Evening star., 1945-09-17
i. 5. FORCE I'M JAPAN TO BE CUT TO 10000
UAW Pay Boost
Demands Head
For Showdown
Strike Vote PIons,
Affecting 500, 900,
Pushed by Unions
Ry the Associated Press.

oSHSo W OHiOHS
Ey the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Sept. 17.-Mors
than 10000 workers were idle In
the Detroit area today as the
huge automotive industry and
the powerful United Automo-
bile Workers (CIO) Union head
ed for a showdown on the
unions demands for a general
80 per cent wage increase for
the industry.
Meanwhile, UAW- CIO leaders
went ahead with plans for possible
strike votes affecting 100000
throughout the Nations auto plants.
(Workers on strike throughout
the Nation total 10000. More
than half of them we're concen-
trated in seven States: Michigan,
10000, including 10000 in nearby
Windsor, Ontario; Ohio, 81 $50;
Pennsylvania, 1920; Wisconsin,
1875; Illinois, 5,574; New Jersey,
$500 and Iowa, 1850.
(In another development, the
United Farm Equipment and
metal workers Union (CIO) de-
manded 80 per cent wage in
crease and guaranteed annual
wage from farm machinery man.
ufacturers. 1t was estimated that
$4,000 workers would be affected,
the Associated Press reported)
Ford Meeting Called.
This was the situation as far as
the big three" of the automobile
world was concerned:
Ford-Representatives of Ford
workers throughout the country
were summoned to a September
$3.50 meeting here to decide wheth-
er to seek a strike vote. This action
came as some $4,000 workers were
idle in a company move which
Henry Ford II, executive vice presi-
dent. said was a result of "unau-
thorized and crippling strikes"
against firms that supplied Ford
with some parts
General Motors-UAW officials
awaited company reaction to official
notification that the union would
ask the National Labor Relations
Boad to conduct a strike vote at the
firms 135 plants if the corporation
does not accept the wage increase
for its 100000 employees.
General Motors also was faced
with possibility that its production
might be interrupted because of
strike at a Warren (Ohio) plant,
which produces wiring systems for
its autos. GIN spokesmen said the
concern could continue normal op-
erations "for at least few days"
despite the Ohio strike.
Chrysler-union officials set Sep
tember q for balloting by the $1,000
to 100000 employees as to whether
they will petition the international
UAW-CIO for strike vote.
Ford Plant Hardest Hit.
Ford was the hardest hit by the
work stoppages, as its auto and truck
production lines we're halted because
of shortage of parts supplied by
the striking Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co.
of Detroit.
The Kelsey workers yesterday re-
jected proposal by representative
of the international UAW that they
end walkout that began August 23,
and which was disowned by the
Executive Board last
week.
The board urged the men to re-
turn to their jobs pending nego-
tiation on dispute over discharge
OF three men, but only $50 of the
4 500 Kelsey strikers showed up at
a meeting yesterday at which the
idea was disregarded.
Percy Llewellyn, who was named
by the Executive Board to admin
lister the affairs of Kelsey Local 174.
admitted, 'the situation looks un-
but added, my job is to
get the men back to work"
The Kelsey workers, who picked
their international officers Saturday
in a demonstration protesting the
order, were reported
to have rejected the orders by q
large margin.
In Windsor, a strike of 10000 Ford
Co. workers, who protested working
conditions, was implemented last
night by decision of union repre-
sentatives of 10000 other Windsor
workers to seek a strike vote, too.
The strike, If carried out. would
affect 5000 employees of Chrysler
Corp. and some smaller auto firms.
The workers agreed to special strike
assessments and set up strike COM
in each of 80 small plants
affected to prepare for the possible
walkout.
international union officers. who
(See STRIKES, Page AID