Evening star., 1937-02-26
STRIKERS EV|CTED
BY POLICE GAS IN
WAUKEGAN FIGHT
Chevrolet Assembly Plant
In Wisconsin Closed in
New Disputes.
TOTAL IDLE IN NATION
ESTIMATED AT $4,000
1000 Quit Work in Factory
Which Makes Parts for
Ford, Chrysler.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Sit-do,cn strike 1DaS populdr'sed
in America By United Automobiie
Workers of America, rho used tt
against General Motors Corp, be-
ginning last December. G. M. c.
obtained court order to hare
strikers eDicted. but neuer used 1t.
Finally peaceful evacuation vas
arranged and both sides agreed to
bargain.
After that agreement many other
rorkers in similar as UeN as dis
similar industries began using SIT
do,pn methods. Some operators,
bolder than G. NJ. c., had the
strikers epicted: in Seperal places
the ,rorkers repulSed the officers
rho came to throW them out.
Groping uape of strikes yesterday
brought total idle in labor troubles
to about $4,000 in more than so
firms.
By the Associated Press.
The sit-down strike technique lost
further ground today, But picket lines
held fast at numerous points OF IN
dustrial unrest across the Nation.
Total strike idle ranged near $4,000
Law enforcement officials in SUR
prise early morning move forclbly dis
lodged 81 sit-downers with tear gas
bombs from the plants of the Fansteel
Metallurgical Co., in North Chicago
III. The group had held the prop
erty since February II, despite a court
order to evacuate.
A sit-doWn strike of about 1000
foundry workers halted production a
the Michigan Malleable Iron Co. plant
Detroit, which makes automobile part!
for the Ford Motor Co. and Chryslel
corporation.
The strikers refused to work unit
wage adjustments are agreed on be.
tween the management and the Unit
ed Automobile Workers.
At GAINESVILLE, Wis, a dispute over
friction between union and non-unlon
employees closed the Fisher Body fac
tory and the Chevrolet automobile as
sembly plant. Approximately 2,70O
men were thrown out Of work.
Refusal Of go men on the Fisher
Body seat cushion line to go to work
today until one of their number, Will
liam Bartel, was reinstated made it
impossible to continue production.
Production Stops.
Production ceased at the Chevrolet
plant soon after. The latter was de-
pendent upon the Fisher works for its
automobile body supply.
At Detroit Ed Hall, vice president
Of the United Automobile Workers of
America, said today the allegations of
discrimination were being discussed by
General Motors and union conferees
here, and that an adjustment in time
for resumption of work tomorrow was
hoped for.
At Santa Monica, Calf, BAL en-
ployes of the Douglas Aircraft Co.,
who surrendered after three-day sit
down, awaited arraignment on grand
Jury indictments charging illegal entry
and trespaSsing.
Strikers at the Northrop corpora
ton, a Douglas subsidiary, scene of
another sit-down, were warned that
force would be turned against them
unless they evacuated today.
Governors Warn Labor.
The Governors of Connecticut and
New Jersey notified labor leaders sit
down strikes would not be tolerated
in those States.
Conferences between union leaders
and manufacturers in 10 New England
shoe centers were resumed after
agreements were reached in % other
plants.
In Detroit, General Motors officials
and strike leaders were deadlocked
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