Evening star., 1937-06-16


into line. Smaller strikes haze been
called in isolated plants in recent
tDeeks, mainly oDer union questions
OF technical nature.
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 16.-Termination
of two strikes in General Motors plants
opened the way today for some $4,000
employees to return to work. but settle
ment of third was complicated by the
refusal of sit-downers to vacate the
factory.
One of the two strikes definitely set
tied was in the Chevrolet Grey Iron
Foundry, at Saginaw, Mich, where
$500 had been idle since last Thurs
day. The plant will resume operations
with the night shift late today. The
stoppage of operations had caused sew
eral dependent General Motors units to
suspend.
The other settlement was at Balti-
more, Md, where 1900 will return to
work in the Fisher body and Chevrolet
assembly plants tomorrow.
The management of the Buffalo
N. Y, Fisher body plant announced
that brief strike which closed it and
the Chevrolet assembly plant there had
been settled, but 700 strikers refused
to evacuate the body plant.
George S. Wilson, head of the But
falo local of the c. I. o. United Auto
mobile Workers of America, said the
men would remain in the building
until the management meets union de-
mands concerning workers seniority
rights.
Hopeful of Peace.
Charles Hoehn, body plant manager
said the company would not negotiate
further until the strikers leave. Homer
Martin, U. A. w. A. international presi-
dent, who effected the Saginaw settle
ment, confined his comment on the
Buffalo situation to: Il know the COM
pany will grant seniority
Hoehn had said orders from Gen.
eral Motors Office in Detroit to re-
employ Mrs. Anna Robertson, dis
charged two weeks ago, brought a
settlement of the strike, but Wilson
and Hugh Thompson of the Regional
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton said that alone did not satisfy
the union. Nearly 1000 Fisher work
ers were idle, and lack of bodies
caused the closing of the Chevrolet
plant, which employs 800.
Martin said the Saginaw Foundry
management agreed to rehire two
employees whose dismissal precipitated
that strike, and the workers voted to
return after he had conferred with
both sides. He added the company
agreed to continue negotiations on
replacing the piecework system with
day rates in all departments, as It
already has in one.
The company also was reported to
have agreed to make no further dis
cipl!nary dismissals without confer
ring with the unions Shop Commit
tee. The two men were discharged
after the management said they re-
tarded production. The company re-
tected a union request for blanket
wage increase of 10 cents an hour
Saginaw Closing.
Lack of materials from the Sag
inaw Foundry caused the closing OF
the Chevrolet gear and axle plant at
Detroit, with 5000 employees; Fisher
body plant at Cleveland. 5000; Chev-
rolet units at Flint, Mich. (partly
closed) 5000, and Chevrolet small
parts division, Bay City, Mich, 1000.
In separate meetings union en-
ployes OF the Fisher and Chevrolet
factories at Baltimore voted to re-
turn to work. Their strike began
last week In protest against the en-
ployment OF non-union worker. De-
tails OF the agreement were not an
nounced, but Michael Gallo local U.
A. w. A. president, said it was salts
factory"
The Chevrolet Motor Co. announced
last night indefinite closing of its
Muncie, Ind, factory, leaving 1,400
men idle. Officials said it would re-
open as soon as materials are avail
able from the steel industry.
Settlement of the week-old strike
IN another General Motors division,
the Ternstedt Manufacturing Co.. De-
troit, appeared near. An undisclosed
company proposal was to be sub
mitted to union employees today
Twelve thousand workers are idle
there.
Duncan C. McCrea, Wayne County
prosecutor, called a conference be-
tween representatives of the Nash
kelvlnator Corp. and the Mechanics
Educational Society of America to
settle a sit-down strike In the Kel-
Vnator division here. The union Is
seeking increased wages for Office en-
ployes.
Automotive Daily News estimated
this weeks production for the auto
mobile industry at 1852 cars and
trucks, virtually the same as last
week, but the trade paper said the
normal output would have been 13o.-
600 units but for labor troubles,
Harry H. Bennett, personnel direc-
tor Of the Ford Motor Co., announced
late yesterday that leaders of the
Ford Brotherhood Of America, Inc,
accepted his suggestion to disband
the organization. He said the COM
pany does not approve of organiza-
ton of its employees by any one.
He announced also that he has
ordered three employees who are Off
GERS of the Workers Council for So
clal Justice, Inc, to return to work
or face dismissal. Bennett denied
their statement that they had OBJ
ta1ped To-day leaves of absence.
The U. A. w. A., which has been
campaigning to enlist Ford workers,
termed both the Ford Brotherhood
and the Workers Council company
unions"