The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
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expected to come next week.
oPA officials met In washington
last night with the steering COM
mittee Of the Brass NH Industry
Advisory Committee 10 lay the
groundwork for a session with the
fun committee next wednesday.
No offers by management are ex"
pected until after wednesdays
meeting, ct which cost data request
ed BY the oPA viii be studied. COM
pany heads today were awaiting
word on the progress made by the
steering committee, Of which John
A. Coe. Jr., vice-president Of the
American Brass Company, and ROD
ert L. Coe, ce-p-esident OF the
chase Brass g. Copper Company, are
members.
The strike situation at the Big 3"
remained unchanged, following re"
lection by the union yesterday OF a
PROPOSAL by the Scovill Manufactur.
ing Company, that strikers return
to their Jobs pending wage settle
merit.
May Use Steel aPttern
OPA officials said that brass price
increases will be affected along the
same pattern used In steel, 1t was re-
ported by The American Metal Mar
ket, a trade publication. The paper
said that OPA viii first grant price
adjustment, exclusive OF any wage
increases, with the companies then
TO ask for higher prices on the basis
Of any wage boosts that are given.
It was predicted that Economic
Stabiliser Chester BowleS would al
low brass to apply direct to the OPA
price increases, rather than follow
the regular procedure OF getting APP
proval Of the Wage Statbilization
Board.
State CTO Secretary John j.
Driscoll and John Mankowski, mem
Der Of the executive board Of the
Mine, Mill g. Sanelter Workers
Union, claim that 1t Is unnecessary
for the companies to have higher
brass prices authorized before bar
gaining on wages. They contend that
the companies should negotiate
wages first. then apply for price re-
lief, saying that this Is the proceed
ure set down by the government.
The brass strike viii be extended
Monday TO the Oakville Company
Division Of the Scovill Company.
adding another 700 strikers to the
total Of those participating in walk
outs.
See No Immediate Peace
Rodney Chase, director Of indus
trial and public relations for the
Chase Company. said today he sees
no present hope Of any wage offer
until at least after the 9th" the
date Of the brass committee meet
ing with OPA.
The entire price situation is very
confused" said Mr.. Chase. 1T has
to be clarified before we can Go
anything, and the next move Is
stu up 10 the OPA. Secretary
Schwellenbach says go ahead on
wages. but there is no assurance
Of what the price changes will be
and 1t just isn't a reasonable way
TO do business. NO one knows what
the price revision will be and until
We do know there Is nothing that
We can do"
CLIO. spokesman dashed out al
the Scovill Company following re-
lection OF the company's suggestion
that strikers 60 back to work
Union leaders declared that the
company offer contained nothing u
justify another management-unior
conference.
Heads Of the strike strategy com.
mittee are stiil attempting TO ar.
range a conference with Officials
of the Office Of Economic Stabiliza-
ton on the alleged "stalling" b!
companies. Mr.. Mankowski anC
Mr.. Driscoll charge the companies
with failue TO follow procedure
rules set down under the Presi'
dents wage-price order.
OPA Policy Supports Him
Mr.. Driscoll claimed today tina
an OPA statement on price relic
fully supported his contention tina
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