Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-06-24
$1,000 Workers Idle
In Strikes; Lack Of
Meat Brings Walkout
BY the Associated Press.

this week end left more than 81 ,0Ol
workers idle in scores of contro.
versies. In Detroit alone 37,00l
workers were affected.
In the Michigan metropolis, {
walkout Of approximately 1886 rem.
dering company workers which hat
kept slaughter houses idle was end.
ed, but a controversy between thu
AFL and the CLIO over reconyersior
work saw $4,000 Packard Motor CA
Co. employees, $500 at Budd Whee
Co. and others at three plants o.
the Chrysler Corp, of the job.
A complaint by workers at on.
of the Briggs Manufacturing Co..
plants that they got no meat ir
lunch sandwiches caused idlenes,
for 1900 others in Detroit. The pres.
ident of the Briggs union said the
men would return to work Monday
but warned:
IF the situation doesn't improve
we will come OF the Job again in
full force"
MATCH on Clty HAL.
Fifty-odd meat protest" march
ers paraded on the City Hall and
Offices of the OPA and War Food
Administration. On their shoulders
they held signs saying "One Meat
Ball-But Where?" "All We Get Is
OPA Baloney," I'VE Want Food"
and other slogans.
Patrick v. Mcnamara, acting dis
trict OPA director, said the meat
shortage was mot our problem"
Union leaders at five closed Good
year Tire dz Rubber Co. plants in
Akron, Ohio, failed to appear in
Washington and show cause to the
War Labor Board why q strike.
which began last Sunday, has not
ended. The scheduled hearing was
Cancelled and the board declined
comment on its next step.
WLB Chairman George w. Tay-
lor in a statement at Washington
yesterday called the Goodyear stop
page an outlaw strike that has a
Gripping effect on critical war
production.
The Navy has informed the board
OF It's need Immediately to obtain
the heavy duty tires. aircraft tires
and refueling hose made by this
plant" Mr.. Taylor said.
The Army reports that the stop
page is interfering with the pro-
duction of tanks and aircraft, as
well as other critical military
items"
C. v. Wheeler, president of Good
year Local No. 2, yesterday tele-
graphed the WLB that representa-
tives of the union would not appear
because I'VE disagree the way to
effect resumption Of production is
by issuance Of orders to the union
to return to work because that
would not settle present and prob
able future controversies" Isues in
volved In the controversy included
wages, hours and overtime pay.
Truckers Return to Work.
About half of Chicago's truck
drivers were back on the job yes
terday, an Once of Defense Trans
portation ofncial reported, and the
backlog Of high priority war ship
ments has been cleared up.
Ellis Longenecker, ODT executive
who is managing the 1,700 seized
truck lines, said an attempt would
be made tomorrow to operate them
on something like q normal basis.
. Another 500 soldiers arrived dur
ing the day, increasing the military
complement to more than 5000,
which is expected to be full strength,
and more drivers are expected to be
on duty next week.
Stoppage Of q strike OF 10 printers
at the Jersey Journal, Jersey City,
and 18 at the Bayonne IN. j. Times,
was ordered by the WLB. Each
paper has published only once since
the strike began II days ago.
Meanwhile, there were no indi-
cations that strike Of $1,000 glass
workers in 10 cities might be ended
shortly. Workers affected included
5000 from six Pittsburgh plate glass
plants and 1000 from four Libbey.
Owens-Ford Co. plants.
The WLB from Washington yes
terday directed immediate ter
mination" of the strike at the 10
plants Of the two companies.
A hearing has been set for July
10. but the board said no action
will be taken in the case while
the strike is in progress.
Study WLB Proposal.
Leaders of more than 400 bus
drivers and mechanics of the Tri.
State Transit Co. of Louisians
studied a WLB agreement to ap.
point q national panel to consider
their dispute of their two-weei
walkout is ended.
Strike situations in other citiea
continued unchanged except at AL.
Goa, Tenn, where = three-day un.
authorized walkout affecting 2,30(
employees at the Aluminium Co. o.
America plants was ended wher
workers agreed to submit their la
Dor dispute to arbitration.