Evening star., 1941-03-17
'C.I. 0. Backing Won,
President May Up
Mediation Body Soon
White-CoIIor Employees
Move Defense Goods
Out of Vunudium PIunt
b. the Associated Press,

b. the Associated Press.
There were indications today that
President Roosevelt had persuaded
the c. I. o. not TO persist with its
objections to a Federal mediation
board for handling defense labor
disputes, and that he would issue
an order soon creating a body.
Mr.. Roosevelt talked it over yes
terday with Philip Murray, c. I. o.
president. Mr. Murray would not
say for publication what conclusion
was reached, but it became known
that if the President were deter
mined TO set up the board the c. 1. o.
would make no furher objections
and would cooperate.
1t is understood that the plan
considered by the President would
call for the appointment of two
c. I. o. representatives. two from
the A. F. L., four from industry and
three from the public. The board
would be empowered only to seek
voluntary agreements to end defense
labor disputes.
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Mr. Murray would not say whether
he and the President had discussed
possible c. I. o. Representatives
In the A. F. L., George Meany,
secretary treasurer, and George
Harrison, member of the Executive
Council and president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks,
have peen mentioned in specula-
ton.
In talk Of possible public repre-
sentatives, the names of Wendall
Willkie and Bernard Baruch, New
York financier, have been men
toned.
The A. F. L. already has indorsed |
1t, but Mr.. Murray said last week |
it would operate to the 'detriment
of labor"
On the strike front, meanwhile,
there we're these developments:
Police of Bridgeville, Pa, provided
protection yesterday while white
collar employees of the Vanadium
Corp. plant removed materials which
the Office of Production Manage
ment had asserted were vital to de-
fense industries. This action fol-
lowed rejection of plea by Sidney
Hillman. associate o. P. M. director,
that a c. I. o. union which called
a strike of 400 workers there agree
TO removal of the materials.
The walkout, five weeks old began
after the union contended the COM
pany passed over unemployed union
men when it hired six plant guards
The second week of Manhattans
bus strike began with drivers and
employers still deadlocked. Hope for
an early settlement of the walkout
which has forced nearly 100000 New
Yerkers daily to use subways, taxi
cabs or walk faded as the Transport
Workers Union &C. I. o. promised
q fight to the finish.
Union President Michael j. Quill
told mass meeting of $500 strikers
that drive was underway to obtain
the full financial and moral support
of the City's organized labor groups
as well as other sympathetic orga-
nizations.
Chief State Mediator Arthur S. !
Meyer, who had interrupted a Flori-
tia health visit to try to settle the
dispute, abandoned his efforts for
the second time and returned to
Miami.
At Atlantic City, representatives |
of c. I. O.'s Almalgamated Cloth j
ing Workers and of mems garment |
manufacturers failed to agree on |
union demand for wage increases up
to Is per cent and adjourned their
conferences until Wednesday.
In New York, the National Associ-
alton of Manufacturers suggested |
yesterday that penalties should be
enforced against employers and en-
ployes to prevent or reduce indus
trial disputes in defense industries
The recommendation was included |
in six-point program which had
as its basis 40-day waiting period |
before strikes or lockouts could be |
initiated.
To provide for possible failure |
of voluntary methods, the aSSocia- |
ton recommended finding a vio-
lating employer guilty of an unfair
labor practice under the National |
Labor Relations Act or permit the
dismissal of guilty employees. En-
ployers declared guilty would be |
edenied any benefits or remedies
; under the N. L. r. A.. while en-
sployes would not be entitled to re-
sinstatement or back pay.
The proposals also provide that
the Government may maintain ap- |
.propriate actions in the courts to |
prevent such strikes or lockouts, |
and that jurisdictional disputes be-
tween rival unions be outlawed on |
defense programs.
In New York a joint committee |
representing the Nations bituminouS |
coal miners and operators resumed |
negotiations on a contract to replace |
the one expiring March 81.
Spokesman for both sides said |
there were no developments over the |
week end subsequent to the opera
tors rejection of the miners demand |
for blanket increase of 81 a day.
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