Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1946-10-21
Strike By Pilots Ties IN
Giant TWA World Svsfesp2
Wage Dispute Over
Year Old at Issue
AS Airmen Walkout

Washington, Oct. 2l.-,P,-Thc
AFL airline pilots association tada,
called systcm-widc strike over ihc
o. ,u-milc routes Of the Trans
World Airline.
Demands for higher pay fer III.
men WHO lily the giant IVA four
engine CONSIDERATIONS ard Shymas-
tcrS across the Atlantic and Medi-
iorrancan as we'll aS from coast L.
coast IN This country led II Il walk
cut al i:59 Il. m. EST.
In an advance statement iySurd
Tor release one minuic alter the
strike dcadlinr. David l.. Pchenckc
rmoA presided, termed the action a
last recourse effort To settle a
wage dispute more Than q year old.
Considerable confusion prevailed
earlier today. when the union, after
announcing tho i:59 Gcadiinc. said
shortly after > u. m. that the strike
| had been moved I'm 10 > a. IN. II was
several minutes after that hear be-
Tore the press officer for the union
! advised reporters that the original
. time still stood.
N %.ib =. M, Thomas Eel.
/ TWA publ" relations rcpr"sor-r.
/ tive. sad tho company bad received
/ '"u U"ii.Iy ~ 81 any %irIfr ar-
/ ton" aad that Iac'; i.',yc. TWD
. prcai!Cu', had retired for the ni.h,
"S'Htms ESu!a;nri
III" rnl.H ICu.i to-day rcIi'-rr'c,
u PIC, ,DU. #,criruu That "a ncl~ nag
ICrmU!n woU'd al'pumt lu q 49,,
:insh ~ hiuh 80 %l.T per cent ion
some r,i"'S aud ,>aF Ill per cen
less than IN" company already ha,
offered. 4 ia,' finding board Gale:
'ur = SIaG Inr~CurCs IN IN" gnnua
N3.Ouh annual !asc pay ceiling e.
pilots Us well a, adjustments in tn,
hourly and hi,,g-c rates for pilot
of tho airline.
The union chief added that undo,
the pilots final proposals submitted
Ia Frye IN Saturday. first pil.i pa,
rates would range fUOm Sl.G7G.T6 I,
, Sl.l3I.43 e month for Constellation
flying Il normal mounth of 1875
miles and from S930.3l 10 Sl.G96 o
: for SkymastcrS with Il i7.6OC-mil
monthly norm.
Frye said the union was demand
ing Sl5.3O0 year for pilots flynn
- hours Il week ~ the four pngiU
aircraft. lie added that the recon
i"cpdn'iors a. tho board actual
resulted in pay increases up t. 3
Per cent Tor Cu-Pi.otS in inlcrna
UOnal services.
I FRYE earlier said BChCnckc con
Q fronted him Saturday morning wit
= a 3O-hCur "uliimatum' To meet tn
,. uniOn's demands The first hint q
the impending strike came last nigh
+ with reports that the pilots wcr
d being ordered ont.
- After these we're confirmed. OS
V wald Ryan. acting chairman of In
Civil AcronauiicS RGard said In
possibility Ol government seizure {
the airline would be discussed at
board meeting today she uli tn
walkout matCrialiHc.
II WIS the first strike Of lis kin
against . major airline in aviatio
= history.
rs the strike dcadlinc arrive
National Airport attaches rCportC
i no Si2n Of Gny activity 20 indiCa
Ic that the strike was on. IlOwcvc
N there were no scheduled TW
ST flights out Of Washington bctwCt
lO:i5 p. m. last night and 0:i5 a. |
&C today.
tc ON the Issue ~ DickCling. II
=. Unions strike announcement sal
al at was speculative whether or u
T. piCkc;iuc by the pilots would (" II
N yond The stage of token picket linz
IL However. If nCCcS Sary. thr p,ln
- said ihcy would establish full pcl.
4 lines III all necessary strategic ";
Dr points"