The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-15
Strikes in Conn
Were Settled
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legged communistic group which led
the original walkout. The board or
trade members agreed to O pay In
crease of 20 per cent, which VIII
remain in effect until o national
code for the industry Is adopted.
Settlement Of the Willimantic
strike ended the longest deadlock
Of the year between workers and
employers. The strike, which was
started by weavers employed In the
Willimantic Silk Inc, plant. result
ed in the closing Of that plant ana
those Of the Kobe Silk Company
and the Corn Spinning Company.
subsidiaries. There was no violence,
and pickets were established only
the first few days Of the walkout.
Repeated efforts to effect an
agreement on wages failed until
last nights decision was reached.
The weavers first demanded rate
Of $3.50 for 100000 picks, and
when the company agreed to this.
increased the demand to $1.S6.
This the company refused to meet
until yesterday, when Max Stein,
president, not only met It but went
over It to make the rate $3.50 per
100000. Stein met with Mayor
James Hurley of Willimantic, Miss
Anna Weinstock, y. s. Department
OF Labor representative, Thomas r.
Mcmahon, Providence, president OF
the United Textile Workers OF
America, Arthur Benjamin, local
union leader, and John r. Picket
and Joseph b. Riordan, Wilimantic
businessmen.
Other Strikes
Carver, Mass, Sept 15-(U.P) -
Striking cranberry pickers threat
ened another series OF violent
demonstrations to-day. restless Of.
ter being forced indoors by full
day Of rain.
The adverse weather, however,
gave state and local police time to
organize for the protection OF cram
berry bogs and pickers still at
work, and, Captain James p. Ma
honey, executive officer Of the state
police, believed his men could cope
with any further disturbances.
Directed by Mahoney, who 10
stationed at the West Bridgewater
baracksr, O total of IS state troop
ers are now on duty in the Gran.
berry country. Their cruising cars
are adio-equipped, so that q large
detail can be hastily directed to
any point Of trouble.
. Authorities also watched work
ers' homes to-day, after learning
that strikers and sympathizers had
visited many Of them, threatening
to burn them down.
One striker was wounded ana
several persons were injured We'd
nesday in the first serious OUT
breaks Of the strike. A total OF 90
strikers were arrested. The cases OF
all being continued by the Ware
ham district court yesterday.
The striking workers, represents
ing only fraction employed In the
South Shore-Cape Cod cranberry
district, demanded increased
wages. They now receive 40 cents
an hour, compared with the rs and
80 cents paid in peak years.
Paterson, N. j.. Sept 15-(U.P.)
Strikers in the silk dyeing In.
dustry were expected to-day to
vote on q dve-weeks truce, propos-
ed at q conference in Washington.
II accepted, workers probably
would return to the mills Monday.
Terms of the truce call for q
minimum wage Of $22 for 40-hour
week for weavers In the broad silk
industry. They asked $36 for Q &C.
hour week.
Louis Cohen, who represented
manufacturers at the Washington
conference, said he believed both
sides would accept the truce. MIL
owners also were to vote on It to-
day.