Evening star., 1941-11-12
Coal
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volved a total of $3.50 workers ct
the Sloss- Sheffield Co. Birmingham,
Ala: United Gypsum Co. and
Solvay Process, New Orleans.
U. M. w. sources also disclosed
that in addition to the c. 7. o. board
members, John Owens, c. l. o. presi-
dent in Ohio, had resigned from his
defense Job of labor relations con-
sultant to the Office of Production
Management.
Threat of the strike in the
coal mines operated by the steel
industry and the weakening of the
Mediation Board through with
draWal of the C. I. o. representatives
indicated that the entire defense
strike situation may be moving TO
a climax. The National Policy Com
mittee OF the Mine Workers is due
to meet in Washington Friday for a
strike decision, pending which union
officials here indicated there would
be no public pronouncement of their
next action.
Capitol Hill generally was OF the
opinion that a clear-cut decision or
the question was presaged by the
Mediation Boards 9-to-2 rejection
Of a c. I. o. union shop demand
for the captive mines, and by the
angry reaction Of c. 1. o. leaders tc
the boards findings.
Legislators thought they saw one
clue in current reports that the
Army was making precautionary ar
rangements to meet any new "emer-
gency" in the pits.
Mr.. Murray and Thomas Kennedy
resigned from the board late yes
terday in heated protest against the
decision in the coal case. They were
the only members of the board who
voted In favor of recommending the
union shop. which would mean thai
all captive pit miners would have te
join the u M. w. after a proba-
tionary employment period.
Chairman Davis. at press confer
ence today, said the c. I. o. made
a serious error in insisting on the
Governments approval of its de-
mands for a union shop. He ex-
planned that the u NJ w. was able
to control the mines because more
than SO per cent of the miners al
ready belong to c. I. o..
The apple they were after was
within reach. They didn't need tc
have the Government give them a
ladder" he said
IF you stand under tree where
you can reach an apple. you reach
up and get it. You don't wait for a
ladder and then have some one
come alorg and kick the ladder out
from under you"
Mr.. Davis said that the boards
calendar is free of disputes in which
workers are actually on strike, and
that in achieving this it has accom-
plished a great deal in its seven anc
a half months of existence.
Murray Comments on Board.
At the press conference at Whlcf
he announced his resignation, Mr.
Murray was asked whether the boarc
would be able to function in thu
future without C. I. o. membership
II don't know" he replied, but II
didn't function very well in thl'
case"
Mr.. Murray told reporters tina
two A. F.. L. men on the Mediation
Board George Googe and William
Calvin had committed arch trea
son" by voting against the uniol
shop.
These members, Mr. Murray said
had supported the contention OF tn
Mine Workers, had advanced argu
ments in their favor and had moves
their adoption. Yet, he added, the,
voted yesterday against their owl
motion and their own reasoning
without warning.
Gentlemen" he told reporter.
that is one for the book"
Lists Others Who Quit.
Mr.. Murray also said that lou
c. I. o. officials who were serving a
alternate members of the board ais
had resigned and that one more ha
told him he was going to resign.
Those who had resigned he liste
as Mr.. Brophy, Clinton Golden o