured $25,000, and so on. person is as- transfer of the National Em- ployment. Each The CLC's brief further says number so ployment Service to the Depart- signed an individual that if the present corporate tax ment of Labour. that appropriate records may be rates had the adverse effect on maintained with accuracy. In Opposition profits that some proclaim, then Seen as Obsolete The Congress is opposed to: one would logically have expect- With the growth of the la- the reduction of the maximum ed the position of profits to have bour force and the increasing benefit period from 51 to 26 deteriorated. This, however, has use of electronic data-processing weeks, recommendations con- not been the case at all. Last equipment for government rec- cerning the accumulation of con- year the volume of profits was ord-keeping, the registration sys- tributions, entitlement to bene- the largest ever, and most of the tem employed by the Unemploy- fits, and the definition of earn- forecasts are that profits will be ment Insurance Commission is ings; and proposed seasonal even higher in 1964. becoming obsolete. In view of regulations. "We are not averse, however, the recommendation of the to the use of tax incentive pro- of the Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co. and 0.E.I.U. Local 95 a sin- operations of the Unemploy- grams to encourage industry to Members Glassco Commission that bargaining committees recently concluded a new agreement. Seated, Commission. locate in, economically depressed gle numbering system should be ment Insurance from left to right, are Charles A. Sanford, Manager of the companys' if tax established by the Government The new numbering system regions. On the contrary, Industrial Relations Department, and Jerome Nash and John Bull to replace the multiplicity of sys- will be introduced in conjunc- incentives are effective in induc- (Chairman) for the union. Standing, from left to right, are W. R. tems now in effect, it was felt tion with the annual renewal of inrt industry to go to such areas, Cahill, Labor Relations Director, Donald Carl, Arnold Brost, and Carl that a good start would be to unemployment-insurance books we believe that they should be Meisnest, Business Representative for the union. Missing when this introduce a new method that that will take place, as usual, positively employed. picture was taken were Paul Young for the company and Al Grutzik would be applied at first to the this spring. "We are concerned about ac -. for the union. January, 1964 WHITE COLLAR Page Three

CANADIAN FILE

At the Northwest Conference dew ear :6 litetwage PITtriiftii;;V. 1!1111111 by Claude Jodoin President, Canadian Labour Congress

We stand at the gateway of Canada itself has arrived at a year of great opportunity. Sel- a time of testing. Two historic dom have been con- cultures have mainly provided fronted with such challenges. the base on which' our coun- Yet, on every hand, we face new try has developed and expanded. avenues which may lead us to a This base must be maintained. better life for all. The period as we approach This is particularly true in the Canada's centenary is an ap- area of labour-management rela- propriate one for reassessment. tions, in which our organizations We have grown to world stat- and membership have a very ure as one country, we must basic interest. The year 1963 continue to grow as one coun- brought with it proof that many try. During the past year there of the quick assumptions about has been, I am sure, an awak- automation and other major ening from one end of the coun- technological changes were un- try to the other to the need for founded. Experience has now reviewing the ties between the clearly shown that when men are peoples of these two cultures, replaced with machines their and of remedying inequalities The delegates who met in Vancouver for the meeting held October 26, 27. services are not automatically which may have developed over required in other work. It does the years. This is a task which not follow, however, that auto- we must face squarely in the Local 15 Organizes mation is, therefore, necessarily year ahead. an evil. 0E111 Activities Are Noted in 6 New Members Our rapidly expanding We must have a Canada scientific and technical knowl- which unites all our people, re- England In Merger edge can be the means of pro- gardless of their race, colour Local 15 Secretary-Treasurer viding material goods in much or creed; and Canadian work- Mr. Howard Coughlin, greater Opal Skilling reported the sign- abundance. The true ers can make a great contri- President, ing of six new members due to benefits will only be gained, bution to this objective. Office Workers International, however, if we apply equal skill c/o Mr. Don Iddon, the merger of the Consolidated The opportunities of 1964 to assuring their fair distribu- 50 Rockefeller Plaza, Freightways Company with Ca- will, by no means, be restricted tion. New York 20, New York, U. S. A. nadian Freightways Ltd. Labour is not alone in its to matters within our own Local 15 represented five concern about the application boundaries. Internationally we Dear Sir, clerical employees at Consoli- of these methods. Unemploy- are in a period of great transi- Mr. Don Iddon through the columns of the London Daily dated Freightways but the six ment-quite apart from the tion. During the past year there Mail reported that you are the leader of a movement centered clericals of Canadian Freight- price in human suffering which has been a marked easing of in New York City, for the improvement of the conditions of ways were unorganized. is its greatest cost-depresses many of the tensions we have employment of office workers and that to that end you and A successful c amp a ign the entire economy. Vastly ex- been experiencing, although the your associates had been particularly active on Wall Street. brought the unorganized cleri- panded means of production fundamental problems remain. The name of the organization, "Office Workers Interna- cal employees into the Union have little meaning if there During the same period many tional," would suggest that it is intended to make it applicable creating 100% membership of are no customers to buy the world figures who have pro- to countries other than the U. S. A., and as I am myself an the newly merged firm's office products. vided leadership have left the office worker and convinced of the necessity for united action force. This is a challenge which scene. It would be difficult to on the part of clerical workers for a considerable advance- confronts us as a people. It let the year end without making ment in their wages, especially here in England, I should be calls for original thinking and particular reference to the un- pleased to know whether there is a British section to the for courageous action. This is timely death of President John movement which I would readily join. OEIU Scores a situation in which new de- F. Kennedy. Please be good enough to let me know. grees of cooperation between Yours fraternally, On .4 Fronts labour, management and gov- But time never stands still; A. E. MOORE. (Continued from page one) ernment are required. We are and we must move forward with hopeful that the newly-estab- time. I hope and pray that we successful organization of the lished Economic Council of may carry into 1964, from the clerical staffs of the Riviera and Canada may be able to make season we have just observed, Kennedy's 'Last Words to Labor' Available on Film Holiday Inn Motels in Queens, an important contribution in the spirit of peace and goodwill N. Y. this regard. to all mankind. Washington-"John F. Kennedy's Last Words to Labor," a 16 Organizational work is pro- mm. film of the late President's address to the 1963 AFL-CIO ceeding in numerous other areas convention just a week before his assassination, will be available of the United States and Canada for sale or rental from the federation Dept. of Education after under the direction of Local Un- Jan. 1. ion Representatives and In- The film, which runs 28.5 minutes, may be purchased for $35 ternational Representatives or a copy. The figure represents the actual cost of printing in accord- both. Guest Editor ance with a directive from AFL-CIO Pres. George Meany to en- NLRB elections have been set courage the widest possible distribution by keeping the price to for the em- Ethel Ritchie, Chief Office Stew- in New York City ard for Victoria Of- a minimum. ployees of the Booth Steamship fice Employes, was recently in- The rental price is $3 per showing. Reservations should be Lines, the Midwest Manufactur- vited by the Victoria Times to be made two weeks in advance with the AFL-CIO Dept. of Education, ing Company in Galesburg, Ill., Guest Editor for a day. Sister 815 Sixteenth St., N.W., Washington 6, D. C. and the home office employees Ritchie has been an active sup- of the Mason Rust Company at porter of Local 15, of which she New Orleans. Labor Help to Scholars Put at More Than $1 Million became a member in 1954. anticipates a step- In her column Sister Ritchie The OEIU related how her employment with Cambridge, Mass.-The AFL-CIO and its affiliates have spent up in white collar organizational a union paved the way for her More than $1 million this year to help send 842 young men and activity in the year 1964. interest in organization. She re- women to college. An increase in the number of ferred to the great strides accom- AFL-CIO Sec.-Treas. William F. Schnitzler announced these white collar workers in the plished by her own local and the figures in an address at Harvard University here. In the audience United States and Canada O.E.I.U. internationally. She also were three students attending Harvard on AFL-CIO merit schol- and subsequent problems caused advised wives to encourage their by the introduction of meet- arships. mainly husbands to attend union and technological ings. The "Manpower Bill" cleared the House by voice vote after de- automation feat of a substitute proposal by Rep. Robert Taft (R-0.), 168-122. change is providing greater in- Similar legislation had been passed by the Senate early in Sep- centive for office and clerical tember. workers to organize. Page Four WHITE COLLAR February, 1964 $5,000 Raised for NLRB Rules Chosen in Chattanooga Retarded Children from the desk (Continued from page 1) Against Clerks fice Employes International Un- of the ion, Local 153, honored Secre- tary-Treasurer Ben J. Cohan. In Dispute In addition to citations pre- The National Labor Relations sented by James Herkenham, Board ruled that OEIU Local 29 Administrator of Labor Union may add to its membership at Services of the March of Dimes, Pacific Intermountain Express MDT and Orin Lehman, Chairman of Company's Oakland, Calif., gen- the Governor's Committee on eral offices those employees Employ the Handicapped, transferred from a Brotherhood Brother Cohan was extolled by of Railway Clerks bargaining The Subcontracting Problem 0.I.E.U. President Howard unit at the National Carloading Coughlin and AFL-CIO Vice Company. Office Employes International Union is probably faced with more President Paul Hall, who repre- sented President Meany. The dispute began when the serious problems of subcontracting than is true of most unions in Congressman Hugh Carey of Railway Clerk's stated their con- the United States and Canada today. Brooklyn, New York was pre- tract went with the employees Employers under contract to Local Unions of the O.E.I.U. con- sented with a check in the when P.I.E. bought out National stantly strive to subcontract work to agencies which provide "tem- amount of $5,000 which repre- Carloading in 1962 and trans- ferred some of its employees porary" manpower during peak load periods. When our contracts sented the proceeds of the din- O.E.I.U. Local 179 Secretary- ner to the Oakland office where Lo- are not policed, these peak load periods become a recurring event. contributed to the Lt. Jo- Treasurer Helen Uhlich became seph P. Kennedy Institute For cal 29 had a contract. the first member of her sex to be of As a result, numerous Local Unions are faced with an erosion Retarded Children. The dinner Local 29's position in the dis- elected to the office of Trustee on the work for which we were orginally certified as the collective committee had previously unani- pute was that it was a common the Chattanooga Labor Council's bargaining agent. mously agreed to make this gift practice for P.I.E. to bring new- Central Body. She also holds the distinction of being the second In addition to the use of temporary manpower, we have the more in honor of our late President ly acquired subsidiary corpora- tions within the coverage of Lo- woman ever to serve on the Ex- serious problem of work being diverted to computer centers. This John F. Kennedy and as a trib- cal 29's contract. The union ecutive Board. Sister Uhlich is ute to the guest of honor, Ben office secretary work is diverted not only to computer centers owned and operated argued the of the Chattanooga I. Cohan. further that P.I.E. Building Trades Council. by employers not under contract to the Office Employes Interna- Other dais guests included and National employees per- tional Union, but in many instances happens within the same com- Peter Brennan, President of the formed their duties under com- pany where certain of the collective bargaining units are represent- New York State Building Trades mon supervision without deline- Victory Won At ation as to the particular sub- ed by our Unions. For example, work normally performed in one Council, Local 153's General Counsel Walter M. Colleran, sidiary involved. In addition, the Midwest Mfg. city or locality in a national company has been transferred to the Thomas Gleason, President of job functions are inter-related (Continued from page 1) computer center of that same company in another city. In these in- the International Longshore- with a high ratio of employee elected to the Negotiating Com- stances, unless the company is completely organized in all of its men's Association, O.E.I.U. Sec- interchange. mittee are: Walter L. Bruner, installations, the management will find reasons to locate the com- retary-Treasurer J. Howard After weighing the facts, the Chairman, Shirley Hardister, puter in an unorganized location. Hicks, and former AFL-CIO Board ruled in favor of Local 29 Secretary, Willard A. Gibson, Regional Director William Col- stating that the "physical, func- Alfred H. Lehman and LeRoy We predicted these subcontracting problems several years ago lins. tional and administrative inte- R. Maleck. before most of our unions were faced with these difficulties. Brother Cohan's wife and gration of the P.I.E. and Na- The committee, with the as- The National Labor Relations Board in the United States handed mother were presented with tional Clerks warrant amending sistance of International Repre- down several decisions which held in such instances that subcon- bouquets of roses by dinner Local 29's certification to cover sentative Richards, are prepar- chairman Edward Edom. the entire group." ing their first agreement and will tracting from a certified collective to another in- stallation without the consent of the union involved was illegal. The Board held that such subcontracting violated the Taft-Hartley Act even if it was done for economic purposes and not for the Dorothy King Honored usual purposes of avoiding collective bargaining responsibilities. The most important case on record concerning this subject is the Fibreboard Paper Products Company. The Board originally voted to dismiss the case brought by the union but on reconsideration, it held that the company violated the Taft-Hartley Act in subcon- tracting work. The Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia upheld the Board and the company has proceeded to appeal this case to the United States Supreme Court. Recently, the United States Supreme Court agreed to review the employer's right to subcontract work without consulting the union and a decision should be forthcoming within the next few months. If the Supreme Court should reverse the lower Court and the NLRB, all unions which have failed to incorporate clauses in their existing collective bargaining contracts prohibiting subcontracting be submitting it to the company will be in serious trouble. soon. If the United States Supreme Court upholds the decision of the The O.E.I.U.'s victory at Circuit Court of Appeals and the NLRB, it will only be a matter Midwest Manufacturing Corpo- ration will signal an intensive of time before the enemies of labor attempt to amend the Taft- drive to organize white collar Hartley Act for purposes of guaranteeing the rights of employers workers in the Galesburg area. Mrs. Dorothy King, who had been President for Local 303 since to subcontract. Local 221 presently holds the it was organized in March 1953, was honored last month by ap- This is a bread-and-butter issue which affects all workers organ- bargaining rights for office em- preciative officers and fellow employees. A dinner party was held ployees at Gale Products, mak- ized or unorganized. If a company can subcontract at will, it can in the Gold Room of the Coffee Cup in Texarkana-a "surprise ers of outboard motors and evade its collective bargaining responsibilities, pit worker against affair." Dorothy was presented a Lady Elgin wrist watch and a Lawn Boy power mowers. worker, depress wages and increase unemployment. Midwest manufactures refrig- lively necklace, and was congratulated by Frank E. Morton (left) The United States erators, freezers and air-condi- Chamber of Commerce and the National As- and William R. Avant. sociation of Manufacturers are constantly working tioners for Admiral Corporation. to weaken the Local 303 has a contract with Day & Zimmerman, Inc., opera- labor movement and thus imperil the economic well being of all tors of Lone Star Ordnance Plant in Texarkana, Texas. of those who work for a living. These same forces hope to make In addition to being President of Local 303, Dorothy has acted Oklahoma the twenty-first VOTE state to pass a law prohibiting union in the capacity of chairman of the Joint Negotiating Committee, security clauses. It is expected that the voters in Oklahoma will composed of seven labor organizations. Voice of the Electorate is the vote on this issue in May of this year. Effective January 1, 1964, Day & Zimmerman promoted Doro- political arm of the 0E1U. These are only a few of the reasons why it is necessary for or- thy to a managerial position as Administrator of a specific area. Support VOTE with a dollar ganized labor to be active at the polls. These are some of the rea- In this capacity, she will supervise approximately 30 employees. contribution. sons why OEIU's V.O.T.E. prgoram came into being and why William A. Avant, Vice President, will fill the unexpired term it is necessary for our membership to fully support this program. of President of the Local. WHITE COLLAR Official Publication of the Office Employes International Union

No. 218 JANUARY, 1964 17(71401P407 OEIU Scores in York, Pa., Milwaukee, Tacoma, N. York The Office Employes Interna- Sign With tional Union in the past month President Conveys Borden's and scored gains at the Standard Intl. Paper Local 46 Sign Register Company, in York, Pa., Joe Nedham, Local 29 Busi- His Appreciation the Milwaukee Message Center, ness Agent, reported the success- Negotiations were successfully the Tacoma Credit Bureau, and ful signing of a one year agree- completed with the signing of a the Allied World's Fair Service ment with the International Pa- year agreement between Local Corporation and Riviera and per Co. 46, Tampa, Fla., and the Holiday Inn Motels. The contract effective August Borden's Dairy Inc. In York, Pa., another unit of 1, 1963, included a 4 per cent The agreement provides for a the Standard Register Company across-the-board increase with a yearly increase of five cents (5c) was added to the OEIU ranks minimum of fifteen dollars per hour. Substantial improve- by a 12 to 1 win through a Na- ($15.00) per month. ments were made in the insur- tional Labor Relations Board Paid vacation allowance has ance program and the proba- election. This victory, among been expanded to permit four tionary period was decreased the employees of the production weeks of vacation after 20 years from six months to ninety days. standards unit follows closely on of service. Employees with five years of the heels of a previous success Other improved benefits are service will now receive three among the office and clerical in the area of pension and sick .weeks of paid vacation. workers of the same company. leave. The Local 46 Negotiating Local 14 President Edward Committee consisted of Mrs. Springman and International Wilma Hayes, Ethel C. Ewing Representative John Fitzmau- 'Work' Issue and June Hermann. The Com- rice led both of these campaigns. mittee was assisted by Intl. Vice- Win Defeat Seen Pres. J. 0. Bloodworth. Impressive In Oklahoma At Tacoma, Wash., Walter Local Re-Signs Freeman,' Business Represent- The National Council for In- 29 ative of Local 23 scored an im- dustrial Peace has predicted that Grand Auto Stores pressive win at the Tacoma Credit Bureau. In this instance, Oklahoma voters will reject a A new settlement has been the employees chose the OEIU so-called "right-to-work" law reached covering 35 members in an NLRB election by a score proposal if the issue reaches a employed at Grand Auto Stores, of 21 to 10. Negotiations are statewide vote next year. reports Local 29 Bus. Rep. John The council noted that the Kinnick. now in progress. measure to outlaw union shop The new contract covers the Pool Efforts agreements had been rejected by main office and all the branches At Milwaukee, Jerry Clark, overwhelming majorities in Cali- of the company. A $13.37 per Business Representative of Lo- fornia, Ohio, Washington, Colo- month wage increase was effec- cal 9 and International Repre- rado and Idaho when it was last tive on Sept. 1, 1963 and an on the ballot in the 1958 elec- sentative Arthur Lewandowski WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, D . C . additional $14.00 per month pooled their efforts to win an tions. will become effective 1, Sept. NLRB election for the telephone HOWARD COUGHLIN, PRESIDENT 1964. operators employed by a tele- Signs With Bible Co. OFFICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION Life insurance, is raised from answer service, known as the Columbus, 333 SUITE 610, 265 WEST 14 ST., N.Y.C. $1,000 Ohio-Local to $2,500 and other im- Milwaukee Message Center. The and the Union Label Memorial provements on the health and YOUR THOUGHTFUL EXPRESSION OF INTEREST vote was 14 to 10 in favor of Bible Co., Inc. entered into an welfare plan have been made WAS RECEIVED WITH DEEP APPRECIATION. Local 9. However, challenges agreement which calls for sick especially in lowering cost of I SHALL CHERISH YOUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT will delay the official certifica- leave, bonus pay and wage in- dependent coverage. Other gains tion for several weeks. creases each six months during IN THE DAYS AHEAD. SINCERELY, include the establishing of Vet- In New York City, Ben J. the life of the agreement. LYNDON B. JOHNSON erans' Day as a paid holiday. Cohan, Secretary-Treasurer of Local 153 announced that the employees of the Allied World's Fair Service Corporation and the OEIU Executive Board Completes Busy Meeting Allied Exhibitions Maintenance Corporation recognized Local (Picture on Page 4) 153 and have agreed to nego- tiate a collective bargaining The Executive Board of the series of Educational Confer- Pension Plan. These Local Un- officers to purchase new lapel agreement to cover clerical Office Employes International ences. ions did not previously partici- pens and quills for members. workers employed during the life Union, at its December meeting Adopted a broad Civil pate on behalf of their full time Urged all Local Unions to of New York World's Fair. in Bal Harbour, Fla., completed Rights resolution presented by field and office staffs. waive initiation fees for teen- the This is the first company to be work on a full agenda. Among the OEIU Civil Rights Commit- Effectuated numerous agers hired for summer employ- at the New York numerous other actions, the tee, composed of Secretary- amendments to the OEIU Pen- ment in the year 1964 providing organized Fair site. Local 153 is Board: Treasurer J. Howard Hicks and sion Plan and rules for the op- such teenager contemplate a re- World's presently organizing three addi- Paid tribute to the memory Vice President Edward Spring- eration of said plan. turn to school in the Fall. tional companies in the World's of President John Fitzgerald man. Approved the merger of Approved a reciprocal Fair area. Kennedy. Approved the admission of Locals 6, Boston, and Local 63, transfer agreement with the Na- Outlined the subjects to be 15 Local Unions into the Office Providence. tional Association of Broadcast Local 153 also announced the considered for the OEIU's next Employes International Union Authorized the Executive Employees and Technicians. (Continued on page 3)