The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-28
STRIKE THREATENS
MILITARY NEEDS
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Both management and CLIO Oil
Workers Union representatives
agreed to renew in Washington
their efforts to break a three-day
deadlock in negotiations to end the
strike for a 80 per cent wage rate
increase.
Warren, who made a surprise en-
trance into the controversy yester-
day, said he had told the union
he was sure he could count on
no expansion Of the strike between
now and Saturday. The union made
no formal reply.
Shortly before this, 100 refinery
workers at the Chalmette Petro-
leum Corporation in New Orleans
joined the strike. CIO headquarters
there said locals in four other
plants in the district, with 400
workers, had voted to strike. This
added Louisiana to the list Of
states previously involved-Texas,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois,
West Virginia and Massachusetts.
There will be no seizures unless
and until there is no longer any
hope of settlement by Cancellation
means" Secretary Schwellenbach
said of the oil strike through a de-
partment official.
Other Labor Department author.
tiles said seizure would take place
only if recommended by the Army
and Navy, and in such acse might
cover only the plants needed to
fill military demands.
In the eastern coal fields, a
strike of supervisory mine en-
ployes spread to II more pits.
bringing the total number of idle
miners in Pennsylvania and West
Virginia to 36,625. The strikers de-
mand bargaining rights for their
union, a branch Of the unaffiliated
United Mine Workers Of America.
The strike of $4,000 ALL Build
ing Service Employees in New York
spread to 100 additional structures,
a union spokesman said. The Union
reported total Of 1854 buildings
affected, but police said employees
were idle in 2,022.
More unions pledged support of
the strike, now four days old. An
official Of the ALL International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
said the dispute already had cost
the trade SIS, 900 in fall and
winter orders. Garment workers
who refused to cross picket lines.
he said. had lost $3,5OO,000 in
wages.
The dispute arose over the Build
ing Service Unions rejection of
a War Labor Board award of $28. 05
for a 44-hour week. The workers
had received $30.15 for 46 hours
and the WLB denied provisions for
union security, severance pay, paid
vacations and holiday provisions.
Seventy textile printing and
dyeing plants in the Paterson, N.
j., area closed down after a walk
out by 5000 CLIO workers for a IS
cent hourly wage increase to COM
for reduction in the work
week from so hours to 40.
Joseph w. Knapik, union presi-
dent, said the strike would affect
about $1,000 workers in PA other
plants in nine states and a half
garment workers, as well.
In Pittsburgh a strike OF $50 pro-
drce handlers tied up vegetable
and fruit shipments. AFL union.
lists were protesting against a no.
strike clause in new contract.
Twelve hundred men idle for two
days because of a walkout of 800
C1O steel workers returned to work
at the Bethlehem Steel Company's
Sparrows Point, Md, plant. The
company agreed to discuss griev-
ances as soon as the men returned
and average operations were re-
stored.
Lancaster, Pa, residents rode
to work on regularly-operated bus
es and trolley cars for the first
time since Sept. l as the Cones
toga Transportation Company re-
sumed regular service. AFL en-
ployes voted Wednesday night to
accept a management-labor agree
ment ending the contract dispute.
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