Evening star., 1937-11-25
GREYHOUNDSTR|KE
HITS 10 STATES;
LINES HERE OPEN
Four Arrested in Cleveland
After Fists F|y-U. S.
Mediator Fails.
MAN CRAWLS UNDER
BUS TO HALT TRIP
Brotherhood, Directing Walkout,
Demands Closed Shop-1,300
Workers Declared Affected.
picture on page A-3.)


By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Nov 25.-A strike of
union bus drivers, marked by fist fights
and four arrests here, spread today
over vast network of Greyhound bus
lines in 16 States, as last-minute
peace moves by Labor Department
conciliatorS met with failure.
Federal Labor Conciliator John L.
Conner however, renewed peace ef-
forts as conflicting claims were made
over effectiveness of the strike.
Il am seeking wedge to break an
apparent deadlock over the closed shop
and increased mileage wage rates."
said Conner Il shall meet both sides
separately during the day, but no
joint conference is Immediately in
prospect"
Ivan Bowen. general Greyhound
counsel said. we are running on all
schedules, with many points entirely
unaffected by the strike"
S. R. Harvey, assistant president of
the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
the organization named sole bar
gaining agent for all drivers on the
eight lines by the National Labor Re-
lations Board, declared:
Reports from all major points which
I received this morning are that the
lines buses are tied up. I was in
formed the companies ran some buses
out of Chicago and New York with
armed guards aboard-but no passen-
gers. They are not operating on any,
thing like regular schedule"
Both Bowen and Harvey said they
were willing to meet with Conner for
further discussion.
Violence broke out at the Greyhound
terminal here when, police said
striker threw himself in front of
bus, just as it pulled out of the dock,
and defied the driver to run over him.
AS the vehicle, carrying about 80
passengers bound for New York stopped
suddenly, the man crawled underneath
the bus where he remained until COM
pany officials announced temporary
abandonment of the trip, and the pas
sengers were unloaded. Police said he
would be held for investigation.
fOi1ce ESCORT Bus.
Three other arrests followed a few
minutes later, when an attempt was
made to stop heavily loaded Pitts
burgh bus. Fists flew as police cleared
path and the bus roared east with
an escort of police cruisers.
with only fraction of the drivers
operating out of Washington joining
the strike, service here was uninter-
rupted, according to L. C. Major, re-
glonal manager in charge of opera
tons between Washington, New York.
pittsburgh and Chicago Mr.. Major
SAID about Is per cent of the 106 driv-
ers here walked out at midnight, but
we haven't missed a schedule vet,
and don't expect to-" He said there
had been no sign of disorder at the
Washington terminal and that no
police aid had been requested.)
Picketing of terminals was reported
at Richmond, Syracuse, Rochester and
Indianapolis.
Called by Brotherhood.
Officials of the Brotherhood, Rail-
road Trainmen who called the strike
at l2:0l am, after breakdown in
negotiations for a new contract, esti-
mated 1900 drivers affected. Company
officials placed the number at 1000.
Representatives of both sides agreed
1t would be several hours before the
1ull extent of the Walkout against the
eight Greyhound companies involved
would be known.
company representatives in New
York, Boston, Detroit and Indianapo-
lis said operations were unaffected.
In Baltimore and ST. Louis operations
were disrupted while in Chicago three
buses, scheduled to leave for Detroit,
Cleveland and Kansas City. were
detained
Principle point in the dispute was
the demand by the brotherhood for
q closed-shop clause in the proposed
contract.
Bowen contended closed shop clause
. was unnecessary because the National
Labor Relations Board has certified
the brotherhood as exclusive BARGAIN
ing agency in the affected companies.
The companies affected by the strike.
extending from Chicago and st. Louis
to Portland, Me, and Norfolk, Va, are
Pennsylvania Greyhound, Central Grey
hound, Eastern Greyhound of New
England, Capitol Greyhound, Ohio
Greyhound, Canadian GREYHOUND
Illinois Greyhound and Richmond
Greyhound.