The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-23
Claim Basic Issues Still
Unsettled, Negotiations
Being Resumed in Detroit
Lewis May Have
Miners 90 on
Strike


Settlement OF the nations long.
est major strike, the work stoppage
OF $4,000 employees in General Mo
tors plants, is not Immediately i'm.
minent, say leaders OF the ClO
United Auto WonSers Union.
As union and corporation officials
resumed negotiations in Detroit
today, statement by the JAW
International Executive Board dis
spelled any reports that the end
OF the 95-day walkout was near.
Several basic issues, plus local
demands and the wage issue, are
still not settled the board said
in telegram addressed to all JAW
locals.
II was disclosed after Federal
Mediator James f. Dewey said that
an agreement on maintenance OF
membership and the checkon is
sues had been reached. but the
JAW demand for 1917 cent
hourly wage increase remained un-
settled. Subjects up for discussion
today included wages, union sen.
iority and vacations pay.
Lewis ReenterS
As the deadlock in the automo-
tive tieup continued, John L. Lewis
reentered the labor picture and
although he would not predict a
coal strike by his United Mine
Workers he said he expected their
problems to be settled upon the
merits OF the questions affecting
the industry and not on President
Humans new geprice policy
The unions policy committee has
been called by the UNIV president
to meet in Washington March IL
To discuss contract demands. but
Lewis, after a radio broadcast last
night would not. predict what the
demands would include.
In other trouble on the labor
front, the nationwide work stop
page OF 250.O0O telephone workers
remained scheduled for March :,
but federal conciliatorS were To
attempt settlement OF the wage and
hour dispute.
$4,000 Idle
Work stoppages throughout the
country kept idle about 10000.
In Pittsburgh. 3.4OO employees Of
tho Duduesne Light Company were
scheduled TO leave their Jobs at
midnight Monday in a dispute over
wages but there was possibility
OF settlement Company officials
studied the unions new wage de-
mands. reduced from 81 TO 2S per
cent as negotiations before n
three eman board continued The
lower demands would give the
workers an increase OF q cents an
hour. The workers walked out on
Feb. 12 for 10 hours, seriously
Gripping business and industry.
A threatened shutdown OF utili-
ties In Houston, Tex, in support OF
a four-day strike of $50 city EN-
ployes was withdrawn "uncondi.
tionally" by officials OF the AFL
Building and Trades Council Strik-
ers, members OF affiliate unions. are
demanding wage increases and uB-
ion recognition.
Strike Threatened
A transit strike was threatened
in New York city. which would
tie up street cars. elevated trains.
buses and subways, but C1O Presi-
dent Philip Murray expressed will
ingness to explore the possibility OF
averting the possible work stop
page.
Michael j. Quill. president Of the
CIO Transport Workers Union, has
said demands by the union for rec
ognition as the sole bargaining
agent for some $4,000 transit work
ers would he submitted 10 the
Board OF Transportation next
Tuesday.
The milk strike in Detroit. clos
ing q OF the city's 30 dairies and
cutting of supplies for thousands,
entered its fourth day with no
indications OF immediate settle
ment. The CIO United Dairy
Workers had demanded wage
hikes Of 20 cents an hour.