Local URW 6-12-67
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President Walter D. Baldwin’s
wages were increased from
$83,025 in 1965 to $113,395 in
1966 an increase of $30,370 or
36.6% in one year.
The union is not saying that
these men do not deserve this
increase they probably deserve
more for the job that they are
doing, but if the Company wants
to talk percentages, then let’s
talk percentages from top to
bottom.
We are happy that the Com-
pany has seen fit to increase
the vacation allowance for em-
ployes that have one to five
years of seniority. What about
the employe with ten or more
years of seniority. The Com-
pany has not seen fit to do any-
thing for these employes. Why?
Miscellaneous Contract
Clauses – We admit that the
Company has improved some of
these clauses and also given the
Union some clarifying letter of
commitment. Yet can Mr. Smith
tell the Union why is it that
when the Union asked the Com-
pany to give them a letter of
commitment, which would not
cost the Company one penny,
and that they treat our mem-
bers that work for UniRoyal
Inc. with decency and respect,
the Company refused. If mem-
bers of management expect our
members to treat them with de-
cency and respect, then we ex-
pect the same from manage-
ment. A written commitment
that this would be done would
go a long way in reaching a
settlement.
I would also like Mr. Smith
to explain to his employes that
belong to our Union, why is it
that when the Union ask the
UniRoyal Company to grant our
people seven (7) paid sick days
a year, the Company said that
this was too costly, yet every
person that works for manage-
ment gets ten (10) paid sick
days a year. The only thing
our members get if they take
10 days off in one year is an
unfavorable notation on their
personal cards. This is very
hard to digest.
The Company has not seen fit
to do anything for our hourly
rated employe and also a night
shift bonus, even though we have
one of the lowest night shift
bonuses in the area.
I do not want to elaborate on
the Pension & Insurance part