The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-24
IMPARTIAL BOARD
TO REVIEW issues
IN LABOR DISPUTE
Motor Manufacturers Willing to
Have Committee Check
Claims Of Unions
GOVERNMENT AGENTS BUSY.
Expect Quick Settlement OF
Argument Over Matter Which
Is Rending Industry

washington, March 24.-(R-set-
Element of the disordered automobile
labor situation apparently hinged
Saturday afternoon on one major re.
naming difference between the man-
ufscturers and union Spokesman. with
Of an early announce.
ment still evident.
That point is when the manufac-
turers shall get lists Of the union
memberships. Dropping their insist
ence on labor elections, the union
assented to submit
ting their lists Of members to the gov
for comparison with the
auto concerns payrolls submitted ~
tho manufacturers; but the latter
demand that they get the lists IN
question.
The manufacturers issued state
ment Saturday saying they had agreed
to appointment Of an impartial board
to pass on labor grievances, but they
charged again that the labor unions
intend to obtain q dominant position.
Settlement IN Sight
Despite the statement, administra-
ton officials expected Q settlement a
the dispute within few hours.
The manufacturers spoke In reply
to reports that settlement Of the
strike depended only on willingness
OF the management to let the GOV
eminent check the union member
ship claims with payrolls ana say
whether they are correct.
III that is the only remaining ~
sue," the statement said, let there
be no misunderstanding - to what
it means.
TT means that tbs union refuses
to tell the manufacturers whom the
union represents. It wants tho right
to act for employees without disclos-
ing their authority from them. II =
like . lawyer saying to you, I have
client who is suing you. I won't
tell you who he Is. but Will bar,
gain for him."
Union Claims Unchecked
mo outside agency can check tlao
union claims against the payroll. can
come to any fair decision without dis
closing the names to the manufac-
turers.
1.-THE unions refusa Ito say whom
it represents Is Just another iudica.
ton Of its purpose to dominate In
dustry.
"All the union would have to do II
to coerce men into signing union ap-
plications," the statement continued.
THE public should know that this
refusal on the part Of the union to
say whom the union represents q tho
same issue Of union domination II
another form.
THE unions refusal to say whom
manufacturers whom It represents,
there will be discrimination against
union members. On the contrary tho
manufacturers have agreed to "A Inn
partial board to pass on any cases Of
alleged discrimination and to have it
findings reviewed by Z board created
b. MIRA. Thus, there u no warrant
for the unions claims that there viii
be discrimination"
See Agreement BASIS
Observers held the opinion that the
last paragraph strongly suggested the
basis for agreement would avoid ths
holding Of elections In the plants Ct
this time and instead would involve
submission Of union lists to both the
government and the manufactures
under an absolute pledge Of non.
discrimination against the men whose
names would thus be revealed.
Officials, however. refused 70 ny
that this was the basis Of the plan
they were trying to put through.
Fourteen Of 81 member firms of
the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce announced they had de-
cided to act on the chamber's re-
commentator to cut haste WORKING
hours from 20 to 80 and increase nv
rates correspondingly. They said tho
action would be taken ''on Or before
March 81"
In the administration. that the end
o. the railroad wage row WAS ap-
preaching an end.
Mediator Joseph B. Eastman, tho
federal coordinator Of transportation.
said the rail- managers would meet
the union spokesman again SATURDAY
to seek an end u tho controversy.
Smiling, the coordinatoe said the
managers had accepted ct least par:
Of the program Of settlement.