Detroit evening times., 1945-03-11
Senator's to Quiz Workers Caught
Sleeping, Loafing at Packard Plant
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lions 20 both labor and manage
mcnt witnesses, and haSing then
on The assumption that thc idl,
men had completed their produc
ton quotas for the day Ferguson
wanted 90 know what could bc
done about such n situation
Walter p Rruthrr. tAW-Gft
vice president presenting a pha>,
of labor ease. said the uuur
could do nothing without bcinl
charged -pA+lA- g>t44PtaF R4H-g-
mcntS prcroCatNe>.
George RomncN. managing a.
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for War Production and manage
mcni spokesman. said manage
mont Bon such cases was "thWarlcd
by The union and handicapped
hy government interference
What do YOU do 10 help ont
this sort of situation ." FCrEu-
son asked RcuthCr.
we could only GO In on
grievance" RcuthoT replied.
w hen We start doing some
thing about things like that We
are charged with uNurping man
agemcntS prerOgatiNes.'
DENIES RESPONSIBILITY
10 thc mion doesn't accept
any responsibility tor such
things >" the senator pursued
"No." Was Reuthcr'S reioin-
der III such y condition exists
management has failed in ~omr-
thing. The unions have fought
Ia get into plants te get At Stteh
problems but have not been per
mitted te.
81 have been director of the
GM unions tor five years and
still can't 20 into n plant. II
management il willing 10 give
~ additional status We can deal
with these problems. H
Earlier Ferguson had asked
Romncy what management would
do I'M the Packard case
The companies attempt To
penaliTe such men. hut they are
thWarted by the union and han
diCapped by the government
Romney replied
THE government has man
acled industry by weak and
outmoded labor policies. Il has
deprived industry ef the author.
ity to operate"
Ferguson pursued his point fur
thcr
Has industry lost its power
30 manage and is IL unable T.
manage ." hc InQuIIcd---
DISCIPLINE DISCUSSED
The witness replied that only in
The last 4car-haS- industry -hcen
permitted to apply discipline.
what law would you pass 10
cure This SituatiOn?" the senator
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Put an end 10 the, privileges
Of unions" ROmnCN urged
Adopt national labor policy
that il balanced. equitable and
complete"
The industry spokesman then
renewed his earlier charge that
he unions principal objective to
cay. as bcfOrN the war, Is 10 run
The plants" ."
You admit that management
has lost the right 10 manage
Ferguson asked.
PUTS BLAME ON UNION
"Ycs," ROmncy replied, "to
the degree that any time man
agement tries To exercise its
functions the unions use the
grievances TO fOment strikes
such a. the recent Dodge
strike"
He also complained that the
aCk OF a definite wage policy
an incentive for strikes
md work stoppagcS.
Senator Ferguson interrupted
he proceedings briefly to reply
@ the criticism of a newspaper.
Iot the Times, that delay IN the
.pcnInC of the public hearings
NTH manpcwcr bills had passed
10Th House and Senate was tanta-
Mount 10 an attempt 10 lock the
.arn after the horse was stolen.
II think il should go on rec
ord" he said. that while the
manpoWer bill passed the SEN
ate, II is now before the confer
cnce committee of House and
Son3tol and j. not yet law.
These hearings should be n help
to that committee, and our be
ing here II not an idle gesture.