The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-31
Management. Lobor Differ
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This has been accomplished by a
 constant effort to improve pro-
 duction methods so that unit
 costs have been reduced as wages
 have risen.
 Unfortunately, because of our
 high wage policy, no single one
 of the reasons that the President
 advanced will allow us to in-
 crease wages because that will
 neceSsitate an increase in the
 price of our products.
 Based on present costs and
 prices the latest figures indicate
 the company will operate with
 out profit. To overcome this situ-
 ation we have petitioned the Of-
 ice of Price Administration to
 allow price increases. on the arr
 ticles We make.
 It is perhaps too early to fully
 understand the proper interpre-
 tation of the Presidents Execu-
 tive Order.
 A large proportion of our enl- ployes are now working 4e hours
 per week and we hope to have
 enough business to generally run
 on that basis.
 The Presidents speech seemed to indicate that this method of
 maintaining the take-home pay
 would meet the danger of de- fiation which he feared.
 Clark S. Judd, president Of the board of chairman of the Ameri- can Brass Go, now involved fin a labor-management controversy with the CIO stated, he had not had a full opportunity to thoroughly study the Presidents speech and there fore would rather decline the op- portunity to make any comment.
 Rodney s. Chase, public relations director Of the Chase Brass & Cop per O., also the center of wage boost controversy, declared he felt the Presidents speech to be help fui and one which offered some medium of possible future policy for negotiations. However, both man. agement and labor should await further interpretation of MT. Tru- mans utterances."
 John J. Driscoll, executive secre- ,ary of the C.IO. Waterbury Coun- ,il, declared that the union was in 'ull support of the Presidents ap- oroach to the problems but did ex- press disappointment in the lack of Ipecific measures for wage increases.
 To Speak Over Radio
 Mir. Driscol is scheduled to speak ,onight over station WTIC. Hart 'ord, at 6:30 ?. m. on the Presi- ients speech and the current ABC dispute. His statement of this rnorn- ng to The Democrat is as follows:
 we have found in President Tru- mans statement on wages and prices a good deal of support for which the CI.O. has ,een using in seeking a 30 per cent wage adjustment. Our unions in his state have been presenting sirni- ar arguments to various industrial for some time but without success. While we are disappointed that the Presidents executive order does not eem to provide appropriate mea- ures for implementing this, pro- ram for increasing wages and seeping prices down we are in full Iccord with his statement that "La- 'or and Management must adopt effective bargaining as effective md mature method of doing bisi- leGs.1 .+
 We hope that industry will heed he Presidents suggestion to sit own with the unions representing Es employees and try to determine low much increase that particular ompany or industry could allow at hat particular time"
 We believe that if this is done aost managements in this state ouId grant 90 per cent increases nd still make reasonable profits in he reconyersion period without rice increases"
 Harold Senior, editor of the CI.O. made similar state. cents, as MT. Driscoll and declared . effect that he hoped manage 1ent would follow the Presidents dyice as to collective bargaining. industry is in e favorable position D meet Iabor'G demands"