Evening star., 1937-03-05

power to make agreements with man
agement. and
Whereas we cannot permit the rep
resentatives Of the small minority to
dictate the policy which shall govern
our constituents and possibly prove
detrimental to their welfare.
BE it resolved. That for the time
being the Grievance Committee be
given full power to negotiate with
the management regarding hours.
wages and conditions of employment
with the great majority Of the enl-
ployes whom We represent.
BE it further resolved, That the
Grievance Committee shall retain this
power until the employe representa-
tives have had time to reorganize the
plan of employe representation and
elect an Executive Committee to bar
gain for us in these matters"
Owen Jones Of Martins Ferry, Ohio,
headed the Grievance Committee.
which included Ralph H. Martin.
Homestead. Pa Joseph Budday. Du-
quesne, Pa, and r. Elmer Glover OF
Farrell. Pa. William r. Hill Of Can
ton, Ohio. president Of the Employe
Representatives Council, served as an
ex-ofIicio member.
Philip Murray. Lewis field marshal
in the union drive. issued q denial Of
the employe representatives claims.
He said:
They don't represent majority
Of the employees Of Carnegie-Illinois.
They don't represent anybody. The
company union Is as dead as the pro.
verbal do-do bird. That's all have
to say"
Meanwhile, the ranks Of jobless
increased as new strikes broke out.
approximately 10000 workers were
made idle by the closing Of the Fire
stone Tire g. Rubber Co. plants at
Akron. Ohio.
Disputes at three Detroit plants Of
the Bohn Aluminium Co. and its SUBJ
sidiary, Michigan Smelling & Rein
ing Co.. kept 1900 workers idle. An
agreement including provisions for q
40-hour week and wage adjustments
ended q strike at the Peninsular Metal
Products Corp, employing 1850. The
strike at the Thompson Products Co.,
employing 800. also was settled. Both
Detroit companies make auto parts.
A sit-down strike for higher wages
and involving 750 workers halted
operations at the Ohio Match plant
at Wadsworth. Ohio.
More than 100 salesgirls demanding
more pay started the sixth day OF
their sit-down strike at an F. w. Wool
worth Co. S and 10 cent store in
Detroit. Eleven women clerks occu-
pied second store.
Steel Plant Closes.
A disagreement over wage increases
caused the closing of Lebanon Valley
(Pennsylvania) plant of the Bethle-
hem Steel Corp. c. I. o. spokesmen
said the $500 employees demanded the
same concessions gained by Carnegie
Illinois Steel Corp. workers.
A sit-down closed the w. A. Anthony
mill employing 100 at Sinking Spring
Pa, the seventeenth mill affected by
the dispute in the past three days
Union ofiicials said $500 hosiery work.
ers we're idle and that the Rosedale
plant employing 5000 was next on
the list.
Only 500 Of Seattle's $500 lumber
and sawmill workers were on the jot
after q walkout of unionists at siz
major plants The strikers demanded
wage adjustments.
The Rhode Island truck drivers
strike, which had paralyzed highway
shipping in the State. was settled TO-
day. Unions ratified an agreement
under which the 1000 strikers will
receive o 10 per cent wage increase
48-hour week and closed shop.
More than 100 bus and coach oper.
ators Of the Flint (Mich.) Trolley
Coach, Inc, headed back to work after
86 days Of id,eness. They were granted
increased wages and arbitration privi.
leges.
Fear Of another maritime dispute u
San Francisco was ailayed when the
sailors union announced 1t would
withdraw picket lines which kept somt
iongshoremen idle.
The United Automobile Workers
Aircraft Division, negotiated at Los
Angeles for settlement Of an 11-day.
old strike after receiving q majority oi
votes In an election to determine tn:
Northrop Aircraft Co. employees bar.
gaining agency.
The National Enameling q Stamp.
ing CO. ct Granite City, Ill., announced
signing Of an agreement recognizing
q @. I. o. union as sole bargaining
axency for its 800 TO 900 employees.