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900 Ready To Return To Work Immediately

NAUGATUCK—In lieu of their upcoming three-week vacation, more than 900 employes at the Naugatuck Footwear Plant of Uniroyal, have signed up to go back to work as soon as possible.

Thomas Nelligan, labor relations manager for the Footwear Plant, said he has received hundreds of requests from workers who do not want to take their vacation but instead want to come back to work. The plant is scheduled to be shut down for a three-week vacation period beginning today.

However, Nelligan noted that only a few of the conveyors would be set up, and that only a small portion of the 900 would be called in.

He promised notification by Monday or Tuesday of next week for those who would be called in to work during the vacation period. He noted plans are still incomplete.

Two of the three locals at the company have announced meetings for membership ratification of the new contract.

Joseph Arbachauskas, vice president of Local 308, United Rubber Workers, announced today that a meeting for ratification of the new contract will be held by the membership Monday at 7 p.m. at the Portuguese Club, Rubber Ave.

Ratification by Local 45, Footwear plant, has been tentatively set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Naugatuck High School. Vice president Raymond Mengacci said he is awaiting approval of the Board of Education for the use of the school.

As of presstime, there has been no announcement from Local 218 as to when and where the ratification meeting for that local will take place.