The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1937-02-25

their union.
Crowell Company Settles
At Springfield, Ohio, the Crowcl
Publishing Company, publishers OF
Golfers and the Woman's Homo
Companion, settled the strike OF itt
800 prcssmen. The company recog-
nized tho International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants Union 81
sole representative OF the men, and
collective bargaining negotiations
will begin Monday.
In Massachusetts, and New Hamp-
shire, shoe manufacturers were ca
pituIating rapidly TO the demands
Of the Leather Workers Union for q
IS per cent wage increase. OF the
1900 men who went on strike yes
terday, all but 1900 had returned
TO work and they were expected to
return today.
Groton Yards Picketed
At Oroton, Conn.,, approximately
100 strikers continued TO picket the
plant OF the Electric Boat Company
which was operating on what COM
pany officials said was Its normal
schedule. The strikers had been
evacuated from the plant by state
police early yesterday.
In the Detroit area, eight minor
sit-down strikes continued.
In Minneapolis, strikers picketed
the Northern States Power Company
plant while company officials and
union representatives sought agree
ment on demands for wage adjust
ments. seniority rights and revised
working schedules. Eight hundred
employees were called out on strike
yesterday by the Electrical Work
ers Union. 4e"s ,s.
Pickets surrounded the Illinois
Watch Case and Elgin American
Novelty Company plants at Elgin.
ILL.,. where a strike OF 600 union
members had thrown about 300 nom
union employees out OF work.
National Labor Relations Board
mediators hoped to bring opposing
forces together today TO discuss
union demands.
Sh0e 6trlke 6ettIe0
Boston, February Is. - CUP -
Speedy capitulation by employers
to a Is per cent wage increase de-
mand returned all but 1900 OF 1900
members OF the G. !. O.'s United
Shoe and Leather Workers Union
TO shoe factories In Massachusetts
and New Hampshire today.
General Organizer william B
Mahan predicted that every plant
affected will have signed by tomor-
row morning. He claimed q def
mite victory" In the first test OF
CLIO. strength In New England.
This sections first G. /. o. shoe
strike was short-liyed. Hardly had
result OF a "rank-and-file" referen-
dunn gpurning a manufacturers
compromise proposal OF an imme-
diate 10 per cent increase and an
additional five per cent raise in
June been announced Tuesday
night, then manufacturers virtually
rushed TO sign new agreements.
Only 1000 members remained
away from their benches yesterday
morning. and by mid-afternoon, all
but 1900 we're back at work. Yet to
sign new agreements were the Olym-
pic. Economy and Maxwell plants In
Lynn, the Harbor. Beckett Tarlov
and Salem Shoe plants In Salem,
Grover Shoe Company In Stoneham
and the Conway Shoe Company In
Kcene, N H.
With wages increases clinched,
Mahan turned TO plans 10 unite all
New England shoe workers under
the CLIO. banner.
EIgin Watch Co.
Elgin, ILL.,, Feb. 25-(U.P) - An
Illinois watch case company ofiiclal
tried to break through the picket
line around the strike bound plant
today and was knocked down by
four or five union members.
Seven or eight other pickets join
ed In punching the man. who said
he was an assistant plant superin-
tendent for the watch company. He
would not give his name.
Jur ElgLa policemen rushed To
the late and ordered the pickets To
stop punching the official. who was
lying on the sidewalk.
Tic fight stopped with the arrival
OF police and the assistant Superin-
tendent suffered only minor injuries.
lie did not get into the plant.
Earlier, Frank Annis, president Of
til, striking Jewelry WORKERS. union,
ha told the 200 pickets around the
wa;ch compnaJ ITO resist with force
ttenipts b. anyone, including hte
c'ice, TO break Our picket line"
70 relaxt this order somewhat u
., II payroll employees 70 get into
the plant TO make out pay checks
when the pay checks are ready,
Af-iis sal II want you fellows To
20 Il one at q time. II one goea
- ar doe5n't come out, ] don't
wait any more to enter the plant
Coal trucks were permitted 70 en-
TEL and tn. strikers were told to
"rol' over" any other trucks at
tempting Il break through.
Gen. Motors settlement
Detroit, Feb. 21r- Cup Early
settlement Of remaining differencea
between General Motors and the
United Automobile Workers was