Evening star., 1937-02-12

b. the Associated Press.
DETROIT, February 12.-General
Motors Corp. speeded preparations to-
day to start again the wheels OF its
mammoth industry and restore full
time work to 100000 strike-affected
employees at increased wages.
Full-time operation of the Fisher
Body plant at Cleveland will begin
late today, officials announced, as
other Ohio employees of G. M. C..
planned quick return to work in fac
tories at Toledo and Norwood, Gin
cinnah suburb.
Edward j. Gleason, assistant man
ager of the Cleveland plant, said pro-
ddction would begin on the afternoon
6 pm. E. S. T.) shift, returning the
employees to work considerably sooner
than others of the 10000 employed in
the three cities.
"Our maintenance men went into
the plant last night to inspect the
machinery" Gleason said They
found everything in fine shape. That
means we can resume production at
once"
The Buick division of the worlds
largest automobile producer was the
first to announce its reopening. 1t
said 12,500 OF the $4,000 workers at
Flint, Mich, would return Monday
and that the remainder would be
called back during the week.
Capacity in IL Days.
William S. Knudsen, executive vice
president of General Motors, said that
within IL days after operations are
resumed the corporation would be
operating at capacity. This calls for
the production of 225,000 passenger
cars and trucks monthly.
Shutdown" strikers whose occupa-
ton of three key plants at Flint-the
Fisher Body Nos. and 2 and Chev-
roiet motor assembly No. 4-had a
spectacular part in the paralyzation of
operations, jubilantly marched out last
night.
Cheered by their families and
throngs of union members and SYM
pathizers, the strikers paraded from
the factories six hours after General
Motors executives and the United Au-
tomobile Workers of America had
signed in Detroit the agreement that
ended the prolonged dispute.
Plants to Reopen Soon.
Knudsen said as many as possible
of the corporations factories, scat
tered throughout the United States,
would reopen the first Of the week. In
ventories of parts other than bodies
have been built up during the strike.
AS soon as bodies reach the assembly
line the output of cars and trucks will
be speeded up to the 225 month
schedule
Stop orders" issued at the peak of
the strike were Cancelled yesterday,
Knudsen said, permitting resumption
Of the flow Of materials and parts
supplied to the corporation by non-
subsidiaries. He estimated General
Motors consumes $4,000 tons of ma
terials daily.
Trade observers predicted General
Motors will extend its high volume
production later into the Spring than
usual to compensate for the decline
in production during the strike. The
assembly of passenger cars reached
comparative zero point just before the
strike was terminated.
A pay increase Of S cents an hour
becomes effective when the workers re-
turn to their jobs. Alfred P. Sloan.
jr. corporation president, estimated
this will add $25,000.0 900 to General
Motors annual pay roll in announc-
ing the wage rise yesterday stimuli
taneously with the signing Of the
strike-settlement terms.
Homer Martin, U. A. w. A. presi-
dent, called representatives Of every
local union in General Motors plants
to meet here today to consider de-
mands to be presented the corpora
ton in the collective bargaining con-
ference to open In Detroit Tuesday.
Murphy Helped Agreement.
These negotiations were provided
for In the agreement obtained
through the help of Gov. Frank
Murphy and Federal Labor Conciliator
James F. Dewey. The Governor viii
not participate in the forthcoming
negotiations unless requested by both
sides.
Gov. Murphy, commended earlier by
President Roosevelt for his conciliation
efforts, received a telegram from Sec
retary of Labor Frances Perkins ex-
pressing her appreciation of your bril-
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