Evening star., 1939-07-20

The CIO threatening strike in the meat packing industry
strike which scheduled begin various of the Armour
and Company plants and extend the plants of other packing
concerns the Union leaders decide such action advisable
In view of the fact that the CO carried out
will seriously interfere with the nations supply and tend
to ons the farmers market for livestock and interfere with
opportunity of thousands Of employees who desire
tnue at work. Armour and Company believes that clear
men of the issues and of the Companys position timely.
Armour is Bargaining Collectively
The ClO states that the contemplated strike is compel
Armour and Company to bargain collectively with the CIO
That the issue ALL because Armour and Company
bargaining collectively with the CO and with various
other Unions and groups of employees the prescribed
by the National Labor Relations Act.
Local CIO unions have been certified by the National Labor
Relations Board recognized exclusive collective bargaining
agents tor employees in the plants Kansas City, St. Paul. Sioux
City, ST. LOUIS St Joseph, Mason City, Denver Fargo Indian
apos, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and Birmingham. The Com
Pany has bargained collectively and bargaining exclusively
with those agencies regular weekly intervals often
if necessary.
Likewise the Company bargaining exclusively with local
of unions for employees in the plants New York City,
San Francisco, Spokane Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Reading
The Company will continue recognize and bargain col
eotvey with these exclusive agencies all Of these plants
long majority of the employees DESIRE and until the Com
pany directed otherwise by the National Labor Relations
Board
In the plants Omaha Oklahoma City, Fl WORTH Jersey
City, and Peoria proceedings pending before the National
Labor Relations Board but exclusive bargaining agency has
been determined At these plants and also the plants
Memphis Columbus, Tifton Green Bay, Huron, and Lexng
on the Company bargaining with representatives of any
organization for its members with independent groups or
individuals
The CO has been granted exclusive bargaining rights in
nine Armour branch houses and proceedings pending
determine bargaining agents three other branches In still
other branch houses, A. Of unions the bargaining
agents In than 400 additional branch houses and sub
sday units the question of bargaining agency ISSUE
The Situation in Chicago
The CO claims the right bargain exclusively for the employees
in the Chicago plant because of the Labor Boards cefcaton
of C1O union, following election held in Chicago last
October However this election the CIO Union did not
receive the of majority of the employees the Chicago
plant Armour and Company has challenged the certhcaon
Up this time the Labor Board has taken steps enforce
its cehcation order and in the absence of official action by
the Board this respect Armour and Company employer
prevented from having any review However Armour
and Company has declined and is in fact continuously
bargaining with the CIO behalf of its membership among
employees in the Chicago plant.
Under the National Labor Relations Act refusal failure
to bargain collectively unfair labor practice and it is sig
nhcant that such charge has been made by the National
Labor Relations Board against Armour and Company.
Strike is not Justified
In every respect Armour and Company conforming the
requirements of the National Labor Relations Act and
ARMOUR an
We are confident that the public
Uiu appreciate the fairness and t
that t0e may expect their com
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