Evening star., 1946-12-09

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unitsd states Concili akion eersice,
Isaid
II think Il i fair 10 ~ that tlaere
Ii ! general public demand III the
United etates today that both en-
lplogers ktid unious. parti ticulAiay IN
this Held. give i greater Gyidence
that they are doing everything with
ii their power to secure continuous
lproductios
After severkl ho,lsss ciosed con-
ference. delegates described the
meeting Is enthusiastic 3 explain
ling that every one present seemed
eager to work out some plan for pre-
venting strikes ii public utilities.
The discussions between represent
attves Of labor snd management
were called harmonious
Separate sessions OF management
iand labor Representatives were
planned for this afternoon, with
| officials of the Cancellation Service
sitting II on both neetineS Later,
ipruhably tomorrow, the Fhcle group
win meet again and try to work out
! coIacrste progrnrn.
| Mr.. Warren refrained from aSking
tfe union eonferees for j no-strike
pledge, saying he had mo preccn-
cetyed solution To sell ycsl
veluntary Prsgr4m sonsht.
Pointing out faat the Consolidation
lSeryice has no authority To order
1.-THE utility industry to do anything.
Mr. Warren declared
! We want no such authority. But
what can No do? Can We develop
Tout 81 this eroEin the basis for j pro-
gram that win assure industrial
peace IN the utility neid2 The
Ianswcr is up 70 you
MI Warren said the committee
had felt that such i meeting would
be useful not only TO the utility In
ldustries. but To- the country
Al you knoN, ne 1aid, AnN oaI
wartime labor controls have been
]scrApped. The Government's policy
| IS one of free collective bargaining
The Government Is not your keeper.
There u no compulsory arbitration
even ID the utility neld.
IncreAse II Unieutsat atien.
AT the same time there has been
Ian fncrease III uni0nixn ntion 0f util-
lity employer. Cohesive bargaining
touches The public interest Ia 20
lmauy mare places today than IL did
Ibefore the War and many * our
|ctttnene ~ Worrying jeast stoppages
ldisrupt tl,efr hoslaGs2 heir ueks nd
their ccln ttiee. A. colIective
bargaining Spreads, It mnltiplies the
Iresponsibility sof unions and of eEa-
iployers to make 1t work peacefully. z
N. Warren pointed out that dur.
ling the first year after the end Of
lthe var the Bureau of Labor Statis-
Etics recorded ~ strikes involving
lmore than 50, 900 employees ii city
Transit, communications and public
utilities. Whi1e many of these were
small strikes and ended quickly, he
added. .any st0ppase Of 1 utility
Icauses widespread Inconvenience
land sometimes suflerine
He pointed to the power strike III
Pittsburgh Is m example of ! utility
wAlkotlt which shutdoWn III the
lactiylties of ! great city for n days.
HE did not refer To the coal strike.
The session was described IS ssthe
first exploratory meeting. : Delegates
hoped to agree on preliminary plans
which might be worked out later
through their various Industries and
organizations.
0fknaizations Keprosented.
Those present and the organiza-
tions they represented included:
Joseph A. Fisher. president of the
Utility workers Union os America; !;
lGaurice Forge and John Lopez, In
ternattonaI vice presidents. ana
/ Harry Sacher, attorney. for the
Transport Workers Union 0f Amer
ica; A. Il 6pradling, president q. y
Miscl1O, international secretAry-
treasurer, and Joseph ]. Kehoe, :
division president, ana Q David
zimZane, chief counsel, III repre-
lsentine the A1nalg an4ted Associa-
tion 81 Street; Elect ctr3cAI Railway
and Motorcoach employees 81 Amer
lea Martin Wagner, president Of
1.-THE United Gas Coke and Chemical
WORKERS 81 Amertca al We1cxler,
assistant TO the president Of the In
iternationaI Brotherhood az Electri-
Ical Workers of America
The Edison Electric Institute was
Represented by q. 4. Breckenridge.
Appearing Tor the American Gas A.
lsociation were Col. Hudson N. Reed,
president Of the philadelphia Gas
Works co, and Fred e. Rauch, vice
lp1esident of tlie Cincinnati Gas a
Electric 90. The American Transit
lAxsociation was represented ~ Ed
ward Dams, president and general
manager 81 the Hoston Elevnted
Railway CO. ]. NJ 6ymtnt ton, vice
Ipresident II charge of operations
/ lfof the Puhtic SeKvice Colof dinAtefi
Transport 81 Newark. N. u; Walter
4 Draper, president of the Cin-
cinnatt Street Railway 90. and
George m. Andersoe1, lahor relst stions
Eadyiser TOR the American Transit
Association
~ ! Aided Y S.
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