Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-23
UNION BARGAINING
SOUGHT FOR
ALL AUTO PLANTS
Collective Pact-Making for
Every Unit in Industry Is
U. A. w. A. Goal.
GENERAL MOTORS, FORD
ORGANIZATIONS PUSHED
Announcement Of International
President Comes at Time of
Acute Parts Shortage.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, December %. - The
United Automobile Workers of America
announced as its goal today the sign
ing of collective bargaining agree
ments with every unit in the motor
industry from the smallest manu-
facturer Of parts to the big three
Chrysler, Ford and General Motors.
I'VE are going to have collective
bargaining in all of the auto industry"
said Homer Martin, international
president of the union, "and we won't
give up until we have it. BY Federal
legislation, collective bargaining Is
the law of the land, and it is sub
stantiated by public opinion.
Right now we are trying to arrange
negotiations with the General Motors
Corp. We are going to organize Ford.
too. General Motors and Ford do not
have collective bargaining.
Relations Satisfactory.
"Our relations with the Chrysler
Corp. have been very satisfactory"
Martin said. There has not been a
single case of union discrimination
or discharge there. Chrysler, along
with many others, evidently is seek
ing to abide by the law and play
fairly.
THE unions objective is to establish
collective bargaining agreements
throughout the automotive industry in
the United States"
This announcement came as execu-
tives of automobile factories and re-
lated industries watched apprehen-
slvely the effect of strikes in several
parts plants on car and truck produc-
ton.
shortage Of parts. resulting from
walkouts called by the Federation Of
Flat Glass Workers and the q. A. w.,
curtailed the operation of assembly
lines in several motor plants and
threatened further inroads on motor
car production unless the disputes are
settled soon.
The Ford Motor Co. took steps to
make its own brake parts. These for
merly were supplied by the Kelsey.
Hayes Co., in whose two Detroit plants
"sit-down" strikes called by the United
Automobile Workers are in effect.
Ford officials notified the Kelsey.
Hayes management that it was insti.
tuting replevin proceedings to obtain
equipment which the Ford Co. owns,
but which has been used at the parts
factories. They said the machinery
would be placed in operation at the
Ford factory.
George W. Kennedy, president of
KeSey-Hayes. said his plants would be
reopened as soon as the strikers leave
and the minimum wage will be rs cents
an hour. The union workers seek wage
increases and adjustment of overtime
rates.
Recognition of the union as the COL
lective bargaining agency of the
workers has been another demand in
the strikes in, the parts plants and
also in General Motors subsidiary
plants at Kansas City and Atlanta.
Hold Conference.
Martin. representing his union, and
William S. Knudsen, executive vice
president of General Motors, con-
ferred yesterday at the request of the
former clergyman who now heads the
union.
The corporation later issued state
ment saying that Martin had pre-
sented various alleged discrimination
cases and grievances" and was ad-
vised to take the various matters I'D
with the plant manager, or, If neces-
| Sary, the general manager having
jurisdiction" The statement said this
was 1.-The corporations operating
policy"
Martin said the conference with
Knudsen was entirely amicable" and
the union would follow his suggestion,
adding:
General Motors hasn't fully an
swered our request, but we expect it to
later. We desire to hold a general
conference to discuss matters of COM
| pany policy and hope this ultimately
will lead to an agreement for collective
bargaining. don't feel that the cor
poration has turned us down: it simply
hasn't answered yet on this point.
"Mr. Knudsen says he believes in
collective bargaining anc that It is
here to stay. So do we, but we do
| not believe 1t exists at General Motors.
! am convinced that we can bargain
collectively with General Motors. and
I am convinced that this can be &C.
compllshed without strikes. We prefer
not to strike"