Evening star., 1945-11-30
Labor Farley
ToHo|dC C|osinq
Sessions Today
Several Steps to End
Industrial Strife
Already Approved
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The National Labor-Manage-
ment Conference began con-
cluding sessions today after four
weeks of not too successful eff
fort to chart course to indus
trial peace.
Most of the constructive sugges-
tions designed to minimize labor
disputes which the conference will
come up with were passed at a
plenary session late yesterday. The
controversial issues were on the
agenda today and it was indicated
the conference would end by night
fall.
You got the constructive work of
the conference yesterday" President
Ira Mosher of the National Asso-
citation of Manufacturers told re-
porters. To-day you will hear about
the things we didn't do"
Constructive Steps.
The constructive steps which
should eliminate some industrial
strife included:
l. Provision for no-strike, no.
lockout clauses governing disputes
over Interpretation of contracts
with binding voluntary arbitration
as a final means of settling contract
grievances.
2. Recommendation Of arbitration
in final settlement of disputes over
negotiation of initial contracts be-
tween companies and unions.
3. Strengthening of the Labor De-
partment's Cancellation Service to
provide better personnel with higher
pay. Recommendation of labor
management advisory boards to as
sist conciliators.
Will Continue Study.
4. Establishment of semiperma-
nent committee composed of the
heads of the four major labor or
ganizations, the NAM and the
United States Chamber of Com
merce which will continue to study
ways of improving industrial re-
lations.
Today the conference will hear
from a committee which was given
the task of defining the fields of
operation in a plant of both man
agement and labor. This group will
outline management and labor
rights in the operation of industry.
A clear definition of collective
bargaining also was scheduled to be
given the conference.
Untouched by the conference
were such vital problems as means
of settling interunion jurisdictional
disputes and ways of settling wage
disputes and other arguments aris-
ing over renewals of contracts.
There also was no action on pro-
posals for public fact-finding bodies
to sift the causes behind major
disputes and strikes.
Truman Called Farley.
President Truman called the con-
ference in the hope that it would
go far toward elimination of strife
which has plagued reconversion al
most from the day the Japs quit
Many of the problems the Presi-
dent asked the parley to work out
are unanswered.
The highly controversial subject
of reconversion wages, cause of mosi
current strikes, was to come up fol
final decision today. CIO President
Philip Murray indicated he would
raise the issue on the conference
floor if it is not disposed of to his
satisfaction at the final meeting o1
the Executive Committee.
Mr.. Murray has asked the meet.
ing to pass resolution calling fol
substantially higher" wages with.
in present price structure. He i,
opposed by management, the AFI
and John l.. Lewis, who do not be.
lieve the wage issue should be con.
sidered at the conference.
A special committee headed by
AFL President William Green has
drawn up substitute for the Muir.
ray resolution, but Mr.. Murray re-
fused to work with the committee
and the substitute seemed unlikely
of adoption.
Both Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. MURRAY
won points late yesterday after the
mine leader once more asked the
conference to adopt a rule calling
for unanimity of all delegates o1
labor and management in the pass.
ing of agreements by the full con.
ference.
This was finally done but MOI
until Mr.. Murray tackled on al
amendment calling also for unan.
unity of action within the Executiv,
Committee.
Mr.. Lewis had contended that 8
tentative rule calling for favorable
vote Of Is of each of the Is labol
and management delegates for pas.
sage of proposals would reduce the
United Mine Workers to a "class
B membership" in the conference
The miners have only a single vote
and agreements could be made ovel
! their objections.
PimIirn Results