The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-10
BY the Associated Press)

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Union and management officials.
in three separate meetings today.
sought TO avert nation wide strikes
called for next week involving more
than 100000 workers in three ma
| Ior industries.
As efforts were made TO halt or
delay the work stoppages, contin-
uing strikes throughout the country
/ kept idle about $4,000 workers.
Involved in tOday's meetings
were the steel electrical and meat
packing industries, in which walk
outs are scheduled to start next
/ Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
respectively In each dispute be.
tween the CIO unions and manage
ment. the chief issue is workers
demands for higher wages.
Meet on Steel
The session between leaders Of
the CIO United Steelworkers. rep
resenting some 100000 members.
and officials OF L. $. steel was call
ed in New York city. Union Presi.
dent Philip Murray said if the cor.
poratiou extended satisfa Glory
wage offer he would notify union
officials to hold the strike in sbev-
ance'. The union is asking a 81
day wage increase
Also meeting in New York were
/ officials Of the General Electric Co,
/ and the ClO United Electric
/ Workers Union, whose 200 600
/
in support OF demands for wage
hikes OF 81 day. The walkout
would he against General Electric.
Westinghouse Electric Corp. and
the electrical plants Of General Mo-
tors Corp.
In Chicago Edgar l.. Warren,
/ Chief Of the Federal Cancellation
/ Service. awaited answer from two
/ OF the countTy's largest meat pack
/ ers, Swift a. Co. and Armor a. Co.
/ TO his proposal 10 halt the walkout
. of some $4,000 workers in the
meat packing industry.
/ Warren did not disclose the exact
/ terms Of his proposal. but an indus
/ try spokesman, who asked anony-
nifty, said the offer concerned
possible increase in price for the
meat bought under government CON
/ tracts.
Tn CIO United Packiughouse
! Workers Union has asked -
| cents an hour wage boost for rs
| 200 OOO members and $4,000 AFL
meat cutters have threatened to
7 Join In the scheduled walkout
As negotiations in the three big
/ disputes were underway. a cour-
| try wide disruption Of telephone
service appeared imminent as 5000
/ telephone installation workers quit
/ their Jobs in 4i states in wage
dispute. The strikers. members NJ
/ the Independent Association OF
Communications Equipment Work
! ers. install Western Electric equip
ment for the Bell Telephone Sys-
tenn
Union leaders said picketing "
/ telephone exchanges would begin
tomorrow and they said the 2G3 1000
| members Of the Independent Ma
tional Federation Of Tc'ephons
/ Workers and other telephone I'M
ions were expected to respect the
/ picket lines.
In Detroit. the C1O United Auto
Workers Union was 10 resume ne
gotiations with the Ford Motor Co.
and company spokesman said
wages probably would he discussed.
Some oOo.0o0 members Of the
union employed IN General Motors
plants have been on strike since
/ Nov. - in support Of demands for
a 80 per cent wage increase. The
resumption 81 negotiations with
Ford came after recess of three
weeks The union has rejected
/ management offer to boost wage
rates approximately ~ cents an
T hour Meanwhile. the union await
ed q report by the eo'eunmPnt fact
/ fnding board studying the General
Motors strike.