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UNIROYALCHEM-TEXTS
Vol. 7, 1973 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYALCHEMICAL No. 3
Equality Policy Affirmed
Uniroyal Chemical is a firm committed to offer equal opportunities for its employees. This is the policy of the plant management to support and implement this commitment continually.
The policy requires that all recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, compensation, benefits, and Company-sponsored training, education and union assistance programs, as well as industrial and health programs and layoff and recall practices are followed and carried out without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or age.
Joseph Rzeszutek, UHW Local 218 President; Jesse Crim, Industrial Relations Manager; and Charles Bolena, UHW Local 218 Business Representative, sign the master labor agreement covering 3 months of negotiations in Dayton, Ohio.
Unions Ratify 3 Year Contract
The master labor agreement and other agreements covering wages, pensions, insurance, sickness and accident benefits, negotiated by Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers, have been subsequently ratified by the Union.
All improved agreements are now in effect with the exception of the master labor agreement which will become effective when the supplemental agreements are negotiated and signed.
The new agreements, covering a 3 year period, were signed on June 11, 1973 after three months of negotiations in Dayton, Ohio. The contracts provide for wage increases over the 3 year period and improvements in pension, life insurance, dental and accident insurance, and supplemental unemployment benefits.
Monthly Pension Increases
The monthly pension allowance was improved. The improvements are progressive over the 3 year period. By 1975, the monthly amount will be computed on the basis of $10.00 per month for every year of service. Disability pensions will be on a double monthly allowance, increasing to $20.00 per month per year of service by 1975.
Early Retirement
The new pension plan provides that an employee with 25 years service at and after age 55 can retire at his own option on an unreduced pension amount. For those employees exercising this early retirement option, the plan also provides a supplemental allowance until age 65.
SUB Benefits
The supplemental unemployment benefits plan was modified. The company will increase its contribution to the SUB fund for increased benefits to $0.10 per hour worked level and a maximum funding will be at $750 per employee covered by the plan.
Life Insurance
Life insurance has been increased from $5,000 to $9,500 for supervision and for hourly employees from $5,000 to $7,500.
Frequency Rate Is
8.93 For 6 Months
It started on March 11 and was reached on June 26, one million manhours worked without a lost time accident. This improved safety performance over 1972 and has resulted in a 50% reduction in accidents in the plant.
Lost Serious
Time Injuries Total
1972 6 27 33
1973 5 27 32
Dividend Declared
Uniroyal, Inc. declared a dividend of 17 1/2 cents a share on the common stock. The dividend is payable September 25 to stockholders of record August 20.
A dividend of $2 a share on the $5.00 par value preferred stock was also declared and is payable September 25 to holders of record August 20.
Plant Tops 1,000,000 Manhours Without A Lost-Time Accident
Winners of the color TV consoles—each worth $500.00—pose with plant safety personnel and Factory Manager on the occasion of working 1,000,000 manhours without a lost time accident.
From left are James Loman, Safety Supervisor; Gene Beale, Foremen’s winner; Manuel Moniz, Chemical Production; Roman Brzezowski, Baldwin Production; Silvio Albornoz, Synthetic Materials; Walter Scott, Union-Management Safety Committee; Daniel Volpe, Safety winner; Robert Henrioue Marques, Chemical Production.
Trades Courses Offered
A new Trades Program will be offered in cooperation with the Keynor Technical School in Peotomy. The two year program, scheduled in the fall, is voluntary and open to all Naugatuck Chemical employees.
Courses offered will consist of Basic Mathematics, Blueprint Reading, Plumbing, Mechanics and Electricity and will include one night a week for three hours (6:30-9:30).
Successful completion of the program, as judged by the Keynor Tech instructors, will allow graduates to qualify for second class Piper, Mechanic, and Electrician’s openings with contractor.
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