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Strikes
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plants would not be able to get new
cars to the market because of strikes
at supplying factories. Ford said the
reconversion program in Ford plants
was otherwise on schedule.
Board Picketed.
A UAW-CIO spokesman, speaking
from headquarters of the unions
international Executive Board
meeting at Flint, said "all steps pos
sible" were being taken to return
the $500 Kelsey Hayes Wheel Co
strikers to work as rapidly as pos
sible.
This strike, three weeks old, has
tnterferred with Ford supplies. The
UAW-CIO board last night took
over control of the Kelsey-Hayes
local. The strikers have demanded
rehiring of four unionists dis
charged after a plant disturbance
Al hundred Detroit workers set up
picket lines around the Flint Hotel
where the JAW executive board
was meeting
They demanded that a national
union convention be called immedi-
ately so there can be some
changes made"
In unison they were singing
Thomas Is our leader, he shall be
removed"
One of the placards carried by
the pickets said AN End to Your
Strike Breaking" Another said
Support the Kelsey-Hayes Strik-
ers."
Issues Called Fundamental.
Mr. Reuther proposed that the
General Motors union negotiations
be opened to the public and press
since, he said, the issues were 80
fundamental in terms of the eco
nomic welfare of the community
and the Nation as whole"
In a corporation in which some
executives receive more money in
one day than the average worker
receives in year, our demands are
not unreasonable, Mr.. Reuther said
The union empowered commit
tee of six, headed by UAW-CIO
President R. J. Thomas, to decide
the time when strike vote petitions
would be filed. Mr.. Reuther and
Mr.. Adde's were named to the group
along with Richard T. Frankensteen,
vice president; Richard T. Leon
ard, director of the Unions Ford
department, and Norman Matthews,
Chrysler director.
Decision of Increase.
The JAW said it would divide the
proposed 30 per cent increase in
this manner:
l. An appropriate part" would be
applied to a corporation-w wide equal
ization fund to achieve uniform
wage rates throughout the corpora
ton.
con this point the union says,
"Any variation from the prin-
ciple of equal pay for equal work
regardless of geographical To-
cation cannot be justified on an
economic or moral basis in a
corporation which fixes national
uniform prices for its cars re-
CARELESS of where manufac-
tured.'D
2. Creation of a social security
fund. The amount for this woulo
be equal to per cent of the tota
payroll of the employees covered by
the GM-UAW agreement" Tht
fund would apply to death benefit
and health, accident, hospital, sur.
gical and medical coverage"
3. THE balance of the 80 per cen
shall be distributed in the form o.
a blanket increase in the hourly
wage rates of all employees covered
by our agreement"
The plan was set forth in lette,
from the union to Charles E. Viii
son, General Motors president.
Ask Schwellenbach's Aid.
Meantime, in Pittsburgh, strikin,
white collar" workers and fur
Laughed" hourly-paid workers of tn
Westinghouse Electric Corp. wer
told they will receive an advanc
of IS per day for all days worket
up to and including Friday TO
which they have not been paid.
Company officials announced tn
plan after the strike of approx
mately 10000 salaried employees il
10 of the company's plants an
Offices had paralyzed regular pay
roll facilities.
Payments will be made, the an
nouncement said, at Westinghouse
plants in East Pittsburgh, Balti
more, Cleveland, Buffalo, Lima
Ohio: East Springfield, Mass, an
Sharon, Pa
Officials of the Federation c
Westinghouse Independent Salarie
Unions appealed to the Secretar
of Labor Schwellenbach to inter
vene in the seven-day-old disput
which has spread to plant employe
and made nearly 1900 worker
jobless.
Plant Closed Down.
Other major continuing wor
stoppages in the Nation and til
number OF workers involved include
the International Harvester &C
Chicago, 5000; B. r. Goodrich Rul