The sub., 1944-10-05
United We Stand

At long last we have National Union representing organization founded for political reasons
 not organization whose leaders have ulteror motive
 not organization dealing in sensationalsm and slan der but rather UNION created purely and simply BY WORKING PEOPLE and dedicated to the progress of ALL OF LABOR And this UNION is NATIONAL with the power and prestige of great national organza tion composed of better than SEVEN MILLION of fe low workers A national union with record unpara leled in achievement unequalled in accomplishment insofar you and and all of Labor concerned And it is AMERICAN having truly remarkable record in the keeping of it's NO STRIKE pledge to government in the loyalty shown by its memberships huge WAR PRO- DUCT1ON GOALS met and conquered Not once in it's long and notable history has anyone by word nd cated that there might be touch of uNAMERICAN mo- tive attached to this great UNION that proudly part of True our own independent s. M E U too American organization, but too long for good out of the NATIONAL AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT and that is where we'll as all of American Labor BELONG. We too must take active part the future destiny of American labor if are to retain and keep the high standards of living that the AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR fought so long for and got for us that organization did nothing else for here in Groton duty bound if only out of gratitude for what it has done for and ALL OF LA BOR to aid it in it's forthcoming battles in the postwar great UNION not that has hardly begun. We know that and long the fights facing us not only the NATIONAL FRONT but also the LOCAL FRONT We know too that too many of our fellow workers at B. B. expecting that this utilization will perform immediate miracles and while is true that already in the several negotiations with management a most grievance settled satisfactorily neverthe less must realize that do not give affiliate 100 cent support stop expect
 ing them to help reach the goal all striving for A UNION IS AS STRONG AS ITS MEMBERSHIP and for that must become 100 per cent We cannot handicap negoators by listening to the woudbe ag tators in the yard who must be ANTILABOR in the first place they would not be preaching dscord and trying to keep from getting the unity necessarily need the unity urgently needed to proper settlement of present we'll any future grievances that might arise It to the Electric Boat workers = if going to be united and get the results that only strong unity can bring or if we are going to allow petty picayune preachers of dscord to keep apart HLERS THEORY was DIVIDE AND CONQUER" and that is also the theory of all Labor haerLabOr haers and those poor Americansvery poor lOserSvery sports who rather than abide by the VERY DECISIVE MAJORITY. VOTE of Electric Boat Workers for the American Fede aon of Labor around sowing the seeds of scord and division AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CON- PANY WANTS If you have any such person in de- partment who cannot the light of sensible reasoning who does not want to help bring about the 100 cent unity that need - who does not know want to be- come UNION MAN OR WOMAN then report it to your Steward Representave) and they cannot convince that person then that person has NO RIGHT IN THE RANKS OF DECENT ORGANIZED LABOR.
 This message is aimed at you fellow workers -| encourage everyone in doubt to the UNION OF FICE where their questions will be answered those of you who have active representative to the UNION OFFICE and get applications to give to your fellow work CTS - Make the UNION OFFICE your headquarters - is your UNION : ALL OF US must realize the need STRENGTH = Let all stand together here in Groton and in ALL OF AMERICA = United fighting always for
 better fuure peace, better standard of living better life for all THAT IS LABOR'S GOAL. Let us tell the whole world in general and management in particular that here at Groton at Electric Boat UNITED