The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-08-16

In Connecticut leathergoods
wor .ers walked out at Bridgeport;
n score OF bootmakers struck al
Middlctown ard wage inceases
were demand % by small group
OF tobacco workers at Poquonock.
All complained against wage pro-
visions under NRA.
In California. the peach indus
try was partly tied up by strike
OF 5000 orchard and cannery
workers demanding wage increases.
At Hollywood. the sound movie
striek problem continued unsettled.
Some More Unrest
New Haven. Conn. Aug 16-(UP)
Dissatisfaction over wage re-
turns under MIRA code provisions
was noticeable in several Industries
today.
Al Hartford the international
Association Of Machinists planned
a mass meeting for Thursday night
to discuss complaints that many
skilled workmeh are receiving less
wages under the code than before
their hours were shortened and
wages increased. George J. Bowen
labor organizer, will address the
meeting.
Cleaners and dyers of the state
are pre- pairing to confer on union
organization, John J. Egan. s9cre-
tary OF the Connecticut Federation
of Labor said. $500
Lcatliargoods workers in Bridge
port already have demanded high
err wages. and employees of the
Novelty Bag company, at Bridge
port, walked out today. r
At Middletown, 20 bootmakers
employed by the Goodyear Rubber
company, were in strike and eX-
,pected to reach compromise with
company officials on wage de-
mands. sA&S ~
Wage increases also were de-
manded by 30 tobacco workers
who lett their work at the Hunt
ington brothers plantation at Po-
quonock late yesterday.
Labor Makes Demand
Washington, Aug 16-tUP)-Or-
canizcd labor. aroused by develops
mcnts in thu steel and coal COM
pany union fights, adopted an ag-
greasiv2 attitude today In the ma
tional recovery drive. determined
to make it's power felt throughout
the scope of the NRA program.
Labor leaders indicated they
were Gispleased with the NRA's
recurring approval of 40-hour
ma:.imrm work weeks in various
industries permitted to come un-
der the blue eagle, with mOdihed
acknowledgement agreements.
At the same time 1t was learned
that the recovery administration
for few hours last night was
threatened with. "a walk-out of
three organized labor leaders from
the labor board set-up due to the
conflict over refusal of steel indus
trialists to sit with President Will
liar, Green of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
The threatened break was healed
whom Recovery Administrator
HUGH 5. Johnson retractcd his
statement that Green was not an
MIRA labor advisor.
Green. Edward h. McGrady and
Leo Wclman were the three labor
men who demanded a showdown.
Olga iized labor. it was indicat-
ed, ,ould tacitly accept without
for.aal opposition the spread OF 40
hour work week agreements, but
determined to wage Il real drive
for 80 to IS hour work weeks when
hca .;in.S on permanent codes begin.
Police In Phil.
Philadelphia, Aug. 16-(UP)-
Several patrol loads of police were
sent to the Cambria hosiery mill
today when 1000 strikers at
tempted to halt a bus loaded with
strike breakers from passing
through their picket line.
At the same time officials of the
new radio workers union announc-
ed that 1,3O0 of the 1,500 employees
of the Atwater Kent Radio COM