The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-05-08
Foundry,

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tCsatin.s1 srsm Psss >,
q 3. Change Of piece work "a
hourly rates.
3. Military clause.
.. Vacation with pay.
3. Compensation for night
work. {
o. A decent dressing room.
2. One-half hour lunch period.
g. A Closed Shop.
Q. A better grievance proceed
ure.
10. Stop racial discrimination.
IL. Addition Of two chief
stewards. 80 I
II. Time and ! half for Satur-
day work rseardlsss of hours put
IN during week. fs
Comp any Representation
strongly denied Clause M 10.
saying that over 50 pefcent of
the workers are colored. ~
The foundry Inanaeom6nt to-
day issued the following state
ment- relative to the strike stu
alton: A. 4
On Feb. 3. 1870, the New
Haven Foundry and LEGAL AS
81 the JAW (CIOl sighsd :
working agreement sxtenAinf
sAtil Nev. 80. 1Sle, Bsfers tia
agreement. had expired, the
union asked that the company
grant further demands In con-
necfion with wage Increases.
The company pointed out Inst
the agreement had not run ont
but agreed 70 discuss this ques-
ton with the union.
Accordingly, on July 20, lSle,
. written amendment was
signed By the union and the
company which gave all en-
ployes . raise In pay and ex-
tended the contract to Nov. 80,
1871. Again on March 10, l941,
before the extension Of the con-
tract agreed upon had expired,
the. union asked that the. com.
pany once more amend the con-
tract with the union In nearly 50
respects.
The company again insisted
that the. extended contract had
not expired and took the position
inst II IL contract signed In
food faith by both parties was
not carried out, there could be
no point In signing any further
agreements. -. f,
When Il became apparent that
the union Would not accept this
answer and was determined. to
pash the issue, the company
agreed 20 discuss the proposed
demands 70 see II the question
cenM not be ironed cat satisfas-
torily without shutting down
the plant and throwing its 500
employees out Of work. @
Meetings were then arranged
ana after about 80 hours Of dis
cussion the great majority Of tie
points urged BY the unlen were
agreed upon and written NJ.
ThSt company TefaseA 70 xgree
on the union demand for an
shsigins m empl6ye who docs
net pay his union dues and On The
demand for . change from .
piecework system 70 IN hourly
production rate system.
The union demand for . Is
cent increase in the minimum
rate, . 15-cent blanket raise, 30
hours vacation, With pay and .
l0-cent per hour premium for all
work done between the hours Of
6 p. m. and 6 =. m. were met BY
. company proposal Of six cents
per hour increase 10 all men
working in the moulding depart
ment, five cents per hour In
crease to maintenance men and
increase In the minimum rate
Of five cents per hour and IN in-
crease Of three cents per hour to
all ether employees.
This proposal has been re-
jected By the union. The COM
pany takes the position that It
has bargainsd fairly with Ito en-
ployes, that its proposed average
raise Of pay 1t S5 cents per hour
Is entirely reasonable and that
Il has done It's best to avoid .
stoppage Of work.
Il has always been ready and
willing 10 discuss any reason.
able demand made BY it, en-
ployes and Il will continue to do
20 In the future. On the other
hand, the company feels that .
siSned union contract 10 entitled
% the same respect from both
the union and the company -
any other eentraet
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