The sub., 1943-04-08
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As president of the shpbuiders and Marine Engineers Union and also fellow worker would like to talk to you workers at the Electric Boat Co., fact would like able to talk to each of personally but that mpos sbe going to do the next best thing and pat down here what would like to say to each of you.
 First would like to try and question that Is often put to why do head of the Union7 Isn't awful headache? What thanks do you get? We'll to these questions I'll have to back few years back to 193 February 22 to be exact when the O pulled strike in this yard That strike started thinking, that is the kind of Unionsm they have offer then I'll some other kind, immediately joined the INDEPEND ENT and became worker in that organization resolved that if there anything could do to prevent it the CIO would get another chance to take my fellow workers for such ride again. There in this yard today who can tell how weeks, and months they lost due to that faed effort of the CIO to enforce their de- mands by using the strike weapon And while you're asking them about that ask them also how much the CO contrib uted to the support of their families while they of work.
 But there another strong reason for my willingness to labor for the INDEPENDENT UNION and that my be- lief in the rights of the individual This belief is tied up with my belief in the AMERICAN way of fe The rights of the individual important within labor union and any union that ignores those rights is doomed to ultimate re
 If belong to union want to have the right to stand up in meeting and tell leaders they wrong think they without fear of being squashed, and union is part of national organization to run own fairs and have voice in the national policy. The UNITED STATES is splendid example of properly union, each STATE has it's voice in the National but each
 
 seemed to have adopted the attitude that their members only dues paying who incapable of thinking for themselves, so the leaders do it for them. The WAGNER ACT gave the working men and women of AMERICA something they had had before the right of collective bargaining with the company for whom you work This is precious right and should be maintained at all costs It also gives you the right to choose your bargaining agent without coercion from anyone and your right individual to ballot deter mine who shall be that bargaining agent just you do in choosing PRESIDENT any other elected official within the scope of civil structure.
 Now you plainly that the choice is up you to what kind of union you going to have here at the ELECTRIC BOAT co.
 As have said before in these columns this is time to indulge in jursictona strife It sad indeed to witness what going out the west coast fights between the CIO and the AFL slowing down WAR PRODUCTION which is valy needed Don't these realize that this is lost then everything including their unon will be gone To many of you uNIONISM is idea. Perhaps you have before worked large such you doing This is all the why you should be careful to choose the right union to represent The M DEPENDENT UNION offers you chance to belong to an organization that is designed help you ndvidua whose leaders working alongside of they not high salared who interested only in your duesS who don't know what GROTON looks like and less.
 The CO has made the claim that they represent the oriy of the workers this plant What do to that they already speaking for at least they would like you to believe that majority of have given them the right to speak, but there few minor details that they have overlooked such election that your right of coce before they speak for tyou.
 Before election be held there must be hearing held before the National Labor Relations Board to determine whether not election is If believe \