The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-18
JAW Stand Firm
 On Demands
Truman Moy Noms Lubor Department Changes in Move To Inject Feder0l Authority

 The United Auto Workers Union (CIO) said today f. will withhold a threatened industry wide automobile strike, vote if five per cent { compromise wage increases are offered immediately.
 JAW President R. g Thomas said that "stop- -gapn wage boosts would be accept able while negotiations com tinued over the unions des mand for a blanket 30 per cent wage increase througa= out the automobile industry.
 sOSS FINAL
 Thomas said '.in no cases" how@ ever, would less than 90 per cant be accepted as Q final settlemeut
 The compromise postponenent o3 pending strike ballots in the aut0~ mobile industry was proposed Gs government intervention neared.
 President Truman will announo6 sweeping reorganization of EoB~ ernment labor services today, paving the way for immediate and vigor- ous federal intervention in the tsir~ bulent labor situation in the auto industry.
 The reorganization, which win centralize virtually all labor ageu. cies under the Department of Iahok. will be unveiled at Mfr. Tfumauas news conference late this afternoon G p. m, EWT.).
 The federal decision to act caEne only a few hours before the dead line set by the United Anton1obilo Workers (CIO) for General Motors Corp. to accept Q union ultllnatunn. JAW officials had notified General Motors to reply today to their do- mand for @ 30 per cent pay booss or face e strike vote in 136 pianl& employing 350,000 workers.
 There was no indication that mo country's biggest motor maker inc tended to meet the deadlines Labor Department
 Secy. of Labor Lewis B. Sckwelr lenbach announced in Washtugtoi1 last night that the Labor Depaxt@ ment would move right square alA the middle" of the strike tlktegY automobile industry. Schwelienhach said he would act as soon as pTeS4 ident Truman announces c reuEs ganization of the Labor DepaEt@ ment today.
 Labor and industry in Detroit. Schwellenbach said, need soEses body to "bring them together # it isn't too late" He said he could do Q job" by making changes in the framework of the Labor De- partment authorized by PresidsuD Truman.
 The method by which the Ialbor secretary will attempt to bring to~ gether the motor makers and tho motor workers was. not disclogetk The president Still may order gov~ ernment seizure of factories pro- ducing vital goods, under the Var Labor Disputes Act. But Schwei@ lenbach's statement indicated he would seek to persuade both sides to compromise on the wage issue while getting the industry on tho road to reconversion.
 Wage Issue
 The future of the whole xec0us version program for heavy industry hinges perhaps on the JAW waSe issue. The same requests for c Hat 30 per cent wage boost have psen made of Chrysler corporation and the Ford Motor Co.,, the other mozl~ bers of the auto makers big three. Thus, Detroit may be the scene M Q decision for industry in general on whether the workers take-hCun pay will be held at near the waxs time level in spite of reduced wuzk~ ing hours.
 CIO unions outside the aiitomos bile industry also have demanded &4 per cent wage increases.
 And across the nation, 1IHs14N workers were idle because Cs labor disputes stemming from . variety of grievances.
 Aside from the issue over wages with the big three, Detroit Waa plagued by labor troubles. About 84,OO0 workers were idle at 76 plants.
 Gas Supply CurtAiled
 The city's gasoline supply was cut 75 per cent by strike of 500 ells iOyes of the S0c0ny-Svfacziizn @1z O.. refinery at Trenton, Mich. Xne strikers were members of the 4lA Workers Union (CIO). Their walk out was part of a campaign 10 gain Q 30 per cent wage increase for elt workers in six midwestern states.
 The Ford Motor Company, thzeAte ened by the JAW with strike oyer wages, already was shut down. 1ze company suspended production e 1o46 passenger cars because CT shortage of parts normally ellpplleN by the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel ceAAA pany. Fifty-thousand Ford woxkst4 were idle. Kelsey Hayes was cl0stN by a strike Of 4,SOO JAW mtmnefN who protested the firing of A unif stewards.
 Hudson AkEecetd
 Production of Hudson motor es' also was shut off by 6 stfike. walkout of 500 foreinen three #ss ago continued to keep 6.00n HaN Hudson workers idle.
 At meeting of the JAW Nz IA