Evening star., 1941-10-07
Strike al Frame Plant
Closes Auto Factory;
Gary WaIkout Ends
Studeboker Passenger
Cor Lines Shut by
Lack of Ports
~ the Associated Press.


~ the Associated Press.
c. I. o. cranemen today ended q
two-day work stoppage at big Gary
'1ndD steel plant, but a week-old
. strike at Cleveland factory forced
the Studebaker Corp at South Bend
to close down its passenger car pro-
duction line because of a shortage OF
frames.
The cranemen, whose failure to
report to work Saturday midnight
forced the Carnegie Illinois Steel
Corp. to halt the operation of IL
blast furnaces and SO open hearths,
voted last night to go back to their
Jobs after the management had
agreed to meet the union Grievance
Committee today. The absence of 80
cranemen, in key positions, affected
operation of nearly the entire plant,
employing $4,000
A union representative said the
company had asked that one crane
man be dropped from each eight
hour shift, but the company declared
this question never had been raised
hy the Grievance Committee.
Strike Hits Auto Plants.
The Studebaker shutdown was laid
to the strike at the Midland Steel
Products Co in Cleveland.
Studebaker's passenger car lines
employed 5000 men and women and
turned out $50 cars a day. The
commercial car and truck depart
mentS of the plant were unaffected.
c. l. o. employees of Midland
struck for wage increases to an
hourly minimum of 88 cents. COM
pared with the current 68, and Is
per cent rise in piece rates.
Midland also makes frames for
Willys-Overland Army "jeeps" and
Hudson. Buick and Ford trucks.
WHY'S Overland officials said their
tailed unless they got more frames
soon, but Hudson, Ford and Buick
reported no immediate shortage.
May Go to Mediation Board.
The strike will be certified to the
Defense Mediation Board unless
settlement is reached today, union
leaders predicted. Federal Con-
eiliator James F. Dewey meanwhile
called another meeting of company
and union officials. The strike has
made 1,400 idle since September %.
At the new $11.O00,OOO Red River
ordnance depot at TeXarkana. Ark,
900 workmen have left their Jobs.
s. E. Mccullough. project man.
nger, said he had been asked by
the union to provide a full-Shop ar
rangement by which non-union
workmen would have to pay a Ger
tain sum for a Job. An A. F.. l..
spokesman said the Brown & Root
Construction Co. had refused to
enter into negotiations.
Shipyard Dispute.
The Defense Mediation Board re-
ceived Yesterday for attempted set
Element q dispute at Mobile Ala.
sf1pbuilding company. The Labor
Department reported that the dis
pute involved c. l. o. demands for
union security guarantees such as
figured in the prolonged Kearny. N.
j., strike. which ended with the
Governments taking over the huge
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock
Co.
The new dispute is between the
Alabama Drydock and shipbuilding
Co. and the G. I. o. Industrial Union
of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers.
The company has about 4800 en-
ployes and its current work includes
repair of ships for the Maritime
Commission.
The Mediation Board, Immediately
telegraphed both parties asking con-
tInUance of work. 1t announced
that a hearing would be held here
Monday.
Under maintenance of member
ship clause, employees who Joined
the union would be subject to dis
charge if thev failed to maintain
their union membership in good
standing.
Steel Mill Strike.
At Cortland. N: Y. a strike called
by the c. l. o. Steel Workers Or
gdnizlng Committee affected pro-
duction by the Wickwire Brothers
Steel Mil, which makes wire cloth,
nails and other wire products and
has minor government subcontractS.
About ] 900 workers were affected.
The union said it was asking
minimum wage of so cents an hour
end that the present minimum was
42 cents. Company officials said
the only workers getting the 32-cent
minimum were small group of
beginners.
At midnight tonight C. L o. union
members at the Akron ohio plants
Of the B. F.. Goodrich Co. we're
scheduled TO end a 24-hour walkout
called in protest to the alleged beat
ing of union organizer and his
wife at the gates of the firms Oaks
pa plant Thursday. Fourteen
thousand workers were idle.
The c. T. o. Rubber Workers
charged that the pair were attacked,
while distributing union literature,
hv Is men including Goodrich en-
ployes. The union is seeking to
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