Evening star., 1944-05-21
Labor Picture Brighte|
|As Hundreds Vote 10
Resume Their Jobs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The picture on the Nations labor
front frightened considerably yes
terday as hundreds of workers, obey
ing War Labor Board directives, re-
turned to their jobs. Although there
were an estimated $3.50 employees
still not at work as the result oi
labor troubles, settlement of some
disputes was reported imminent.
A new work stoppage occurred yes
terday at the John Deere Haryester
plant at East Moline, ILL.,, when 2,00(
employees failed to show up for work
Union officials said the dispute in.
volved vacation pay. The president
of the United Auto Workers (CIO)
local said an order had been issued
for the men to 60 back to work after
union officials received the request
for the order from the WLB.
viii Confer Today.
In Detroit, officials of the United
Automobile Workers (CIO) loca,
representing approximately 10000
idle Chrysler workers, who walked
out last Tuesday after dispute over
delivery of soft drinks to the COM
pany's Highland Park plant, were
scheduled to meet today with the
management to discuss their dispute
Settlement of the Chrysler labor
controversy would bring to virtual
end recent numerous walkouts in
Michigan war industries. However
at the Buick aluminium foundry In
Flint 1,40O were out, 1900 remained
away from their jobs. at the Chew
rolet transmission plant in Saginaw
and 900 were out at a Muskegon
foundry.
The Michigan Labor Mediation
Board said the State experienced q
larger number of labor disputes and
strikes during April than for any
month since the inception of the
board in 1899. There were "a strikes
in April, affecting $4,000 workers
compared with SO and 5000, respec-
lively, in March.
At Norristown, Pa, Sc striking bus
drivers voted unanimously yesterday
to continue a two-day-old walkout,
disregarding pleas from their union
leaders and the War Labor Board
Meanwhile, $4,000 war workers who
depend on the Schuylkill Valley
lines for transportation walked or
hitch-hiked to their jobs.
Vote to Return.
At Hazelton, Pa, $500 striking
employees of the Duplan Corp. voted
yesterday to resume work tomor-
row pending settlement of q wage
and vacation dispute through the
War Labor Board. Another 1900
workers of the company's Kingston
and Berwick plants scheduled meet
ings for today and officials of the
CIO Textile Workers Union OF
America said these strikers also are
expected to vote to return.
Disagreements which closed four
coal mines in the Birmingham, Ala.
district appeared to be near settle
ment when spokesmen for the
United Mine Workers of America
said employees of Franklin Coal Co.
PoWhatan Mine had voted to re-
sumo work at once, adding that
miners at the other three shafts
had agreed to re-enter the shafts
tomorrow.
A, walkout involving 1000 mem
bers of United Steelworkers oi
America (CIO) and $50 members o1
the International Association of Ma.
chinists (AFL), at the Bessemer
Ala, plant of Pullman-Standarc
Car Manufacturing Co. was still ir
progress.
Employees last night rejected {
proposal for settlement of their 8.
day-old walkout. r. E. Farr, dis
triet director of the steel workers
union, said Pullman workers re-
fused to vote on a settlement for
mula calling for a resumption o.
work and renewal of disrupted
contract negotiations.
Mr. Farr termed the walkout un'
authorized.