The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-12
welcome News to Business

Welcome News TO Business
It YVES welcome news to automo-
tive centers, where business had SUI
fcrcd severely during the industrial
conflict. Trade officials believed re-
sumption Of manufacturing would
spur all lines of business in the De-
troit area. Harlow H. Curtice, pres
ident Of the Buick motor division OF
q. M. c., largest unit OF the cor
poratior, announced that Buick en-
ployes In all departments except
final car assembly and related de-
partments would be called back 10
work Monday morning. The imrne-
date unemployment resulting from
settlement Of the strike will affect
about 1880 Buick men. Final as
sembIy operations will begin, Cur
tice said, Immediately upon receipt
of materials. He added 1t was hoped
TO begin assembling cars by the
middle Of next week. He predicted
Buick would be at peak production
In March. I.
Look Over SIT Down Plants
Insurance company examiners
planned to enter two Fisher plants
and one Chevrolet during the week.
end to ascertain what damage, II
any, was done by Shutdown strikers.
Fisher Body hoped to resume pro-
duction early next week. Arnold
Lenz. superintendent OF Chevrolet
for the Michigan area said, I'VE Will
make every endeavor to get as many
men back to work as possible early
next week. We have no way OF de-
termining at this time the specific
plants which will be opened by mid
week but It LIS almost q certainty
that II will be all with the excep-
ton Of assembly units" IN
Workers Meet Today
Local u. A. w. A. leaders met at
10 a. m. to crystalline wage. hour,
and working conditions demands TO
be presented to General Motors
when collective bargaining begins
next week.
It was learned that many Of the
questions to be discussed already
had been settled tacitly by conferees
at the negotiations which formally
ended the costly strike yesterday.
Gov. Frank Murphy, who was
hailed In all quarters for his media
ton efforts, had a letter in his
pocket signed by Knudsen. agree
ing that U. A. w. members may
wear union buttons In the SO COM
pany plants. This is to be made pub
lie tomorrow, 1t was understood.
The agreement to allow this re-
quest OF the union was brought
about In exchange for relinquish-
ment by the u. A. w. OF q demand
that recruiting Of new members be
allowed on General Motors premises.
It played an important part in
the final stages Of peace negotia-
tions, sources close to the cotiferees
said.
Lewis Laying Plans
AS the delegates gathered in this
jubilant auto capital, John l.. Lewis,
bed ridden leader Of the committee
for industrial organization, began
to lay plans for collective bargaining
drives In the steel industry. @. !.
o. leaders said national conven-
tioii ~ o rstts.,,re as,n,,t
would be called IN FittsDurs aDou'
Marcn ~. Ihele ID " u'n.lic' pvp
sibility OF q Strike IN INC HllS'
fiuenza, was eager 10 return 70
washington 10 Ihee1 WIZ. ~ c "sss.
egy board OF his own United MINE
Workers to plan negotiations LOT .
new bituminous coal agreement III
the Appalachian fields. the pres
ent contract expires March 81, anc
conferences leading TO a new agree
ment are scheduled to begin In New
York wednesday.
Talk of Coal Strike
There was some talk among O. !
O. leaders here Of q limited Goa
strike--possibIy In conjunction with
a steel walk-out. Steel was sale
10 be the major objective of the O
r o. which regarded the auto dis
mute Al a "side-line engagement fai
~, The left front.V
1ynion leaders said Yesterday,
yaeca waa the nrst "reco0nition" O
,at,cnsi ,,nion in the aitotnotiy,
INDUSTRY
AISrs1 d sloan IT. president O
General Motors issued a statemen
IN Nsw York outlining the com
nanv,s vicws on recocnition and ex
nlaininp the neace term. It said II
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