Show Vote Vole Gives CIO 10 I Victory at Utah Copper opper Challenge May Add Another Group To Winning Union With definite acceptance by the boilermakers and men of or the production production production pro pro- and maintenance groups and possibilities of still carrying the electricians when challenged votes arc counted the C CIO I 10 0 claimed a victory victor Wednesday Inthe in inthe inthe the bargaining agent elections held for five groups of workers at the Magna and Arthur mills of the Utah Copper company Monday and Tuesday Only the teamsters rejected the C CIO 10 t o organizations and a run-off run election may be necessary to determine determine determine de de- de- de termine the favorite with the machinists machinists machinists ma ma- said Merle D. D Vincent Jr head of oC a committee of three national national national na na- na- na labor relations board representatives representatives who conducted the two- two day election A union must carry 50 per c cent nt plus of all votes cast in a group that represents the in that particular group Mr Vincent explained Officials of the International Union of oC Mine Mill and Smelter Workers local No said they would win the electrical group for forthe forthe the C CIO I 0 if they obtained one of 20 challenged votes Question Votes The challenged votes Mr Vincent Vin Via cent explained are those of em em- whose right to vote with a specific group has been questioned Three general groups were in involved involved involved in- in in the balloting namely the he C CIO I 0 unions the A F L organizations organizations organ- organ and the Independent U Union ion of Mill Workers The Independent which the theL theN theN N L R B ruled was company dominated dom dom- mated did not appear on the ballot ballot balot bal- bal lot ot for bargaining agent a matter which brought caustic comment from R. R C. C Mackay Independent union president Representatives of ot the Independent ent eat group sought to get the workers work work- ers to reject both the C CIO I 0 and andA andA andA A F L groups apparently contending contending contend contend- ing ng that by voting neither the themen themen themen men would be showing a preference for the Independent group In a formal statement Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day Mr Mackay said saId- The N NLRB L R B election exposes C CIO I 0 weaknesses at Utah Cop Cop- per From the tabulation of ballots ballots ballots bal bal- lots the Independent union membership membership mem niem- is still in the majority Three hundred and fifty Independent ent men were not allowed to vote One hundred and thirty eight votes were contested and still the Independent Independent Independent Inde Inde- pendent polled votes which def definitely gives the Independents the maj majority rity of men who should be allowed to vote The V I 0 O exposed their weakness weakness weakness weak weak- ness by polling pollin only votes out of 1700 which should be eligible to vote The Independent union will still bargain for at these mills until the United States supreme court orders differently Then we es can still organize organize organize organ organ- ize or belong to a union of our own choice and not be forced to join one of the N NLRB L R It B liking And we definitely will join with the Confederated Unions of America Amen Amen- ca which is a national organization tion of independent unions based on fair and sound principles Answers Charges In response to Mr Mackay's charges that N NLRB L R B had been unfair in omitting his organizations organization's tion's lions name from the ballots Mr Vincent said Various reports and allegations alleg are being circulated concerning the Ule national labor relations board conducted election among the Utah Copper company's mill em em- The Independent Association Association Association tion of or Mill Ull Workers is connected with these reports This organization tion was wac ordered disestablished by bythe bythe bythe the N L R H B as being company fostered fostered fostered fos fos- fos- fos and dominated The boards board's decision recently has been sustained atm sus tamed by the Tenth United States circuit court of oC appeals This election was conducted in accordance with the boards board's usual and accepted election procedure procedure- a procedure which the board has employed red in thousands of oC elec dee It should be noted the courts have reviewed man many cases in which the board has held elections elec elec- elections lec- lec and the results have been sustained by such courts C Gl J I 0 O Optimistic Albert Jensen international representative rep rep- C CIO CIa I 0 was WM as optimistic He said We Wc were confident of this victor victory vic vie tor tory and want to compliment the on voting to preserve industrial unionism under the Ule banner banner ban ban- ner ncr of C CIO I 0 O. O We Wc also compliment the N NLRB L R B on conducting a fair election A. A H. H Peterson Salt Lake City general representative A F L charged unfair conduct of the election and filed a protest letter with Mr Vincent Tuesday night We have five days in which to tofile tofile tofile file such protests Mr Peterson said Wednesday but ut we didn't take such time We Ve feel many of oC the men didn't feel free to vote their real wishes and know that many members of t the e Independent association were out working the buses and seeking support for Cor a A. neither vote instead of or being at work |