The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-01-02
WilenskY Bill Big
Aid To NewJerseY
Unemployed Benefit Period
Boosted Two Weeks;
Pay Up $500

Perth Amboy, N. J.-Local Union
No. 96 met in regular session Friday
evening with President Steve Macy
presiding. At this meeting election
of officers was held and the follow
ing were elected to fill the respective
offices for the next six months; Louis
Turkus, president; Felix Shurig, vice
president; Paul Jankovich. recording
secretary; Hans Miller, financial secre-
tary; John Adametz, defense secre-
tary and statistician; Andrew Vamos,
inspector; Frank Mears, guard; A. A.
Detmar, Walter Lybeck, Sam Gerluf-
sen and Chris Madsen, trustees.
1t was reported by our delegate
that Mr.. Thomas Kelly was reelected
head of the Central Labor Union;
Charles Schwaljes, vice president; Bill
Mansfield, recording secretary and
Ed Scoffield, financial secretary.
An invitation was received from
the chairman of the anniversary COM
mittee of Local No. as, Trenton, to
attend the celebration. Everyone was
pleased to receive this invitation and
Brother Elijah Watson can be assured
of at least six members and maybe
more.
There was considerable discussion
regarding overtime in the grog de-
partment at the Fords Porcelain
Works and it was finally decided to
study the matter further to ascertain
if such a condition really exists. 1t
was suggested that committee be
appointed to check this matter.
A letter was read pointing out the
changes recently voted by the New
Jersey Legislature in Bill 1923 in the
Unemployment Compensation Act.
This information is of vital interest
to all members of the Brotherhood
in Jersey.
The important changes between the
old and the new Act are as follows:
The benefit period is extended
from 16 weeks to 18 weeks and week
ly payments are raised from $500
to $500. In other words, the yearly
maximum is now $32400 instead of
$240.0O The two-week waiting period
has been cut down to one week period;
the $500 weekly minimum has been
raised to $500 weekly minimum.
Partial unemployment benefits are
now payable on the basis of the actual
difference between the earnings and
what one would have been entitled
to receive if totally unemployed. The
worker also gets a break in that the
first $500 earned does not count.
Although this Bill is an improve
ment over the present Law, the at
titude of the State Federation of La
Dor is that this is only step in the
right direction. Most states now pay
out as benefits 1/3 of the total actual
earnings instead of 1/5 as is provided
for in the Wilensky Bill. In addition,
nothing was done about more inclusive
coverage. People who work for firms
employing less than eight employees
for period of less than twenty weeks
are still not covered. This causes
great hardship, especially among
building trade workers. No change
was made in the strike disqualification
clause. New Jersey also remains one
of the five states in the country where
workers still contribute to the fund.
There seems to be some misunder-
standing regarding the fine for nom
attendance of our meetings. A COM
mittee has been appointed to look in
to the matter and present it's findings
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