The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-15
Full Production
Resumed yFord,
Generator Opens

All employees OF Ypsilanti's Ford
Generator Plant were called back
for work this morning. Assuming
that all will answer the call, II
would bring their total up TO APP
proximately $50 men and women.
Produt ton is expected to main
tain the normal five day week. Pro
duction at the River Rouge plant
is expected to be entirely resumed
this week with production of cars
exceeding 100 a day.
Detroit Relieved
Detroit, plagued earlier in the
month with labor troubles, drew a
breath of relaxation with only
about 1000 workers affected by a
half-dozen scattered strikes. Ford
recalled $4,000, and 1000 AFL mill
wrights returned to recovering
auto plants on their acceptance of
a 1919 cents hourly increase retro
active to Oct. !.
But the longer picture was not
bright. what with strike vote
set for Oct. "a In General Motors
plants where the CIO-UAW is seek
ing a 80 per cent increase. and the
threat OF midwestern truck
strike, possibly Gripping in its
Industrial effects.
To Offset this, the moribund War
Labor Board had White House
date toGay to talk over the present
labor-management difficulties with
wages cosidered a likely topic OF
conversation.
Another government agency, the
National Labor Relations Board,
begged down with about 200 week.
ly requests for strike votes under
the Smith-Connally Act One Of
the acts sponsors. Sen. Connally
(D-Tex.), advocated repeal OF that
section of the act authorizing
NLRB to conduct such votes.
Street Railway Seized
Gov. Maurice ]. Tobin OF Massa-
chusetts ordered state seizure OF
the Eastern Massachusetts, Rail.
ways when a strike of 1900 en-
ployes tied up transportation for
more than 100000 patrons.
Tobir acted under special emerg-
ency powers granted by the state
legislature at the outbreak OF the
war and never used heretofore. He
appointed Frank ]. Murray. former
Boston corporation counsel, TO run
the lines.
In New York John A. Burke, L. s.
Cancellation commissioner. said the
longshoremen's 1f-day old strike
was definitely over, but II. r.
Colwell regional director. OF. the
service modified this tos Aope
that the men would return today.
The other major strike settled
involved 5000 workers al the West
ern Cartridge Co. plant in East
Alton, I'LL The company and the
ALL l0-union plant committee
agreed TO submit the basic issue,
the question of seniority rights for
returning yetefsns. to the Spring
field district OF federal court for a
declaratory judgment.
In addition New York City was
threatened with a dispute which
threatened TO halt the flow of milk
to an estimated 100000 custom
ers. The board OF arbitration was
considering the difficulty as the
ALL operating engineers and fire
men and oilers employed in pas
teurizlng plants set strike vote
for today over their demand for
wages for 40 hours which approx
mate those previously paid for As.
A threatened strike OF 1000 work.
ers in three Brooklyn hospitals
set for today over pay increases
recognition, and vacations, was
averted temporarily pending the
outcome of conferences. The union
is the clio State. County and NUM-
cipal Workers. the hospitals the
Israel Zion, Beth Moses and Beth
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