The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-11

the press until Aar. Dibble returned.
 Most oe the 500 strikers were as their homes today, awaiting word as to progress of the strike. A conn promise was reached yesterday after noon about 6 p. m. when the work. efs agreed to pour the molten lead which had been heating in the flrn. aces and which would have resulted i'd the loss of much money If allowed to harden.
 No Disorders Reported
 No disorders were reported up to this noon.
 Workers said last night that an- other conference between their rep- resentatiyes and officials was ex- pected Saturday when T. Rice Da. vis, general manager, returns iron; q trip. This rumor could not be confirmed however.
 Work at the Risdon Manufacture ing CO, where sit.down strike was held Tuesday afternoon con- tinued today. Workers had said they would accept a five cent an hour increase there until MT. Dibble, who is also president of the plant, returned.
 RisdOn Co. Conference
 Naugatuck, March 1l.-An import ant conference between Risdotl Manufacturing company officials and workers will be held tomor- row morning at Il o'clock at which President Lewis Dibble will preside MT. Dibble is expected home from Florida this afternoon.
 Workers in the shop are asking for % per cent increase. Raises of 70 per cent and per cent have al- ready been granted and the extra five per cent amounts to two and a half cents an hour. Workers arc also seeking a 40-hour week, some of them claiming they are now work. ing 46 and 50 hours.
 The strikers committee and of. fscials of the plant met this lnorn- ing and agreed to make ship yaent of casting to an old customer The casting was prepared some time ago.
 Metal Poured
 Reports that strike was being planned were heard here yesterday morning but there were no indica- tons of strike at noon and the Malleable Iron plant officials could not be reached for a statement However, workers of the plant met shortly after noon and the first group went on a sit down strike al I2:30 with others swelling the grour at l o'clock. By 3 p. rn., the power in the plant had been shut dowr entirely and none of the hourly workers was working.
 ( Time was an element in favor ol the workers as the process of heat. ing the liquid metals before pour. ing into nnolds had been started and the pouring process usually starts at p. m. If the worker, had remained in the plant withou pouring the liquids until 10 D. Tn. the metal woul have got cold ant solidified, costing the company Thousands of dollars.
 However, atfer a lengthy confer. ence by 8 committee composed e. two men from each department O. the plant, with the officials of thu firm, the employees agreed at s D in., to pour the metals and awai z furthe rconference on the re- quested salary increases Saturday.
 The employees had got n 5 pc, cent raise, amounting to about 2l! cents an hour last Monday, and an. other to be effective starting nex Monday, also for 5 per cent, bu' asked another 10 per cent boost amounting to about five cents more an hour. They also asked time anc one half pay for overtime. % Few Places to Sit
 Although the strike yesterday wa. q "sit-down" one in the sense tn. employees occupied various depart. ments of the plant, 1t was not on, literally as there are not man, places except the cement floor or which they could have sat. z A few girls were sitting on up. sTight pieces but most of the em, ployes were standing around. Tn, strikers yesterday presented a diff ferent picture from those at tb, Risdon Mfg. Co.. plant on Tuesday Whereas the Risdon workers weri mostly very gay and cheerful anc appeared to regard the strike nor