The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-10

square ''no mans land" around the plant and permitted only returning workers and others with special bus- mess Co enter the area.
 Colonel Stelnmetz said the back to-work movement had reached pro. portions which assured the resump- ton of the flow of military planes which in normal times amounts to one-fifth of the entire country's output.
 Two Planes Ready
 we have two Arcs (advanced tralners) about ready to roll out for first test flights" he sa d, "and from then on we're going to town"
 North American normally turns out 10 planes daily including twin englned bombers for the U, s. Army Air Corps, and trainers and pursuit ships for both this country and Great Britain.
 As the stream of returning work ers' autos poured toward the plant the strikers abandoned all semb- lance of e picket line after being driven farther and farther from the factory by the soldiers.
 There was a report that they might attempt to reform e line to- day, but the army said they would be e mile from the plant and would be pushed back even farther If nee. essary to make the demonstration ineffective.
 Delays Are Blamed
 Cleveland, June 10 -- CU.P) - The National Association of Die Casting Workers tCfO) today blam- cd repeated delays in wage negotia- tons before the National Defense Mediation Board for the strike at the Aluminium Company of America plant which was working on $50,. 100000 in defense contracts,
 Five divisions of the plant which had been turning out bomb castings, magnesium flares, aircraft parts and aluminium ingots for ordnance equipment were shut down and the union estimated 4,700 men were idle The workers demanded $l-a-day increase Instead Of an eight-cents- an-hour raise which the company had granted most production work CTS.
 The Union said the Company "stalled" the wage negotiations and that the mediation board took no action in the dispute until yeSter. day. When the meeting indicated no progress" union leaders said, the steering commitete ordered the strike.
 A 300-member policy committee had agreed to postpone the strike, originally scheduled for midnight June {, until after union and com. pany representatives had met with the mediation board.
 Persecution Charged
 The union said that aside from the wage negotiation delays the re- sentiment of the workers had been increased by persecution attackS' on Alex Balint, union regional de rector and "by teh action taken by the government against the west coast aircraft workers"
 "These things led to the conclu- sion by the membership that the governments actions were aiding the Aluminium Company Of Amer lea in It's attempt to deny our mem. berShip the wages and working con- ditions that this greatest of oil monopolles can well afford to grant" 6 union statement charged.
 The union won collective bargain ing rights in the plant six weeks ago in National Labor Relations Board election. Since then, the union said, nothing has been done toward working out Q wage-hour contract.
 Building Employees Out
 Boston, June l0-(UP)-A strike of maintenance workers at nine major office buildings threatened to spread to 62 other office units and 250 apartment houses today involving Q total of 1900 members