The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-01-06
MEETING ON AUTO
TROUBLE TODAY
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several plants in Shutdown" demon
STATIONS. Union leaders indicated
willingness TO accept that plan,
although they have ignored an in
: junction intended to restrain their
members from remaining in two
Fisher Body Company plants at
Flint, Mich.
The conference, 1t was said
might smooth the way for future
negotiations over. the eight demands
submitted by the union to Knud-
sen and Alfred p. Sloan, Jr., Gen.
eral Motors president. These de-
mands include collective bargaining
recognition of the union as sole bar
gaining agent for G. M. employees, a
30-hour week and minimum wages
Martin announced that unless they
were granted, G. M. plants would
be closed one by one until all were
idle.
Sloan arrived here today from
New York. He had been in fire.
quent communication with Knud-
sen and other executives. 1t was moi
known what part he would take In
the negotiations.
General Motors made no reply
TO the unions demands, apparently
satisfied that Its position was out
lined clearly In Sloans notice tc
all employees refusing to recognize
the union and calling its leaders a
group of labor dictators".
Martin characterized Sloan's
statement as "cockeyed" and con
trary to common sense and TO the
essential definition of collective bar.
gaining"
Situation at Present
This was the situation as the
conciliators, company officials and
union leaders planned to confer:
Anderson, Ind, two plans closed
$4,000 workers affected.
Atlanta, Ga, two plants closed, O.
900 workers.
Cleveland, o., one plant closed, T..
900 workers.
Flint, Mich, two plants closed
10000. a
Harrison, N. j., one plant closed
TOO.
Kansas City, two plants closed
$500. FAX
Toledo, O., one plant closed, 1000.
/ Detroit, one plant closed, 10000.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, two plants closed
1900.
Norwood, O.-Two plants closed
1000.
At Lansing, Governor Frank Muir
ply kept In touch with both sides
He stood ready to act as mediator
should union officials and company
executives indicate a desire to ne.
gotiate through him instead o!
federal conciliators.
Judge Is Stakeholder
In Flint, Judge Edward d. Blacl
Of Genesee county who issued thu
Injunction restraining strikers from
occupying the Fisher plants con.
firmed Martins charge that he wa!
a General Motors stakeholder.
1T Is true" he said, that I dt
own stock in General Motors. I an
not going to get in any argumen
with these (union) men. Apparently
they are irresponsible and are hunt.
ing for an argument"
The Judge refused to divulge thu
extent Of his holdings. Martin de.
clared 1t was 1896 shares with {
present face value Of $4,000.
While strikes and shutdowns con.
tinued to throttle booming Genera
Motors production, 1t was Learned
that the strike Of 14,500 workers Ii
the glass industry bad begun to at.
feet other major producers through
a shortage Of safety glass.
Grams automotive reporting
agency said the Ford Motor com.
pany had been forced to curtail pro
dnction because Of 1.-THE labor dispute
In the Pittsburgh Plate Glass ant
Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass com
panies, and that Chrysler woult
be affected soon. General Motor
was reported TO have about an -
day supply Of glass on hand.
First Attempt Falls
Detroit. Jan. 6--(UP) -First at.
tempts Of federal labor concillatori
TO bring union leaders and Genera
Motors executives together for q
conference on a strike affecting 3d..
900 men apparently failed today.
Homer Martin. president OF thu
United Automobile Workers, said a.
q press conference that nd meet.
ing with General Motors executives
was scheduled for today and .ha
there was VERY little" prospect. o
such meeting soon.
Alfred p. Sloan, president OF Gen.
ecal Motors, arrived from New Yorl
today and conferred throughout tn,
morning with William s. Knudse,i
executive vice president Of the cor,
pcration.
Sloan said no statement would b.
made today and indicated that h,
WAS not ready to start negotiation
with the union.
Martin asserted that the 1trikl
might spread soon TO the Fishel
Boy plant and the Chevrolet eac.
ltery IN st. Louis.
James r. Dewey, federal lab0
en- iliator, conferred with Martin
last night, and today, as . result