The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-08-11
0LD ACE PENSIONS
FOR AGED PRINTERS
Philadelphia Man Has Plan to
Provide for the Aged Men,
bers of Printers Union.
Splendid Out Of Work Benefit
Plan is also Provided for
in Same Resolution.

Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. "a propo-
sition will be presented to the coming
convention of the International Typo
graphical Union, which meets this
of-work benefit plan. Its sponsor is
H. M. stetterford. member Of the
Philadelphia union. 1t Is based on the
plan in vogue in the Typographical
Society of England. Briefly summar-
lied its provisions are:
With the exception of apprentices,
beneficiaries under IS years of age
must have been members OF the Inter-
national Typographical Union for at
least two years, during which they
must have paid all dues In full. APP
prentices become beneficial after they
have served a years probation, on
coming out of their apprenticeship, or
have paid a years dues to the organ
ization. For persons admitted between
the ages of 30 and 45 the probationary
period is three years; above As, four
years.
Members DESTROYS to claim the al
lowance must present themselves daily
at the office of the secretary OF the
local union. Failing to do so they will
be subject to deprivation thereof for
six days, unless a good excuse is given
A days allowance will be forfeited for
each day Of absence. Any one rfusing
to accept work when 1t Is offered,
through negligence or misconduct, will
be subject not only to loss of allow
ance. but to expulsion, not, however,
until the case has first been tried.
Should there be a dearth Of employ
ment in a local branch Of the Inter-
national Typographical Union and men
be required in another local, the Inter-
national Typographical Union or local
union secretary shall have power to
direct the removal Of members from
the former to the latter; members so
removed shall be paid out Of the inter-
national funds their fare for the dis
ance Travelled In going to such work
(provfded such distance is more than
five miles rom the local unions head
quarters); members falling to comply
with this rule to forfeit all claim on
the allowance for four weeks.
The benefit fund shall be imperative
during the months Of June, July and
August. With these exceptions the
sum of IS a week shall be paid to
those out of work. with membership
of less than fifteen years, for five
weeks In each quarter; those of more
than fifteen years are entitled to the
amount named for seven weeks of each
quarter
Any member of less than ten years
standing receiving the full benefit for
any one year shall not be entitled to
receive any further benefit for another
twelve months, during which he shall
pay his full dues to the International
Typographical Union. member of
less than fifteen years standing and
more than ten shall be entitled to re-
ceive SIS for a period of four weeks
in each quarter for the second year,
when he, too, shall go through a pro-
baton of one year in order to be
further eligible to receive the out-of-
work allowance. A member of more
than fifteen or less than twenty five
years standing shall be entitled to re-
ceive for the second year IS for four
weeks In each quarter, and 81 for four
weeks in each quarter for a third year,
when he must go through a probation
of one year to enable him to eligible
under this rule. Members of over
twenty-five years standing to be ex-
empted from the operation of this
clause.
Provisions are made for dealing with
cases where the lack of employment
is due to giving up a position without
just cause.
Chicago Man Has Scheme.
James D. Coughlin Of the Chicago
local union has prepared resolutions
dealing with old-age pensions that he
intends to bring before the conven-
ton. Chicago Typographical Union No.
16 has an old-age pension system now
in force through which aged and in
capacitated printers are given an al
lowance Of SO a week. The plan which
Coughlin is advocating Is along the
same lines, but he will allow the de-
tails to be worked out by the COM
mtttee on laws.
The proposition to stock the library
of the Old Printers Home with books
by having each delegate and visitor
present a volume Is meeting with I'M
qualified success. James D. CoughIfn
reports that he already has received
over 200 volumes In the Chicago
district