The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-20
Action on Eve of
KaiSer-F Frazer
Negotiations

Negotiations are 10 begin Friday
morning between Local so and
Local 142, UAW.CIO, to effect a
merger OF the two locals and there.
by form the official representative
body for employees OF the Kaiser
Frazer Corporation at Willow Run
plant. The meetings are to be 1T
Local JAP headquarters In Detroit.
Local so is the former bargaining
body for employees of the Willow
Run Plant when 1t was operated by
the Ford Motor Company. Local
l42 was under contract with the
Graham Paige Motor. Car Company
at the Warren Ave. plant in Detroit.
Both claimed authority for the
workers of the Kaiser Frazer Cor
poration, closely linked TO the Ora.
ham Paige Company
During Negotiations
The meetings are scheduled cur.
rently with the international union
negotiations with the Kaiser Fraz-
er Company for a contract.
Brendon Sexton, president ot
Local so, stated today that at the
preliminary meeting between the
two locals, the agreement was made
that Friday morning would be the
official start OF the merger talks
and that each local would present
its plan for effecting the merger.
Discussions will be based upon the
two plans submitted.
Three members from each local
are to attend the meeting. In 40.
dition TO President Sexton, Locat
30 will be represented by John
Bateman, financial secretary, and
John Shures, member of the execu-
tive board OF the local. Members
OF Local 142 to attend the session.
are unannolnced, with the excep-
ton OF Leo Grogan. president.
The principles embodied in the
proposal which will be made by
Local so, asserted Mr.. Sexton, are
that the locals would continue In.
dependently until the established
election dates set By the interns-
tlonal constitution. The constiuI-
ton stipulates that elections must
be held In February or March.
An election committee of SIX
members will be appointed. three
by each local, and this committee
will make arrangements for the bal
loting. A member must be In good
standing with his local to be elis.
ible to run for office, and the sans
requirement will he made OF voters.
To Authorize Officers
Under the Local so plan, II wilt
be agreed upon prior to the cleo
tions that the officers will be auth
orized to merge the assets, property
and membership Of the two locals
The executive board OF the Inter-
national UAW-CIO ordered the loo.
calls attempt a merger on their
own accord previous to any action
by the international. In the event
that no agreement can be made be-
tween the two locals the executive
council OF the international union
will intervene, abrogating the exist
ence of both locals, and form an
entirely new local.
The n alSer-fraLef COMPANY
agreed following the picketlng OF
the giant plant during the first
week OF November that the JAW
CLIO would be recognized by the
company as the only legal bargain
ing body for its workers. 1t also
agreed with the international union
for the dovetailing OF the seniority
lists OF the former Ford and Ora
ham Paige workers.
Auto Bodies TO
be Made Here
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. will manu-
facture car bodies at the Willow
Run plant according to an an
nouncement by Norman A. Schass-
berger and Fred r. Watson who
will be in charge Of body engineer
ing. Schassberger was formerly
with WHY'S Overland and Watson
has served with Fisher Body and
Chrysler The first OF series OF
90O-ton body presses is now being
built and will be installed at the
Willow Run plant within the next
90 days, they state. Joseph ".
Frazer, president said. This should
be a major step in permitting us
to produce at the lowest price pos