The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-29
CHRYSLER CORP.
STRIKE ENDED
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in the company payroll OF approxi-
mately $5,000,000. The increase per
worker was said to be Gin the neigh
borhood" Of cents an hour. The
union. in its original demand, asked
10 cents an hour and subsequently
reduced Its demand to cents.
In addition to the blanket in
crease, 1t was learned, there is to
be adjustment of wages in various
classiflcations, including wage in
creases in the Evansville, Ind, and
Marysville, Mich, plants to the APP
proximate level of Detroit plants.
Bargaining Board
The informant said that a bar
gaining board consisting of four men
two representing the company and
two the union, will be set up. Griev-
ances will go through regular plant
channels but If no settlement is
reached, will be taken before the
bargaining board. If the board Is
unable to agree, 1t was said, fifth
member agreeable to each side will
be called In.
The contract will be effective in
the II of the IA Chrysler plants in
which the UAW-CIO won exclusive
bargaining rights in recent NLRB
elections.
According to- the informant, there
Is no provision for a union shop
one Of the JAWS principal demands
and there will be no vacations
with pay.
The company agreed, the in
formant said, 10 reinstate 1876 men
dismissed from the Dodge main
plant, where the dispute first broke
out, without loss Of seniority and
without punishment.
There Is no provision, 1t was said,
for union participation In setting
Of production schedules.
Production Fight At Start
The dispute, when II began, was 3
production fight with the union
charging a speed-up and the COM
pany accusing the union Of staging
showdown strike. Negotiations In
the dispute developed into delibera-
tons over q new contract and the
union demands were for: wage
increase; union shop; a voice in
production schedules: vacations with
pay; reinstatement of the 1875 men,
and improved grievance procedure.
Negotiations In the dispute began
on Oct. II and, by week ago today,
had effected settlement on all is
sues but the wage question.
The agreement was announced
shortly after midnight by James e.
Dewey. Federal Labor conciliator,
who mediated the dispute most of
time since negotiations began Oc-
tober II.
Pickets Withdrawn
Immediately after the agreement
was announced, pickets were with
drawn from the Dodge main plant,
where strike had been formally
called only last Saturday. Pickets
had massed by the thousands dur
ing Monday and Tuesday when the
rival JAW afiiliated with the Amer
lean Federation of Labor called
workers to participate in a back to-
work movement.
The union Immediately called
meetings Of workers in all Detroit
plants to formally ratify the agree
ment. Inasmuch as it was negotiated
by President r. J. Thomas and Re-
gional Director Richard T. Franken-
steen, the ratification was considered
only a formality. The meeting will
be held this morning.
Dewey said that terms of the
agreement would be made known
when they are presented to the rank
and file.
The company ordered picked crews
to its plants this morning to begin
cleaning up in preparation for a
resumption Of work. 1t was expected
that some Of the men would 20
back to their jobs Thursday, a ma
jority Of them by Friday, and the
full $1,000 by Monday.