The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-18
OVER 1000 TO
 VOTE TOMORROW
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is not of the consent" type, the
 company having declined to agree
 to such an election. The necessary formalities thereby delayed the holding of the election.
 At the main plant employees will
 vote yes or no on the CIO union as
 bargaining agent. At the Waterville
 plant they will choose between the
 CIO union, the A. F. of L. Machin- 1sts union, and no union.
 Following is the statement issued
 today by Al Skinner, director of the
 CIO organizing campaign at the
 Scovill Manufacturing company. MT.
 Skinner is an international repre-
 sentative of the International
 Union of Mine, Mill and Shelter
 Workers, CIO.
 Tomorrow Scovill employees will name the union of their own choos- ing to represent them in bargain ing with the Scovill management. For the first time in the 91 years of Scovills history, this opportunity will be given its employees. The CIO is confident that the overwhelming majority of Scovill employees will name the CIO as their representa- tive. We are certain that Scovill workers will register the greatest CIO victory to be recorded in this area in many years.
 ''We are certain that such a vic- tory will be recorded for the CIO despite the obvious attempts of the Scovill management to influence the election against the union. Those attempts continue, despite the fact that the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board upheld our contention that company publications had violated the law in thus attempting to influence the election.
 Yesterdays management letter to Scovill employees followed the pulp lication by the CIO of the results of the labor board conference at which our position was upheld by the government official. At that conference the management was re- quested to issue a letter to its en- ployes in which it was to retract certain specific statements made in company publications. These state ments were those which the labor board director held to be in viola tion of the law. They were, as we claimed, attempts to influence to- election. The letter issued by the company yesterday was not the type of letter requested in our presence. However, while it does not contain a retraction of prejudicial statements, it is in our opinion an admission of guilt. This letter, large portions of which have ap- peared in the public press already, makes it apparent that the manage ment of Scovill's felt 1t necessary to clear itself in the eyes of its em- ployes.
 We are of the opinion that the management's repetition of its posi- tion on certain basic collective bar gaining issues is another in the long series of attempts to influence its against the union. Con- ing as they do, just before an elec- ton, such publications are clearly a violation of the law.
 Tomorrow, at the polls, the em- ployes of the Scovill Manufacturing company will give their answer to this anti-union propaganda, how ever. With the naming of the CIO as the representative of more than 2 500 Scovill employees, the myth of company fairness" and liberalism" in its labor policy will have been ended. ScoviN employees have joined our union because they recognize the need for genuine collective bargaining through 8 bona-fide la- bor union. Tomorrow they will vote for our union to insure that such collective bargaining is made pos sible in their plant.
 ''Following the election we shall seek to negotiate strong union agreement for the economic protec- ton of every Scovill worker, for the of living standards of the families of Scovill employees, and to make the organization of Scovill workers force for progress in this community. Following the election our union will become the rallying place for all Scovill workers who want to help America win this war .and do it in an organized fashion. We are certain that Scovill workers will vote for the CIO tomorrow in order to make secure at home those things for which the bloody and violent battles are now being waged on the fighting fronts all over the