The union times., 1941-11-15
Cities Being
 Flooded By
 New Voters
Army Of 100, ,OOO Moving Into State Expected To
 Help Democrats

A vast army of over 100, ,OOO mi- grant workers has come into Con- necticut or has moved within the State in search of employment since the fall of 1889, Leonard ]. MalOney, director of the Connecti- cut State Employment Service, re- ports to a Congressional Commit tee to Investigate Defense Migra- ton.
 NEW POLITICAL SETUP?
 Almost 90 per cent of these workers come from industrial cities, and should a large num- Der of them make their homes permanently in Connecticut, pO- itical experts believe there is a definite possibility that the po- litical complexion of COnnecti- cut in State elections may under go change.
 This belief is based on the fact that a large majority of these newcomers and their fam. flies are Democrats.
 State elections in recent non. presidential years have been de- cided by majorities of from 5000 to l5,OOO. Cities such as New Haven, Hartford and Wa. terbury are considered safely Democratic in years when State elections are being held, but have not always been able to pile up a large enough plurality to overcome the Republican lead from rural districts.
 Should some 3O,OOO to 10000 new Democrats be added to the voting lists through intensive ef- forts by the Democratic party, a large part of the Republican lead in the small towns and rural districts may be offset and Over- come.
 EMPLOYMENT PROBLEM
 About 27,000 of these migrant workers have been given employment, Maloney says. Most of them are emi-skilled or unskilled workers and lot able to do the jobs of the 10000 o 5O,000 workers which Connecticut industries estimate they will need within the next few months.
 BRIDCEPORT-NEW HAVEN
 Almost all of the migrants have ,een coming into cities outside New Haven, the report indicates. Over he past year about 925 migrants have come into New Haven in comparison with 18,0OO for Bridgeport during the same period. Of the new workers coming into New Haven it is estimat- ed that 90 got jobs; in Bridgeport 10000 of the 18,000 found work.
 FROM PENN, NEW YORK
 Although most of the migrants are from other New England States, some cities like Bridgeport, Ansonia, and Norwalk report that 35 to 65 per cent of their migrants are from Penn sylvania and New York.
 HOW IT HAPPENED
 From 30 to 80 per cent of migrants have been attributed by the various cities in the study to publicity given in newspapers, magazines, and on the radio to Connecticut's defense pro- 1uction efforts. Out-of-State adver- Using. by Connecticut employers ac- counts for another to 10 per cent. Another big reason for migration nave been requests by employers out-of-State employees already hired.
 Bridgeport estimates that 50 per cent of its migrant workers are mar ried. New Haven reports 80 per cent of its migrants as being single and 20 per cent married.
 The study attributes substan- tial part of the migration within the State to the failure of many
 employers to promote employees within their own organizations. Instead of upgrading within the plant and bringing new help in at the lower levels some em- ployers breed dissatisfaction by
 bringing in skilled workers and placing them above those who with little or no training could Loxo hoo~D -,4sIszoI