Evening star., 1937-05-19
Labor
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nounced yesterday they would shut
down their plants. affecting 10000
workers, if the union called a strike
against them.
Murray said Republics men at
Aliquippa included:
j. L. Williams, superintendent Of po-
lice, with Offices in Cleveland; Capt
Edward Todd Of the Buffalo plant
Lieut.. John Keif1er OF the Buffalo
plant, Lieut.. Fred Rhodes, Capt
Joseph Gilroy Of Canton, Ohio; Capt
Millard Hannah OF Warren, Ohio:
Charles Fette, superintendent Of the
company's tube works at Youngstown
Murrays statement continued:
Every man mentioned here has
been or is now in Aliquippa.
Il further charge that practically
every man have named was at one
time on the police force of Jones &
Laughlin Steel Corp. or employed in
the mills Of that corporation al
Aliquippa.
go 1t is strange situation
when an outside steel company
sends its police and thugs into the
home town Of another steel company.
Such information must have been
known to officials Of Jones & Laughlin
SC" We are prepared to invoke
the Wagner labor act to maintain
peace Jones g. Laughlin has agreed
to sign a contract after the election.
One of these days Republic Steel is
going to have to do the same thing.
But befon that day we want Re-
public's workmen and the general
public to know what to expect, in light
Of the Aliquippa developments"
Rival Unions Make Claims.
Rival unions issued conflicting
claims of victory at tomorrow's Jones
& Laughlin election
Joseph Tirnko, sub-regional director,
predicted the union afnliated with
Lewis Committee for Industrial Or
ganization would win, nine to one. "
in the Pittsburgh plant in tomorrowa
election.
Paul j. Pismato. secretary Of the
Pittsburgh Works Employees Associa-
ton, declared that heads Of that inde-
pendent group feel jubilant over the
prospects of winning the election, u
while spokesmen for the United Iron
and Steel Workers at Aliquippa said
the balloting would reveal the weak
ness of the S. w. O. c."
Murray Changes Tactics.
Meantime, in q sudden change Of
tactics, Murray told representatives
of the Crucible Steel Co. Of America
he would agree to q contract similar
to that signed last March by steel
producing units Of the United States
Steel Corp. and adopted since that
time by l20 companies independent
of United States Steel.
These contracts recognized the
Lewis union as collective bargaining
agent for its members only.
Less than q week ago, as ]. & L.
third largest Observation-Disclosures tt
the strikers demands and agreed tt
the election, Murray announced thai
henceforth the union would demant
sole collective bargaining rights. Th<
union leader made no statement ex.
planning the tactical change.
He agreed to wait until next Mon.
day for an answer from Crucible
This, his associates said, meant thai
If there were no contract signed ther
strike would be called; or, If an EN-.
ployes' election is held, the right t
represent all workers would be de.
manded, as was done in the case o.
j. & L.
The j. & L. workers will vote II
"bone dry" areas-bars and liquol
stores were ordered closed for thu
day-solely on the question of whethe,
they want the Steel Workers Organiz,
ing Committee to represent them a!
collective bargaining agent.
It will be a Yes" or mo" vote
Director Ernest j. Dunbar Of tn,
Regional Labor Board promised tn,
results would be made known Fri.
day.