Evening star., 1934-08-05
Agreement PIeaSeS All Sides
as N. r. A. Chief Gives
Credit TO Old Pact.
MINNEAPOLIS IS HELD
IN GRIP OF DEADLOCK
Two Piekets Shot and Others Ar
rested as Mediators Seek to
End Walkout.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 4.-The 12-day-
old strike Of livestock handlers at the
Union Stockyards was settled late to-
day as Gen. Hugh S. johnson, N. r.
A. head, completed six hours of con-
ferenceS with principals.
The night shift of the 800 striking
employees of the Union Stockyards g.
Transit Co. will return to their posts
tomorrow and the yards again will
be wide open for trading
The settlement was an outgrowth Of
the agreement reached by mediators
the Federal bench to halt strike last
year.
Guarantee 4S-Hour Week.
Peace terms reached today guar
anteed 48 hours work a week for
all regularly employed handlers. So
called extra" employees will be guar
anteed at least 40 hours work week
in any week that receipts reach 1000
cars, which would be an unusually
light week.
Union leaders hailed it as a VIC
tory, explaining that for the first
time their two most vigorous demands
were met-those for a 48-hour week
and for a recognized minimum of pay
or work for the extra men,"
No wage angles were included in
the peace terms.
The union previously had said that
when Judge Sullivan's settlement
provided a minimum of 40 hours a
week, the company took advantage of
that provision to reduce working
hours for many employees to 40 hours
when the majority before the settle
ment had been working 48 hours.
Company Urged Appeal.
The company, according to o. T.
Henkle, general manager, had lived
up to all terms of the Sullivan agree
ment, effective until June /, 1895, and
he first suggested that the union
take their difficulties to Sullivan as
a matter of appeal, an offer turned
down by John German, head of the
local Live Stock Handlers Union.
The peace terms today said:
"In any week from this date on
during the period of the Judge Sui
livan award, in which the company
receives 1000 or more cars of stock,
the company will give 48 hours of
work for such week to as many
regular livestock handlers as may
be required to handle such stock and
who are in any classification which
regularly received 48 hours of work
per week before the date of Judge
SullivanS award, and in any such
week as many extra men as may be
required will be given an opportunity
to work 40 hours"
Both sides expressed pleasure at the
settlement of the present difficulties.
Johnson Pushed" In.
The N. r. A. administrator. who
insisted he was pushed" into nego-
tiations here, arrived Thursday as
chief speaker at IN r. A. day" at
the fair, and found himself immedi-
ately beSet with requests to step into
the conference.
First conferences were called yes-
terday, at which union leaders, Carl
Steffensen, secretary of the Regional
Labor Board in charge of the strike
mediation, and others appeared
Progress" was reported.
Today the general was cIoseted for
hours with representatives of both
sides, emerged perSpiring and smiling
to say the strike was off"
But give credit to the wisdom of
the original Sullivan award, to the
local mediators and to the willing
ness of both sides for settlement of
this strike which might have spread
dangerously" he said.
In thing like this" the general
added, "it is diffcult to say which
side wins. Both win and both lose :"
Johnson said both sides agreed to
abide by the Sullivan award, as now
modified. and would refer to him for
mediation minor points as yet un-
settled. The general plans to leave
for Washington tomorrow.
Sullivan Agrees to Act.
Judge Sullivan. reached at q. golf
course. agreed to act as arbiter on
the other points at issue.
Little violence attended the strike,
due in great part to a hands off,
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