Whereas: a large sum of money has been set aside for this purpose. Therefore: Be it resolved by the Seventeenth Goodyear Industrial Assembly, both bodies concurring, That sufficient funds be provided by Goodyear to provide in accordance with our present pension plan for: 1. Employees now on pension. 2. Employees who become eligible for pension before 1942. 3. Past service for all employees up to the time the Social Security Act goes into effect in the year 1942. Be it further resolved, That in event of failure of the Social Security Act to function, the present pension plan be retained until a more suitable plan is adopted. Approved-Senate. Approved-House. Passed by House, 11-4-36. A. D. TREMBLEY, President. UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA, GOODYEAR LOCAL NO. 2 We feel that if the supervision was placed on 6 hour basis the same as the production workers are working that this would help absorb the surplus labor. We further feel that this surplus labor is partially due to supervision going from a 6 hour shift to a 8 hour shift. The handling of supervision in the plant is a management problem, and we are going to have to continue to handle it as such. C. Slusser, PMB. EXHIBIT 3091 DECEMBER 4, 1936. Subject: Piece work prices Flipping beads size 32 x 6 Dept. 150-B. Factory Manager The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 1144 East Market St., Akron, Ohio. For this same operation in Department 142-B the men were paid $2.36 per C beads. There is some difference in machinery but it is felt that the difference in not enough to warrant a reduction in P. W. P. from this figure to $1.92 for "pink stock" and $1.98 for GL stock. 89562-38-pt. 15-c-13 When this bead was first brought down to this department from 142-B the rate was reduced to $2.00 per C beads. Also, there was a rate of 5 cents each for "Backouts" and 2.5 cents for "Margin guage changes". Shortly thereafter, a stock turret was installed at each machine which was supposed to enable these girls to better utilize their time by not having to wait while rolls of stock were being changed by the service man. Another change was made in the flipping machine which was designed to take some of the fatigue out of the operation but which does not make the job any faster. The installation of the turret mentioned above does not increase the efficiency of the operation it is claimed because the time supposed to be lost wating for stock changes were being made was utilized by these girls in making out tags, using up short peices and other miscellaneous work connected with this operation. It is the opinion of all those I have contacted that this rate should be not less than $2.15 per C beads for first and second flap using "pink stock" and $2.25 per for GL stock. JOHN D. HOUSE, President, Local 2, U. R. W. A. EXHIBIT 3092 DECEMBER 10, 1936. Subject: Piece Work Price Flipping Beads Size 32 x 6 Dept. 150-B. Mr. JOHN HOUSE, President Local No. 2. The Efficiency Department's studies show this job is well in line, and it has been checked several times. I have attempted to observe the operators on this machine at work, and on two occasions have found their performance very unsatisfactory. I am firmly of the opinion that if they will give us a conscientious performance the rate will be satisfactory. 1 C. Slusser, PMB. EXHIBIT 3093 DECEMBER 4, 1936. Subject: P. W. P. on Automatic Bead Building machine Dept. 150-B for 3 and 6 turn beads. Mr. CLIFTON SLUSSER, Factory Manager The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, When running 3 turn beads the insulating machines can turn out beads faster than the tape machines can handle them, while on the 6 turn beads, the tape machine can handle beads faster than the insulating machines can turn them out. On the 4 turn and 5 turn beads, the two machines run in a balanced condition and the man can make out satisfactorily with the present P. W. P. but they can not make out on the 3 turn and 6 turn beads. This is the report of the Committeeman, H. H. Davis on first shift who operates one of these units. It has also been reported by A. A. Wilson who studied this operation that the above statement is in his opinion correct and that some adjustment should be made on these two rates. There is another rate which should be increased in connection with this opera tion, that is: for changing the new type die on the insulating machine because of the extra time required to change this type over the old type and the extra difficulty entailed in handling hot bolts and nuts and gouging out the cured stock from the head. JOHN D. HOUSE, President, Local 2, U. R. W. A. EXHIBIT 3094 DECEMBER 10, 1936. Subject: P. W. P. on Automatic Bead Building Machine Dept. 150-B for 3 and 6 turn beads. Mr. JOHN HOUSE, President, Local No. 2. I have observed this operation again and see no reason for changing the decision made by the Production and Efficiency Departments. The rates as applied to this machine at present are OK, and the men should make out. C. Slusser, EXHIBIT 3095 DECEMBER 4, 1936. Subject: Rotating in department 152-A & F. Mr. CLIFTON SLUSSER, Factory Manager, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 1144 East Market St., City. The men feel that rotating in this department is unnecessary, and that all shifts should work full whether for three, four or five days per week. This feeling is agravated by the policy of demoting supervisors to tire building while an eight hour day is maintained for the rest of supervision in the department. Of course, it is the wish of these men to share the work but they feel that this could just as well be done without rotating in the middle of the week. That is, if there is only four and a fraction days of production, everyone should work the four days consecutively and rotate at the end of the week. The feeling is pretty intense with regard to this matter and unless there are positively unavoidable reasons for rotating in the middle of the week and unless we can give these men a thorough explanation of these reasons, they are going to be pretty hard to please or placate I fear. JOHN D. HOUSE, President, Local 2, U. R. W. A. EXHIBIT 3096 DECEMBER 7, 1936. Subject: Rotating in Department 152-A & F. Mr. JOHN HOUSE, President, Local No. 2. Rotating workmen is an expensive proposition for a company at any time, and it is the desire on the part of the Management to eliminate, wherever possible, rotation. Due, however, to the way we receive orders from our customers it is necessary to work some sizes six full days a week while on other sizes we get sufficient production to take care of our requirements in four days a week. There is too much labor in these departments to give five or six days a week, or even a uniform number of hours, with our business as it is at present without rotation. Rest assured, however, we will eliminate rotation wherever possible. C. Slusser, PMB/ EXHIBIT 3097 UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA, GOODYEAR LOCAL NO. 2 10991⁄2 E. Market Street Meetings 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. Akron, Ohio, December 4th, 1936 Subject: Shaping Operation Base Rate too low, Dept. 152-A. Mr. F. CLIMER, Personnel Manager, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. This operation is on day work at base rate. Similar operation in 152-B also on day work at $1.13 per hour. We feel that same consideration should be given this job, as this job is held to 92¢ per hour. EXHIBIT 3098 JOHN D. HOUSE, President. UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA, GOODYEAR LOCAL NO. 2 10991⁄2 E. Market Street Meetings 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. Akron, Ohio, December 4th, 1936. Subject: Stripping Truck Tires in department 152–A. Personnel Manager, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. Request Base Rate increase to $1.15 per hour and P. W. price accordingly. JOHN D. HOUSE, President. EXHIBIT 3099 UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA GOODYEAR LOCAL NO. 2, 10991⁄2 E. Market Street, Meetings 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. AKRON, OHIO, December 4th, 1936. Subject: Small band building piece work prices Dept. 152-F. Personnel Manager, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio. It was reported to me by W. H. Ricketts that in meeting with management comprised of department foreman, efficiency department representative, two department committeemen and Division chairman the following agreement was reached to increase piece work prices on the following size bands: Would like to know why agreement reached in this meeting was not placed in effect as agreed, effective July 21st, 1936. JOHN D. HOUSE, President. EXHIBIT 3100 DECEMBER 10, 1936. Mr. JOHN HOUSE, President Local No. 2. Referring to your letters of December 4th. Subject: Shaping Farm Tractor Tires Dept. 152-A. There is no comparison of this job with the shaping operation in Department 152-B. Subject: Stripping Truck Tires Dept. 152-A. The men on this operation are averaging $1.14 per hour. Therefore, I see no reason to make any change. Subject: Small Band Building Piece Work Prices Dept. 152-F. The management representatives who sat in the meeting covering these band building rates on July 21, 1936, claim they made no promise to change these rates, but did report to Ricketts they would have the job checked again by the Efficiency Department. Of course, I can answer these three letters by saying without argument that there is no reason whatever for us to be increasing rates at this time, and unless due to some change in operation, either through change of specification or mechanization, there will be no increase in our present rates. C. Slusser, EXHIBIT 3101 UNITED RUBBER WORKERS OF AMERICA, GOODYEAR LOCAL No. 2 10991⁄2 E. Market Street, Akron, Ohio Meetings 2nd and 4th Sundays at 2 p. m. Subject: Piece work price for building 32 x 6 10 ply all types 152–A. Mr. CLIFTON SLUSSER, Factory Manager, The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Practically all the men connected with the building of this tire are of the opinion that the present rate of 46 cents per tire is still too low in comparison with rates for building other sizes in this department. At this price, it is necessary that these men build 16 tires and two parts in order to make expected earnings of 10% above base rate. The men are of the opinion that the rate should be not less than 47 cents per tire, giving them $7.52 for 16 tires which they believe to be all the average good builder can build properly in six hours. JOHN D. HOUSE, President, Local 2, U. R. W. A. EXHIBIT 3102 DECEMBER 7, 1936. Subject: Piece work price for building 32 x 6 10 ply all types 152-A. Mr. JOHN HOUSE, President, Local No. 2. When the Efficiency Department studied the 32 x 6 10 ply after two trims and two gum strips were removed, it was found that the piece work price should be established at 41.8¢. To make this new price comparable, however, with the 48¢ price which was being paid on the old specification, it was found that the price should be established at 44.2¢. Instead, we made the price 45¢, or .8¢ more than the comparable price under the old specification. |