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4 re frain from any dissenting action or discussion outside the im m ediate cle of our Association. All efforts should be coordinated through the h e a d q u a rte iS o ffic e la n d the legislative com m ittee of your S tate organization! in order to assure concerted action in our behalf. Dissension or internal strife w ithin th e Association ranks du rin g this im p o rtan t p e rio d llB u ld only lead to a disastrous setback in th e O.S.E.A. legislative program w hich has been planned to benefit us all. If harm ony prevails a n d * 'an d every m em ber pledges^ his support throughout th e ensuing year, the As sociation’s success and progress will be assured. This M ay Be It : The ultim ate in a union :big am bition to take care of his boys even beyond th e call of duty, as it were, is rep o rted in a new s dispatch on Nov. 27 from Stam ford, Conn., to the New Y ork Times. ‘It reads: “B irthdays for em ployes at th e Plastic M anufacturing Com pany are now considered paid holidays. ¡U n d e rK n e w contract signed by th e m anagem ent w ith the United Coke‘ ?and Chem ical W orkers, C.I.O., if a w orker r e p o r B f o r duty he will receive double pay bn his birthday. Also, th e ’ qom pany w illW iclude a $10 bonus on th e“ y early anniversary of em ploym ent of each w orker.” The agreem ent includ£s>,.;a 10-cent- an -h o u r general wage increase«, and the usual schedule of seven paid holi days. The contract * is retroactive to N ( S 20 and ru n s to M arch, 1952. It affects 17^4 employes. The union rep resentative who held out for a contract of this sort ap p aren t ly thought he had arranged for some thing new and original and fbr the w orkers’ benefit ra th e r th an pushing him -along th e ro ad to the w elfare state. *Paint, Oil & Chem ical Review, D ecem ber 7, 1950. Robey Ratcliffe Appointed Director A j o i n t e d to succeed R obert M. Ashby j j j Directors of D istrig u N um ber 2, was Robey R atcliffe. M r. R atcliffe was P resident of M arion C hapter 18 iciu|mg' the ^ a r 1950*. In his capacity as Director, Mr. R atcliffe w ill be in a position tWqqQ^ ^ ate activities of all C hapters, since his office is readily accessible to the state office group in B B fin , a t Room 518, S ta te Office For assistance in planning com pre hensive C hapter program s during 1951, please direct your inquiries to M r. Ratcliffe at the above address. Remfcer th at each m em ber has an active p art in OSEA — especially since OSEA .an impoi w mAmBt in increased benefits attain ed during the current session of th e Ornghn. State Legislature. Individually, a m em ber’s voice is not h eard — collectively, OSEA’s voice w ill be heard, so back up YOUR chapter — gWe it - 100% support! Don’t be a “piggy-back” m em ber during 1951! In order to give each 'D istrict Nuin- ber 2 m em ber a^^edW ncentiv^Eiwnlxg' 1951, a R ecreational Com m ittee, con sisting of Ted B am ford, Russ K now les, and fim o g e iO Johnson, has been ap y in iS M S b in ts o fB ^^'rest^^^ffl ap pear in fu tu re new s Movies of the D istrict N um ber 2 picnic at Cham poeg P a rk are available to each C hapter \ H | n g to show the films. Contact Mr. R atcliffe for de tailed data on how to obtain^the. use of the film. D uring fu tu re publications for 1951, D E g a f l i m b e r gig w Q . ;fu p p i^ al you with of council m eet ings. Read your OSEA m agazine — find out first hand ju st w h a t-is going on — learn ju st w hat is being done to ben^^^^n! “I t ’s h a r a S B re & g e '-.these days,” ,sez Dacf| G u m m a “th a t this country ^ « > m m | i | ™ y ,to aB )id5W ratibffi’' IS THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU AN OSEA MEMBER?
