Evening star., 1941-11-06
ID Rail Unions 10 Act ,
On geComprQmise
At Chicago Nov. Z
All General Chuirmen
Called to PorIey on
Threatened Strike
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Leaders of the IA incorporating
railroad unions issued a call today
for all general chairmen to meet in
Chicago November IL to consider
an Emergency Boards recommen-
dation for temporary wage increases
which fell short of their demands.
Bert NJ Jewell, president Of the
A. F. LIS railway employees depart
ment, announced the policy and
procedure of the IA organizations
would be formulated at this meet
ing. No official comment will be
made on the. report until after it
has been thoroughly discussed by
the general chairmen, he added.
Mr.. JEWELS group represents ap-
proximately 100000 workers. They
have authorized strike if necessary
to enforce their demands, but the
National Railway Act prohibits
them from actually walking out un-
til 80 days after all conciliatory
processes of the act have run their
course.
The five big operating brother
hoods. with a membership of about
350,000. also have voted to strike il
necessary.
Both groups of unions would be
free to walk out after December 5
Cleveland Plants Closed.
Rival A. F. of L. and C. I. O
unions both walked out today at the
two Cleveland plants of the Cleve-
land Container Co., whose 450 en-
ployes have been producing shell
containers for the Governments
Ravenna (Ohio) arsenal
Labor conciliators reported an A
F. of L. Federal Union first calico
its members from the plants. ano
that the c.. I. o. Paper, Toy ano
Novelty Workers followed Neither
union has contract with the con-
cern. target of recent c. I. o
strike.
Hugh E. Sperry. National Labor
Board regional director. said the
A. F. of L. has petitioned for ar
election and that c. l. o. leaders
declare the company refused TO live
up to an agreement reached after
the previous charges of unfair labor
practices
Mrs. Olive Storch president OF
the c. I. o. union. said her group
walked out to await developments
after the A. F. of l.. unionists
struck.
WeIders Accuse Boilermakers.
At Los Angeles striking welders
charged they were being blocked
from returning to work at the Cali
fornia shipvard-Which has con-
tracts for SIS Maritime Commission
cargo vessels at sl.500,000 each-by
squads of A. F. of L. bollermakers
Meanwhile. shipyard welders were
returning to work in the Seattle
area today after Today walkout
while aircraft welders claimed addi-
tional inroads into employment lists
at three Southern California plants
in a day-old strike The affected
plane companies said production was
not suffering.
At Miami, Fla, thousands hitch
hiked to work today when all bus
service inside the city was halted by
a strike OF 287 drivers demanding
wage increases.
The strike kept 1874 regular and
rush-hour buses locked in garages
1t affected the Miami Transit Co,
but did not reach into Miami Beach,
Coral Gables or South Miami
Truck Line Strike.
A truck drivers strike at Kings
port. Tenn, threatened today to tie
up operations of the Mason Dixon
Truck Lines, which its president
E. w. King, said is handling approxi-
mately 100000 pounds of freight
a month between the Northeast and
the Southeast.
W. D. Anderson, Richmond. Va.
business manager Of the Interna.
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters
Chauffeurs, Warehousemen anC
Helpers CA. F. L.. which called tht
strike, said about 300 of a total OF
$50 drivers had gone out Mechanic.
were not affected.
Mr.. King said the company truck.
would be kept idle until an agree.
ment was reached and that thu
union had declined to give specia
clearance to a shipment of airplant
radio parts from the Vultee plan
at Nashville to the Bendix Corp. a
Towsen, Md. valued at $4,000.
The president of Alabama News.
paper Employees, Inc. Independent
organization of employees of tn,
strike-closed Birmingham Post, ane
his attorney refused again today II
produce records of his groups in.
come and a National Labor Rela.
tions Board attorney was instructed
to begin contempt proceeding
against them.
Fred Rucker. president of A. N. E.
and Richard Hail Brown. his attor
ney, declined to produce the record
in answer to an N. L. R. B. subpoena