Evening star., 1937-03-25
Strikes
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ploys $4,000 workers. Three hours
were needed there to obtain q favor
able vote on evacuation.
Their eyes heavy from loss Of sleep,
the union officials moved to other
plants. Strikers In six factories had
accepted the truce terms when the
big blue automobile bus skidded to q
stop before the Chrysler Jefferson
avenue plant at $50 am. Three
hours later acceptance Of the agree
ment was announced.
Chrysler, chairman Of the manu-
featuring concern, and Lewis, head Of
the Committee for Industrial Organ
ization, waited at Lansing for the
evacuation to be completed before re-
suming their negotiations this after
noon.
Gov. Frank Murphy, through
whose efforts the truce was negotiated,
at Lansing termed any talk of revo-
luton in Michigan utter and sheer
nonsense" and said that as a result
of automotive labor developments,
wages will be higher, conditions better
and our people will be more con-
tented than n any State n the Union"
Number in Each Plant.
Union officials estimated that 5000
strikers occupied the main Dodge
plant in suburban Hamtramck, 1,400
each the Chrysler Jefferson and Ker-
cheval plants, $50 in the Plymouth
factory, $50 in the Chrysler Highland
Park plant, and $50 each in the Dodge
truck, Dodge forge and De Soto fac
tories.
Dodge pickets were pacing dark
street, pausing now and then to warm
their chilled hands at fires burning
in metal barrels, when union leaders
arrived Strikers had barricaded them
selves behind large orange colored
trucks placed end to end, blocking the
| 12-foot gates.
A few strikers, impatient over delay
in obtaining formal approval of the
| truce, drifted out of the plants before
noon, but the scheduled evacuation was
| deferred until the vote in the Ker-
cheval plant completed ratification Of
the agreement.
Under an agreement announced last
night by Gov. Murphy, Chrysler, Lewis
and high officials Of the U. A. W. will
resume their conferences when the
| plants are cleared
T1,a ,,,;ov, oH6 horov {Iair NV
sonal visits to the captive plants at
| lis am. BY 8:l5 am. strikers in the
De Soto, Dodge, Highland Park Chrys-
ler, Plymouth and Dodge Truck plants
had accepted the terms
Martin, Frankensteen and other
union officials continued their tour OF
the plants under which Chrysler on
cials agree not to attempt a resumption
Of operations until the strike issues
are settled, was requiring more time
than they had expected.
They spent an hour in the De Soto
plant, first to be visited. There are
$50 strikers In that plant.
Two Plants Unanimous.
| The Highland Park and Plymouth
strikers voted unanimously to &C.
cept the truce, Martin said.
Pay roll clerks will be permitted to
enter the administrator building at
the Highland Park plant. That will
facilitate the distribution Of $2,000.-
900 pay roll for work done before the
strike began on March 8.
There were well authenticated re-
ports that q strong faction In the
Dodge plant opposed the evacuation
Martin, however, told them: 1--WE
have no fear of coming out, fo1
neither the Chrysler Corp. nor any
other corporation can break one d
our strikes"
His argument prevailed.
Day Spent In Parleys.
Gov. Murphy announced the agree.
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