Evening star., 1945-11-09
Transit Talks
Are Recessed
tuesday
Compuny's Financial
Doto Studied at
Harmonious Session

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Wage negotiations between the
Capital Transit Co. and its bus and
streetcar operators we're recessed
today until 10 am. Tuesday after a
harmonious two-hour session.
The conference in Offices of the
United States Employment Service
studied financial data supplied by
the company.
A joint statement On benan of the
group was issued by Gilbert Nc
Cutcheon, one of the three Labor
Department conciliators at the
meeting. 1t said:
The meeting between representa-
tiyes OF the company and the union
with the Cancellation Service Panel
proceeded in a most harmonious and
satisfactory manner.
Company Submits Data.
Management submitted in reply
to the request Of the panel and the
union, considerable data with verbal
explanations. 4
THE representatives of the union
have requested time to study the
data supplied and will confer fur
ther with representatives of the
company on Saturday, if necessary,
for further Qualification or addi-
tional data. The members of the
panel will not be in attendance at
this meeting.
THE joint negotiations with the
conciiiation panel will resume
Tuesday at 10 am. At this confer
ence International Representative
Sam Berrong of the union will be in
attendance, he having been called to
Chicago to sit on a War Labor Board
panel in connection with another
matter"
The conciliatien panel, Mr.. Nc
Cutcheon explained, consists of the
three representatives of the Labor
Departments conciliation service:
Richard Goodrich, Martin J. O'Con-
nell, who has been acting as chair
man in the negotiations, and Mr..
McCutcheon.
Berrong Has Leading Role.
Mr.. Berrong, Detroit, who is
member of the General Executive
Board of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street, Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees (AFL),
took leading role in the first meet
ing OF negotiators yesterday in the
Capital Transit Co. offices. He out
lined the union case, but left after
the morning session for his appoint
ment in Chicago.
At the conference this morning.
Local 689 of the Amalgamated was
represented by its president, William
F. SimmS, and the three members
OF the new Contract Committee. r.
E. Hanna, Walter J. Bierwagen and
Walter H. Van Stavern,
The transit company representa-
tlves were E. D. Merrill, president;
Samuel Emmons, transportation
manager, and A. F. McDougald, su-
perintendent of equipment.
Another Strike Likely.
Under the truce signed Wednesday.
the negotiators representing the
company, the union and the Labor
Department Cancellation Service
have until November q to reach a
settlement. Unless agreement is
reached, union leaders have said,
there be another tieup such as the
one Tuesday and Wednesday which
stopped streetcars and buses in the
Capital.
The only issue is the unions
demand for 30-cent hour
raise. The company countered
with an offer to incorporate into
the present base pay a 7-cent
hourly bonus the men have been
getting during the war. The COM
pany assured the men overtime pay
will continue at least until the cur
rent contract expires next June 80.
The company claims it would have
to ask the Public Utilities Commits
sion for an average boost of 3 cents
in fares or face a deficit next year.
Union spokesmen contend operators
often must put in a 12-hour day to
get credit for hours work, due to
broken shifts,