Evening star., 1947-01-12
Some Progress Seer
After Night Session
In Cafeteria Strike

today Tor q settlement OF the Gov
ernment cafeteria strike as Federal
conciliators and union and manage
ment negotiators adjourned after a
long session and reported some
progress" The negotiations will be
resumed at 4 pm. today.
Not even the customary some
progress" had been reported after
an hour and a half conference
yesterday afternoon. Cancellation
G Commissioner Peter j. Manno mere
ly advised that another meeting
was starting at 8 o'clock last night.
A spokesman for the union whose
1900 members have not worked in
so cafeterias since last Tuesday, was
gloomy about an early settlement.
He said the company had refused to
bulge an inch toward the union de-
mand for renewal of the 1916 con-
tract while another is being de-
bated.
cat the rate we are progressing,
the negotiations may go on for a
long time" he said.
Operations to Continue.
Government Services, Inc, would
not comment on action at the con-
ference table, but planned to con-
tinue curtailed operations tomorrow
At "a cafeterias sandwiches, milk
and some hot foods will be sold by
supervisory employees. Thirteer
other places will remain open as 8
convenience to Government work
ers bringing their own lunches.
Reviewing GSI's position, 6
spokesman said last night that The
unions original demand GO cents
an hour increase) would have cost
the corporation $1,370,000 this year
He said the increase was asked at a
time when GSI had just lost $3.50, ,00C
for 1916 operations due to higher
cost of labor and materials, reduc-
ton of the Federal work week to
five days and a substantial drop in
patronage caused by Government
layoffs.
An Scent across-the-board in
crease offered by the concern and
rejected by the union would have
boosted GSI's payroll an additional
100000 this year, the spokesman
said.
The United Restaurant and Cafe
terra Workers Union, Local All
(CIO) called its first mass meeting
since last Tuesday for $3.50 pm. to-
day in Shiloh Baptist Church. Union
leaders will inform members of any
progress made.
The Emergency Committee to
Support Cafeteria Workers contin-
ued a drive for money, food and
outside support. Appeals were to
be made in various churches today.
The union has raised $4,000 IN the
last two days for relief.
Principal hope for settling the
dispute at an early date rested in
the willingness of both sides to meet
in day and night sessions as long as
they we're arranged by Mr.. Manno
and two other conciliators, Richard
w. Goodrich and James Holden.
Example at Pentagon.
The cafeteria workers appeared
resolved to win q contract similar
to those being executed by workers
in the Agriculture and Pentagon
cafeterias. Only the actual signing
remains for 200 Agriculture cafeteria
workers to receive 10la cent hour
increase and fringe benefits.
Similar improved working condi-
tions already are assured TOO Pen
tagon workers In an agreement rati-
fed Friday night. They are dicker-
ing for 10h cents wage increase OF
the 8 cents offered by National Food
Corp.
,Spadework will continue tomorrow
in a Senate Civil Service Subcom-
mittee's inquiry into all cafeterias
serving Federal employees. Actual
testimony may not be heard before
the latter part of the week since
Chairman Baldwin, Republican OF
Connecticut, has requested a short
delay while he completes the bust
ness of moving out Of the Connec-
ticut Governors mansion.