Evening star., 1941-11-13
Strikes
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Kennedy and several other C. I. O.
men.
Because c. I. o. members did not
appear to sit on board panels, hear
tngs on threatened strikes at Inter-
national Harvester Co factories and
the Bell Aircraft plant at Buffalo,
N. Y, were not held Yesterday.
The projected telephone strike. set
TO begin at midnight tomorrow
would tie up not only long distance
lines in AZ States, but radio ground
circuits.
Counsel for the union announced
transmission of news and newsphotos
by wire would not be affected The
union decided to maintain a suffi-
cient force to keep open all news
channels.
The union also said steps would be
taken to maintain uninterrupted
communications on all radio. tele-
phone and telegraph lines which
were needed for defense purposes.
$1,000 Others Pledge Backing.
Representatives of $4,000 members
Of nine other unions were said to
have told the long lines workers
they would refuse to be drafted into
long lines work if the strike was
effective.
Both N. B. c. and C. B. S. officials
notified the union that a strike
would constitute national calam-
ity, and asserted that broadcasting
nationally was essential to defense
because of its contribution to ma
tional unity and civilian and mill
tary morale.
John j. Moran, president of the
Independent Federation of Long
Lines Telephone Workers, said the
decision to call a Walkout of Is 900
workers followed a meeting with
the Cancellation Service and repre-
sentatlves of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. to discuss
the unions demands for per
cent wage boost and narrowing of
geographic differentials in pay.
Aircraft Strike Threatened.
c. 1. o. leaders were to confer in
Buffalo on what union regional di-
rector called an imminent" strike
at the Bell plane plants employing
1000
Hugh Thompson, c. I. o. regional
chief, said a walkout now seems
imminent" at Bells Buffalo and
Niagara Falls factories. busy on
$l5O,OO0, 900 of United States and
British orders.
Mr.. Thompson asserted Bell work
ers "are left with no other resort
but their economic weapon of the
strike" and said &C. l. o. unions in
the Buffalo area will refuse to par
ticipate in any way with this So
called Mediation Board. knowing
they cannot receive justice at the
hands of this agency"
The U. A. VIC. 10. voted October
l9 in favor of a Walkout at Bell
Aircraft, but agreed to withhold &C
tion until all possible means of
arbitration has been exhausted"
The union seeks a 20-cent hourly
blanket wage boost, a 25-cent raise
in the minimum pay, now so cents
an hour; union shop and dues
checkoff.
Ordnance Plant Walkout Ends.
A one-day strike of A. F. L. ma
chinists at the S20000,O0O naval
ordnance plant at Canton, Ohio. was
terminated last night but the terms
of settlement were not disclosed.
The dispute involved the company's
alleged refusal to dismiss seven
employees who. the A. F. L. men
said. were trying to sign up work
ers IN c. I. o. union.
A projected strike of more than
1000 workers at the Governments
$4,000 900 Ravenna, Ohio, arsenal,
originally set for this morning, was
postponed until Wednesday after the
War Department gave assurance it
would take up as rapidly as possible
the ratification of bargaining con-
tract agreed on by the affected
unions and the Atlas Powder Co.,
operator of the plant. The unions
were the Arsenal Workers of Amer
lea independently, the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men and two A. F. L. unions.
Welders Go Back to Work.
Members of the United Aircraft
Welders' Union (independent called
of a Week-old strike at the Lock-
head and Vega Aircraft plants at
Burbank, Calf, and at the Con-
solidated Aircraft plant at San
Diego. The strike was called in an