Evening star., 1945-09-21
Dodge Truck Factory
lis Closed as Pickets
Keep Workers Out
Es the Associated Press.


Es the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Sept. 21-Labor troub-
les today closed another plant Of
the automobile industry, Chrysler
Corps Dodge truck factory, as more
than 10000 auto workers completed
a week of idleness.
A Chrysler spokesman, charging
Local 140 of the United Automobile
Workers tC1O) with apparently
sheer responsibility" said 40 to
so pickets prevented entry of 800
employees to the truck plant and
forced its closing.
Strikes in supplier plants yester-
day caused the layoff until Monday
OF 1900 Dodge truck employees,
Chrysler said. When the remaining
300 reported today, they were turned
aside by the pickets, the spokes-
man said
No Notice of Grievance.
Chrysler said it had received no
notice of grievance from Local l4o.
There was no immediate statement
from the local
A strike at the Zenith carburetor
division of Bendix Aviation Corp.
resulted in idleness for 1900 en-
ployes. Forty foremen walked out
protesting working arrangements
and the company said it was forced
to send home all it's production
workers.
The auto union and management
continued to spar over the unions
demand for 80 per cent industry
wide wage increase.
Union officials proceeded with
plans for strike votes in plants OF
the big three"-Chrysler General
Motors and Ford-While an aug
mented force of Federal labor con-
clllators sought to solve several
other labor disputes that have seri-
ously affected the industry's recon-
version program.
Charges of union irresponsibility-
and management union busting
tactics" were tossed around in one Of
the latter disputes, involving Off
clals Of the strike-bound Murray
Corp. and leaders of the United
Automobile Workers (CIO).
Proposal Called "Balonev."
The proposed 80 per cent increases
were termed "a lot of baloney' by
Detroit industrialist-Leo JACQUES.
general manager of the Motor Prod
ucts Corp. He added, but, of course.
everybody realizes there are going
to be raises. The only argument is
over how much"
George Romney. general manager
OF the Automobile Manufacturers
Association. declared the industry
will be guided by the public interest
IN dealing with the UAW-CIO," but
he added, ''management's ob1igatio
to workers - is to pay the highest
possible wages"
Mr.. Romney said in speech last
night at New York. Not only il
there no desire on the part of in
dusTy to fight the unions, but there
Is positive belief that our economic
program will be ended if We fail to
develop basis on which collective
bargaining can work"
ad Assailed Union Leaders.
The dispute between the Murray
Corp. and union officials developed
Thursday after the concern said in
a newspaper advertisement. Be
cause of the actions of irresponsible
union leaders our national economic
system may become so hopelessly
stalled that We may be headed
straight for another depression.
Company officials said its 3.l00
employees struck September 10 with
out notifying them of the reasons
tor the action. Union officials coun-
tered with an assertion the Walkout
was caused by management insist
ence on departmental reorganiza-
tions in violation of the union con-
tract.
R. J. Thomas. president of the
UAW-CIO, today advised the strik-
ers to return to their jobs pending
strike vote under the Smith Con-
naly Act, adding the strike would
get the full support of the UAW If
it is voted.
1T is little wonder the people in
the plant walked out" Mr.. Thomas
declared in commenting on the
company statement. He added, the
walkout was provoked and if that
isn't deliberate union-bu busting tao
tics then I don't know such tactics"
Work on Score of Disputes.
The Murray dispute was one of a
score that occupied the attention of
seven extra labor conciliators who
were rushed here from Washington
Yesterday to aid in getting the mo-
tor clty's production schedules back
to normal.
Edgar L. Warren, new chief of the
Cancellation Service, said at WASH
lngton that none of his staff was at
work on the Kelsey-Hayes Wheel
Co., most delicate of the Detroit
work Stoppages.
The firms 4,5O0 employees have
been out since August % in a dis
pute over company failure to rehire
four union members who. were ac-
2used of ejecting a company fore
man from the plant. q
Richard Frankensteen AW vice
president, and Percy Lle%ellyn, ad-
of the KELSEY -Haves
local, continued their efforts to get