Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-27

paint job which was completed
three weeks ago by the ClO
group"
OTHER WALKOUTS
Other exemplary cases OF walk
outs over trivial issues follow:
TRIVIAL STRIKES"
Great Falls Bleachery and Dye
Works, SOmerswOrth, -. III.
Forty workers quit work when
one man was refused admittance
after leaving job the day before
claiming ii was too hot -Four
hundred man hours of government
work lost as result.
Rochester Hosting Engineers,
Rochester. n. Y.
A "two-day sickness" walkout OF
hosting engineers held up war con-
struction work-between 20 and
80 men reported that they were
ill i'll. Sickness ended by pact.
Volunteer Ordnance Works,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
More than 200 plumbers and
steamfitters left job two and one
half hours early; received sick
slips" although none were i'll.
Carolyn Chenille Corporation,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Thirty women employees walked
out in IAN expression Of disap-
prevail of insufficient ice water in
the plant
Metal Trades Corporation,
Miami, Fla
Laborers on strike because "two
| of their fellow workers refused TO
sign an agreement for the regular
purchase of war bonds or stamps"
Morgantown Ordnance Works,
Morgantown, w. Va.
Strike followed discharge of
worker who had fight with watch
man."
Tennessee Coal and Iron and
Railroad Company, Birmingham,
Ala.
Several hundred men stayed
away from work in sympathy with
one man suspended for five days
on charge of INSTRUMENTATION"
Municipal Airport Construction,
North AndOver, Mass.
"Union operators Of motor
equipment quit work when nom
union-operated steam shovel ar
rived on the scene"
Ford Assembly Plant, Chicago.
Because a worker was laid off
a week for breaking the crank
case on a motor block DDS EN-
ployes went on strike"
Brown g. Sharpe Manufacturing
Company, Providence, X. i.
"Walkout of 800 men over a
single worker nearly halted all
production in foundry engaged in
making war materials"
Republic Steel, Buffalo.
Argument over one job-extra
strander-started a sit-down strike
of 200 men,"
FIGHTS BETWEEN UNIONS
Although jurisdictional disputes
which tie up war material produc-
ton have been branded for drastic
action by member of the War
Labor Board, who recommended
punishment "even TO the applica-
ton of the laws of treason, if
necessary" there was no cessation
of intra-union hostilities in July.
Some of the jurisdictional fights
between unions which resulted in
strikes in July were reported as
follows:
Cleveland Airport.
AFL Linesmen's Local 80 OF the
Electrical Workers Union and
Structural Ironworkers Union
100 men out-''Dispute resulted
from confusion among general con-
TRACTORS in awarding in the iron
workers electrical installation
work which should be performed
by electrical workers"
HARRISON and Walker Refrac-
tories Company, Chester, Pa.
Go United Construction Work
ers and Lewis United Mine Work
erS. The latter took over UCW into
its District so: the UCW refused
TO join in that district because of
the UNIV slap at Lewis" Three
hundred men on strike.
American Car and Foundry,
Cleveland.
United Brotherhood OF Welders.
Cutters and Helpers VS.. Go
United Steel Workers. Forty-fve
men on strike.
Simpson Logging Company, Me-
Leary, Wash.
AFL affiliated Sawmill and
Timberworkers VS.. CIO Interna-
tional Woodworkers of America.
Go claims AFL is trying to force