The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-14
Steel Workers Are
 In Session To-day
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Ciairton, we can shut down seven steel mills ts this diBtriot," no said. ag though ho were planning 6 SmaH union outing.
 Tho Charlton plant is c Carnegie Btooi by.produets plant, supplying coke Co United states Steel subsi' diaries in this section. lt is one of the largest In the world, but For. boGk felt closing it would not De difficult. t'ffJt.
 "DId you know that there are Gs many stockholders In Mckeesp0rt Tinpiate as there are wOrlsefs7 That meana each one Of Us 1B keeps Ing uD another person." hs said.
 Forbeck lives with his wifei sOD, Earl, Jr, t4 to-day, and daughter. Dolores, who Is 4,tb, hDaat.,, uA.
 COngrcss at Work
 Washington, Juns i4.--(UP)-- Working against time tO prevent paralysig of tho key steel industry, congrossionai leaders to-day sought m agreement that would enable them to rush thru0gh eempr0niiBe labor legislation
 The compromise proposals, which include serappinR Of the hofiy. contested Wagner tabor biii, would give congressional snncti0n t0 creation by Preaident Roosevelt Of a concilIation board system with full power to dictate settlement of labor disputes. @. lt
 The eompromls0 was not as far. reaching as the Wagner biiI and would accom- plIsh only c portion Of that alt RASa AttAAtiVAa.
 A formal republican conference was called to-day Co renew discus. sions.
 Applied to the steel situation the new legislation would be expected to prevent strikC.
 There the issue has been a do. mand for recognition Of the Anal. gamatod Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. p4.
 The board or boards which the now bill would permit the preBi. dent to create would be enp0w. orcd and directed "to investigate ls- sues. facts, practices or activities Of employers or cfI,ployes in any c0ntrOversieB."
 Further, the board could "erder and conduct an election by q se- cret ballot of any Of the employ es of any employer to determine by what person or persons or orRan' isation they desire to Do represent. cd in order to insure tho right Of employees to organIso ana to HcItct their representative for the ppr- pose Of collective bargaining" un. dor the industrial recovery act :. This would moan that A steel board set up by tho president could order m election among tho workers and determine what Rs. socia ton they desired to represent them in dealings with employers. If the Amalgamatcd could muster . majority that would Do the or. ganizatlon with employers would have to recognize for collective bargaining. lJ Gary. ind, June i4.-UP)-- Reserve police, deputy shcrlffs and private guards were n1oblIixed throughout the Indiana. Illinois Steel district to-day In preparation for strike considered inevitable unless President Roosevelt inter-
 Sheriff William P. Meycring of Cook County, H., and Chief Wtl- liam Collins of tho county highway , police cancelled leaves of absence and prepared schedules of riot duty. Gary and Indiana state police were instructed to consider themselves on duty 24 hours q day if the strike is called.
 Company managers refused in- formatoin regarding their plans. Employees were notified, however that they may remain in tho mills throughout the strike. Army cots have been set up in the nine plants | in the district and union men said huge truck loads of groceries and arms have been stored in warc- | houses.
 Extra searchiights were mounted atop buildings commanding views of the huge, barbed-wire enclosed yards
 Hundreds of strange faces or downtown streets gave credibility to rumors that companies have i'm. ported their own guards from Chi. cage, Detroit and Cleveland. ODs hotel revealed thath every vacant room in the house was reserved | by large plant.
 Labor unions of Britain have lost over 100000 members in sfs | last ntne years. W
 Trade barrIers are blamed. part iy, for fhe present difficulties ol | NoIeIuu1's iInon industry.
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