The sub., 1945-02-17

coming E1GCJIOL1 dIlO Q lfCW WI h4Il6 contract. June is the month to be exact and that is not so far away even if the temperature is six be- low just out side my window. Most of us workers think we do not need to give the election or contract much thought at this early date. We'll fellows that is where we are wrong. The more time and thought you put on this little matter now the more things you will think of that you left out in the last con- tract. Get your heads together and think what you want your union to go after for you this June. Think of every little thing and be ready for your shop steward when he comes around for the information the union wants him to get for you.
 The A. F. of L. and all their shop stewards are doing a fine job for Us under the new set up and be- lieve they are the only ones that can or will help us out, so lets get on the band wagon you fellows that have not joined our forces and keep the A. F. of L. right here with us. Tn each issue of The Sub will try to give you a good idea of what our union does for us. will try to give you the settlement on each case as it Is taken up and the decision handed down. may not be able to give you each mans name, but will take each complaint by number as it is given to me. I will give you two cases this week.
 Case No. l was 6 shop steward that got caught in the lay-off and the company said no come back for him. A few days after he was let out, the company recognized senior ity rights for all stewards so the union went back to work on this mans case and he has been called back with the same pay, he left here with first class pay.
 Case No. 2 was a man that fell on the boats and has been out, four or five months. He still wears a har- ness and can not bend over as yet. He could not survive on what he was drawing on compensation and wanted a job he could do so he could draw a weeks pay once more. The company only had work on the boats so that left him out. He came to the union, well it's the same story, he is working today on job he can do and is getting his same pay, first class welders pay.
 Next writing I will try to give you the story on few more inter- esting cases. You non-union mem- bers, join our forces now as your complaint may be next if it is what can you do with no union or shop steward to be a mouth piece for you. Watch for this article in each Sub.
 Hello Nappie or should l say Napoleon the 18th. I read your column each week and say for a sewing machine salesman you are pretty good. I would say that the Babcock Company needs a little man about your size with the B.S. title and recommend to your depart ment that you be elected B.S. Theroix. It is nearly time you and I got together again and said bot toms up.
 Our good old friend Lindy, the chipper likes his rabbits, but can not shoot one only when 1t stands still. P. S. Go up to Nappie's rab- bit farm, Lindy on some dark night and you won't need to waste all that powder that is so badly needed by the good hunters around Vest erly.
 Some time ago I wrote quite a story about the man that cut my name out of the cash bond honor roll board. At that time I did not know the. name of the man that had done 1t. Just the other day was told who did the job and now I am convinced that the story fitted the man.
 From the chippers department, we have one man that can take the cold and has no complaints, with the temperture down to zero a few nights ago, it was called to my at- tention that he was on the job out side of the boats continuously all night. Good work Mr. Chappell.
 The speed kings of the V. yard are none other than Doc. Puza R