Evening star., 1934-06-18
Union Leaders to Come Here
to Present Problems to
President.
BOARD OF ARBITRATION
EXPECTED TO BE NAMED
Representatives of Workers De.
clare Every Effort Being Made
for Settlement.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PITTSBURGH, June 18.-The steel
workers union today prepared to
carry its demands for recognition"
to the Government.
Leaders of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers, who called off their threatened
strike last week, will leave for Wash
ington tonight and hope to lay their
problems personally before President
Roosevelt.
The workers veteran president,
Michael F. Tighe. said today:
The men have always had the
greatest confidence in President
Roosevelt because of his fairness
They feel he is a friend and trust
him."
Hopes Put in Board.
The Amalgamated bases its hope
for peace on the program outlined to
its convention last week by President
William Green of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. The plan would
cloak President Roosevelt with au-
thority to appoint a board to arbi-
trate all disputes in the industry.
The convention gave full authority
to its national officers to call a strike
at later date if there is failure in
negotiations by which the Anal
gamated expects to obtain recognition
as a collective bargaining agency
from the steel companies. In steel
circles, however, the belief is general
that strike talk is definitely ended.
Earl J. Forbeck, leader of the rank
and file" group which drafted the
original strike mandate in April, said
there is no split between his faction
and the national officers.
Explains Calling OFF Strike.
Speaking of the move calling off
the strike, Forbeck said:
I'VE decided it was the wisest move
we could make at this time. The men
as whole are stronger, if anything
than they were before.
I'VE wanted President Roosevelt to
know we didn't want to strike and
would do everything We could to
avoid it,
At the regular April convention the
Amalgamated adopted a seven-point
program, the high point of which was
the demand that steel operators recog-
nize the union as the collective bar
gaining agency for workers affiliated
with the organization. 1t was further
decided that if the industry rejected
this, a holiday" would be declared
The employers turned down the pro-
posal and the special meeting was
called last week to devise ways and
means" of carrying out the mandate;
this meant strike.
Provisions of Green Plan.
The Green plan, which at least de-
layed the walkout and may lead to
a permanent settlement, briefly pro-
vides:
l. Establishment of a three-man
board by the President to adjudicate
and mediate all violations of code on
matters of discrimination against en-
ployes.
2. To insure the right of workers
to organize, empowering the board to
hold and supervise industrial elections
for collective bargaining representa-
tives.
g. All grievances or complaints
would be referred to the board for
final decision.
4. If acceptable to labor. capital
and the Federal Government, the
strike would be called off perma-
nently.
Tighe said I'VE are dealing with the
powerful steel interests and We are
compelled to fight fire with fire. We
have not relinquished our ace in the
hole (the strike). nor do we intend to
do so until We are assured we are 60
ing to get a square deal"