The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-26

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ments beyond those already made b
Mr.. Lewis"
Lewis, who claims that the WLBS
adoption Of its Little steel wage
ceiling formula constitutes . viola
ton 0e laborAs no-Strike pledge. also
contends that abandonment OF con-
tract negotiations BY the operators
freed the miners from their pledge
10 keep worklng. The northern OPP
orators failed 10 show np at Q meet
ing scheduled last Friday with the
UNIV after the case had been Ger
tined to the WLB,
Lewis, denouncing their absence,
immediately scheduled the policy
committee meeting tomorrow. He
contends that he makes no decisions
without Its authorization.
The mines have continued In oper-
elton since March 81, when the con-
tract would have expired. under q
S0-dAy extension. President HooSe-
welt requested that extension and
that any ware adjustment be applied
retroactively from March 81.
First indication. Of q coal strike
came fro1n Ray Edmundson, Illinois
president Of the UAEW. who said
that 2S.OOO miners would leave the
Illinois pits at midnight. April 80. If
an agreement has not been reached.
The WI1B has promised speedy de-
termination oe the. case in accord-
ance with the Oct 2. lsG2 SkAhillza-
ton act and the presidents anti
imitation orders, but said Il would
not work on the case Il a strike Is
called. In such q case the board
would turn the UNIV case over 10
the president. The president then
probably would appeal to the miners
over the head Of Lewis to resume
work before sending troops 70 the
pits.
In two recent strike cases concern
ing the UNIV, Mr.. Ro0sevelts per-
sonal intervention has been sum
cient. Last Saturday the UAGW's
'icatch-alr' asIaliate. District 50. end
ed q 13-day strike at the Newark.
n. J., plant q the CelAnese Corp.
Of America under q presidential
threat Of government intervention.
Last January the president broke q
three-week strike Of UNIV anthra-
cite miners IN PennSylvania in the
same way.
Lewis Is demanding for the bifm-
fminOus miners q &z-A-day increase.
although none Is allowable under the
little steel formula Other demands
include uniDnizafi0n Of supervisory
workers and p0rtal-to-pOrtal pay.
aalners RescmkGml
Pittsburgh. April as-WPl-A
wave Of strikes struck the western
Pennsylvania coal fields today as re-
sentiment Jared among The districts
12S@0e miners over submission Of
their wage demands - ehe war L.
Dor Board.
Two mines Of the Jones q Hnmsaa-
lin sized Corp. I'm washington conn
fy closed down rs packets before the
entrances turned workers back. At
fempts 10 strike other mines sn the
district were emily partially Success
fuL
Previously. three mines Of Repub-
lie steel Corp. and q mine Of TIE
WefrtOn Steel Co. had been struck.
The new Wa1k0uts raised the total
Of men On strike to approximately
G0oo.
Approximately 1eDD men were ca
strike 1t the J. a L mines. Including
ay0De at the Vesta 10. 5. WeEGabazrg.
Company 0GAeiAas said there had
BEEN no dispute Nth the WDEansEB
and no complaint had been Mled-
Attempts Eere made 70 dose the
e0mpamyis Vesta no. 8 m&ne and slae
BOB town mane 10 Greene county
both SNEAKER w0rkingg. but these
were only partially slancezzfnd. and
operations continued On . clWta6leE
basis.
The Crescent 10 I naine q elae
Pittsburgh Coal o0mpmny also was
operating with reduced neEsonne.
after an attempt bad been made @
straEe &C.
A similar eGMt 70 close 6oan he
Gates mine q tlae Rkaek Coke Co.
a1ao Wns nepuEted. but the mine can
kAnme0 90 0perake-
Strikers at kazEne mines Of RepsEb-
Nc sized CMp, yesterday se6eetet
appeals 70 netmKm 20 wuEk pem6inR
meala1ADn q GheEr grievances. and
sD0 workers. also rEsnninsG @HE me siae
EsahElla mine e UeeE&an SGD c..
0ziput q These mAnes- estimated
at a8@0D tnns dnilE-iS mnpG 90 heer
TIE mills % tllelr ntsel eanpamV eNn-
! erH npeEnz1mR.