The union times., 1946-03-02
Conn., Labor Gets Details On SS Boards Insurance Pla1
Raggozzino Lists
 Recommendations

The Social Security Board in its tenth annual report to Congress has outlined an overall social insurance program of vital interest to you and your family, according to Albert F. Ragozzino, 6cer-in-charge of the New Haven Social Security Board field office. MT. Ragozzino briefly summarized the Boards major recom- mendations as follows:
 2OId-Age and Survivors InSwrance.
 The Board has recommended an in- crease in benefit amounts under this program, particularly for low-paid workers. It has suggested that women workers become eligible for retire ment benefits at 60, instead of 65 as the law now reads. Elderly workers would be permitted to earn up to $50 a month without forfeiting their old age benefits. The present limit is $l4.oo. The program would be ex- tended to cover farm, domestic, and public workers, employees of nonprofit organizations and self-employed per sons, including farmers. The Board i1as also asked Congress to see that servieemen receive credit towards old age and survivors insurance for their period of service in the armed forces. 2-Umemployment fnsaramee.
 The Board believes that unemploy- ment insurance can best be admins tered as part of an overall national insurance system and not, as at pres sent, under AS different State laws.
 According to new proposal on the basis of past earnings, workers would receive a maximum of at least $25 a week for 26 weeks, if they should be out of work that long.
 No State would be able to cam eel or reduce a workers benefits if he left his job without good cause, or were discharged for mis- conduct, or if he refused to accept suitable job while unemployed.
 The maximum penalty recommend ed by the Board would be a post ponement of his benefits for four weeks. A worker would not be dis qualified from receiving unemploy- ment insurance benefits, if he quit or refused work for good personal req sons.
 Suitability Irssrance and Health Issurdnce.
 Two major threats to workers economic security still receive no pro- tection under the present social se- curity system. The Social Security Board has asked Congress to cover these two risks: sickness and disabil- ity
 What would this new kind of in- surance mean to you if you be- came sick?
 You and your family would receive cash benefits to make up a portion of your lost wages. If you should become permanently disabled and no longer able to work, then you would receive benefits similar to those paid under o1d-age retirement.
 In addition, you would be in- sured against the costs of medical care. That would include doctor and hospital bills.
 4SNmmGry: 4 National InsnrGnce
 System.,
 From its ten years, of experience in the field of social insurance, the Social Security Board has in this years annual report outlined a com prehensive national system of social insurance. This insurance would cov- CT all of the major risks to economic security. Likewise, it would cover all workers and their dependents to whom such risks apply. Insofar as this overall insurance fails to meet the peoples needs, we will continue to have an assistance program. The Board would strengthen and revise its present public assistance program to enable needy people to receive financial aid, irrespective of the req son for the need or the place of resi- dence.