The sub., 1946-04-25
Let Us Analyse tue Case at E. B.
No. g.

At last the picture the complete picture has been drawnthe last line put in and can sit back and analyze the the many problems multiple per pexes that had to be oned out before the last and final line could be put in. However, it is future-our jobs pay checks that involved in this picture and would be we'll this time took the time and the limited offered here to intelgenty and with word of realism dis detail the that brought about the results cOmplished
 In the first place the ugly spectre of unemployment has had it's nightmarsh head reared in this vicinity for long time Many thousands of former Electric Boat employees terminated for lack of work now testify to that
 In the second place the Navy which and always has been the Boat Companys by far biggest customer in state of quandary all it's what with the uncertain ties of the A-Bomb test and the ArmyNavy merger fronting them.
 In the third place the IS cents per hour purely PERMISSIBLE AND NOT MANDATORY item and sub- ject to negotiations, and may not be reimbursed
 These the important things that your Union Nego tang Committee had to take into consideration They knew you and all know that 1t be some time be- fore enough Government work could be brought here to keep enough of employed. They knew too that it their duty get the IS cents hour increase for that Government work when it does in. In addition to that there the matter of better than half million dollars in back pay that they had NO RIGHT to jeopardze they fought gained the 18 centshey fought for and gained the half million dollars in back pay and stole march every other shpard and union the country in that here MENT.
 Yes, that objective was but there other ob jectves that had be wo too What good would that IS cents have been had been granted to empty yard What good that back pay it subjected to reimburse ment that not there and be forthcom ing? And in order to get these the Union Committee had to make some concessions. AND WE ARE WONDER ING IF THEY WERE CONCESSIONS. Yes, the Committee agreed to commercial rate of that the could be in position to compete for and get commercial work during the period of Navy uncertainty Would rather be UNEMPLOYED?
 Yes, the Committee agreed to the present shipbuldng scale for private work. Would we rather STRIKE?
 Your Committee faced by all of these ramcations. They gave serious study to these problems They want the FEB and womenthey want security for their members-They KNOW EVEN AS YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS FIRST, LAST AND ALWAYS SUBMA- RINE YARD and by far the bulk of this yards work will be for the Government and that rate agreed to in a don the IS hour raise only temporary rate tide this temporary lag in Government work
 Yes, agree with of the eternaly disgruntled hoheads whose blind and passionate hatred for this and all companies blinds their of those grand islanders who love their before the mob and loud voices proclaim their toughnes and voice the hate call Yes we agree with them that your NegOtatOr could have taken an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STAND. YeS 1ndeed hey could have turned their at commercial rates and prevented work from coming in herethey could have turned their at private ship building rates and the