The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-09-12

me organization OF u Commit-
tee OF representatives Of the vari-
Gus departments Of the Waterbury
Clock company for the purpose of
comforting with officials Of tho Arm
on matters OF mutual interest Is OK
$500 employees were presented with
ballots today and asked to name
their. own representative in their
respective departments. The ball
lots will be cast tomorrow after
noon at o'clock at the four gates
Of the company. M Nif
Accompanying each official bal
lot, us presented to the employees
today, was a statement from the
company stating that Its attention
HAD been called to the fact that
one or perhaps two groups OF the
concern engaged In a particular
line of work have affijliated them
selves with labor organization.
The explanation continuing ex-
plains the intentions Of the code
under which the factory Is operat-
ing and reviews the increase Of
employees from 1900 and q payroll
OF $4,000 week 70 1880 employees
and q payroll In excess Of $35, 900.
G. II. Granger, vice president Of
the company, said today that the
officials had had numerous requests
to provide for vote Of all the cm-
ployes 30 that the whole twenty
five hundred could be represented.
He said the present management
welcomed the opportunity Of hav-
ing duly elected representatives Of
the employees to confer with the Of
flcials Of the company, and thought
that the best interests OF all might
be served by such cooperation. Mr.
Granger said that he proposed Or
garlization was in no sense a COM
pany union, because all the COM
pany would do would be to pro-
vide for q secret method OF voting,
and that as soon as the representa-
tives were elected they would have
the entire control Of the organiza-
ton, and that the company or Its
representative would take no part
in It's meetings or deliberations. He
said, however, that the company
would BIO glad to provide n meeting
place for the organization IL Its di.
rectors wish to avail themselves of
II.
Last week about two hundred Of
the employees were organized by an
outside labor union for tho pur-
pose OF collective bargaining with
for under the MIRA. II appears
that many Of the company en-
ployes feel that It Is not necessary
TO Day the initiation fee and year.
~ Nues required by this outside
labor organization, and feel that
they can perfect an organization
inside the factory which would
represent them just AZ well and at
practically no expense to the men,
berr.
Part Of the circular addressed to
tho employees reads us follows:
(i0) IL our employees are to ar
range themselves In small groups
according to various kinds of work
performed, II seems almost certain
that this Will result In one disturb-
ance after another, aud cause In
terruptions OF employment for all
the employees. disorgani zation OF
the business and the resultant loss
OF wages and employment to work.
ers.
CID Tho employees who have af.
filiated themselves with this out
side labor organization are In num-
bers but q small portion Of the to-
tal employees Of the company, yet
unless the balance OF the employees
have an organization TO represent
them II would seem almost certain
that this relatively small group
viii endeavor to have their tdeas
of the company, hence, the man.
agcment suggests the following
procedure.
(l2) That instead of various
small groups, the employees or
gnnize as o whole, selecting not less
than one representative from each
department and one representative
for each 100 employees In the larg'
or departments, ana that such rep
rcser7atives select an executive
csrzmittee OF say not over six Il
eight or ten members 10 present
any questions to the management
PERTAINING TO tho welfare Of the
employees, covering the entire mat
ter of hours, wages, working con-
ditions, of anything else pertaining
to employment.
(l3) The officials of the com.
pany and the management pledgt
themselves that each representa-
tive shall BIO free TO discharge his
duties In an Independent manner
without fear that his indfvfdua
relations with the company may b,
affected in the least degree, where
the discharge Of his duties Is II
good faith in his representative
capacity.
(l4) In an cndeavor to deter
mine the feelings of our employees
regarding this plan, We are attach
ing herewith a ballot for each in
dividual employe to select his re
preventative. In small department.
the employee receiving the highes
number Of votes will be the repre-
sentative. In departments of owe
100, the two employees receiving
the largest number of votes Will b.
elected representatives.
(15) Ballot boxes will be pro
yided at the four gates of the plan