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Show Thomas Cites Unrest In Pensions Plea cluded in that are the workers' social security benefits under the federal program. The difference between those benefits and ths total pension will be psid by the Ford ceenpany, at aa initial cost ef about 128.000,000 annually. The company payments will be at the rat. ef 10c aa hour per worker, with moat of it going toward pensions. In ths steel strike, the United Steefworkers ICIO) are insisting insist-ing eej a company-financed plan. The steel companies want the warkera ba share the set. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 Oft Three senators Saturday cited industrial in-dustrial unrest over pensions for workers underscored by the steel strike aa evidence of a need for Increasing social security retirement retire-ment benefits. Senators Humphrey (D., Minn.), Murrey (D Mont.) and Elbert Thomas (D., Utah) predicted In separate Interviews that demands of Isbor unions for company-financed company-financed pension plana will figure prominently in senate debate next year on the house-approved social security bill. That bill would add about 11.-000.000 11.-000.000 workers to the social security se-curity rolls and increase retirement retire-ment payment generally. The hike In those payments would aver-age aver-age about 70 far those who already al-ready have retired, and about 80 for those who hsve not yet retired. The retirement age under the federal program is 65. At present both employer and emplove are taxed 1 ef the first $3000 of the worker's annual wage. Under the house bill the levy would be against the first 8.600 and ths tax rate would climb gradually grad-ually te 8.25 by 1979. Both Humphrey and Themes said enactment of the house mesa ure would encourage more eom-panies eom-panies to adopt pension plans such aa Us Feed Motor Co. and the United Automobile Workers (CIO) recently agreed on. Thomas called the Ford plan "a great Idea" aad Humphrey said "it's the proper approach to industrial in-dustrial peace" ao fss as pensions are concerned. Under the FordVU A W oentrect. th first in the auto industry. Ford workers can rstire at S3 on a maximum of 8100 monthly. In- |