Evening star., 1945-07-11
Detroit Milk Supply
Cut.3096 as Strike
Enters Third Day
BY the Associated Press.

A labor dispute in Detroit, one oil
a score across the country which
kept some $4,000 men and women
OF their jobs, prevented an esti-
mated 100000 persons from getting
their regular supply of milk today
For the third straight day, deliv-
cries of 80 per cent of the motor
city's milk supply were tied up by
a walkout Of 1000 creamery COM
pany employees. Efforts were pushed
to end the stoppage but CIO United
Dairy Workers officials said nc
home deliveries would be made be.
fore tomorrow, should a settlement
De effected today.
Other labor disputes, some of long
duration, affected the fuel and arms
industries. In Detroit alone con.
troversieS curtailed or halted opera
tions in six separate plants involving
more than 5000 workers.
Will Vote Today.
The striking dairy workers in De.
troit were to vote today on the pro.
posal to go back to work and theil
local president, Russell Ballard, sale
he would urge ending the walkout
The Regional War Labor Board is.
sued a back-to-work order ano
Chairman Louis c. Miriam asserted
he was amazed that this insignifi-
cant matter can endanger the wei.
fare of 100000 people"
The walkout at the Detroit Cream
cry Co. and the Ebling Creamery
Co. stemmed from dispute union
spokeSmen said was over "accumu-
lated grievances of Office workers
at the latter company.
Other stoppages in Detroit were
at four war plants, with 6,400 CIO
United Automobile Workers off
their jobs, and at IL lumber yards
employing TOO AFL workers.
There were disputes involving
CIO Oil and Gas Workers in the
United Fuel Gas Co. serving six
Eastern States; United Mine Work
erS at five mines in Pennsylvania
and Ohio; Shipbuilding employees in
New Jersey and workers on BIS
bombers in Chicago.
Firestone Strike Largest.
The country's largest single strike
IS the ll-day walkout by $500
o United Rubber Workers at the
restone Tire g. Rubber Co. in
IRON, Ohio.
The threat of Federal seizure was
I'D over the struck Firestone
lants today, after the officers of
le Rubber Workers local clashed
18th the WLB at a hearing yes
yerday at Washington.
The officers, summoned to show
cause why the nine-day FireStone
strike had not been ended, walked
out of the WLB hearing after prom
ising to call a meeting of workers
to consider ending the strike. The
officers, however, said they could not
recommend that the workers re-
turn to work.
Government officials were unde-
cided whether to certify the case to
the White House for immediate
seizure or wait results of the union
meeting which will be held in Akron
probably Friday.
Three strikes were settled yes
terday; others which have been in
progress for week OF longer con-
tinued with no immediate indication
of settlement.
Many Idle in Detroit.
The stoppages in Detroit kept idle
2,900 UAW workers at the Graham
Paige Motors Corp. $500 at the
Chrysler Corps Dodge truck plant,
500 at the Metal Products Co. and
$50 at the Gorham Tool Co.
Union and company officials and
Army officers at Charleston, w. Va,
continued efforts to effect a settle
ment Of strike of 1000 workers at
the United Fuel Gas Co. as an agree
ment for the release of 100000 900
cubic feet of gas daily into the COM
pany's lines was reported by Maj.
E. H. Gallup, jr., of Army Ordnance.
He said the flow would assure an
adequate supply for industrial con-
3umers until the dispute over wages
5 settled. Meanwhile, several score
ar plants in West Virginia, Ken
,cky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Id New York used standby fuel
lpplieS.
Four Pennsylvania coal mines, op-
rated by Jones & Laughlin Steel
1orp. and employing 1916 United
line Workers, remained closed.
In Bellaire, Ohio, ATS UNIV en-
ployeS halted work at the Webb
mine of the Cambria Mining Co.
after, the company said, it levied
a 81 day fine against them for
three days. 1t said the men refused
TO work three days last month be-
cause the company did not pay
overtime for work on the Saturday
lfter Memorial Day.
1000 Kept Idle.
A work stoppage at the New York
Shipbuilding Corps Camden IN. j.
liant kept idle 1000 employees in a
strike local CIO Industrial Union
Of Marine and Shipbuilding Work.
RS Of America described as "un-
authorized"
Three strikes ended yesterday.
iettlement of the one-day stoppage
the National Cast Iron Co. plant
Birmingham, Ala, sent 600 en-
loyeS back to their jobs of pro-
ucing 155-mm. shells. The walk
ut was over a change in super
isory personnel.
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