Evening star., 1944-07-14
2Major Pay Disputes
Confront Labor Board;
5000 Out in Illinois
~ the Associated Press.

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~ the Associated Press.
The War Labor Board today was
. the center Of attention involvine
two major labor disputes over wages.
One decision by the VILE caused
3 work stoppage Of more than 5000
war workers In 10 Chicago and Joliet
Ulo can manufacturing plants,
while a board oficial's report placed
a threat Of . strike vote over the
Nations glass plants employing
some 5000 AFL union members.
The employees in the can manu-
featuring plants, engaged 100 per
cent In war work, left their Jobs
yesterday In protest against the
sixth regional War Labor Board s
decision granting them only q por-
ton Of their wage demands.
Fear for Perishable Packs.
The work stoppage was described
by Gordon H. Kellogg, vice presi-
dent Of the American Can Co., as
endangering the highly perishable
pea and cherry packs this season.
About 5000 Of the $500 who quit
work left seven Of the company's
Chicago area plants. Other employees,
members Of the CIO United Steel
workers. halted work in three Of the
Continental Can Co. plants in Chi
cago.
Edgar L. Warren, WLB regional
chairman, said he had urged CIO
ofncials to demand the employees re-
turn to work Immediately to stop in
terruption In war production. Harry
Harper, union sub-district director,
said the national union had not au-
thorized the work stoppage, and said
he would recommend that the en-
ployes return to work pending action
by the National WLB on an appeal
from the regional decision COM
pletely disallowing or granting wage
increases less than agreed by the
company and recommended by a
WLB hearing officer.
Union omcials did not term the
employees action a strike, but a pro-
test against the WLB ruling. Mr..
Harper, however, said he believed
the work stoppage violated labor's
no-strike pledge.
Set Uniform Pay Level.
Mr.. Warren said the board grant,
ed a minimum wage of 771a cents
an hour for man employees and 66
or 6712 cents for women in eight
plants, establishing a uniform level
Tor the entire industry in the Chi
cago area except in two plants
where the minimum is 80 cents for
man and 10 for woman employees.
In Marietta, Ohio, Harry Cook,
president Of the AFL American
Flint Glass Workers, termed "un-
satisfactory" a reply by William H.
Davis, WLB chairman, to union
demands for definite and favor
able"*WLB action on union requests
for wage increases. He said the
glass workers would be guided by
decisions of their convention. now
In session in Marietta.
Mr.. Davis had advised Mr.. Cook,
the latter said, that a panel report
In the glass workers wage case
would be made next week, but the
union chief advised him the union
would comply with the conventions
action respecting the filing Of a no.
tice for a strike vote. No date for
the strike vote call has been desig-
mated, Mr.. Cook said. Demands for
wage increases averaging about IS
per cent for glass workers have been
before the WLB for nine months,
he said.
Backs No Strike Pledge.
In Grand Rapids, Mich, the
Michigan C1O Council Convention
voted allegiance to the national
CLOS no-strike pledge. Union lead
ers said not more than 100 of the
1900 delegates favored resembling
the pledge and asserted that the at
titude Of the council, largest state
body in the CIO, would be regarded
as q barometer of union sentiment |
throughout the country.
In Los Angeles the 10th district
WLB directed the AFL Culinary
Workers Council to advise it what
steps had been taken to end a two
week strike Of 500 men which had
resulted In the closing of dining
rooms and bars Of the Ambassador
Hotel. The dispute is over union