Evening star., 1946-01-31
UAW and GIN Plan
To Resume Par|eys
Al Detroit Today
Ev the Assnciat ted Press

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 31.-General Mo-
tors Corp. and the CIO United
Automobile Workers planned today
to resume their "across-the-table
negotiations in the 72-day automo-
bile strike with the aid of interim
missionary work" by James F..
Dewey, Government mediator.
AS GIN and union representatives
prepared for their second get-to-
gether, renewing negotiations in the
longest deadlock in automotive his
tory, they faced both wage and
maintenance-of-membership issues
which were thrashed out last night
in statements from both sides.
The statements, which climaxed
the first across the table" meeting
since the middle of December, left
the two issues drawn along these
lines:
Wages-GM said it had nothing
further to offer in addition to its
1872 cent hourly rise until "provi-
sions of new contract are worked
out that give assurance of uninter-
rupted production, efficient work ef-
fort by each employe and other pro-
visions which we believe will con-
tribute to better relations" -
Union Charges bad Faith"
UAW charged the company with
bad faith" in renewing its 13h-
cent offer 12 per cent? considering
a 19A-cent raise Q71a per cent?
recommended by President Tru-
mans fact-finding board and "in
the face of greater increases agreed
to by other major auto COM
panies -"
Maintenance of membership-GM
contended clause in its union con-
tract terminated several weeks ago
forced us to discharge 1880 salts
factory employees on the unions de-
mand because these employees were
not willing to pay their union dues"
GIN said it was unwilling to put
any such provision in the new con-
tract"
UAW declared "the President
recommended that the old contract
be reinstated" and in asking for
rejection of maintenance of men,
bership provision GIN was lin de-
flance of the President"
The strike will continue until
the corporation meets its public re-
sponsibility and bargains in good
faith to carry out the recommended
tions of the President of the United
States" the UAW statement con-
cluded.
Plans Missionary Work
Confronted by these conflicting
viewpoints, Mr.. Dewey said he would
do "a little missionary work" with
both union and GIN representatives
before negotiations start.
He added he did not know which
of the two major issues now was
the larger stumbling block in the
path of settlement, wages or main
tenance of membership.
AT least" he said, I'VE got them
talking across the table"
Walter P. Reuther, UAW vice presi-
dent, asked whether he considered
the Presidents fact-f1nding pro-
posals an actual recommendation,
declared, He (the President) rec
commended on the basis of |
the proposals made to him by the
fact-finders
The corporation suggested that ''if
the union wishes to order the en-
ployes back to work on the basis
of an increase of 1872 cents per hour
while a contract is being ne
gotiated, that will be all right with
U.s." cs 70If
This offer, however, was rejected
by the UAW.
"It should be remembered" the
GIN statement added, that the
union singled out General Motors for
strike action under its labor blockade
policy to force an excessive wage in
crease not only on General Motors,
but on the whole country.
Others Reconverted Plants.
"Our principal competitors were
allowed to reconvert their plants and
negotiate new contracts Satisfactory
to them while their employees worked
without any increases in wages ,
whatsoever"
GIN said its 1872 cent offer, made !
less than three months ago, was
the best wage increase then offered
by any company in the automotive
industry or by any important COM
pany in the heavy goods industries"
At that time the UAW was de-
manding 80 per cent wage increase.
Later it expressed willingness to
accept the presidential fact-finders
171a per cent increase, but when GIN
took no action on this proposal the
union went back to its original 80
per cent demand.
The record-breaking GIN strike
involves 175,000 workers in 96 plants.