Evening star., 1937-02-25

duction of the work week from 40 to
30 hours and minimum wages
The conferees reached tentative
agreements yesterday on seniority
rights of workers, methods of pay and
speed of production. Details were
withheld inasmuch as the decisions
are subject to revision until the nego-
tiations end. Previously they had
agreed upon procedure for dealing
with alleged grievances of the union.
Piece Work Not Abolished.
A reliable source indicated that
piece-work systems of pay would not
be abolished entirely, but that the
negotiators agreed that some less
desirable features of the system can be
eliminated by the application of
hourly wage rates. They were said
also to have determined upon rule
whereby shop committees would con-
fer with a plant management on
grievances concerning speed of pro-
duction.
The seniority agreement will apply
to departments rather than entire
units of the corporation, except under
special conditions. No other details
were revealed. Seniority based upon
length Of service had been requested
by the U. A. w. A.
Union officials have said they would
request Chrysler to recognize the U.
A. w. A. as the sole bargaining agent
of it's employees, a majority Of whom
it claims belong to the organization.
Martin had described the unions re-
lations with Chrysler as satisfactory"
Names Conferees.
Arrangements for the forthcoming
negotiations were made by Richard T..
Frankensteen, organizational director
of the union, and Herman L. Weckler,
a Chrysler executive. Walter P.
Chrysler, chairman of the board.
designated Weckler, vice president and
general manager of the De Soto divi-
sion, and Lester L. Colbert, the cor
poration's general attorney here, to
represent the firm.
FrankenSteen formerly was en-
ployed in the corporations Dodge di-
vision. Besides Dodge and De Soto,
the other divisions of the corporation
are Chrysler and Plymouth. More
than 10000 of its 77,000 employees are
in the Detroit plants and Offices.
The remainder are in branches 10
Gated at Evansville and Newcastle,
Ind; Los Angeles, Calf; Marysville,
Mich; Dayton, Ohio; Helena. Ark;
Pekin Wood, Ill, and Windsor On
tario.
New Strikes Appear.
Meanwhile several new strikes ap-
peared in Detroit today as settlements
were announced in other labor dis
putes over wages and working con-
ditionS.
A strike at the Ferry-Morse Seed
Co., which was held by 300 women
and 20 men yesterday, was settled
when company officials and Ameri-
can Federation of Labor representa-
tives signed an agreement said to call
for 10 to Is cent an hour wage in
crease for women, 20 to rs cents more
for men and a 40-hour week.
The daily delivery of 100000 pounds
Of dressed meat from Swift & Co.
meat-packing plants here was halted
last nigh when about II drivers struck
and demanded an increase OF So a
week over the $27 they said they were
being paid.
Mitchell & Smith, Inc.-Several
hundred employees who make cork
gaskets for automobiles and refriger-
ator lining. demand minimum hourly
wages of rs cents for men and 65 for
women.
Bon Dee Golf Ball Co.-Six Of twen-
ty employees asking 20-cent-an-hour
wage boost.
Detroit Delivery Service-About IS
young men want 40 cents an hour, re-
porting they are paid 80 cents.
Settlements were reported in the
Arvery Corp. and Palace Model Laun-
dry. Arvery Co. officials said a mini
mum wage Of IS cents an hour for men
and IS for women was established.
Machines hummed again today in
the plant Of Fry Products, Inc, auto
mobile seat cover makers.
Walter L. Fry, president, who aban-
doned his role OF No. boss sit-down-
er" only after the last striker had
left the plant Tuesday, found mes
sages of congratulations still pour
ing in.
He said 80 per cent Of the messages
expressed moral support Of his stand
that "the workers can't get along with
out the management any more than