Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-03-10


Corporation which include 5
prehensive hospital and medic
ance, wage increases and
o t h e r economic demands,
totalling 81 cents an hour.
The unions proposal calls for
discontinuing the cost-of-living
escalator clause written into the
contract in 1948, although it
would retain and increase the
"anual improvement factor" (an
annual automatic wage increase
in recognition of increased pro-
ductivity through chronological
advance) which was another
feature of the 1948 contract.
Demands were formulated by
the National UAW-CIO General
Motors Conference meeting at
the Fort Wayne Hotel Thursday
and Friday.
At a meeting last November
the Conference had already vot-
ed to demand the union shop.
Delegates TO the present con-
ference also formulated a series
of non-economic contract de-
mands, since the entire contract
is open for changes in 1850.
The present contract expires
May 20, 1850. Demands may be
served and negotiations initiated
as early as April /, 1850.
Johnstone issued the following
statement on behalf of the con-
ference:
Delegates to the National
UAW- -CIO General Motors Con-
ference have formulated a set
of constructive and reasonable
demands which will contribute
materially to the welfare and Sc
curity of General Motors work
ers and their families and to
the economic health of the ma
ton.
'In view of the Corporations s
record profits, which are great
er than those of any other cor
poration in the world and great
est in General Motors history,
the demands of the General
Motors workers are relatively
modest. They can be granted in
full by the corporation, prices
of General Motors products can
be reduced and the Corporation
can still make substantial prof
its.
THE pension demand of the
union calls for $125 month,
including primary social seurity
benefits, at the age IS after 25
years of service and scaled down
i payments for retirement at an
earlier age or with fewer years
of service. Incapacitated workers
would receive the full pension
at any age after 25 years of
service and scaled down amounts
at any age with 10 TO 25 years
of service.
"As in other pension plans
negotiated in other sections of
the industry by the UAW- -CIO,
the pension proposal in General
Motors Is based on three funda-
mental principles:
/. A fully guaranteed plan
through the establishment of an
acturarilly sound trust fund
maintained through fixed pay
ments through the company.
2. Administration of the plan
by a joint board of administra-
tion on which the worker
through their union have equal
representation with the COM
pany, with an impartial chair
man.
3. Full financing OF the PEN
sion plan by the corporation.
The health security program
would provide disqualification
and in-hospital medical care for
the worker and his family with
cash benefits for temporary dis
a bility and maternity cases.
Other features are death bene-
fits, rehabilitation training and
paid up life insurance on retire
ment.
THE severance pay allowance
would call for 40 hours pay per
year Of service up to ten years
OF service and 56 hours per year
after ten years of service with
a maximum allowance of 1040
hours pay. This clause is model
ed on the severance allowance
program already provided uni
laterally by General Motors to
salaried employees not covered
by the contract.
The vacation allowance, also
modelled on vacation rules for
salaried employees, would be in
creased from the present 40, so
and 80 hours, depending on
length of service, to 40, 80 and
100 hours.