The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-04-14

200 of the firms 300 workers were on strike.
 In Lewiston and Auburn, Me-, where a general" strike has been called among 5000 shoe workers, President Bernard L. Harkins of the Lewiston Aldermen moved to obtain a vote in the 19 shoe facr tories affected to determine If workers wished to be represented by CLOS United Shoe Workers of America.
 Tickets Convicted
 Forty-five Auburn pickets con- victed yesterday of creating Q dis turbance were released in $50 bail each after appealing $5 fines and one-week jail sentences.
 A new type striko was reported at Lynn, where lastcTs at the Eco- nomy Shoe Company curtailed their production from the normal 50 cas- es a day to five. The lasters seek 99 cents case instead of the pres- ent 91 cents. Negotiations were scheduled today.
 State arbitration board represen- tatives were in Lowell today to at- tempt settlement of "a week-oid strike of 150 workers at the Wolf Manufacturing Company.
 Eighty workers struck in the fin- ishing department of the waterhead and waterside mills in Lowell for wage increases.
 In Maiden, 100 night-shift work CTS joined 200 day workers at the Maiden Spinning and Dyeing Com- pany in striking in protest against discharge of l2 employees allegedly for union activity.
 More than 600 fabric workers at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company's plant in New Bedford struck for reasonable pay increas- es and shorter hours"
 Conn. Strike Troubles
 Plainville, Conn.,, April l4--(UP) "A strike of more than 800 work CTS at the Standard Steel and Bear ings Division of Marlin Rockwell Corp, was near settlement today following company recognition of the United Automobile Workers of America as the bargaining agency within the plant.
 State labor department officials planned to call meeting of the state board of mediation and arbi- tration later this week to clear up final points of difference between the union and management.
 ''The outlook is a hopeful one for an early settlement" Morgan Moo- neny, deputy labor commissioner said.
 Several conferences have been held since the strike first was called March 24. but none was productive until yesterday when the manage ment agreed to recognize the union,
 Bridgeport Mess
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, April 14-(UP) With union-management confer ences over settlement, of strike al the Casco Products Co.,, at a stale mate, CI.O. Organizer Louis Torre said today he would request inter- vention by State Labor Commis- sioner Joseph M. Hone.
 Meantime, Joseph H. Cohen, firm president, said he would ask the National Labor Relations Board te investigate the strike. Chief point of disagreement was a union demand that the company stagger It's hours of employment during slack times.
 Middletown Meeting Middletowl, Conn.,, April 1A- (UP)--While strikers officials met at Washington to discuss terms oi settlement of the Remington-rank strike, a union mass meeting was arranged today to hear an explana- ton of the effect on the strike oi the supreme court decision validat- ing the Wagner Labor Relations Act.
 A union vote on settlement terms offered by James H. Rand, Jr., pres- ident of the company, scheduled for yesterday, was postponed indefin- itely.
 It was understood Rand was re- quested by the union joint protec- i've board to be present at the Washington barley.
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 East Hartford, Conn. April l4 -- lUP( --Att0yneys for the United