Evening star., 1944-06-03
|WlB Meeting Paves
Way 10 End Strike Of
Greyhound Employees
Union Given DeudIine
To Get Men Back; Full
Service Sought Tomorrow
BULLETIN,

Clark Dorsey, president of
the local union OF bus drivers,
today told the War Labor
Board he would recommend
that the week-old Greyhound
bus strike be ended when he
addresses union meetings
here and in Baltimore this
afternoon. He said he would
ask the strikers to return to
their jobs Immediately and
resume operation as soon as
possible.
Arrangements to end the strike
of empolyes in the Greyhound
Garage of Washington, Inc,
which has tied up bus service be-
tween Washington and points
north during the past week, were
being completed today after
company officials and union rep
resentatives met with members
of the War Labor Board.
Acting Chairman George w. Tay-
lcr of the WLB directed union rep
resentatives to agree by 1890 pm.
to bring the men back to work so
that full service could be resumed
tomorrow. Company officials had
agreed to take back all
the strikers and then to apply
grievance machinery in the contract
to discipline some of the men.
Representatives of the company
and Local 1898 of the Amalgamated
Street, Electric Railroad and Motor
Coach Employees of America lAFL)
alter a directive issued by the COM
pany Thursday failed to end the
strike.
Union Accuses Company.
Clark Dorsey, president of the
local union, charged that the un-
authorized strike was a result of
agitation on the part of company
representatives.. He said the COM
pany had evaded the issue and
charged that a large number of
grievances were still pending.
This position was denied by Ivan
Bowen, counsel for the GREYHOUND
Co., who said not a single grievance
had remained unsettled up until the
time the strike began.
The union, over the long period
1t has had contracts with the Grey-
hound Co., has been entirely ire
sponsible,' Mr.. Bowen said. There
Is no contract it has ever observed. j."
Officials of the bus line objected
to the union stipulation that all
strikers be taken back and that no
disciplinary action be taken against
any of them.
DR.. Taylor pointed out to the
union that it was board policy first
10 obtain union compliance with
the no-strike pledge by getting men
back to work and then to consider
possible acts of discrimination BY
the company after the strike was
ended.
Concerned Over Strikes.
The board is very much con-
.cerned with the large number of
strikes that have occurred in this
branch of the industry" DR.. Taylor
said. Something is going to have
to be done about it or the record is
going to look bad when the war is
over"
The WLB chairman said that
workers who violated the po-strike
pledge were usually "misled and not
aware of the dire consequences of
their acts"
DR.. Taylor warned there is some
times tendency of management
to use the right of discipline hap
after, strikers have
agreed to return to their jobs.
He also pointed out that, as it
is the responsibility of labor to up-
hold the no-strike pledge despite
provocation, management is equally
responsible not to create provoca-
ton.
Mr.. Dorsey said meetings have
been called by his union for 2 pm.
today in Washington and Balti-
more. He pointed out that his men
were ready to return to work last
Thursday, when the WLB issued its
but that the situation
changed when l., C. Major, vice
president of the Greyhound Ga
rage, refused to surrender the right
10 discipline several Of the workers.