The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-03-04
SIT DOWN STRIKE
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meet with any committee you may designate to discuss the particular grievances as outlined ia MT. Mar. tins (aomer Martin, union presl- dent) telegram of March 3, I037. provided you agree to the follow. ing:
 T. That all men leave our plant by c Q. m. March {, le37.
 "2. That production will start as usual on March {, 1887.
 a. That production will be con- tinued at our usual rate without inc terruptlon by further sit-downs un. til conferences with your commit tee have ended.
 We will need e few days to make thorough study of the griev- ances submitted, and will start con- ferenceS with your committee not later than Monday, March 1S, 1887, and sooner than that if possible.
 Briggs Manufacturing Company,
 "s. H. Taylor, Plant Manager"
 The agreement was signed by Emil Mazey, U. A. w. A. organizer in the Briggs plants.
 Called by Union
 The strike, which threatened to throw 14,600 employees out of work and choke off the supply of bodies for the Ford Motor company, was called by the Automobile Workers Union. Union officials charged the company had violated an agreement made with its workers several weeks ago. It was the largest sit-down in the automobile industry since the 44-day General Motors strike ended February II.
 The unions decision was reached at the end of day in which three strikes were settled in automobile feeder" plants and collective bar. gaining negotiations began with the Chrysler Corporation which enn- ploys 67,500 workers. Less than an hour before the night shift men in the big, two story Briggs plant stopped work and the roar of ma chinery ceased, conferees announced settlement of Q two-day strike of $500 workers at the main plant of the Murray Corporatoin of America, third largest body builder in the country.
 Production Starts
 Production in the Murray plant will be resumed ct noon. The com. pany agreed to establish Q 40-hour week and pay time and Q half for overtime. SU. A. w. and company officials will meet later to discuss other union demands. Earlier, strikes affecting $500 workers of the Motor Products company and 50 employees of the Ferro Stamping O., were settled. officials of the companies agreed to bargain collec. lively with the .. A. W. Briggs Of. ficials did not know how many workers were involved in the sit. down. Union leaders claimed to have induced . majority to par- ticipate. A small crowd of work CTS gathered in the street early to. day, but there was no disturbance. The plant makes bodies almost ex- clusively for Ford. Other Briggs units in the Detroit area manufac- ture bodies for Chrysler and the Lincoln division of Ford.
 Demand on ChrysIer
 Tn student move less than three hours after it's conferences with the Chrysler Corporation began, the union announced the 4esignations of 1O3 out of l20 eynploye representa- tives on work councils in Chrysler ,ala ,.ka lvA ASan TNAk,aek mpAa YAnnkN- cally worded, the resignatoins said, "The great majority of our con- stitutents are heartily in favor of the U. 4. w. being the sole bar gaining agency to represent them"
 Thus armed, the unions repre-. sentatives presented to the Chrysler executives 6 demand that the U. A. W. be recognized as the sole bargaining agency for all Chrysler employees. The resignations of the company union representatives were considered gesture to show the unions strength as the conferences began.
 Four Plants Halted
 Detroit, March 4.-(UP)-United Automobile Workers of America said today that sitdown strikes had halt ed production in four plants of the Bohn Aluminium & Brads Corp, In Detroit.
 Three of the plants affected were Bonn company factories, while the fourth was the Michigan Smelling and Refining Co.,, a subsidiary. The union said 1900 workers were af- fected.
 Company officials declined com. ment on the reported difficulties.
 Bohn manufacturers Aluminium pistons and other automotive parts.