The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-01-21
New Labor
Contract
Is Signed
Ingolls. Metal
Trudes Council
RutifY Agreement

A new labor agreement be-
tween the Metal Trades Depart
ment of the American Federation
of Labor and the Ingalls, Ship
building Corporation was COM
pleted and signed Thursday night
of last week, according to Off
Gals of the ingalls, Company in
an announcement made Thursday
morning of this week.
The new contract supercedes
the wartime contract dated No
vember l, 1912. which incorpor-
ated many clauses ordered at that
time by the Shipbuilding Stabili-
cation Committee, the announce
ment said.
The new contract represents
almost four months of negotia-
tons between representatives of
the various AT. of L. unions
comprising the Metal Trades
Council and ingalls, representa-
tives. This time element reflects
the serious efforts of the parties
to make the necessary adjust
ments in the contract to assist in
promoting a stable peacetime OPP
Grafton, the announcement said.
Includes Changes
The contract includes many
significant changes from the
said prior agreement, company Of
ficials said, among which the ma
jor are: ne
/. A new form of Union secur-
ity, maintenance of membership
and voluntary checkoff. This form
of Union security will become eff
fective Is days after an election
has been held in accordance with
provisions of the Taft-Hartley
Act to authorize representatives
of the Union to enter into this
type of agreement. This means
that a man who is a member of
the Union on its effective date
must continue his membership
as a condition of employment for
one year, o the life of the con-
tract, whichever is less. If the
employee signs an authorization
card the company will then check
off his Union dues and remit same
to the proper Union officials.
2. An hourly five-cent across
the board wage increase for
maintenance and production
workers became effective Mon
day, January II, 1949.
3. A seniority provision has
been added which provides Sc
curity for workers based on their
length of service, provided the
employee is qualified to perform
the available work.
4. The vacation allowance has
been liberalized so that employ
ees now get one weeks paid va
cation for one years service, and
two weeks paid vacation for five
years service provided they have
worked the required number of
hours during the year.
5. The Unions have agreed to
a special rate structure for tank
and miscellaneous structural work
to assist the company in its es-
forts to secure this type of work
and to provide a type of work
which will help minimize the
peaks and valleys in employment
rolls which r characteristic of
the shipbuilding industry.
Negotiating Group
The contract will remain in eff
feet for one year with provisions
of renewal, company officials
said.
The following Union officials
comprised the Union Negotiating
Committee: Hugh B. Cobb, chair
man; J. Badon, C. L. Wallace, C.
E. T. Ladnier, Sam w.
G.. McBrayer, H. G. Pur-
Wis, J. H. Shows. T. C. Steele, j.
Doerner. T. J. Richards, c. o.
L. Williamson, A. J. Clayton and
o. o. Windham. ingalls, was rep
resented in negotiations by w. r.
ST., and James r. Moran.
Company officials also an
nounced that on November 19
Local Union 1888 of the %Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
AT. of L., was certified
by the National Labor Relations
Board as bargaining agent for
production and maintenance elec-
tricians at the company's Pasca-
goula yard. ingalls, and the IBEW
are negotiating for a labor agree
ment at the present time, the an
nouneement said, and expect a
conclusion to be reached in the
very near future. In the mean
time an interim agreement is in