The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-28
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ClOmanagement controversy ap-
pears to center, Reese said.
Bert v. Nunneley, attorney for
the company, said at press con-
ference this morning that the
firms position remains I'M
changed. He stated that the CLIO
is evidently trying to force the
company to bargain prior to the
establishment Of the official bar
gaining agency through a Ma
tional Labor Relations Board
election. He cited the fact that,
insofar as the jobs of the IL men
in questio, are concerned, they
are in no possible jeopardy in
asmuch as the c2se Is now before
the NLRB and, if their ,reinstate-
ment is ordered, the company
must pay them in full back to
the date of their discharges.
NO RECENT DISCHARGES
He pointed out, moreover,
that the last man discharged
was severed from his employ
ment in February. He denied
the reputed lay-off of several
men, including a union official,
Immediately prior to the strike,
which began on April IA.
Nunneley pointed out that the
law specifically prohibits IAN
employe - from intimidating,
coercing, threatening, or the use
of force in an effort to force any
person to refrain from engaging
in employment" He cited the
section of the compiled laws
which provides penalties Of as
much as 80 days in Jail and 500
fines for infractions.
A. D. Brewer, secretary of the
Board of Commerce, stated that
q meeting of Mount Clemens
businessmen interested in expe-
diting the reopening of the plant
had started a conference at 1870
p m. today.
Following is a statement is
sued by Reese today, on behalf Of
the Pottery Workers Co-Opera-
tive:
The Pottery Workers Co
operative took steps today that
may bring about the early re-
opening of the pottery.
The Cooperative reaffirmed
its oft-repeated statement that
I'VE will do everything possible
to return the pottery workers to
their jobs"
The Cooperative emphasized
that in line with this policy 1t
demanded and forced the man.
agement to agree to return to
work the 1872 workers who
walked out on April IA, 1041,
even though these workers were
not members of the Cooperative.
The Cooperative, in its de-
mands upon the management,
has included more for the well
fare of the pottery workers than
any other faction, and these de-
mands were made public on Sat-
urday, April l9, 194l, and more
detailed and specific demands
are being made today upon the
management.
The Pottery Workers Cooper
alive now requests the manage
ment to make provision for the
adjustment of the &c or IL cases
involving alleged discrimina-
ton against workers, (none of
whom are members of the Coop
erative) pending or in lieu of
awaiting the outcome Of the
NLRB rulings, il by so doing,
it will actually break the stale
mate and bring about the i'm
mediate reopening of the pottery
and the scheduling of an cleo
ton among the workers.
To become effective from the
date of the reopening of the
pottery the Cooperative de-
mands that a committee, COM
posed of representatives from
each group, with ar impartial
chairman, be set up to elimin-
ate the possibility of company
discrimination against any pot.
terry worker.
We are positive that these de-
mands should convince every
pottery worker and individual in
Mount Clemens that the Cooper
alive acts for the sole benefit of
the pottery workers and for the
community of Mount Clemens.
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