The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1936-12-21
Labor Prepares To
Fight Steel, Autos
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labor conditions will be resumed
shortly after the first of the year
Agents of the Senate Civil Liber.
ties committee returned from Weir.
ton, w. Va, and Pittsburgh where
they have been inquiring into al.
legged violations Of steel workers
rights. They prepared evidence te
present when sessions resume Jan
II.
A national labor relations board
hearing of charges against Carne-
gie-Illinois Steel Corp, U. s. steel
subsidiary, will start again the
same day. Mill Workers charged
that the Carnegie Illinois Company
union plan did not give them fair
representation.
Steel Center Awaits
Pittsburgh, Dec. 2l-(UP)-A Ia
Dor war within the vast steel In
dustry grew a step nearer today as
company union representatives
within AZ plants began boring
from within to convert their Or
CARNATIONS into units Of John L.
Lewis committee for industrial Or
ganization.
1t was the most spectacular de-
velopment In the committees drive
to unionize the steel industry and
perhaps the most important. Two
hundred and fifty men, elected I'M
der the company union plan
| unions sponsored and In some
cases financed by employers as
employe representatives, met and
agreed to work for the organiza-
ton of all steel workers into ma
tional industrial union.
Development Ominous
To observers, the development
was ominous. No one believed that
the management Of the steel mills
would permit the company union
plan to be wrecked without a strug-
gle. That the future contained
threats visible to the union labor
side was attested by Philip M. Muir
ray, in charge Of the G. I. O.'s ef-
forts, who told the representatives
that Strike might result "if the in
dustry continues to employ its dog
in the manger attitude"
At a meeting last night Of the
representatives from AZ plants irl
the three major steel districts
Murray claimed that his steel work.
ers organizing committee, an Off
shoot OF the G. I. O., had enrolled
$4,000 members. The steel indus
try employees 100000 men.
The company union representa-.
tives came from the Pittsburgh, the
Cleveland youngstown, and the
eastern districts. After Murray
spoke, they condemned the COM
pany union plan. In resolution, az
farce, organized themselves into
the G. I. o. representatives council
and adopte. a declaration Of prin-
ciples as follows
Labor Declaration
A national uia lStr.al union To-
steel workers.
Employe representatives for com
pany unions, knowing from exper'
fence that "the company union Is {
device of the management, total!
unable to win any major conces
sions," shall so inform all workers.
The c. I. o. employe representa-
tives will remain inside the com
pany unions "for reason obvious u
ALL"
The council, after its organiza
ton, set forth its chief requirement.
of management. 1t wants SIS dali!
minimum and SIPS daily increas'
for all workers now receiving owe
IS a day; a 80 hour, five day week
vacations with pay for one weel
each year for all employees witt
more years Of service, and two
weeks for those with five NOR,
years; time and a half for overtime
within the regular work week arl<
double time for Sundays and holi'
days.
Plate Glass Industry
Pittsburgh, Dec. II - CU.P) =
Union leaders and the management
we're in bitter disagreement today
over the issue OF q closed shop II
the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Com.
pany.
Attempts to end two-month.
strike Of 1000 employees failed wher
the union refused to back down or
It's demands. Federal Mediator How.
ard T. Colvin announced he woult
leave today with no date set for hi
return.
Glen w. McCabe, president Of ths
Federation Of Flat Glass Workers
accused the company Of walking
out" when the union revived It's de.
mand for the preferential shop.
Curtau Production
Detroit. Dec. al CU.PJ - Labol
leaders. fighting for union recogni.
tion In the automobile industry
forced added curtailment Of pro-
duction activities In the Ford Mo.
tor Company and vital feeder
plants today.
Ford oificials indicated tina
strikee m factories supplying
wheels. glass an dbodics might e.
feet operations IN their huge Rive
Rouge plant production already he