Evening star., 1939-07-20
WHY IS A STRIKE
THREATENED AT
ARMOUR'S?.
A Statement to the Public
and our Employees

dtons exist which justify strike On the contrary packing
house labor conditions the employees standpoint at least
are definitely worth maintaining rather than upsens Con.
slider these facts:
Armours wage rates alime peak and equal
to the highest in the industry Notwithstanding fact that
the Company lost last and for the first months
this year.
Hours of work reasonable and we'll within the limit
prescribed by the Wage and Hour Law
The annual income of Armour workers compares favor
ably with the annual income earned by employees other
industries
Working conditions in the packing plants Of Armour and
Company subject the sanitary regulations of the u
Department Of Agriculture, which very exactine
5Senory rules growing half century of experience
and negotiations in effect They reasonable and
and any efficient empoye is amply protected tenure
of his job.
Vacations with granted the hourly paid employees
OF Armour and Company who have been in service year,
These employees get weeks vacation with full pay OF the
option of week. pay while continuing work Five
years service entities employees weeks vacation and
twenty years service entities them three weeks
with the option regarding pay in lieu Of time of
1t is noteworthy in this connection that 8oqo of the
Armour hourly paid workers eligible this year for
vacation Obviously there is no real seniority problem here
The safety of employees carefully guarded that many
Armour plants have records for the industry for free
dom from industrial accidents
Economic protection in the form of credit unions group
Insurance. sickness and death benefits and visiting nurse
service has been provided and fostered Armour po
in the credit union field
g. Recreaional and educational activities of various kind,
are sponsored and encouraged
10. Opportunity for advancement is present in the
Armour organization evidenced by the fact that almost
without exception the supervisors and oremen
have their positions coming up through the ranks
With all these favorable conditions mind would be sur-
prising there any demand among Armour employees for
strike There has been strike vote by the employees
not even opportunity voteand the management is con.
WINGED that such demand exists and that the rank and file
of employees continue at work.
The Union leaders-many of whom have never had any
connection whatever with the meat industry and do know
anything about the the promoters of the strike
agitation Their purpose obviously force all employees
join their Union and force the Company to collect the Union
Dues -
Ulterior Motive is Closed Shop
As matter of fact the whole strike agitation for National
contract with Armour and Company first step reach
ing the uerior obectves of closed shop and the check
off system of collection of union dues.
Recognizing that the closed shop and the are the
real detectives and because collective bargaining should be
single local plant basis Armour and Company has declined
into negotiations with the officers of the Packing House
Workers Organizing Committee of the CIO for the discussion
of National Contract"
The National Labor Relations Act does not require such
contract does not require closed shop does require check
off, but on the contrary specifically recognizes the right Of
poyes belong to belong they themselves
desire.
THE COMPANY WILL CONTINUE TO
CONFORM TO THE LAW.
| COMPANY
ur customers and our employees
correctness Of our position and
ued support and cooperation.
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