Evening star., 1934-06-19
Johnson Hopeful Industry
Will Accept Labor's
Program.
BOARD OF MEDIATION
REQUESTED BY WORKERS
Employees Would Call Off Pro-
posed Walkout if Proposals
Are Accepted.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representatives of the Steel Work
ers' Union today placed before Presi-
dent Roosevelt in a letter their pro-
posal for settlement of the threatened
strike in the steel industry.
Word came from Hugh S. johnson
simultaneously that he was very
hopeful" of acceptance by the steel
industry of the unions four-point
program for avoiding strikes.
The N. r. A. chief said the proposal
drawn by William Green. president
Of the American Federation of Labor
seemed very similar" to the plan pre-
yiously accepted by the industry itself.
I'm very hopeful about it, said
Johnson.
Terms Of Proposal.
The proposal as set forth in the
letter to President Roosevelt would:
Set up an impartial board OF three
members to be appointed by the Presl-
dent to handle complaints and 10
mediate disputes.
The board would be clothed with au-
thority to order and hold elections IN
plants to determine who shall repre-
sent the employees with the organiza-
tions selected by the majority OF the
employees to represent all
Grievances and complaints regard
ing wages. hours and conditions OF
employment would be settled through
direct negotiations between the man
aeements and representatives OF the
workers.
Would Call of Strike.
In the event all parties accept the
proposals. the threatened steel strike
would be declared off. with the un-
derstanding that questions in contro-
yersy would be handled by the board.
The letter asked the President TO
submit the unions counter proposals
to the management Of the iron and
steel industry for their answer at the
earliest possible date.
Even as the submission OF this plan
10 the White House became known,
Secretary of Labor Perkins was In
conference with Green, Michael
Tighe. president of the Amalgamated
Association of Iron. Steel and I'm
Workers. and several other unionists-
Mr.. Roosevelt at his press confer
ence earlier said he had called Miss
Perkins and Senator Wagner, Demo-
crat. of New York, to confer with
him on putting into effect the sub
stitute Wagner labor bill. enacted In
the closing hours of Congress.
This, too. would provide for medi-
alton board or boards. and in many
respects was similar to the union plan.
Green intimated to reporters that II
his own proposal was rejected he
would seek union approval of the
Wagner plan.
Text of Union Letter.
The text of the union letter to the
President follows
The Amalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers of North
America, the labor organization, ma
tional representative of employees in
the iron and steel industry, in a spe-
cial convention assembled on June IS,
Il.
ecutive board to submit to the Presi-
dent of the United States the follow
ing counter proposal for the settle
ment of the threatened strike in the
steel industry by peaceful means:
!. An impartial board of three
members shall be appointed by the
President of the United States clothed
with authority to act as follows:
(a) To receive complaints and to
investigate and adjust on the basis
of such complaints any violation of
the labor provisions Of the code for
the iron and steel industry.
(B) To mediate and conciliate in
any dispute arising between employers
and employees under said code and to
arrange for a conference for collective
bargaining with any employer when
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