Evening star., 1937-07-01
Strike
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'SplltllliItu from ElISl rage
which has plants in this steel-making
area stated early today:
We will sign no agreement with C.
10"
Neither, for that matter, did Inland
Steel
The Inland settlement was on the
basis Of agreements between the steel
company and the Governor and the
union and the Governor.
Gov. Townsend, after long confer
ences that lasted we'll past midnight
said that Youngstown Sheet e. Tube
had declined to accept similar terms.
Guard Protection Refused.
Sheet Il Tube, the Governor added
asked him to remobiize the National
Guard as protection for it's workers
here. He refused to do so, whereupon
the company Cancelled its plans to re-
open today.
Purnell, Sheet & Tube president.
cent the following telegram to the
companv's district manager, A. E.
Daily, at Indiana Harbor, Ind, and
to Gov. Townsend of Indiana:
AT your request We are confirming
our telephone conversation with you
last night. This is only for your
information and shall not be used
or construed as the making of any
contract Of agreement with ANYBODY.
This company already has stated
to its employees and to the c. I. o.
that it will meet and negotiate with
representatives Of the c. I. o. for
bargaining purposes on behalf of
such OF the companys employees as
are members Of that organizat ton
In accordance with the national labor
relations act This was stated in
letter sent to every employe of the
company on May 81.
No Discrimination, Is Pledge.
The company also has established
And announced the policy of making
no discrimination in its employees
because Of membership or non-mem-
oership in any labor organization.
This means, of course, the company
will not discriminate between strikers
and non-strikers."
We won the strike" said Nicholas
Fontecchio, director of S. w. O. c.
the Steel Workers Organizing Com
mittee-in the Calumet Indiana
Illinois, steel section 1T is the best
settlement yet made with any steel
company"
On the other hand, the basis OF
settlement was Inland S;>eIs own
labor policy" as enunciated by the
company in an open letter to its men
last May 29-three days after the
strike was called
Ihe settlement was on these terms.
l. No discrimination.
2. Inland Steel's labor policy of
May 20 date and the statement at
tached thereto will be carried out.
s. All grievances within the scope
OF the labor policy of May 20" to be
settled IN the manner provided in
that policy, with the Indiana COM
missioner of labor as final" authority
II other settlement proves unsatisfac-
tory.
The basic eight-hour day, 4O-hour-
week, with payment of time and on4
half overtime, paid vacations for en-
ployes of five years continuous service
and seniority rights were other provi-
sions OF the declaration OF policy.
Mahoning Valley Still In Grip.
1he strike still grips Ohio's Mahon-
Ing Valley, with it's smoke-grimed
mills at Youngstown, Warren and
Niles, at Canton, Massillon and Cleve
land, and in Johnstown, Pa. where
the dynamiting of Bethlehem Steel
Corp. pipe lines earlier this week
forced a temporary shutdown after
the mills had reopened.
At Johnstown the c. I. O leader
James Mark, ignored a suggestion"
Of the mayor that he leave town, and
called huge union rally for July 1
Ito show that we can get 10000 union
men to Johnstown." The sheriff
there, Michael Boyle. conferred with
Mark and other strike leaders early
today and then said there was no
reason" to ask for return of martial
law in Johnstown as requested by
Mark.
Leaders of the local Johnstown
brotherhoods appealed to their ma
tional organizations to declare Beth
lehem Steel's subsidiary. the Conea-
maugh Il Blacklick Railroad, an
unsafe area" The short line links
the Cambria Works with the Baltimore
& Ohio and Pennsylvania Railroads.
Union men on the two main line
roads would refuse to handle the
incoming and outbound freight from
the plant If the national officers
granted the brotherhoods request.
IS Cars Daily Are Claim.
Q. w. Jones, brotherhood Official,
claimed there were crews for only
7 Of the % locomotives and that the