Evening star., 1941-06-13
5hipyard Strikers
To Vote on Demand
10 Return 10 Work
Two Disputes Settled;
WoIkout Vote Taken
At ; Bruss Plants
~ the Associated Press.

Hy lDc ASSoSidttu
Resumption of full-speed produc-
hon on 100000 worth of de-
tense shipbuilding in the San Fran
cisco Bay area depended today on
the response of striking A. F. L.
machinists to telegraphed instruc-
utive Council here to go back to
their jobs in II shipyards.
Possibility that the machinists
might go to work Monday was
Eoiced by Harry Hook, San Fran
cisco business agent, who set a
meeting Sunday to consider the
council action. He said full and
democratic discussion" would be
held, followed by a secret ballet.
Action on this biggest obstacle so
Tar interposed to the all-out ship
construction effort came last night
In difference to direct request
from President Roosevelt, the Ex-
ecutive Council announced.
Two Other Strike Threats Ended.
At the same time the two remain
ing major threats to military air
plane output were ended.
A strike scheduled for midnight
at two Pittsburgh plants OF the air
plane propeller division of the Cur
tiss Wright Co. was called OIL at
request of the Defense Mediation
Board.
And the A. F. L. machniSts' union
at the big Consolidated Aircraft
Corp. plant in San Diego announced
ratification of new contract terms
by a 9-to-1 vote, removing posi-
bility of a Walkout against Consair,
which holds $780, 100000 in bomber
orders for the Army, Navy and
Britain.
Workers said the contract pro-
vided an increase from so TO 55 cents
in the hourly minimum wage, a
modified union shop and military
service clause. The union had
asked a 60-cent minimum, with an
automatic raise to rs cents after
six months service.
A union official said Consolidated
$4,000 hourly-paid workers would
benefit to the extent of $7000,000
in the two years. The machinists
took a strike vote Tuesday.
Shipyard Troubles Blamed on Firm.
In instructing a return to work
In the San Francisco strike, walk
out by about ZOO key workers which
obstructed operations by some $4,000
others, the council of the Interna-
tional Association of MachiniSts
agreed that the grievances would
be turned over to the Mediation
Board.
The machinists demanded S115 an
hour pay, instead of the SLIP an
hour provided in the CoastwiSe
Shipbuilding Master agreement
signed in April, and double pay for
overtime The machinistS, who
previously received 81, did not sign
the master contract. c. l. O. ma
chinlstS in the area walked out in
sympathy. "Back-to-work move
ments" organized by A. F. L. leaders
of other crafts affected have per-
mitted shipbuilding and repair work
10 proceed on limited basis.
The council notified Mr.. Roose-
welt, however, that it contended the
blame for the strike lay not with
the machinists but with the Bethle-
hem Shipbuilding Co., which failed
TO sign the master contract. A
Mediation Board panel sitting here
recessed until today without a re-
port on progress.
Strike Vote at 3 Brass Plants.
The Pittsburgh propeller strike
was averted by the unions agree
ment to extend the existing wage
contract with Curtiss Wright to
June 20, pending Mediation Board
efforts, starting Monday, to settle
the wage dispute.
The S. w. o. c. demanded for
the 1000 workers involved a general
10-cent hourly increase. The pres
ent minimum is so cents and the
average pay 78 cents an hour.
Authority to strike at three Con-
necticut plants of the American
Brass Co, working on defense orders,
has been voted by c. I. o. employees
at Waterbury, Torrington and
Ansonia, a union organizer reported
last night.
1t was announced, however, that