The Houston Labor Journal (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 1956 Page: 3 of 8
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HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT PLAN
HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEES
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE
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Retirement Benefits Up
For Federal Workers
Three Men 'Sneak'
into Phone Union
Metropolitan Life
Agents Win Gains
AFL-CIO BOOTH AT FAIR—The AFL-CIO booth at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas
was divided into three sections. On the left was a manual display of union operations (on
this day the operation of a lathe by an apprentice Carpenter): In the middle, a motion
picture screen on which a Texas AFL-CIO film, “The Labor Bosses of Texas," was shown
several times daily, on the right, a display of union labels, label literature and registra-
tion for union label prizes.
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Dallas, Travis, Jefferson, El Paso and Galveston counties have retirement
plans;
newspaper’s magazine section
in the October 20 issue con-
sisted of five pictures of the
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Washington — The 2,100,0001 workers and their survivors are
This retirement plan will not be put into effect until the Harris County
Commissioners' Court has the funds available, and the plan will be financed
from current revenue!
FARNUM SUCCEEDS
GORDON
Hollywood — Franklyn Farn-
um, silent screen star, has been
named president of the Screen
Extras Guild to succeed Rich-
ard H. Gordon, who died Sept.
20. Farnum’s post as first vice
president will be filled by Jef-
frey Sayre, an SEG founder
and treasurer since its incep-
tion in 1945.
application cards showed they [
three ment.
It was no surprise to the ■ c. .
union, however, which has lady 1 Enion Story Outlined at Texas
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Dallas Craftsman took the pic-
tures for use in the national
AFL-CIO publication.
linemen in that segment of the
industry considered strictly a
Philadelphia—The telephone
operator’s job is not the “no-
man’s land” it is generally con-
sidered to be. The Brotherhood
of Electrical Workers can
prove it.
When a large group of traf-
fic employes of the Bell Sys-
tem in Pennsylvania signed up
with IBEW recently a check of
came from 13,000 women—and
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under the
Michael Walsh
Dies Suddenly
Utica, N. Y.—Michael Walsh,
a veteran of more than half
a century in the labor move-
ment and an AFL-CIO field
representative for 35 years who
was widely known among trade
unionists throughout the coun-
try, died unexpectedly at his
home here. He was 76.
He helped raise money to
build the Utica Labor Temple
and for 27 years was elected
its custodian by his fellow-
unionists. He served for 12
years as president of the Utica
Trades & Labor Assembly, now
the Utica Federation of Labor,
and for many years was presi-
dent of its Union Label Dept.
Labor Has
Booth At
State Fair
Dallas — (TLPA) — Texas
labor’s exhibit at the State Fair
of Texas in Dallas has re-
ceived national attention in the
AFL-CIO News, official pub-
lication of the AFL-CIO.
The cover of the weekly
So vote November 6, and ask your friends to vote for the proposal which
will allow Commissioners' Court to establish a retirement plan for Harris
County employees!
New York — Added security
gains for 5,000 Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. agents are con-
tained in a 30-month contract
negotiated with the firm by
the Insurance Workers.
The pact covers all the agents
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and metropolitan New York.
IWA Pres. William A. Gillen
said a strike was averted when
the company retreated from its
position “regarding manage-
ment rights to the territory
serviced by our agents.”
Besides upholding the estab-
lished rights of agents to their
debits (territories) the contract
provides improved retirement
benefits, an increase in the
weekly guarantee from $60 to
$70; vacation pay benefits and
other gains.
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federal employes and their 6
million dependents are now
drawing substantial new re-
tirement - survivor benefits,
thanks to a new law enacted
this year which went into ef-
fect Oct. 1.
Hailed as the most important
civil service reform enacted by
the 84th Congress, the measure
provides over $340 million ad-
ditional in benefits to retired
federal workers and their fam-
ilies at a cost to them of only
$45 million a year. Employe
contributions to the civil serv-
ice retirement fund rose to 6%
percent from 6 percent when
the new benefits went into ef-
fect.
The measure was pushed
through in the closing days
of the last Congress by the
Democratic leadership. A threat
of a presidential veto, however,
caused the watering down of
some of the benefits in the ori-
ginal bill by Sen. Olin D. John-
ston (D, S.C.) after it had
passed the Senate.
The final measure contained
employe benefits considerably
greater than those proposed by
the Administration.
Under the new legisfation,
annuities for retired federal
Houston city employees now have a retirement plan;
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PERCY PRIEST DIES
Washington—Rep. J. Percy
Priest (D., Tenn.), an eight-
term veteran in the House of
Representatives, died after an
ulcer operation.
Priest, a former newspaper-
man, was seeking re-election
from the Da v i d son County
(Nashville) district. His succes-
sor as Democratic nominee, to
face Republican George Spence,
was to be named by the coun-
ty Democratic Executive
Committee.
Priest was chairman of the
House Interstate Commerce
Committee in the 84th Con-
gress. If Democrats retain con-
trol of the House, Rep. Oren
Harris (D., Ark.) is in line
to succeed to the chairmanship
ir Republicans control the
House, the chairman would be
Rep. Charles A. Wolverton (R.,
N.J.).
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85 7> of all state and local government employees in the United State!
have retirement plans;
Mrs. J. H. (Red) Williams 1
of San Antonio was in charge I
of the exhibit for the third I
straight year. She reported 1
greater interest than ever be- I
fore in the labor presentation. I
Two new features were used I
in this year’s display in addi- |
tion to the union label present-
ation. The film, “Labor Bosses
of Texas,” was shown several
times each day, and a manual
demonstration of union skills
was given by some crafts. As
an added attention - getter,
union-label prizes were given
away each day, the winners’.-
names being drawn from a ■
ticket box at the booth.
raised an average of 25 per-
cent. The measure applies to
all those who have at least
five years service and retire,
or are disabled, or die after
Oct. 1. Those with less serv-
ice will have their retirement
deductions returned to them,
with three percent interest
paid to those with more than
a year of federal employment.
The new law, however, does
not provide direct benefits for
the present 300,000 federal re-
tirees and survivors. A bill to
boost their benefits passed the
Senate but failed to clear the
House before adjournment. An
increase in the schedule of ben-
efits for this group is certain
to be a major issue early in
the next Congress.
Other major amendments of
the new law provides annuities
for employes who elect to re-
tire early or are retired in-
voluntarily. and benefits to de-
pendent children are increased
an average of 150 percent. The
maximum benefits that can be
paid to disabled workers are
also increased substantially.
Retirees who elect to pro-
vide benefits for their survivors
now can do so at a consider-
ably smaller discount on their
annuities.
Harris county employees DO NOT have a retirement plan!
THE HOUSTON LABOR JOURNAL
Harris County now has 128 employees between the ages of 65 and 85!
Let's give them a chance to retire!
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