b'/ MI TConfrodorsAssociation,I MailAddrm: DWES Roofingnc. !000Power&LqhlB . ldgKnnsoC ih1,Missouri64105 DALE CRAMPTONWILLIAM E. KUGLERVICTOR R. NOTTINGHAMEWINGL.LUSK,JR.Rober!P.Lyons PresidentSecretary-TreasurerVice PresidentVice President 710 Division Street814 West 14th AvenueBox 3022035 East 19th StreetExeruliveSecrelortJ Fort Smith, ArkansasDenver, ColoradoGreeley, ColoradoKansas City, MissouriGRonJ1-0848 VOL XBULLETINMay UME Issue21966 K.C.ROOFERSSIGN5YEARPACT Stabil ity i nlaborrelationsoverthenextfiveyear swasachievedlast weekby theKansasCity roofingcontractor s but thecost washigh.Increasesin wagesand fringebenefitsduringthefive-yearcontracttotal$1.17,asfoll ows : Pensi on Yearor BeginningWages(1)Health&Wel fareTotal 6-1-66$.15$.10(2)$.25 6-1-67.20. 05(.25 3) 6-1-68.20. 05( 4).25 6-1-69.20.20 6-1-70.22.22 $.97$.20$1.17 (1)Increasesapply to Journeyman\' srate .Foremenaretoreceive anextra15abovethepresent25differential sothatcommencingJune1,1966,they will receivethejourneymanrate plus40. (2)Pension. (3)Canbetaken aseither Pensionor Health&Welfareordivided between themat theUnion\'soption. (4)Canbetaken asPension,Health&Welfareor wagesor di vided amongthem atthe Union\'soption. Beforetheaboveincreasesbecameeffectivethe journeym rate was$3 -90and an\'s 12-1/2wasbeingcontributed to aHealth and WelfarePlan.Duringthefifth year ofthecontractjourneyman\'swageswill be$4.87and32-1/2will bepaidintothe f r ingebenefitfunds . Thepension plan,aprimeobjectiveof unionleadership,wasnotopposedin principlebymanagement.It wasgreeted with mixedemotionsby therank andfile, however,manyofprefer abird in thehandto twoin thebush.Themembershi p whom voteddownthecontractors\'offerthefirsttimemostobjectionscentering around thepensionplanbut accepted aslightly modified version onresubmissiononthe day thecontractexpired,May31 . .- ""\'1- - -MIOWl!ST 11OO,.1No CONTIIACTOIIS ASSOCIAT ION'