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?HUR5DAY, AP~RIL SOth, 1959 TEE CANADTAI< STATESMAN, EOWMANVTLLE, OIqTAB!O PAGE THIRTEEW >Jew- Go odyear A greement tives 5 m Cent Pay Raise ~'Houri y Average 15 $2.05 Officiais of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company's Plant in Bownianville and the Bargain- Ixig Committee of Local 189 Un- ited Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of Amer- ica signed a new Collective La- bour Agreement -in April 1959.1 Mbi la the twelfth Collective Laout Agreement signed be- tween the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Comipany and the 'Unit- ed Rubber Workers. The Union '0 eanzd and the charter ntafled nNovember 1940; LESSLY! ic first agreement was signed aon thc l4th day o! Fcbnuary 1941. -" J5 The first agreement provided for seven paid statutory hall- laya, for ane wcek o! vacation writh pay atter one ycar o! ser- vice and for two weeks ot vaca- tion with pay atter ten ycars o! service. The hours o! work et that bume consistcd of thc regu- lar day shiift and thc rotating shifts, on Uic regular day shit, the employec workcd aine hours a day from Monday to Eriday and five bours on Set- urday morning and on the ro- tating shifts, he worked eight hours a day froni Monday ta, P'riday andi five hours Saturday nornin.g. Thc 1941 agreement also provided for a general wage increase of f ive cents an hour ta al bourly-ratcd cm- ployees, which was effective as of January 20, 1941. The aver- age hourly carninga ia tIc plant werc appreximatcly 63/2 cents per bour for maie employeca and 40 cents per hour for te- maie emplcyces. The contract signed between Goodyear and Local 189 URW inArl1959 brought the aver- aporilyearnings in the plant, inciuding bonuses, to a figure of $2.06 for male em- ployees, $1.64 per hour for fe- maie employees, with an over- ail plant average of $2.05 per hour. It is estimated that the current settlernent cost the Company approxîmaely 7 % cents per hour across the board, Imade up of a general wage in- Icrease of five cents per hour to At Hlousehold Finance you ca borrow moacy for any reason you think worth- while. Loans arc made without bankable security or cadorsers. And HFC specializes in samc-day moncy servie. If e boan ia tbc aaswcr, it's good business ta do b~usiness with HFC.. *just when YOD musLt Thon borrow traom the oldest company, tram folks YOD trust. Borrow confidently from HFC! 64 King Street Eoit. TaIephone RA 5-6526' Oshawa Shopping Contre Tolephono RA 5-1139 OSHAWA Distributors Wa nted If you are now distrlbutlng other products, or would like to start ln a dignified business for yourself, here is your high- profit opportunity. The Guardian Fire Alarm for home and farm là q3ales-proven . and fuily guaranteed. A com- pact, self -contalned, adJustable unit, It can be installed in leus than a minute, battery operated, assures 24 hour protection a day. Manufactured for us by the internationally known Penn Controls Ltd. this precision instrument wIll be offered to distributors on an exclusive basis only. Applicants must be honest, sincere and financially responsible, as a small investment for stock only is necessary. Our supervisors wiii personaily train you and your staff, and give you ail necessary aid ln supervising your staff as It expands. To arrange for personalIinterview,~ write giving us your name. address, telephone flamber, employment back- ground and any change of residence ln the past three years. GUARDIAN SALES CO. 40 WAINFLEET RD. SCARBOROUGH. ONT. aIl employces la bbc bargei- ing unit, pay increases rangiag from. twa to f ive cents per heur on reduction of hours fromu cight and one quarter ta eigbt, increasing hirlng rates by five cents per hour. Tbrce other clauses mode up the cost o! the current settie- ment: an employcc whbo la laid off within five calendar days of a holiday will naw reccive holiday pay. empicyces retir- ing from the Company will re- ceuve as Vacation Pey for thc Vrrent ycar,, the applicable percentage, tb date o! retire- ment based on years c« service andr finally, tic Company wil now pay Uic whole o! the uronthly subscniption rates charged ta an emplo5ree by Physiciens' Services Incorporat- cd as a result o! the enirolnxent a! hiusd! and bis dependents for medical, sur-gical and oh- stetrical services as set forth in Uic plan which became ef- fective January lst, 1959. laI contrast with flic first con- tract between Goodyear and Local 189 URW, Uic recently signed Collective Labour Agree- ment provides for an &-hour day, a 5-day week and a xegu- lar 40-heur weck. An empicyce now reccives premium pay at bbc rate o! time and one-bai! for al leurs worked la excess o! Uic regular scbedulcd shifts, includiug ail work performed on Satundays; premium, pay for Sunday work is at thc rate o! double time. An off-ahi! t bonus o! seven cents is paid for work on the second shift and o! bea cents on thc third shift. The contract provides for nine statubory holidays with pay at average hourly carnings. If work la performcd on a sta- tutory holiday, bbc employee receives statutory holiday pay plus time and anc la.! for heurs worked. The va-cation schedule bas been grcatly improvcd tbroughout Uic years and al- though an empioyee still re- ceives onc weck o! vacation with pay atter one year o! ser- vice, be now receives two wceks o! vacation with pay miter bhree years o! service, Uirec wceks o! vacation with pay aftcr cleven ycars o! service and four wecks, of vacation with pay atter twcnty-fivc years o! ser- vice. The basis for calculating vacation pay is two percent of the cmploye's previeus year's earnmngs for each weck cf vaca- tion. The current agreemnent be- bwcen Goodyear and Uic Union, previdea for jury pay and be- reevement pay. If an employe la rcquired ta serve jury duty, thbc company niakes up Uic dit- ferene bctween -the-lemp1oyees average hourly carningsand jury duty pay. If an employee suf- fers a bereavemnent ia bis li- mediate famlily, Uic Company pays hlm huis average hourly ernings for loat tinue up ta thrce days. One o! the most valuable clauses la Uic current agreement froni thc Union standpoint la Uic Seniorityr Clause, wblch bas beca devel- oped to protect thc empîcyce wibh long service la thc event that lie is brans! erncd or laid off. AIso vcry important ta bhc Union Member la Uic clause dealing witl Ncgotiatlag Pro- cedure; this oublines thc proce- dure to be followcd la haad-- Jing grievances la an onderly manner step-by-sbcp up ta the final stage, whxich la Uic setting Up o! an Arbitration Board. The decision arrived et by this body ia final and bindlag upon bath parties. Other clauses la the contract are .designed ta improve wonklag conditions, regulate hours of werk and rates o! pay. providé fninge benefits to employeea, and ta provide for the collection of Union ducs. In addition te Uic Collective Labour Agreement, Local 189 has beca able ta negotiate a number ot other agreements wibb Uic Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company tliroughaut the ycars: Uic Pension and Sev- erance Award-Agreement, bhc I* -~~iIi YOUR BOWMANVILLE COI1IDIIID TIRE 160 CHURCH ST. US NOW (jusTr) OPEN PHONE MA' 3-7111 The fanion Canadia.u Tire catalogues ane la lthe mails Ihis woek. You may purchase any item shown in 1h:s catalogue ai your Bowmanville store. Rie startcd lis Goodyear car- ccrin j»Mardi, 1929 ia thc Mat Deparitxnt, and wlthin a few moaths transtcrncd ta ftxe Fin- isixcd Stock Departmneat. In June 1934 ha becanie assistant niglit superintendeant. Mr. Young is kcenly interest- cd la sports, lis own recx'es- tional activities arc mainly hunting and fishing. Hec goes dcci, bunting evcry aceson ar- ound Mayacoblu. Haecujoys rab- bit and upland bird gante bunt- iag as well. li l also fond o! dogs and bas owned many fine specirnens of thc bun-ting breeds. A leadig figure In the Good- yer Rod> and Gum Club Mr. Young is a past president of thxe orgatiuiaion. At preseat le is secrctary-trcasurer, an. office lic has beld for many ternis. lie devotes nxuci tirne and tliought ta the activities o! the Rod mand Gun Club. Mr. Young is mar-- ried. He is a iemnber of Jenixa- &lemi Mesonue Lodge, auid ic attends St. Joimia' Anglican Obiurch reguMarly. TYRONE Mn&. and WLra. Ted McBride, KciUi, IZay ami Lynn, Bramp- ton, spent thc weekcnd wlth Mit. and Mca. J. C. Cook. Mr-. and Mira. Fred Smithlu mud Grace wcre Suuxday visitons wlth the Ceaks. NE WTON VILLE Mrg. Pabterson of Orono spent the wcekcnd with mn. andi m.s. Clinton Brown. Mr,. Gea. Ryan is a patetinl Port Hope Hospitial. Mira. Roy McK.ay c« Bronte, vWsted Mr. and Mr,. murray Porter on Sunday. Mira. Stella Ackernman o! Ton- onta, spent a few days with ivMn. and Mirs. C. M. Joncs. Wd Mr. mand Mrs. Arnold éd visitcd Mr. and Mira. TuroW o! Preston on Sunday. Mire. Elsie Izzard and Mn. ami Mrs. Ernie Joncs. Wlllowdale; Mr. Arthbur Izzardb and fauusi]y, Tor-onto and Mr. and Mrs. Jini Ourson ami famidly, Newcastle, were S'unday visitons wi-th Mr. anid Mina. Wilfred Cox. Mrs. Wilbert Stacey ia cnit- icaily MfinaMeunonialHospital, Bowunaville. A ful buse tlxoroughly c»- joyed the concert put on by thxe Cobourg Kiltie band Mon- day evcnduig. W£. Pot Luck Dinner Tnc April meeting o! the. Newtonvllle W. I. wam leld Wednesday atternoori, April 15, et thie homne C! MiM Milligan, with Mrs. I. COrmiston, Premi- dent, and Mnr. M. SanAs, Sec- retary 1Treasurern hi rchairs. Tiuere was an attendaâsce O! 16 uners muidone viitai. Mm s.Ormiston gave a report of thc executive meeting aM Ma- ple Grave and reminded us blet thue district convention is ta be leld et Maple Grave May 21. Since titis was tbc annuel rniet- i, thc reports af ofilcers and coaveners were given. Mrs. Sa- nus reported e balance la tic treasury o! $35.22. Mrns. T. Sowden book thc chair for Uic election of officers ami Uic following wcre diomen muid insballcd: Peut President, Mira. IL Ornilaton; President, Mn.. C. Brown; lat vlce-preskdeat, Mis. Mifligaux; 2nd vice-president, Mrs. T. Sowdenx, Sccretary Tre- asurer, Mra. Mi. Semis; District Director, Mx-.. Oriaton; Bratdi Dinectors, Mrs. R. Farrow, Mirs. Rcdknap anid Mca. 1M. Jones; Sunghine Commuittee, Mrs. W. Farrow, Mmra T. Henderson, Min. Denni, Mms. Pearce; Aud- Itors, Miss 0. Jolinston anid Mrs. P. Gilmner: Preas Sccsetary, Mira. G. MoCùlough; Assistant Frea Ten Men Honoured For Long Service With Goodyear Pins Welf are Agreement, whIch pro- vides for medical benefits hos- pitalization. weekly indemmity insurance for sicknesa and ac- cidents. 111e and accident Inaur- ance. Life insurance, hospital and surgical Insurance fr pro- vided et well for pensioners. The most recently negotiated agreement in the Supplement Unemployment Insurance Bene- fit Agreement, which supple- mente a laid-off employee's i- corne in conjunction with his federal Unemployrnent Insur- ance payment to bring his weekly mncomne up to 65 percent of his normal earnings mter taxes bave been deducted. The benefits provided under these agreemnent& are paid for entire- ly b the Goodyear Tire and RubbeCompany. Representlng thue Company et the bargaining table durlng negotiations were: C. Cattran. Plant Manager, 0. J.. Presson, Personnel Manager, . Watt, Production Superintendent, and G. Watson., Director of Labour Relations. Repreaenting Local 189 URW was fthe Bargainixig Committee: President D. Kemp, Vice President H. Cobbledick, Treasurer J. Coyle, M. Prout, and T. Masterson. They were assisted in negotiations by N. Allison. Canadien Director o! the URW. and Field Reptesen. tative E. Bonius, of Oakville, wiio ably substituted during the recent Illness of Director AI- lison. George Young At Goodyear For 30 Years George Young, assistant night superintendent o!f the Goodyrear plant in Bowmanville with dir- ect supervision of tihe third shift in severai departmnents, has completed 30 years service here. Mr. Young was bomn in Leiswarding, England, and came to Canadak in 1912. Rec aettled near Enniskillen wtiere lie f in- ished lis educatioD. For many years Mr. Young bas been a well knowa and popular resi- dent o! Bownianville. A-i Lawn Grass mixture Contains Kentucky Blue, Creeping Red Fescue, Nlgihland Bent, Pas Tri- viales Und Rye. Reg. 5 9C lb. Lawn Rake Flexible spring steel, 28"1 comb 19" wlde with 4 foot auli handie. 95C Lawn Ferlilizer 8O-Gar-Br for a beautl la 20 Ibs. ...$1.95 40 Ibs. ...$2.95 80 Ibs. .... $4.95 Gardon Boy lake 14 tootb forgel steeL Concave desita with aanooth Iaequered hm"is $189 IrA[>ETHA[)W'RI Mat Departmnent under Fore-' man RaY Fry. In January 19481 Mir. Canieron was promoted toi Foreman o! the new Lead, Press Department. He was borni ini Aber!oYle, Scotland and Moved with bis family to Can- ada in 1913. He attcnded Pub- lic and High Schools in Bow-i manville. Owns Smart Dot Prior b his Goodyear career 10r. Caineron worked for Brookdale Nurseries and the Bell Telephone Company. lie "ls served bis apprenticeship in the pluxnbing and steamfit- ting trade. Hec is married and has One sonk, Who is a niember o! the Ontario Provincial Po- lice. lie is the owncr o! a smart dog which is a constant. com- panilon. and goes with him on his hunting and fishing trips. Mr. Cameron is a past president of the Supervi.sion Club, a mnisber of! Brandi 178 of bhe Canadien Legion, and of Flor- ence Nightingale Lodge of the Tndependent Order of Oddfel- lows. Norn Wilcox cornes fromn Orono, and has worked at Good- year practically ever since be started out in life to make a living. Heic moved tb Bowm an- ville ln 1911, received part of bis education here and finish- ed it in Toronto after moving there in 1917. Hia Goodyear carcer started et the New Toronto plant in March, 1922. In 1923 he trans- ferred ta the Bowrnanviile plant, but left the employ of Goodyear soon afterwards. HP married a Bowmanville girl during the sanie ycar, and was rehired at the New Toronto plant in October. lie was laid off in April, 1931, because of the depression. He moved to Bowmanville and did odd jobs here until he was re-engaged by Goodyear on March 7th, 1934. Starting ini the Mat Depart- ment,' he transferred to the Belt Departmcnt in May, and except for a two week period in 1936, lie worked on the Cameron Ma- chine for neariy 25 years. Mr. Wilcox h"a two children. a son, Don, who works in the Labor- atory, and a daughter, Norma, who worked in the Goodyear office at one time. He la inter. ested ini local basebail teains and is a keen gardener and builder. Last year he anid his son, Don, built a bouse and dld an excellent Job. Seven nica, Hubert Murphy, Peter BaUflgte, Fred Armn- strong, George Perfect, Robent Rogers, Noria Wilcox. and Alez Caineron wcrc honored reeent- ly for their long service with Goodyear. Tbey were each pre- scnted with a 25-year pin and a comrpany cheque for $100. Henry Staunton received a 20- Year Pin,, and Len Stainton and Harold Cobbledick receaved 15. year pins. Mr. Batbgate joincd Goodyear on Maroh l4th, 1929. Hie was born iniii Enburgb, Scotland and came to Bownianville with hi, parents in 1934. 1le returned to Scotland the following year, and came back to Canada to BtaY in 193 1. Ris first work at the Goodyear plant was on the clicker. Rie rmovcd to moulded goods in Meby, 1935. A ycar la- ter hie started on the tubera whcre Most o! his service bas bec». A year ago he transferred to thc Mat Departmnent. In May 1940 Min. BatIgate enlisted la the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, later transferring to the Royal Can- adian Ordnance Corps. He'saw service overseas as a despatch rider and attained th-_ rank of CorPoral. He returned to Good- year here afterý the end of World War II. A marnled mian, Mr. Bathgate has two daugh- tels. One is in the office of Qenerai Motors, Ltd., Oshawa, and the other is employed by the Bell Telephone Company o! Canada, Ltd., Oshawa. Mr. Bathgate is an active member o! Branch 178 of the Canadian Legion. He played soccer for Bowmanville when he was 14 years old, and con- tinued playing until the time he enlisted in tbc arniy. His main interests now are bowling ia thc Legion and Goocjyear Leagues, and fishing at Red Stone Lake. Delayed By Illness Hiubert bMurphy oompieted 25 years with the Goodyear Company last February 2lst. The presentation o! lis 25-year- Pin was held up because o! ill- ness which kept him from work for a couple o! moaths. Hec bas recently returned to the plant fiollowing bis recupération. Starting at the local plant ia 1929 Mr. Murphy worked four years la the bclt department. The rest o! bis Goodyear ser- vice bas been ia the Receiving Room. In April 1941 he took over the position~ of rcceiving clerk. tbc position he Stijli e- tains. Mr. MurPhy ila amnily man with cight chlfdren, threc o! whom are married. He was a Tnember of the Bowmanvi]ic Volunteer Fire Departinent for 18 years. but hes had ta give up tIis work because of bis health. He is inberestcd in sports espcclally hockey, base- bail, and football. He attends local hockey and basebal garnes as wel as watching otixers on television. lie man- aged a girls' sot tball tcam in the town several years ago. Ha is an ardent brout fisher- mnan, and looks forward eger- ly each year to the trout sea- son. lic was bora in Perth, Ont., and la oi Irish desceat. Mr. Murphy~ operated a dairy busi- ness with bis two brothers Sec., Mm'. M. Joncs; Pianist, Mrs. Redknap; Convienors, Ag- riculture and) Cainadla ,indus- tries, Mrs. W. Cox; Citizcxtship and Education, Mrs. T. Hender- son; Home Economnicsandm Heal- thi, Mr$. Fred Henderson; lis- banorcal Research and Current Events, Miss O. Johnston. The meeting was then turned tack ta Mrs. Ormiston. Mrs. Milligan announced that tickets are ta be sold on a iblankct, and also conducted an intercst- ing contest. After the bcnedic- tion ail went to the dlning-roomn, and set down around thic long table for a lovely pot luck din- ner. Mrs. Ornilaton expressed tbc thougbts o! ail In a hearty vote cf tihanks ta thc hostees. prior to worklng 'for Ghoodyemi. l3om la Llndsar Fred Armstrong was bora and brought up la Lindsay, Ont. until lie was 12 whea his family movcd tb Oshawa. where lic continued hi, education. Aiter leavuxg scbool ho wark- cd in a grocery store for tbree ycars. lic was elso employed by CiemeWus Garage later, ad Parker Dyc 'Works, and for three ycars at Generai Motors before starting at Goodyear. Hi& first position at the Good- year plant was la the Mill Room. Witli the exception o! one week ln tic Ham Room his 25 years bas bec» on tfl ic nis or la caienders. He la first mani on the calender crew. Mr. Armistrong la married and bas a marrled daughter. lie la thc proud grandlather'o! two boýrs. His hobbies are gar- dealng, flshlng, and wabching television. George Perfect came ta this country at an early age witlh bis parents frrnm Croydon, Eng- land, bis birtbplacc. lie was eclucated in Bowmanvile, and as e Young man entcrcd Good- year employ la tbc Mill Room in August, 1927. but lctt atter four months. lie rejoined Good- year In Mardi, 1934, whea he again was employcd in the Mill Roorn. lHe remained at this work until June, 1942 when be bransferred ta thc Rcceiving Roon. lie did tnucking and clcrking la the Engineering Stores, and since November, 1954, he bas been a valuable lead man in flue departinent. Three Dauthters Mn. Perfect is marnied and bas thrce daughters and two sons, ail o! whom are married. Two a! bis fanxily are Good- yearltcs. Ris son, Bud, la la Departmnet 232, and bis daugh- ter, Helen, la in thc office. Mn. Perfect is a talented accordion player. Hie enjoys television, particularly wrestllng progranis,1 and hockey ganses. Hae bas done sanie part time oemcnt mason work and brick laying. Before going ta Goodyear be worked as e section hand for tbc Cana- dian National Raiiways. Robent Rogers was boraI London, England, but since the age of four he bas lived ini Can- ada. 1-is parents came out from England and settled bere then. As a Young man be workcd for several finms. Hie was with tbe Rayner Construction Company for 1l years before joining Goodyear on Mearch 1, 1934. Ris first job at thec plant here was on thc Packing Table la Departiacat 271lA. In June, 1934 lie transferred ta Finish- cd Stock and bas bectu engag- ed inathIs work for neerly 2 years. b2r. Rogers la a veteran o! Wonld Warm I and II. In World Wan fI e cnlistcd in Oc- tober, 1940, and ho obtained his dischuarge la November, 1946 as a, Sergeant. Mni.' Rogers la mar- ried and bas six eidren, thre daugîters aad iliree sons. Rob- ent Jr. works in thc Mat De- pantment, wbule Rosi and Raîpli arc et present laid off from Goodyear. On October 22nd, 1951 Mr. Rogers bad a severe fal la in te stockroom. Ha was lanIxospitai for some trie, and was uxiable to return ta wonk untIl Janu- any, 1952. His hobbies are gar- denlng and reading. Formeriy le was a keen hockey and base- bail fan, but ince bis accident le bas lad to stay away from these sports, or anything wbcxc excitement us imvolvcd. Alex Cameron started et Goodycar on Merch let, 1934. Hie wonked on Inspecting and tnimuxng runntxg boards. lie continued in bIla depantaxent until he joined thc arniy in 1940. Ne servcd overscas with thc Royal Canadian Artillery as a gunnen, ami rose to the rank of Troop Sergeent. lie returncd to Goodycar ini Juiy 1945 as a supervisor or Moulded Goods under Clif! Semis. A few months later le xnoved ta Supervision la thc Office MA 3-5681 King St. E. Residence MA 3-5493 Bowmaufflle Ordlnery mow.rs clump, skip-lee#ve m.ssy elippingt. New Tore tub .v.nly, cloas up et herlpplnvp as weII. 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