Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-26
New Detroit WaIkout
Averted; $4,000 Still
Idle in Labor Unrest
By the Associated Press.

The threat OF a strike OF hundreds
of thousands Of workers in the heavy
industrial area of Detroit had been
lifted today. at least temporarily.
In Chicago, meanwhile, the Gov
ernment's promise to break a strike
of truck drivers after 1t seized l,700
lines 10 days ago, appeared near
fulfillment.
In Columbus, Ohio, a CLIO oficial
said he expected IAN early end" of
the strike of $4,000 glass workers in
10 plants in six States. Six Pitts
burgh Plate Glass Co. and four Lib
bey- Owens-Ford plants are af-
fected.
But scores of disputes remained
apparently no nearer settlement.
The latest count of those staying
away from jobs over labor contro-
versies Appropriated 10000. The to-
tai included more than IS, 900 in De-
troit.
Strike Move Tabled.
Danger Of a widespread walkout
in some 300 Detroit factories was
averted last night by action of CLIO
union ofncials, who tabled a pro-
posal to call a strike for some 50, 900
organized maintenance men. About
$500 of the 10000 idle auto workers
in Detroit we're CLIO maintenance
men.
Rival AFL-CIO unionists planned
today to resume efforts to settle the
jurisdictional dispute which has
kept idle $4,000 auto workers at the
Packard Motor Co. and 1900 at
Budd Wheel. A second conference
Of rival unionists in Washington
with the Labor Department was
projected, In an attempt to settle
the dispute over reconversion jobs in
the industry.
Harry Bennett, Ford Motor Co.
ofl1cial. termed strikes by approx
mately $500 Ford workers as wi
cious and planned work stoppages
that show complete disregard OF the
UAW-CIO-Ford contract" Other
stoppages in Detroit affected $50 at
Hudson Motor Car Co.. CTS at the
Aeronsutical Products Corp. 500 at
the Stinson aircraft plant and 700 in
10 yards of five retail lumber COM
panies. ~
Truckmen Ordered Back.
Omcials of the independent Chi
cago Truck Drivers Union directed
5000 members to go back to their
Jobs today, to 3oina the estamated
90 per cent of the 5000 members
Of the AFL International Brother
hood of Transfers, who had re-
turned. Trucking operations, said
Once Of Defense Transportation
officials in charge, were nearer to
normal than any day since the
start of the strike.
In Columbus Joseph Froesch,
president of the Federation of Glass,
Ceramics and Silica Sand Workers
(CIO), said he had issued no direct
back-to-work order to the 5000
glass workers, but said he had
forwarded to them a WLB request
that they resume work"
There were no new developments
affecting the walkout of 16,7O0 en-
ployes Of Goodyear Tire 81 Rubber
Co. in Akron, Ohio. The CLIO United
Rubber Workers, now in their 10th
strike day, defied WLB directives for
the third time, voting to remain
on strike.
Others Defy WLB.
The national WLB assumed jur-
isdiction in walkouts In two other
Ohio plants affecting 1000 CIO
JAW workers. These were stop
page at the Universal Cooler Corp.
at Marion. where TOO have been out
since June II In protest against the
discharge Of two employees and COM
pany refusal to adopt . union
suggested bonus system, and ut
Toledo's Acklin Stamping Co.,
where 800 quit work June I after
discharge of two employees. Workers
1t both plants dehed regional WLB
back-to-work orders.
In Toledo, local JAW officials
were scheduled to appear before the
regional WIB 1t 4 hearing to show
cause why 800 members employed
at the Mather Spring Co. have re-
fused to obey a back-to-work order.
The strike began June 8 Is . pro-
test over choice of jobs"
Other labor disputes unsettled
kept idle 100 ALL printing trades
men at r. R. Donnelley Il Sons Co
in Chicago, 1000 employees Of the
Anchor Hooking Glass Co. In Con.
nellsville, Pa, and 500 at the Hou.