Evening star., 1947-12-09
Harrington Strikers
Are Being Replaced,
Management Says

deVelopment IN nearby Arling-
ton, continued today as the
management said employees who
fail to report to work are being
replaced satisfactorily"
Representatives of both manage
ment and the snion were deadlocked
on differences over wages and other
issues. Apparently there has been
only slight interruption to heating
and related services in the 3,500-unit
project which the Fairmac Corp.
purchased from the Government for
SAB 900, 900 in the fall. An estimated
$4,000 persons live there.
William Ziegler, general manager
Of the Fairmac Corp, issued this
statement tdoay:
Il. Tenants are continuing to re-
ceive normal service. Heating equip
ment is fully manned. Trash collec-
tions are being made.
q. Replacement of employees who
failed to report continues satisfae-
torily.
"3. Employees who remain on the
Job and new workers are receiving
excellent protection from the Ar
lington County police"
County Collecting Garbage.
Charles Prins, public relations
representative for the owners, has
tened to explain. however, that the
protection" statement does not i'm
ply disorder but only that police are
on the job.
Arlington County was coming te
the aid of the housing development
in other ways, too. Trucks of thu
county Sanitation Department be.
gan collecting garbage in the south.
ern part of the development to cor,
rect what County Manager A. T
Lundberg described as "menacins
condition"
After a meeting in the Elks Hal
at Alexandria last night, a spokes-
man for Local 80, Building Service
Employees, AFL, asserted the main.
tenance workers would remain or
strike until the owners agree to bar.
gain on their requests.
j. B. Howell, assistant manager
OF darlington, said management
had done all it proposed to do in
announcing wage increases and
other benefits late last month.
County Manager Lundberg said
1--WE have been in touch with the
corporation, and disclosed that
two Sanitation Department trucks
were sent into darlington early
today to collect garbage ordinarily
collected by forces now on strike
He said the action was designed tc
safeguard public health.
Expects Early Settlement.
Mr.. Lundberg expressed the per-
sonal opinion that the strike would
not last long.
II think there is every reason te
believe they'll clean this thing ur
soon" he said.
He refused to elaborate and sale
he had ne specific information or
possibilities of a settlement but OBJ.
served that when living condition,
of thousands of people are at stake
the situation is far different from
tnconveniences caused in an indus.
trial plant when strikes occur.
Approximately ITO employees wen
on strike early yesterday. They
picketed, under a rotation plan
until pm. and resumed at am
today.
John Goodman of New York, in.
ternational vice president of the
union, said the picketing would con.
tinue on 12-hour plan until the
dispute is solved.
Union Demands Increases.
The union demanded wage in
creases of 20 cents an hour, with
time and half for more than eight
hours in day, or 40 hours in a
week 1t also asked two weeks
vacation with pay, holiday pay and
sick leave.
Mr.. Ziegler termed the demands
fantastic" He recalled that in No
vember the corporation announced
wage increases ranging from 500 to
$3.50 annually, vacations with pay,
free life insurance and other bene-
fits.
1--WE are willing, if they consider
our requests unreasonable, to submit
the issues to arbitration" Mr.. Good
man said.
He charged the corporation had
refused to bargain and said that was
the basis of the strike.
Mr.. Goodman said the union men,
bers who attended the Alexandria
meeting last night voted unani-
mously to continue the walkout until
management recognizes the union
and agrees to bargain