The sub., 1946-06-20
Let's Thirak This Out

Let's Think This Out
 The that have been transprng fast between the Union and the Company at the Electric Boat Co., have left almost everyone breathess but happy These events eliminating tangible benefits such IS cents per hour retroactive to December 4h 1945 the 5 cents hour n that will show single paycheck on June 2tn when the vacation will be handed out to name but few of the many that be listed nothing compared to the many intangible benefits gained by the Union for the EB employees. wonderful lesson can be learned here one interested enough to find the story behind the scenes Let look back and anayze the transportation ot events that led up to the present day.
 When the AZ of L first here in August 1944 and independent voted to affiliate with them the labor trouble beginning with the CIO sdown strikes of 1887 and the independent union strike of Aug 1944 The company through these and other unpleasant experiences had formed bitter feeling towards labor unions The AZ of repre- senatives had terrific handicap trying to eliminate this feeling and many weeks before the company made to realize that HERE WAS A UNION THAT WANTED HAR- MONYA Union that had intention desire to put the company out of business thereby putting it's members out of work here Union that proved to the company and it's members that IT DID NOT BELIEVE IN STRIKES except very last resort and after every other avenue been exhausted It not long before this type of a Dor relations began to pay dividends
 Shortly after the AF of became the bargaining Union through the old SEU discrepancy found the bonus system for the months of October November and December of 1914 which resulted $250O00 being paid out to the employees retroactive pay This only the first of many other gains by the Union for it's people, Shortly after that handsome back checks handed the men the that thousands dollars and then it first thing after the oher-AND ALL THIS WITHOUT ONE SINGLE MANHOUR OF WORK BE- ING LOST DUE TO LABOR TROUBLE.
 However, all of this not too easy Before anything could be done at all the radicals and ObstrucOnsS the Union had to be regated to nmportant positions weed ed out entirely This type of person usually who hates kind of company authority and could do nothing but harm both the Union and it's members and do untold damage to any attempt to gain the cOmpany confidence and good will which to harmony and good labor rela
 ons wherein the employee will be the final winners which is should be. This job not without it's difficulties of these agtators and critics of everything good had deeply enrenched themselves into important offices in the Union and took pretty cute maneuverng to unseat between the Union and the Company began flourish prop ery to everyones benefit Ye these who placed them selves and their exalted opinion above the thoughts and Judgment of the sincere Union leaders finally with few harmless exceptions banished to the sdelnes
 We believe and firmly that Union and it's leaders de- the thanks and cooperation of single employee at the Electric Boat Co., for the swell job they have done in be- half of the yard and in it. There Union ead CTS and Union eaders-these oftentimes in posi- ton to put company completely out of business and the loss of thousands of hours of work to the employees of that company How is for Union official cursed with of to his and froth at the mouth respect of the muttude- is actions like that that make for strikes and labor trouble True strikes than necessary at times when employer through hlS rogance and subboness bring about unpleasant mess to himself and his employeesbut in the of employer who wants to be fair then is the SACRED DUTY of the representatives of labor to be fair in return and strive for cooperation and harmony
 Union leaders here were faced with an extremely difficult condition right from the beginning they