Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-29
Virginia Bus
Strike Averted
Agreement
G.. |. 0. Continues
To Pass A. F. |. Line
At Indiunheud

Settlement of issues in threat
ened strike of bus drivers which
would have affected about 10000
commuters from nearby Virginia,
was announced today by Frank j.
Sheehan, Labor Department con-
ciliator.
A compromise agreement was ex-
pected to be signed today or to-
morrow between representatives of
the Washington, Maryland and Vir-
ginia Coach Co. and the Amalga-
mated Association of Street g. Elec-
trio Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes, an affiliate of the American
Federation of Labor, Mr.. Sheehan
said.
A tentative agreement was
reached between Joseph Arnold, vice
president, and H. H. England, gen.
eral manager for the company, and
union negotiating committee
headed by Cecil Brown and C. H.
Clark, general manager of the
union, at conference yesterday
afternoon.
Union members met last night in
the Ballston firehouse and the COM
promise agreement was ratified, Mr..
Sheehan declared
Union Shop Granted.
The conciliator explained the
company had agreed to union de-
mands for time and half pay for
more than nine and one-half hours
work a day and for a union shop.
A compromise was reached in the
granting of 5-cent-per-hour wage
Increase where 10 cents had been
asked, and the granting of one
weeks vacation with pay where two
weeks had been asked, Mr.. Sheehan
declared.
Meanwhile, there appeared to be
no change in the situation at the
1ndianhead CMdD defense housing
project where C. l. o. workmen
have been authorized to pass
through picket line set up by the
Building Trades Council of the A.
F. L.
Daniel Quigley of the United Con-
struction Workers Organizing Com
mittee, c. l. O., said the A. F. L.
men struck because of the presence
Of C. I. o. men working for two
other contractors nearby.
The Indianhead project involves
the expansion of housing facilities
to care for workers in the rapidly
growing naval powder plant there.
A. F. L. Walkout Hit.
my organization stands ready and
willing to cooperate in any way
IN supplying men and equipment to
complete this housing project" Mr..
Quigley said today. The C. I. o.
contractors are moving along at full
speed because there are no jurdic-
tional or any other disturbances on
the work now being carried on by
the contractors engaged on this
project with whom our organization
has agreements.
Mr.. Quigley termed the A. F. L.
walkout wildcat strike" He
said that his investigation of the
situation shows the contractors hir-
ing A. F. L. men had been ordered
by Defense Housing authorities to
resume work.
The order to proceed was dealt
with in a manner by the CA. F. L.
contractors that requires some ex-
planning, inaSmuch as the majority
of the contractors are not obligated
to any labor organization" he said.
They are merely open-shop con-
tractors and the various A. F. L.
business agents pleaded with them
to use their members, which they
did. 1t appears from this that these
contractors are now free to proceed
with their work since the A. F. L.
men quit. Why can't they now pro-
coed as the Government ordered
few days ago?"
Labor Department Cancellation Of
ficials will allow cooling off
period" in the dispute involving
kitchen employees of the S and w
Cafeteria, Fifteenth street and New
York avenue NV, it was an
nounced today. Further negotia-
tions for settlement will be resumed
between the management and re-
representatives. of Local All, United
Cafeteria Employees, c. I. O., in
few days, 1t was announced.