Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-01

ployes' families.
On the grievance procedure and
the umpire's powers. Wilson said
1.-THE third point that the
union Is stressing Is improved
grievance machinery In the
plants. They mean the steward
system, but the steward system
Is not understood by the public,
and I don't believe you can I'm
n few short words explain what
1t really means.
1.-THE corporation has proposed
a plan of shop and district COM
mitteemen, which We believe to
be an improvement over the
present agreement. We believe
IL will take care of all grievances
I'm all our plants, and make GER
tain that all employees receive
fair treatment.
ASKS FAIR TRIAL
I'VE are very much interested
In this phase of the matter, as
we know that we can only have
successful and satisfactory
business II the relations with our
workmen are fair and IL they
are happy and contented In their
work. We believe the plan we
propose should have fair trial.
THE corporation has made an
offer 10 extend the umpires au-
thority and responsibility In GER
tain important ways. We believe
that with our present experience,
with unions and with the UNI
pire, that this should take care
of the situation.
The corporations attitude OF
the disqualification of employe.
families, as explained by Wilson
is:
1--WE don't believe that a hos
pitaliZation plan for employees
families Is really a proper bar
gainable issue with the union,
as IL does not affect wages,
hours of work or working condi-
lions, but the corporation Is of
course interested In the welfare
of Its employees. 1t has been the
leader in the introduction OF
group plans of life, health and
accident insurance and Of hos
pitalizatlon plans for the en-
ployes themselves.
WORKING ON PLANS
1.-THE corporation has been
working since the adoption of
the disqualification plan for the
employees on plan for the en-
ployes' families. To completely
remove this issue from the pres
ent controversy, we have an
nounced today that we would
have such a plan within 80 days,
or we would work out in Coop
GRAFTON with the officials OF the
Michigan disqualification Assoc
citation some way in which en-
plOyes In Michigan would be able
to take advantage of this So
called Michigan Plan.
We also have i'm mind that
II a national plan we have been
working on cannot be put into
effect we will put plans into
effect In any state where mutual
plans are available. and the cor
poration feels they are reason
ably successful.
On the weekend blackout
touched on recently by William S
KnudSen. former GM president anC
now OPM chief Wilson said
THE bottleneck In this whole
defense material production Is to
get machinery for the new prof.
ects. There are actually 1853
hours a week and If you operate
the machinery only two 4O-hour
shifts each week you are oper-
ating less than half of the time.
HAVE MADE PROPOSALS
I'VE have made proposals to
the union in this negotiation
without reaching any agreement
on plans for operating the ma
chinery more hours per week,
which we believe In the interests
of national defense we should
find some way of doing. There
are certain Industries whereby
in the nature of those industries
they have been operating seven
days a week.
Now In the steel industry
they have plan of operating
where they have so-called swing
shifts, where they have four
crews and three shifts, so that
the men work approximately
forty hours In work week, but
they pay no attention to when
the work week starts and when
IL ends.
I'VE are having some trouble
because the union would like to
force us to pay time and a half
for Saturdays, and double time
/ for Sundays.
Il see no objection to paying
man double time for SUNDAYS,
IL Sunday Is the seventh day he
has worked that week. In other
words, IL il is a sort of stretch
out. 1 am willing TO pay him
time and a half for the sixth
day; and II you are going to
work him seven days a week,
then pay him the double time
/ for that.
But for him to say Just be-
cause IL is sunday, pay me
double I would say If he has
any religious scruples about IT.
he is selling out pretty cheap"