Evening star., 1941-01-22
Ryan Strike Averted
As Conferees Aqree
On New Contract
Settlement Ends Threat
Of Tie-up at Plant
Making Planes for US.

SAN DIEGO, Calf, Jan. pa
strike which threatened to tie up
the Ryan Aeronautical Co. plant,
busy on Government aircraft orders,
was averted early today as COM
pany and C. I. o. representatives
agreed on a new contract.
Harry C. Malcom. the Federal
conciliator, announced the settle
ment and said no statement OF
the contracts terms would be re-
leased until a meeting Of the
United Automobile Workers local to-
night to ratify it.
simultaneously, Richard T.
Frankensteen, C. I. o. negotiator,
announced plans for an immediate
drive to organize the far larger
Consolidated plant here, which has
backlog approXimating $350,000 =
900 in Government and foreign
orders and employs more than 49,
900 workers.
Deadline Had Been Extended.
The Ryan settlement, coming
shortly before $3.50 am. today, avert
ed a strike scheduled for am.
Earlier the walkout had been Or
dered for 7 am. yesterday. but the
deadline was extended until 7 pm.
and at that hour negotiators stop
ped the clock" to continue their
discussions.
Ryan employs about 1000 workers
and has a backlog of S11 400 900 in
orders for military planes.
Consolidated manufactures long
range patrol bombers for the Army
and Navy. supplying the famous
Navy Phys which have made mass
flights from here to Hawaii, the
Philippines and the Canal Zone.
1t recently started production on
XB24 four motored land bombers
and manufactures a similar craft,
BOA, for Great Britain.
Concluding the Ryan negotiations,
Mr.. Malcom announced:
"A tentative agreement has been
reached and will be submitted to
members of the union for ratifica-
tion. must say I have never
worked with a more patient COM
mittee than the one which nego-
tiated this agreement.
Frankensteen Praised.
II feel that the local unions and
Mr.. Ryan IT. Claude Ryan, company
presidenD are indebted to the Ma
tional United Automobile Workers
and the C. I. o. for sending Mr..
Frankensteen to conclude the nego-
tiations in this situation.
Il am sure he will contribute a
great deal to the aircraft industry
should be remain here.
Last night, after the negotiations
were again deadlocked, DR.. John
Steelman, director of the United
States Cancellation Service, arranged
three-way transcontinental tele-
phone hookup with Phillip Murray,
National president of the c. I. o.,
in Pittsburgh, Pa, himself in WASH
ington and Mr.. Frankensteen, Mr..
Ryan and myself in San Diego.
For two hours, negotiations were
conducted with Mr.. Ryan in this
manner. This resulted in Mr.. Ryan
entering the negotiation directly for
the first time, and was responsible
for the successful conclusion of the
negotiations"
Talks Started Monday.
Mr.. Malcom pointed out that
negotiations had been continuous
since 10 am. Monday.
The unions original demand was
for a minimum hourly wage of IS
cents. During later stages of the
discussions, Mr. Frankensteen stated
that the u A. w. would not agree
to contract containing a wage
scale under that signed at the Vul-
tee Aircraft Co. in Downey, Calf,
after strike several months ago.
The scale won by the Vultee union
local ranged from a minimum of SIS
| cents an hour for beginners to top
minimum of 62l2 cents for expert
enced workers. The last offer of
Ryan, which was made public. con-
tanned a 50-58 cents wage scale.