Evening star., 1941-08-18
White House Hints
Intervention Is Near
In Shipyard Strike
U. S. Action in "a Hours
Indicted if Dispute
Isn't Settled by Then
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The White House indicated today
there would be Federal Intervention
in the Federal Shipbuilding g. Dry
Dock Co. strike in Kearny, N. j.,
within "a hours to force resumption
of work If settlement is not
reached by that time.
Presidential Secretary Stephen r.
Early said President Roosevelt
wanted to make full study of the
situation today, thus giving the dis
putants time to reach an agree
ment.
Several thousand c. I. o. Demon
strators from 80 unions formed a
mass picket line around the closed
Federal yard, meanwhile, in what
the union said was a protest both
In behalf of the strikers and against
statement by Albert w. Hawkes.,
president of the United States
Chamber of Commerce, that the
closed shop was American" A
leader also said pickets would be
posted at the plant of Congoleum-
Nairn in Kearny. Mr.. Hawkes. Is
Congoleum -Nairn's president.
Hudson County Police Chief Pat
rick Dolan said that while the DEM
onstration was underway Maj.
Joseph S. Mayer of the I'd Coast
Artillery at Fort Hamilton, N. Y,
appeared at the scene to look over
the plant in preparation for pos
sible Government occupation.
The strike, halting work on S493,-
100000 in naval and maritime con-
tracts, began when the union
charged the company refused to &C
cept a Defense Mediation Board
recommendation for a modified
union shop embodying the mainte-
nance of membership principle un-
der which all members must main.
tain good standing.
Western Electric Strike Averted.
Other weekend developments in
the defense labor field
Federal conciliators persuaded the
Association of Communication
Workers, an independent union. not
to walk out in support of demands
for a working agreement with West
ern Electric, Inc. The Government
representatives promised that con-
ciliation panel would act soon on the
| contract dispute. The issues have
| not been disclosed.
The c. I. o. Steel Workers Organ.
izing Committee accepted an incen-
tive wage scale offered by the man.
agement of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
& Railroad Co.'S Fairfield (Ala) mill
and brought to an end strike Of
$50 men in the timing department,
The men discontinued work Satur-
day for day. but came back when
the firm agreed to hike wage stand
ards as much as 30 per cent for
production which reached certain
standards.
Copper Mine Walkout Averted.
Negotiation Of a contract effective
today averted walkout of 300
miners at the Shattuck Dem Copper
Mining Corp, Bisbee, Ariz. The
Bisbee Miners Union, Local 80, In.
ternational Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter Workers, settled for Is cents
a day more average pay and flve-
day annual vacation for two years.
The union had asked pay raises Of
80 cents a day, a closed shop and
a union dues checkoff. Average daily
wages had been S6.51.
Members Of c. I. O.'s United Auto
mobile Workers Union accepted a
new wage agreement and ended a
one-week strike at the Mack Manu-
featuring Co. plant in Allentown,
Pa, which has contracts for Army
tank transmissions and heavy-duty
trucks.
The agreement provided raise Of
6 cents an hour for production and
maintenance employees. The union
estimated it would add s667 900 q
year to the plants pay roll.