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Show COPPER COMPANY MAILS LETTERS TOEMPLOYEES The following letter, dated May 15, was mailed to employees of Kennecott Copper Corporation, Utah Copper Division: Dear Fellow Employee: It seems to me that all employees em-ployees are entitled to know, and would like to know, about the reasons why the company terminated term-inated the CIO working agree- ments. You have probably heard that the company wrote letters addressed ad-dressed to the International Union Un-ion of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers, its District Union No. 2 and to IUMMSW Locals 392, 485 and 692, saying that the company had elected to terminate the work contracts as of June 30, 1948. This was done for two reasons: 1. Because the unions had re- quested changes in practically every section of the agreements, and 2. Because of the failure of officers of-ficers of the union to file non-Communist non-Communist affidavits with the National Labor Relations Board. In connection with reason No. 1, the unions asked that practically prac-tically every section of the agreements agree-ments be changed, which meant re-negotiating almost an entirely entire-ly new contract. In view of this, we thought it would be best to start out fresh on a whole new contract. The principal reason, however, for terminating the contracts, is No. 2. This is the failure of union un-ion officers to file non-Communist affidavits with the NLRB j pursuant to the 1947 Labor Man-', agement Relations Act. This Act j states that before any union can j have the services of the NLRB, I the union's officers must file non ' Communist affidavits. We believe that real Americans are concerned about the spread of Communism. Many of us have heard it said that the Communists Commu-nists have wormed their way into in-to positions of power in some American unions in order to spread their treacherous doctrines. doctrin-es. We have also heard it said that they want to control the American lobor movement, so that the Communists can manipulate manip-ulate the unions to attain their own selfish ends. Apparently the Communist Fifth Column activities activi-ties in America are a dangerous threat to all of us. It seemed to us that it is time to quit talking about the Communist Com-munist threat to our way of life, and to actually do something a-bout a-bout it. Therefore, we decided that we would not bargain with anyone who has failed to file a non-Communist affidavit. This same policy is also being followed follow-ed at Kennecott's operations in Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. Mex-ico. Practically all workers in the United States are good Americans. Ameri-cans. We believe this is particularly particu-larly true of Utah Copper division divis-ion employees. According to a bulletin issued by IUMMSW Local 392 at the mills, we notice the Executive Board of that local has recommended recom-mended that officers of the local sign the affidavits. This is an indication in-dication of the kind of Americans we believe Utah Copper division employees are, and we congratulate congrat-ulate the Executive Board of Local Lo-cal 392 on their action. We would like you to feel assured as-sured that we stand ready to bargain with any one the employees em-ployees properly select to represent repre-sent them, so long as the representative repre-sentative has filed a non-Communist affidavit. That is the company's com-pany's policy. In keeping with this policy, your management has already started meeting with some unions representing employees. em-ployees. This week, meetings have been held with three unions un-ions and negotiations started on a revised labor contract for the coming year. These unions are: International Association of Machinists, Ma-chinists, Lodge 568 at the mine; the International Union of Operating Op-erating Engineers, AFL, Local 3 at the mine; and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Work-ers AFL, Local 1081 at the mine. We understand officers of! many of the unions representing employees have filed affidavits. In each case, however, the officers offic-ers are being asked to furnish evidence that they have filed affidavits. . , We hope you will agree witn the action your management has taken Cordially yours, D. D. MOFFAT o |