Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-07-28

by mutual consent OF CON-
pany and Union Board MEM
bers-of equity rights, includ-
ing the possible transfer of
such equity rights to other
similar pension funds. This
means that the day may come
when a worker, for whatever
reason, who should leave the
employ of the Doehler Co.
may take with him whatever
equity rights he has accumu-
lated in our Pension fund.
The Pension agreement, of
course, is for a five year period
at which time it shall be subject
to further negotiation between
Company and Union representa-
tiVes.
Insurance Program
The agreed upon Insurance
Program - valued at 3.5c per
hour - runs along the lines
of the GIN. and other similar
insurance plans. Briefly it pro-
vides for group-life insurance
of SO, 900 per employee, an extra
S1,500 for accidental death bene-
fits; total and permanent dis
ability coverage up to the full
value of the policy payable in
monthly installment payments
over a period of SO months and
sickness and accident insurance
of $28 per week fo, 26 weeks.
The disqualification and Surgi-
cal benefits for workers ano
their families equal that of the
regular Blue Cross plan.
The new contract provides
that for all these benefits the
cost shall be split approximately
$3.50 between the employee anc
the Company. 1t Is estimated
that a worker with an average
family saves about $4.00 pei
month for these benefits--the 81
being the Company's share IL
paying for the program.
Many Other improvements
in Contract
In addition to the so-callec
cost items" - wages, pension
insurance-the new Doehler con,
tract carries many other i'm
provements in the non-economit
clauses. Seniority provision:
were changed and improved tc
favor the Union members. Trans
fer rights, from department tc
department, plant to plant, were
made more simple.
The job-bidding clause of the
contract was also changed by
eliminating some of the old red
tape provisions thus making
bidding for higher jobs more
readily available to the workers
A point of major consideration
was agreed upon, and the new
contract so provides, that a new
and up-to-date job description
program shall be undertaken ir
all plants. This will result ir
clear definitions of jobs in al
the plants and, doubtless. will
eliminate many squables as II
what a worker has to do In 9
given job classification. The jot
description program will be con.
Quoted by an outside engineer.
ing firm to be selected jointly
by the Union and the Compny
Members of the National
Doehler Council who participat.
ed in the negotiations are: Ed.
ward S. Roman, Council Chair.
man and President of Toledo
Doehler Local 1888; Ernie Love
Council Secretary and Chief
Steward of Local 1883; M. 10.
blansky, Vice Chairman ano
Delegate from Chicago Local
1859; Ray Kozlowski, Council
Seargeant-at-Arms and delegate
from Local 1859. Other member.
of the Council are: Toledo, Ed.
die Evans and Roland Birtwhist.
lie; Chicago, Joe Pappas, local
president and f. Plochecki, Local
chief steward; Batavia, Joe Ross
local president, DOC" Guigino
local chief steward, Bob Con
way and Hugh MacGregor, coun.
ell delegates; Pottstown, Howard
C. Hartenstine, local president
Thomas II. Widger, local chief
steward and Howard F. Evans
and Charles H. Kirby, council
delegates.
In the second phase of oul
negotiations Brothers Fred Lo.
hagen and A. B. Benfield oi
Pottstown and v. Fitzpatrick
and Rolans S. Sibre from Chi
cago entered negotiations from
their respective plants.
On behalf of the international
Union the writer acted as ne.
gotiator and spokesman during
the entire negotiations.
Brother Ken Eckert, Assistant
Director of the Die Cast Dept.
also participated in negotiation:
during the last week of our con
ferences.