**Date:** 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 but if the Company wants to talk percentages, then let’s talk percentages from top to bottom.
We are happy that the Company has seen fit to increase the vacation allowance for employees that have one to five years of seniority. What about the employee with ten or more years of seniority. The Company has not seen fit to do anything for these employes. Why?
Miscellaneous Contract Causes — 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 Company to give them a letter of commitment, which would not cost the Company one penny, and that they treat our members that work for UniRoyal Inc. with decency and respect, the Company refused. If members of management expect our members to treat them with decency and respect, then we expect the same from management.
I would also like 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 management 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 employes 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.