Imperial Valley press., 1941-10-21
Seizure Facing
Struck Air Plant:
Coal Mines Closed
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effort 10 avert the last resort OF
referring the case to Mr. Roosevelt
for presidential, acton. possibl>
seizure.
Possibility of drastic government
acton VAS forescen because tho
National Defense Mediation board.
working on the strike almost sine
It stared % DAYS ago. had charged
the company with lack of coopera-
ton ana rejection of a final boarG
proposal 20 rehire strikers immed-
lately
TIC company osfe9 70 reinstate
approximately 150 strikers within
80 days. explaining their jobs hat,
been filled by volunteers ard I'M
mediate ye-hlring would obsuuct
production. The mediation boarG
refused TO accept this offer.
Areered BY the company position
TIE aircraft division Of the Go
United Automobile Workers threat
ened mass pIcketlng with volunteers
from New Jersnr's o5OG00 Go mem
bers. The company claims rs plant
is in ful. operation.
+ SEIZJRFS RECALLED
Tho mediation boards procedure
in turning the dispute oSe. To OPM
W&s followed IN tie two previous
instance whore lie government
se'aed priTa. plants Nortt Amer
'ren Ariarof Corp at the west
s0as, and ;ae Fedora! Sh!BbHdng
ard D."dGcE CO. y J TIE formc.
Tas turned back 10 It's owners but
the shipbuiloiag concern still is
eaine operated by the naHr.
The Alabama miners struck at
Mines controlled b. Tennessee Coal
lgen ana Railroad Co Republic
Steel Corp, the S.css- Sheffield Steel
aai iron CO and tac Woodward
I.gn czmpahH. r"pGr'aGiE 5acause
,he nedia1oa beard Haa talled ta
naE" recommendations on tHfr de
saands for q l. cents da.% sage
GOO. aac paia vacations
y cont.aet between tie union
aad TIE companies expired sun
daH night H.eo.IatIon5 on a new
coatgac, Ea"" ben IL pr03res- Tor
- @9afhs I'D ts.e 60 threatened
. e%..nG IA. 3etsar, %aIkoat {
23015 G.ier NetE = n the area
aaies. asgaeIent l. reached. The
~ Hl'a sGpp.@ ca. Tor important
tee. and ROY fla.ts working on
dfffa5c.
FURNACES COLD
liz WalEoaf o 900 S.oza-S Sheffield
"ofEers cod i9gs blas. t8Aaccs
and 6 E-pg1d.etz p.ant producing
iart T., =" 9as for BIRMINGHAM
UtIatIes.
t. De'r9lt controversy LAS made
die 600 meA producing H4A ,nG
IL re: for defense orders at the
If.af Lax See Prpdse Gorp
= 545.rDah Eeorse. A aHItdoWI
suited from WalSoH' b. 400 IN
sargent Go Steel WORKERS IN pro-
81 a2alns. "a schedules agreed
lpoA b. u" cenpan. arc tAs
anIcn
Tic noaDons III caareed . al
.e2za axe Ieader Mona night
ard III ahioa ca.ied for an FBI
laqure Hf1 ne background of
- en'irr Meldcn' To federal
1cnel,la'or. are WORKING on the
asc
RAILROADS ADAMANT
kefasaI D. tLe tls h9e operating
1rl.Heraoaas. representing 100000
railroad employees, to accept an offer
D. presidential fact-tindln2 com
Glss.ln 10 arbltrate lett the rail
soad 2a2c dlsp' Y Up % the prrsi
5eAt Fourteen incorporating BROTH
sLGgG. Nth 100000 members
az a. feD..rd 70 lie COMMISSIONS
otter D4l The commission stipulated
nat all parties 70 the case Would
aagc 70 accept before 1t would act.
Tic neXt step IL Tie caSe. in
sol,Ing wage increase and paid
,acatIOn demands estimated by the
.ar.lc.s at $500, 100000 annually WhI
be the fact-tinding board report
10 the president