The sub., 1945-03-31
UNIONISM
By ALBERT PARTRIDGE

We at the Electric Boat Company nave an OppOr- fnnity to improve ourselves and lives and certainly all indications point to fact that the road to &C., compsh ths the vast majority of us have now banded together under the banner of the American Federation o Labor.
 The AZ of L Is a union of eight million working men and women just like you and working and stewing for
 goal goal that means an easier fe secure 1uture we should be proud to be part o that movement we need ne American Federation of Labor and the American Fedraon of Labor wants but they want us only we intend to be sincere efforts further after all what can the AF of do? We, yes you and the AF of L.
 I have to smile to myself when some fellows ask me- eff join the AZ of what is there in it for me To those men have only Simply you get out of only much is collectively put in. To make strong union must have hundred cent participation Of It's mem bershp. Bu many people prefer to let few do all the work while they themselves stand the sdenes and crit icize any member has criticism about the affairs of his union should say them at the meetings keep his mouth shut outside Malicious islander do more harm to individual group of individuals than the truth.
 The AF of L has for postwar plan the thrty-hour week. We a of at first think of that cut Tn wages let's stop diagnose the In the postwar the AF of intends to keep wages just high sbe but to cut the hours that will not have to be
 slave of work and to allow for the machinery speeded for production High wages with shorter hours and lot lower cost of living will show gain in the amount saved in year in dollars and cents not to mention the better health of as more time can be spent in relaxation Yes that aim of the AZ of L. Do want to back pp? do, and hope that everybody will.
 But let's get back to the FEB Co., How strong we? AS member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Mo- B26l know how strong we are and the com pany has got good idea that united We ask for nothing which is just and fair but insist having that much granted While the Ppeshop and the Marine Electricians held joint meeting last week at the Main tenance Electricians holding their private getto gether and they pledged themselves to back up completely their brothers in whatever action deemed necessary in regard the Merit Grading System C snks) and any present future lay-offs.
 Do you fellows realize what those meetings meant? It that slowly but surely people becoming union conscious. We waking up to the fact that nd vidua get practically nothing But united body? Well, that's different!
 Let nothing or divide Those Hitler tac- 1csdvide and conquer and the thing that crushing him is union of people armies Don't be fooled by anyone trying break tell him in good Yankee language where tO 20 and what to do when he gets there.~
 We'll boys the AZ of has been in business for sixty five years they have made nearly all of the things possible that enjoying in this yard in regard to and hours and working conditions Let's show appreciation and back them by backing ourselves in the fight that lies ahead. They ask mOre-we can do no less