The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-21
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terry union members. 9Th q
struck plant is a subsidiary of
the Kresge concern).
O Declaration by Severino
- Polio, CIO/ organizer, that
his union, the UPW, will sit in
on conferences with the COM
pany which include representa-
tives of the Cooperative. He
said the union would not sign an
agreement in which the Cooper
alive was involved, however.
q Reese said he conferred
- briefly with Bert ". Nun
neley, attorney for the manage
ment, on Saturday.
n A CIO mass meeting Sun
II day afternoon was poorly
attended, Polio said, because of
adverse weather conditions.
Owen told the Daily Monitor
by long distance telephone at
noon that he expected to meet
Doll and other company offic-
ais within q half hour" He said
he had arranged for the meeting
on Saturday.
Nunneley said this morning
he had no knowledge Of the
meeting, but felt one was "in
the offins."
WILLNGTO TALK
Doll asserted in his letter TO
Reese that I'VE are willing to
attend . conciliatory conference
of all groups concerned. Also to
abide by the procedure provided
by law for the determination Of
representation"
The letter continued with:
further the company Is willing
to reopen the plant whenever it
can be assured that the en-
ployees will not be molested,
and that there will be no inter-
ferenc with operations"
RAISES QUESTION
Dolls statement that I'VE will
continue in the same way to
hear grievances and suggestions
for betterment of working con-
ditions," was described in
Reese's reply todfE as mot
satisfactory"
Reese asserted that working
conditions can be improved only
"by your agreeing to abide by
the outcome of either q con-
ference or later with the proper
ly recognized and constituted
bargaining agency"
In q letter sent Saturday by
Reese to Owen, the mediation
board member was urged to
meet with the Management and
point out the injustice of their
present attitude and have them
agree to mediate the question in
volved in our letter"
PREDICTS SPREAD
Tucker Smith, state regional
director Of Wholesale and Re-
tail Employees Union (CIO), pre-
dicted widespread picketing of
Kresge stores unless the Pot
terry strike IL settled"
Polio said two downtown De-
troit Kresge stores were picketed
on Saturday.
Smith said his organization
had twice negotiated contracts
for Kresge store employees. He
described relations between the
CLIO and the Kresge manage
ment as fairly cordial"
CIO AGREEABLE
Polio, who had previously said
union-company meeting must
precede q general conference in
volving the various factions at
issue, indicated today the Go
will meet with the company, the
Cooperative and . labor concili-
ator, If such q meeting 10 held.
He asserted, however, that the
Go will not sign an agreement
involving the Cooperative which
he described again as n, COM
pany union" He said the CIO
will fight the Cooperative be-
cause it is an outlaw" organ
ization.
TALKED TO ATTORNEY
Reese said he met Nunneley
early Saturday afternoon at the
latter's office. Reese said he
left after Nunneley told him he
could not answer the coopera-
tive demands. Reese said he then
prepared the letter he sent to
Owen.
Those attending the mass
meeting Sunday heard Tracy M.
Doll and Smith talk over q loud
speaker. Polio today estimated
the crowd at TOO after saying
yesterday that attendance was
small.