Evening star., 1941-03-07
Walkouts Prevented
Al ; Plants Needed
In Defense Sefup
Strike Closes Truck Plant
In Detroit With Defense
Orders of S., 900, 900
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Successful mediation efforts to-
day had foreStalled strikes in in
dustrieS important to the defense OF
the United States.
A new strike, meanwhile, closed
the Federal Motor Truck Co. plant
in Detroit when G. I. o. union em-
ployes walked out. The company
said its defense orders exceeded
$5,000,000
The threat of imminent walkouts
was lifted from the Consumers
Powe: Co. which serves 100000
customers in Southern Michigan;
from the Rutland Railroad in Ver-
mont and from the ingalls, Iron
Works whose Birmingham, Ala,
plants hold $10O,0000OO in defense
orders.
At Lansing, Thomas j. Donahue,
chairman of the Michigan State La
Dor Mediation Board, announced to-
day negotiators for the Consumers
Power Co and the A. r. L.-Interna-
ttona. Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers had arrived at "a Satisfac-
tory agreement" The announce
ment preceded oy less than II hours
the 2 pm. deadline the union had
set for strike call today.
Terms Are Withheld.
Mr.. DonaIlue said terms of the
agreement would not be made pub
lie until they have been subjected
TO the approval of members of the
local mo. 676) and the international
president edward j. Brown of
WaShington)."
His announcement followed 18
hours of continuous negotiations.
during which Gov. Van Wagner
bluntly informed conferees he would
use the full force of his powers to
prevent a shutof of gas and electric
service.
A. F. L. structural iron workers
called off strike at the ingalls, plant
when they learned the National De-
fense Commission was sending a
representative to seek an agreement.
Demands include higher wages and
a security clause to protect the jobs
of union members.
Cancellation of the Rutland Rail-
road dispute was effected by spe-
cial mediation board named by
President Roosevelt. The railroad
workers had been disturbed by
scheduled pay cuts. The mediation
board reported an agreement salts
factory to both sides had been
worked out.
Strike at Truck Plant.
The Federal Motor Truck Co.
plant in Detroit closed today after
G. I. o. unionists walked out. The
plant employs about 600 persons.
T. r. Lippard, president of the
company, who notified the State
Labor Mediation Board in Lansing
of the strike, said the plant has
$5,00o,000 worth of defense orders
for special trucks.
The United Automobile Workers
filed notice February 25 of intent
to strike in the plant.
I'VE have been negotiating for 10
days." Mr.. Lippard said, land had
settled. all but four or five points.
The union fled their strike notice
with the State but failed to wait
the required 80 days" He said Fed
eral mediators had sought unsuc-
cessfully to settle the dispute.
Victor Reuther, q. A. VIC. I. o.
organizer, said in three months Of
negotiations I'VE have made every
effort to settle without a strike"
Settlement of a steel strike at
Orange, Tex, which had delayed
work on Navy destroyers, was an
nounced last night, although terms
of the agreement between the Con-
solidsted Steel Corp. and its en-
ployes were withheld. The walkout
of 247 men last Saturday was re-
ported to have involved wages and
working conditions.
Meanwhile, c. I. o. employees at
the Edgewater, N. j., plant of the
Aluminium Co. of America balloted
on whether to authorize union Off
cials to call a strike for wage adjust
ments
If a majority of the 2,001 workers
favor a strike, conferences with the
company would be sought and an at
tempt made at settlement. A Fed
eral conciliator was on hand. The
company turns out material needed
by airplane factories.
-Four plants Of Thomas A. Edison,
Inc, In New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania were threatened with a one
day work stoppage" Monday if the
firm makes no concessions to G. l. o.
union demands for a closed shop
and general wage increases. Gov.
Charles Edison of New Jersey is
president of the company, but is on
leave. The firm has more than
100000 of defense contracts.
Westinghouse Conference.
Representatives Of 10000 c. I. o.
employees in % plants of Westing-
house Electrical Co. arranged to
meet at Pittsburgh Sunday to deter
mine what further steps to take in
their campaign for a national agree
ment with the company and for a
10-cent hourly wage increase.
Negotiations were at standstill
In the lengthy strike of the C. I. o.
Farm Equipment Workers Organic
ing Committee against the Interna-
tional Harvester Co., which has
halted production in four Illinois
and Indiana plants. Union demands
include wage increases and union
recognition.
At Cincinnati, union operating en-
sineers whose walkout forced clos
ing of two-thirds of Cincinnati's
public schools, rejected a plea to
terminate the strike, then arbi-
trate." School Supt. C. v. Courier,
who proposed arbitration, indicated
classes would not be resumed today
unless striking A. F. L. unionists re-
turned to their jobs.
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