Evening star., 1941-06-30
Striking Machinists
Resume Work kin11
Coast Shipyards
WuIkout Is Called at
Plant Making Electrical
Supplies for Navy.
Bv the Associated Press.

p, tn. Associated Press.
Machinists who had been on strike
since May 10 headed back to work
today on $500. 900 900 of defense pro-
duction in IL shipyards and drydocks
OF the San Francisco Bay area.
An earlier decision to return to
their jobs was reaffirmed yesterday
by 600 C. l. o. members. A few
days before, LOO A. F. l.. machin-
lists had decided to end their walk
out.
All will work under a coastwise
master contract, covering all ship
yards, which provides payment of
SLIP an hour and pay and half for
overtime. The strikers had asked
for S115 and double overtime pay.
While working they will continue
negotiations on their demands.
Construction went ahead at full
speed on 60 ships vital to the de-
fense program.
Men Returning Steadily.
While no definite count was avail
able on the number of machlnists
returning to the job, shipyard oper-
ators said they were pleased and
surprised at the number returning
Bethlehem shipbuilding plant,
largest on the bay, where the num-
GER of machinists normally fluctuates
around 300 or 900, reported men were
coming in very steadily and very
satisfactorily" with more than 500
on the job. Moore's shipyard said
the number was pretty close to
normal" of around $50 or 800.
The men will work steadily on
48-hour week until work is caught
up.
A breakdown of negotiations for
a new contract led TO a strike call
yesterday by A. F. LIS United Auto
mobile Workers in the wire division
of the Electrica Auto Light Corp,
Port Huron. Mich, which has orders
from the Navy for electrical sup
plies.
Seeks 0-Cents-an- Hour Raise.
The union wants a raise of 10
cents an hour for all employees. a
union preferential clause or union
shop agreement. and 5 per cent
premium on the base wage for night
workers. The present basica rate of
pay for the plants $50 employees
was not disclosed.
c. O.s United Automobile Work
ers at the White Motor Co., Cleye-
land, decided yesterday to take a
strike vote Wednesday,. This action
was voted by $500 men after Rich
ard E. Reisinger, union regional di-
rector, informed them at a mass
meeting the company had turned
down a request for general wage
increase of 10 cents an hour. Pres
ent wage rates were not made
known.
The company is making trucks
and "halftracs cs'-similar to scout
cars-for the Army.
Weekend strike settlements in
cluded these:
The Grain Professors Union CA.
F. L. and the w. K. Kellogg Co.
at Battle Creek signed new con-
tract which ended a one-week walk
out. The contract provided undis-
closed wage increases and a union
shop. The union had asked a 10
per cent increase in the minimum
pay of Al cents an hour for women
and rs cents for men. The company
holds orders for breakfast food for
the Army.
Parts Plant Workers Return.
c. I. O's United Automobile
Workers voted to return to work
today at the parts plant of the
Chrysler Corp, Marysville, Mich,
and to continue negotiations over
disciplinary grievances. Union men,
bers walked out of the factory Fri
day after four women employees
were sent home. Officials of the
corporation, which has truck parts
orders for the Army, said the
women refused to work" and de-
MED union assertions that a work
speed up had been instituted.
c. I. O.'s United Mine Workers
decided, subject to ratification by
the rank and file. to end a strike
which began Thursday at the Dow
Chemical Co., Midland, Mich, which
makes three-fourths of the mag
nesium used in the airplane indus
try. The company agreed to re-
employ all workers without dis
elimination.
The Joint Executive Committee of
the Transport Workers Union &C.
I. o. ratified an agreement to avert
a strike in New York's subways and
resume negotiations for adjustment
in wages and working hours for
$4,000 workers. The unions main
demands were for recognition as
bargaining agent and signed con-
tract covering all employees.