Appendix A

August 10, 1954

Mr. Herbert V. Kohler, President
Kohler Company
Kohler, Wisconsin

Dear Sir:

This is to advise you that the International Union, UAW-CIO Local 833, hereby modifies its monetary and contractual demands on the company in an effort to arrive at a speedy and honorable settlement of the matters in dispute between the union and the company.

1—General Wage Increases:

a. General wage increase of 10¢ an hour for all hourly rated workers retroactive to March 1st, 1954.

b. An additional 5¢ per hour wage adjustment for all skilled workers in the maintenance and tool and die departments retroactive to March 1st, 1954.

c. Establishment of procedures to resolve any existing wage inequities inside the plant and to reduce the number of existing wage classifications. The company is to furnish the union with necessary wage and other data required to make an intelligent study of wage inequity problems.

2—Non-contributory Pension Plan guaranteeing minimum standards equal to UAW-CIO pension benefits.

3—Improvements in Hospital-Medical Insurance to provide:

a. Increases in daily benefit for room and board from $6.00 to $8.00 per day.

b. Increase the maximum days of hospitalization from 31 to 120 days.

c. A change of definition of dependents to include children from birth instead of 14 days after birth.

d. Provide maternity benefits of $8.00 per day for 10 days and surgical benefits of $60.00 or a total reimbursement of $140.00. The increased cost of these benefits which amount to approximately 9/10th of 1¢ per hour to be paid for by the company.

4—The continuation of present Arbitration provisions in the contract with a clarification that the discharge or discipline of workers shall be subject to arbitration.

The union is agreeable to provide an additional grievance step prior to Arbitration which will be attended by the Regional Director of the UAW-CIO or his designated representative.

5—An amendment to the seniority provisions to provide for lay-offs according to seniority only.

6—Maintenance of Membership contract provisions with self-renewing check-off of union dues.

7—A 4% lunch time allowance for Enamel Shop and Pottery Dry Finishers engaged in continuous three shift operations.

The union is willing to negotiate on these matters still in dispute until satisfactory agreements are reached.

Sincerely yours,
EMIL MAZEY
Secretary-Treasurer, UAW-CIO.
HARVEY KITZMAN
Director, Region 10, UAW-CIO.
ALLAN GRASKAMP
President, UAW-CIO Local 833.