Evening star., 1941-02-14
u. :. Mediator Sent
To Defense Plant
After $500 Strike
Delegations Continue
Separate Meetings in,
AIIis-ChuImers WuIkout

By the Associated Press.
A Federal conciliator was sent to
Lansing, Mich, today to confer with
Gov. Van Wagner on a strike of
A. F. Of L.-United Automobile Work.
ers Of the Motor Wheel Corp. there.
The Governor, in asking Federal
Intervention, said 40 per cent of the
company's facilities were being used
on defense orders. The company Is
making shell castings and airplane
propelers. About $500 employees
were affected by yesterdays walk
| out.
In another labor dispute, which
could affect transportation needs of
the defense program, the National
Mediation Board attempted to pre-
vent strike on the Rutland Rail-
road of Vermont, called for 6 pm.
today.
The board asked members of Is
railroad brotherhoods to postpone
the strike at least until March 7
and urged the company's receiver to
withhold scheduled wage reductions
"iiClliCA ellC ~oUlu OC
effected was uncertain.
Youngstown Furnaces Closed.
The Youngstown (Ohio) Sheet &
Tube Co. closed down II furnaces
yesterday. shutting of production of
5000 to 1000 tons of steel a Gay,
after 1000 c. I. o. union workmen
walked out. Most Of the steel made
by the firm was said to 60 to other
concerns which are filling military
and naval orders.
Workers representatives said they
expected to resume conferences to-
day with company officials. They
said the controversy involves "se-
niority and other problems" The
company has issued no statement.
In Washington. negotiators in the
Allis- s-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.
strike Cancelled q scheduled meeting
today. Officials OF the ONCE Of
Production Management said the
action was taken to permit the COM
pany and the United Automobile
Workers &C. I. o. delegations to
meet separately.
Strike in gath Day.
No time was set for resumption
of joint conferences, but an o. p NJ
official said that "if they do not
meet together again later today they
will meet tomorrow morning" He
asserted that the negotiations had
not collapsed.
The strike in the Milwaukee plant,
now in its tWenty-fourth day has
tied up s45, 100000 in defense orders.
Eight hundred c. I. o. Union
members we're on strike at the
Foster-Wheeler Corp, Carteret, N
j., and an undisclosed number of
defense contracts we're being de-
layed. The company makes steam
generating and refining equipment.
Wage increases and paid holidays
we're sought by the union.
Harvester Strike Averted.
A strike was averted, at least
temporarily, at the International
Harvester Co. plant at Richmond, |
Ind. when the c. I. o. Farm Equip |
ment Workers Organizing Commit |
tCc dslCCu W lu1 tIlCI COlllcleIlCeS |
with the management. The union |
is asking wage increases, elimination |
of piece work and job security for |
employees indicted into the Army.
Meanwhile strikes remained in |
progress at two other I. H. c. plants, |
at Chicago and Rock Falls, Ill.
In another labor development, c. |
I. o. President Philip Murray and |
six Of his vice presidents issued a
statement in Washington that the
c. I. o. opposes anti-strike legisla-
ton which has been introduced in
Congress.
At Niagara Falls, N. Y. Labor
Department conciliator arranged for
a conference Monday in an effort
to end strike at the Vanadium
Corps steel alloy plant. The COM
pany has extensive defense con-
tracts Four hundred workmen were
affected by the strike, called by the
chemical division of the United
Mine Workers &C. I. o., to support
demands for higher wages.