The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-03-08
Textile Industry
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Sc Down At Flint
Flint, Mich, March 6-(UP) -
Four Chevrolet plants were closed
today because Of sit-down strikes,
throwing 5000 employees out Of
work.
The first sit-down occurred at
plant No. 4, Anengine Factory, at
7:3o q. m. 1t spread Immediately to
the other three plants.
Trouble was said to have started
when group Of workers in the
piston division Of plant No. 4 OBJ
1ected to the management refusal
to discharge or transfer from their
department a non-union employe
said TO have been active against the
union during the 44-day General
Motors strike.
WoonsOcket Mills Close
Woonsocket, r. l., March gu.
P) - Protesting against replace
ment Of men by women, all 1900
employees Of five Woonsocket spin.
ming mills struck today. The walk
out was so complete that 1t was not
necessary TOR the Independent Tex
tile Unio-. TO establish picket lines.
The five mills were closed. The
union also protested installation Of
new machinery to reduce the mum.
Der Of employees, but this grievance
was regarded as secondary. Wage
and hours were not involved.
Plants closed by the strike were
the BONN Spinning Company, Falls
Yarn Mills, Woonsocket Spinning
Company, Bellemont Yarn Company
and The River Mills, Inc.
Motors In Conference
Detroit, March 8 --CU.P.) - The
United Automobile Workers Union
resumes its conferences with Gen.
eral Motors and the Chrysler Cor
poration today on demands affect
ing more than 100000 workers.
The ChrySler-U. A. w. discus
Sions will center around the unions
demand that 1t be recognized as
sole collective bargaining agency
for the corporations 67000 en-
ployes. When the conferences were
adjourned last week, leaders OF
both sides reported that they were
closer together on the issue.
The union is pressing General
Motors for adoption of standard
minimum wage scale for all Of the
company's 1856, 900 workers. Company
representatives are insisting, how.
ever, that the minimum should vary
according to the location Of plants,
the type Of products manufactured,
the nature Of the market, and other
| factors.
The weekend brought settlement
OF strikes at the Timken Detroit
Axle Company, the Detroit Stamp
ing Company, the Zenith Carbure-
tor Company and the o. and s.
Bearing company. Strikes continued
In the Bohn Aluminium and Brass
Corporation and in o number OF
smaller concerns, including ginger
ale company, a corset manufacture
ing company and cigar company.
Strikes In State
Terryville, Conn.,, March 8-(U.P)
"A strike at the Eagle Lock Com
pany, scheduled for today, was av-
erted over the weekend by capitu-
lation Of the management to de-
mands for a 5 per cent wage in
crease and recognition Of the work.
ers Protective Association.
The difficulty arose last Novem-
Der when workers struck for Is
per cent increase and organized
company union. The management
granted 10 per cent. Employees ig-
rored finding OF the state board
Of mediation and arbitration fay
oring the company's Withholding
additional 5 per cent but remained
at work on orders OF union Presi-
dent Michael FIJI. The plant en-
ploys 900.
Thompsonville. Conn.,, March B.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of the Car
pet Workers Local OF the UTWA
were to meet today with officials Of
the Bigelow Sanford Carpet Com
pany, to discuss adjustment Of de-
mands for union recognition and
higher wages.
Union President Arthur Fournier
said the management had agreed to
recognize the union as the collec-
tive bargaining agency but on the
stipulation employees were not to be
compelled to unionize. The proposal
was rejected. Regarding wage re-
quest, the concern asked a delay
until the quarterly report was made
April IS.