The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-23
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Attempts at resumption of nego- tiations in the American Brass Company strike, which started Feb- ruary 4, and the strike at the Oak vile Company Division of the Sco- will Manufacturing Company are planned by fedeyal conciliators. Tn both strikes, negotiations reached a stalemate without dates for any further conferences being fixed.
 MaggiolO Due Here
 Commissioner Walter Maggiolo Is due in this c:ty early next week, in hopes of finding 8 basis on which he can bring the opposing parties together again in the American Brass strike. Commissioner J. II DeCantillon will make similar ef- fort in the Oakville strike.
 The 0. I. O. general strike strat- egy committee of the Naugatuck Valley will meet at 2 p. m. today at 95 North Main Street. Delegates will be present from the strike- bound plant of the Revere Brass 6s Copper Corporation at New Bed- ford, Mass.
 A.B.C. Offer Rejected
 C.IO. leaders reported striking American Brass employees, meeting yesterday in Waterbury, Ansonia, and Torrington, voted unanimously to reject a company offer made earlier in the week. ..... ... ... At Detroit, employees of the A.B.C. branch likewise balloted unanimous- ly to turn down Q management of- fer and continue their strike which began March 12.
 At Buffalo, also, the colnpany's stand was condemned, C.1O.-or- ganized workers there declaring the offer made to Connecticut workers would be rejected if offered there.
 The A.B.C. proposal called for an l8h cent hourly increase, to be effective only when the firm see cured further additional price rec lief to equal the raise, and subject to four other conditions. The other conditions included approval by the Economic StabiliZation Director, provision that the increase would not add to base hourly rates, sign- ing of a new contract with revised clauses, and adjustment of the compensatory bonus issue in a manner that the union says would mean no payment at all.
 Tactics Condemned
 Fred Saginario, chairman of the AB.C. unit of the M.M.S.W., said 800 members attended the Temple Hall meeting here. A resolution was adopted "condemning the Amer ican Brass Company's tactics in these negotiations and announcing the workers determination to con- tinue the strike with all the means at the unions command"
 Attendance of 800 was reported at the Torrington meeting, and 1000 at AIlsonia.
 M.MS.W. Board Member John Mankowski said organized workers at the Buffalo plant were also unanimous in their action. Locals representing office, clerical, main- tenance and production employees, he said, agreed to oppose the Con- necticut proposal made by the company. The Buffalo strike began February 1, simultaneous with the A.B.C. walkouts here.
 State C.I.O. Secretary John J. Driscoll said the company's offer at Detroit was subject to six speei- fications which were not agreeable to the union. Detroit branch en- ployes, represented by the United Auto Workers, have been on strike since March l2.
 MT. Driscoll said the Detroit offer also was subject to approval of the Office of Economic Stabilization and to become effective only after further price reVisions by the OPA. There were two new conditions, he said. One was that the 1872 cent increase be modified downward for employees now rated above their labor grade. The other was that the union drop two cases now be- fore the U. s. Cancellation Service involving a merit rating plan and increases for maintenance to area | inHalv