The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-02-04
TRUMAN PLANS
STEEL MOVE
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new wakouts tnreateneo w III.
to the current total Of 1,SSO'Uoo loie
| in labor disputes.
A. St. Louis, an enforced holi-
day for 10000 public school pupils
was thought likely to result from
strike of 400 school custodlans
set for 7 a. M, today MondayJ
IDr Herbert Winterer, president Oh
the board of education, said the
141 public schools would not open
TODAY if heat was not available.
The custodians. members Of the
ALL Custodians and Matrons un'
ion. seek a $40 monthly pay raise.
Brass Workers
About 1000 employees OF the
American Brass company at But
falo. N. Y, went on scheduled
walkout Sunday midnight, joining
more than 10000 members OF the
Clio mine, mill and smelter work
ers union in a strike against the
brass industry's big Three Inc
big three are the Scoville Manu-
featuring company, the chase
Brass and Copper company. ana
American Brass.
AT San Diego, Calf, the Gu
Aircraft Machinists union planned
strike today of 1861 employees OF
the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
corporation. The union wants a
Ito per cent hourly "stop gap"
wage raise pending final contract
negotiations.
Kansas City had labor troubles,
| too. There six major milk dis
ttributing companies are threaten
ed with strike by the ALL Milk
Drivers and Dairy Employees un-
ion. Union members voted to
strike after their 1945 contract ex-
pires at midnight Thursday.
However, the union said the
diaries would be struck singly to
insure a continuous supply OF milk.
Time for the walkouts was mdis-
closed. Operators reported the
union was asked a wage increase
averaging 20 cents an hour more
than was paid under the 1945 con-
tract.
"Outside Government
A White House official announced
that President Truman plans to
call in men from outside the gov
eminent to discuss the steel strike
and other economic matters this
week. The President was reported
to be preparing to announce a
steel price increase which some
quarters believe will open the way
to revision of the national wage
price sterilization policy and end
wage-price disputes in the steel,
electrical and other major indus
les.
Usually Uniformed sources
place the price rise at between 81
and IS a ton. The President steel
fact finding panel repeatedly will
hold that this is more than enough
to compensate the steel companies
in return for raising striking work
ers Is IL cents an hour.
Both developments, if they ma
terialize, could mean readjust-
ment of the administrations hold
the-line policy which probably
would have to be extended to 9TH
er trouble fronts. Some responsible
officials contend there is no other
way to end the steel walkout and
clear the way for settlement OF
other vital strikes, including that
of 100000 electrical workers.
The "entire situation was can
vassed in talks between the pres
ident and his top economic advis-
ers Saturday. The official said,
adding there were mo conclusive
results Meeting with Mr.. Tru-
man were State and Treasury
Secretaries Byrnes and Vinson,
both former directors of War Mo-
bliziation; Price Administrator
Chester Bowles and Recover
sion Director John w. Snyder.
Another White House visitor Sat
urday was Charles E. Wilson, pre-
sident of the strikebound General
Electrical corporation. VIII S o n
later told reporters he had given
Mr.. Truman ''some suggestions as
to wages and prices" looking to-
ward a settlement of the strike Of
zoe, 600 CLIO United Electrical work.
ers against GE, Westinghouse and
General Motors. But he did not
divulge Ids suggestions.
Optimism Drops
Labor department officials in
Washington were reported to have
dropped their optimism about a
quick settlement of the General
Motors strike by 175,000 CLIO auto
workers. Federal Conciliator JAM
es F. Dewey planned to bring the
parties together in Detroit again
this afternoon But during the
week end he reported the negotia-
tons were tagging.
Secretary Of Labor Schwellen-
bach may get a report today from
the meat TACT finding board. This
group has been investigating the
strike Of 263, 1000 AFL and CLIO
workers which resulted in govern
ment seizure Of the major packing
houses a week ago.
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