Evening star., 1945-11-01
Greyhound Bus
Strike Halls
Trips 10 North
Service to South
Continues; 375 Join
In WuIkout Here

In WoIkout Here
FIvE-HOUR WORK stoppage in
telegraph service seen as possibil-
ity tomorrow. Page Al
POLICE WATCHING truck strike
after incident in which truck is
disabled. Page A
Greyhound bus service north
ward out of Washington was at
a standstill today after 375 driv-
ers and maintenance employees
here last midnight joined a
strike affecting transportation
throughout the Northeastern
section of the country and parts
of the Middle West.
The strike, involving about 1000
AFL employees of six Greyhound
affiliates, began at 1901 am, after
last-minute attempts by the United
States Cancellation Service to reach
wage agreement failed.
Pickets began parading before the
Greyhound terminal at Twelfth
street and New York avenue NV.
as soon as the strike began. About
20 of them were still at their posts
later this morning, carrying signs
informing the public that a strike
was in progress.
Use Tickets on Trains.
Ticket sellers at the terminal
stopped selling tickets for passage
on the lines affected at midnight,
but some trips had already been
held up by the company in antic-
ipation of the strike. Persons who
had bought tickets here before mid
night for trips scheduled in the
early morning hours were allowed
to use them on trains.
Drivers on the road at midnight
proceeded to the nearest terminal
and then joined the strike. Many
persons were stranded at stations
far from their destinations.
/. The. six Greyhound affiliates af-
fected are Pennsylvania, Central,
New England, Illinois and Eastern
divisions and the Capitol Theater
Coach Drivers of New York.
Strike May Spread.
The possibility that the strike
would spread to other buslines
throughout the country was fore
seen today by George E. ziff, New
York official of the ALF Amalga-
mated Association of Street, Elec-
tric Railway and Motor Coach En-
ployes.
Meanwhile, Ralph Cooley. presi-
dent of the Washington local, said
he saw no indication of when the
strike would end.
I'VE have offered to accept arbi-
tration or any other means offered
by the Government for settlement
of the dispute" he said, "but the
company has refused"
Buses from Washington to the
South and Southwest continued to
operate, as did those of Capital
Greyhound, which has routes to
Annapolis and to Parkersburg, w.
Va; Cincinnati and st. Louis.
Drivers on Southern routes are un-
organized and employees of the Capt.
tai Division have no dispute with
the company.
Unload on Street.
Drivers refused to pass picket
lines to enter the terminal, how
ever. Instead, they anloaded their
passengers on the street. Buses
outward bound were driven from
the terminal by the starter, loaded
on the street and then turned over
to the driver. Buses running be-
tween here and Southern points
were serviced in Richmond, mas
much as maintenance employees at
the Washington terminal have
Joined the strike.
The terminal yard here was
tammed with idle buses, left there
by drivers who brought them in
from their runs and then Joined the
walkout. Inside, the terminal, gen.
orally crowded with travellers, was
nearly empty. This was especially
noticeable around 8 am, when
terminal employees usually are han
ding peak crowds.
Commuter service to points be-
tween here and Baltimore was gen.
orally maintained by increased
operations on National railways
Lines.
Child Among Those Stranded.
Among those stranded by the
strike was 4-year-old Anna Zakaib
who was still in the Greyhound
terminal here at $50 am. with her
father, James Zakaib, waiting to
finish their journey. Mr.. Zakaib
and his daughter, who live in Los
Angeles, left Boston yesterday to
visit Mr.. zakaib's aunt in Charles