The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-11-11
PENSIONS;
INSURANCE
TWO BIG FEATURES INAUUoUR.
ATtG ~ RELl co. AND
WESTERN UNION.
Fund Of 100000 Will Be Availsei.
After January sick
Benefits Also

SICK benefits and life Insurance will
be available on January / for the
$4,000 employees OF the Bell system
and associated interests and their
families and dependents. amounting
altogether TO more than quarter OF
q million people
This 100000 900 fund will De made
from year TO year By annual Appro-
prlations on the part OF the American
Telephone and Telegraph company
and associated companies aud the
Western Union Telepgarhp company
and the Western Electric company
The plan Tor the distribution OF
this fund has been characterized a.
the most liberal. comprehensive and
IDEAL ever inaugurated President T
y. Vail has provided combined bene-
fits for experimentation. sickness. &C
c!dent and death for an industrial
army more than twice "a large as
the standing army of the United
States
The provision is made entirely at
me expense OF the various companies
interested. without contributions OF
any Kind from the employees them
/ selves. The application OF these
varied benefits will be- strictly demo
cratic and will be for the benefit of
all employees OF every rank The plan
VIII provide for free change OF en-
ployment from one company to an
o'her. with iull credit for combined
terms OF service
The Bell system and associated In
terests provide employment for about
..o'"o" people. of this number 13O.-
opo are employees OF the Bel Tels.
nNInnn
Tor the whole group f. about sf15.
/ 0o0 600. something over $50 ooo 400
being paid out I'm wages BY the Bell
telephone system alone
The terms by which provision g
made for the needs of age. fitness
accidents and death may be summar.
lied as follows
Pensions.
Male employees who have reached
the age of So wears and who have
been twenty years or more I'm ser.
Wee. may retire on pensions. They
may be retired at the option IF The
company when they have reached tho
axe or % years and have been twenty.
Nv" years or more in service. The
pension age OF female EMPLOYEES il
IN |ach case I've years Younger than
that or male employees. ANY en-.
noN"9 who has been thirty years in
service. regardless Of age. may he
pensioued on the approval of the
president Of the company.
ne amount oi the pension is auto
matically based on the Years of scr
vice and the amount of pay. ana viii
no per cent Of the average --n,,sI
pay Tor ten years. multiplied bv the
number OF years Of service There
Tore. man who had been thirty
years in service would get 30 Ter cent
OF tie average salary which no b,d
been rece living during his last ton
years of service. No pension Will he
less than $50 n month
Accident Disability Benefits.
In the case OF accidents occurring
M aud due 10 the performance ~
work for the company. the emplove'.
viii receive for total disability full
nay for thirteen weeks and half nav
Tor the remainder Of disability. nm IN
ak years
n th' disability is temporary. he
VIII receive fun pay for thirteen
weeks and halt pay until able 20
earn a livelihood. NOT exceeding six
years.
Sickness Disability Benefits
employees who are disabled nv
sickness or accident outside OF The
Regular course Of duty after ten
years or more in service. will receive
I"'l pay 10 rihirteen weeks and half
pay Tor thirty-ninc weeks. IL from
H'e .p len years m service. fun paw
LOT 'hlr'een weeks and half pay for
lhirt'en weeks. II from two 70 Ave
years IN service. fun pay 70 rfour
weeks ana half pay for nine weeks.
~ IN" case of employees who have
not been two years in service bcsds
OF departments viii be permitted IA.
Same discretion a. heretofore. in con-
ilhnlhS pay during temporary fU-
ness.
Life Insurance.
IN th" ease Of death resulting from
accident in and due to porforrar,.
of work f1r frc company. an irsf.
rance amounting 10 three wears nav
VIII De paid 90 the dependents of tho
"mplos'c. OBJ" maximum paymcnf be.
ing $1,000
Tn th" case OF death rn. -'tinr from
sir kn"s' or from accident - side OF
nI@i ness. th" payment viii Doc one
year pay fDr 'mpIotcDz no have
h''n ron years or more bon service.
1000 on".hah Of ono years pay for
employees who have been from five
To- TON toHr- iu service. fha maxfrlftu,
payment being s. 1000
IT amy Stat. rfIfl.. provide for
more liberal compensation Than fs
IIniIh. I'd under fH" Benefit Plan. frs
s.'iu."f} provision 900 prevail when
'h' employee have laEsi rights. Cd.
poo 1n'r" accident cases. fn.r Vf
nave fI" option OF exercising erl.