Evening star., 1945-10-27
Officials Predict LuII
In Labor Disputes
AS Conference Nears
By JAMES Y. NEWTON.

TO the labor management con
ference, a real chance to Obtain
agreement on fundamentals o
a lasting industrial peace.
Several factors led to the belle
that there will be at least a tempo
rary breathing spell from new in
dustrial disputes. First. both man
agement and labor were reluctan
to take any steps pending announce
ment Of new wage-price policy Tues
day night by President Truman
Then the labor management con
ference is scheduled to open her
the following Monday.
One official predicted there woul,
be little trouble in the automobil
capital OF Detroit at least until afte
the November mayoralty election
Richard Frankensteen, vice presi
dent of the CIO United AUTOMOBILE
Workers, is engaged in the race TO
mayor. 1t was held unlikely tina
auto workers, most of whom hav,
voted overwhelmingly to strike
would take such step now, regard
less Of provocation.
Binding Agreements Seen.
Federal officials said delegates
named to the November 5 confer.
ence were completely representative
of the various shades of labor ane
industry opinion. They said agree.
ments worked out by the group likely
would be binding on both sides.
On the delegate list are conserva
tive labor leaders and those wht
lean to the left. Industry represen.
tatives include a sprinkling of lib.
eral management as well as ones
labor hold decidedly reactionary
There are management official.
whose firms defied the War Labor
Board in wartime. as well as ones
who complied readily.
Officials say this representative
group makes sure that all sore
points of industry will be threshec
out thoroughly. Whatever agree
ments are made are likely to stick
Sixty-Six Strikes Settled.
Also on the bright side, the Labor
Departments Cancellation Service
reported that strikes are being set
tied faster than they are started
Cancellation Director Edgar L. War
rem reported that Sc strikes were
settled in the week ended October
"a, sending 100000 employees back
to work A total of 81 new stop
pages occurred. involving $4,000
workers. but settlements affecting
$4,000 were achieved before the week
ended.
Unless there is failure to reach
agreement in some of the heavy
industries, such as automobiles. u
Mr.. Warren said, 'it is believed the
next three weeks will reduce the
number of strikes in the country to
a figure that is near normal"
Meanwhile, the charge was hearc
In labor circles that major portion
OF industry was laying down on the
Joo Tor the rest of this year, pend.
ing probable repeal of excess profit:
tax on January l. Labor spokesmer
pointed out there is no incentive TO,
the companies to earn more this
year. since most of them already are
in very high income brackets.
Murray Offers Plan.
Senator Murray, Democrat, oi
Montana suggested in a Senate
speech yesterday that an income tax
law penalty be invoked against cor
porations which decline to bargain
collectively in good faith" with labor
unions.
Senator Murray said the plar
should apply also to firms which
turn down Federal offers of media
ton or voluntary arbitration.
1t would deny the corporations
use of the carry back and carry
forward tax provisions permitting
companies to deduct losses of a bac
year from profits of good one.
If corporations are to engage In
unlon-busting they should be re-
quired to do so at their own ex-
pense," Senator Murray commented
He suggested that the OPA be
ordered to cut the ceiling prices Of
items produced by any company
whose average hourly wages are re-
duced through elimination of over
time pay and down grading" of en-
ployes to lower job classifications.
List of Delegates.
The White House yesterday made
public the list of delegates, alternate
delegates and advisers to the labor
management conference. They are.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR.
Delegates.
William L. Green, president: George
Meany, scrretary-treasurer; Harry
G. Bates, president, Bricklayers, Ma
sons and Plasters' International
Union; Daniel j. Tobin, president
International Brotherhood of Team
sters; William L. Hutcheson, presi-
dent, United Brotherhood of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners; David Dubinskv
president, International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union; George Harri-
son, president, Brotherhood of Rail-
way Clerks, and Matthew Woll
AFL vice president.
Alternate Delegates.
Charles j. MacGowan, president,
International Brotherhood of Boiler
makers, Iron Ship Builders and
Helpers; A. L. Spradling, assistant
president, Amalgamated Association
OF Street and Electric Railway EN-
ployes; Martin Durkin, president
United Association of Plumbers and
Steam Filters; Herman Winter
president, Bakery and Confectionery
Workers International Union; Ed
ward j. Brown, president, Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers; Patrick E. German, secre-
tary-treasurer, Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen
James M. Duffey, president, Nationai
Brotherhood of Operative Potters
and Elmer E. Milliman, president
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Wa,
Employees.
CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL
ORGANIZATIONS.
Delegates.
Phillip Murray, president; r. ]
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