The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-26
Elevator Strike In NY.
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(Contlnueu tFom PuBe U the meeting shortly after the union announced that preparations would be made tonight for calling c gen. eral building service strike,
 Directive
 The VILE directed Locals 32b and i04 of the Building Service Em- ployes International Union (AFL) and the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, Inc, and the Mid- town Realty owners Association, Inc, owner representatives, to show cause why "the boards order ly processes for final disposition of the dispute" should not Dc fol- lowed.
 A War Labor Board panel on June 1 recommended that the union be granted 0 40 hour work week with average pay of S30.l6, the amount they received previously for Q 40-hour week. The regional WLB trimmed this to 92e,06 for c 70 hour week.
 The board pointed out that un- der It's rule either party had i4 days from issuance of It's directive to appeal to either regional board or the national board from the decision.
 Preparations for calling Q general strike of building service employees were to be made tonight, 1t was announced after e union meeting,
 David Sullivan, president of Local 32B of the Building Service Elm. ployes International Union (AFL) |, made the announcement aS the strike of union members paralyzed commercial activity in one borough, Manhattan, and affected 100000 workers in skyscraper offices and buildings,
 Apartment Houses
 Sullivan said, however, that union members will not be called on strike today in apartment houses,
 A joint meeting of officers of Bev. eral union locals will be held to- night, however, Sullivan said, and preparations then, will be made for carrying out what we consider will be Q general strike involving all building service locals in four bor- oughs."
 The effected borough would be Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. The union statement made no mention of the fifth bor- ough, where comparatively few union members are employed.
 Sullivan disclosed that already approximately 5000 charwomen in Local 32J had joined strikers who had tied Up l,oe6 office buildings.
 The owners are being put on ro- tice htat the responsibility will rest with them for Q strike in the apart ment house field and the spreading of this strike to other locals of the building service employees" Sullivan said.
 The other locals, Sullivan added, are Local IA of the Hotel Front Service;% Theater and Amusement Local 54; Apartment House Super- intendents' Local 2l9; Local 32E of the Bronx apartment, Lola and Of- flee buildings, Local 32K in Brook iyn and Queens, and Local SEA Of Manhattan rooming houses and small hotels
 Sullivan said that well over 50,- 900" union members would be on strike should general strike be called. He would not estimate the number of buildings which would be affected except that 1t would be in the thousands"
 He added jubilantly that the strike definitely is a success" He said many building owners were calling up the union to negotiate con- tracts. We are cutting into their ranks" he said.
 Meanwhile, tempers of workers unable to to get to their jobs grew short while their legs grew weary in trudging up many flights of stairs to their desks
 The union demanded that War Labor Board directive cutting their salary from $30.15 to $28.l5 and re- ducing their work week from 46 to 40 hours be rescinded.