The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-22
ServiceP Pins Workers
By ROBERT DUNN Federated Press.

Rewards and incentives are favored tactics of per-
sonnet experts of the big antunion corporations. How
to make the worker hump his back little without
any addition the pay envelope has been developed into
science. Prizes cash rewards share two Of
pany stock, badge pin among the devices used
to get more production with minimum outlay by the
company.
First there is the Service pin" for long service with
the company. At Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. the re-
cpients of these gimcracks have been organized into
Service Pin Assocationits purpose being announced by
the company to further loyalty efficiency cooperation
and general welfare and happiness"
After Years Toll
A worker receives of the pins when he has been
with the company years when he has become
graduate of the Flying Squadron Course member of
the association may subscribe to share of Stock
but if he eaves the employment of the Goodyear Tire
Rubber Co. to strike he is compelled to surrender
his stock-and presumably his pin When he returns to
work. after the strike has been crushed by the Corpora
tons Auxiliary Co. other spy company, che will
be considered employee"
The Lorraine Mfg Co., with cotton mills in Rhode
Island has association but it hands out honor pins
to faithful employees. After years the worker gets
star in his pin after 10 years. two stars After rs
he receives medal Studded with real jewels" and
after 40 years, if he is still oya and has gone on
strike, he receives badge covered with "eght real
sapphires What the hockabe value of these gitterng
baubes is not set forth in the companys literature
'The Order of Service"
Standard Oil Co. of California has established among
its workers "The Order of Service which bestows pin
those who have served long and faithfully Diamonds
appear in the pins awarded for the longer periods of
slavery On the worker who tolls 80 years very special
honors showered. The ritual is explained in a COM
pany booklet called the STANDARD Oil Spirit" It tells
that in the of 3O-year "the presentation of
the pin is by the president of the company. No matter
where the employee may be stationed he and his wife if
he has one, invited to San Francisco at company
pense for the presentation"
In addition to these trinkets handed the men for
long services the companies have host of other prizes
for athletic superiority, for crack gardening for ex
ing All these prizes of are given in connection
with various recreatonal and sports activities by the
companys service department.
Champion Coal HEAVIER
But the most rewards are given for big pro-
duction, and for special feats of workmanship worker
in Bethlehem Steel Corporation mine in West Virginia
pulls gold medal for being the champion coal beaver
in his mine. similar reward Is given another miner
who handles 538 tons of coal in IL working days. "a
prodgious record experts declare"
Wall Street financial papers boast of these production
is coming when much interest viii be aroused in
tests with champion players in golf football, swimming
and tennis
Make 100000
Other prizes given to workers for suggestions"
The workers urged to drop these suggestions relating
to production, efficiency, shop methods etc in box
Every few months the company gives prizes ranging
from So to $50 for these suggestions The company may
clean up 100000 $40 suggestion, but the official
organ Of the Utah Associated Industries says I makes
the wrkers feel they integral part of the nstu
ton" This open shop paper adds "Outside agencies
Qabor unons) that would interfere with the pleasant
lations between management and find foothods
in such institution because the employees sold to
the boss and to the whole insttution."N