Evening star., 1945-12-15

Union S Wage Talks
With GIN and Ford in
Recess Until Monday
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 15.-A week
end lull was indicated today for
the Nations automobile capital,
with bargaining sessions in re-
cess until Monday and the Gen
eral Motors-CIO United Auto
mobile Workers controversy
headed for an airing next week
before President Truman's fact
finding board.
On Monday, the UAW will be bar
gaining on two fronts-General
Motors Corp and Ford Motor Co.
for 80 per cent wage increase, the
attainment OF which has already
made 175,000 employees idle in more
than go GIN plants throughout the
Nation.
In addition, UAW had on its Mon
day docket an initial conference
with representatives of the Kaiser
Frazer Corp, which has taken over
the big Willow Run bomber plant
for automobile production. The cor
poration Is expected to submit to
UAW an entirely novel" company
union security plan.
c. E. Wilson, General Motors pres
ident, and r. J. Thomas, UAW presi-
dent, will head delegations of the
corporation and union appearing be-
fore the fact-finding board in Wash
ington. The first session, scheduled
Wednesday, will be a private discus
sion OF procedure between the dis
putants and the board On Thurs
day there will be public meeting
Some Headway Apparent.
At the latest bargaining session
yesterday, Ford and the UAW APP
peared to have made some headWay
on the unions demand for q 30 pei
cent wage increase. An announce
ment said the session was brief and
satisfactory" and that certain mat
tiers bearing on the wage discussion
are being studied"
A union spokesman indicated that
Mondays bargaining session of GIN
UAW will be the last until after
Christmas.
Announcement that the 25-day-
old General Motors dispute will be
taken to Washington was made by
Lloyd K Garrison, one of the three
members Of the fact finding board
He emphasized the board did not in :
tend to disrupt collective bargaining
sessions.
Mr.. Garrisons statement made
clear that the board might withhold
making report indefinitely. 1t was
emphasized that extensive material
must be studied before statement
could be completed
Long Fight Promised.
The UAW disclosed yesterday that
Walter P. Reuther, UAW vice presi-
den, had told General Motors, You
are asking for a fight, brother, and,
brother, you are going to get it."
The union said Mr.. Reuther, who
heads the JAWS General Motors
Division. also told the company, IF
it's the last thiIA We do. brother,
we are going to sweat this one out to
the bitter end"
An official UAW spokesman con-
firmed General Motors disclosure
that Mr. Reuther made, the state
ments during negotiating sessions
Thursday.
Both GIN and the UAW released
portions of stenographic reports of
verbal exchanges between the two
sides in negotiations. The releases
showed Mr. Reuther and GIN Vice
President Harry w. Anderson in
sharp clashes. Other principals in
the discussions were. Thomas A
Johnstone and Alfred FREDERICK OF
the union and S. M. Du ,Brul for the
corporation.
At one time Mr.. Reuther suggested
that he and Mr. Anderson take shop
jobs In a GIN plant.
g. Let me pick out a Job for
you and you pick ona out for me
and If you can last 40 hours on that
job you can have my pay for the
week" Mr.. Reuther said.
You would pay that much to get
that kind of publicity stunt for
yourself" Mr.. Anderson was quoted
as replying.
Lewis Name Brought Up.
At another point, Mr.. Anderson
said he could 60 out and get either
committee Of independent manu-
facturers or union people who would
show the JAWS position is the
most ridiculous position in the
world" He added he could get John
l.. Lewis to do such job.
WIN SoAA oOAAAl A1CWlo was q ldDOl
leader" Mr.. Johnstone replied.
This brought the following ex-
change, as reputed in the steno-
graphic reports:
"Johnstone-Who said John Lewis
was a labor leader?
"Anderson-He might be your boss
before long.
Alfred Frederioo-Are you going
to help him determine that?
"Anderson-Determine what?
"Frederico-That he is our boss.
"Reuther-Back in 1887 you didn't
think much Of John Lewis.
"Anderson-I don't think much OF
him now.
"Reuther-Are you willing to have
him act rs your arbitrator in this
dispute?
"Anderson-No; I said can get
him TO-
"Reuther dnterposing)-We don't
agree with John L. Lewis wage.
price theory. His theory Of saying
we will soak the public dollar more
per ton of coal and you get so cents
Of 1t and the operator 50 cents. We