Evening star., 1948-01-05
|GSI StrikeCufs
Cafe Menus for
$4,000 Workers"
Limited Service
Reported in Al
OF AZ Cufeterios

POINTS AT ISSUE in strike Of osf
cafeteria workers. Page AS
Workers at AZ Federal building
cafeterias struck today, forcing
Ecurtailed menus on 10000 Gov
ernment employees who regularly
eat at the places operated by
Government Services, Inc.
The long threatened strike began
at 5 am. and several hours later
officers of the United Cafeteria
Workers, Local All (CIO), called IL
almost 100 per cent effective"
GSI officials claimed in turn that
several regular employees were work.
Ing In each of the Al cafeterias
operating, and that their policy of
hiring requirements for strikers was
getting good results. The company
employs about 1,500 union workers.
MONDAY Crowds Handled.
A spot check by GSI officials in
dicated that MONDAY crowds, while
somewhat smaller than usual, were
being handled without confusion
and without long waiting by Gus
toners.
One cafeteria in the Labor De-
partment was closed completely at
the request of department officials
desiring to avoid an embarrassing
situation.
Supervisors Pitch In.
Managers at the Justice, Internal
Revenue and Post Office cafeterias
said about one-half of their usual
number of v<ckers were on hand,
serving about three-fourths their
regular customers.
What regular and new workers
the company could muster were
augmented by $50 supervisory en-
ployes who pitched in on chores
usually assigned to cooks, mattresses,
busboys, bakers, kitchen helpers and
dish washers.
Threats Reported.
Company officials said pickets had
threatened two woman workers at
the Post Once Department en-
trance. The workers left, returned
with their husbands, and entered
the building, it was said.
Breakfast menus called for hot
rolls, juices. fruits, cereals and
coffee. No eggs or hot cakes were
served at most cafeterias.
At the Census Bureau in Suitland,
Md, where 1000 employees depend
almost entirely on the GSI cafeteria,
about 10 per cent of the regular
workers and an undisclosed number
Of new workers carried on. serving
breakfast to 220 customers. Usually
about 300 eat breakfast there.
Girls Bring Lunches.
One of the food dispensers behind
the table was Frank w. Hoover, IT,.
assistant chief of purchase and sup
plies for the company and son of
the former general manager. An
ticipating the strike, some girls
brought their lunches.
t Given adequate. warning and
chance to prepare some foods Fri
day, the cafeterias were able to
serve soup, one entree such as ham
or pot roast and two vegetables for
the noon meal.
GSI officials said the standard Of
meals during the strike depended
on their ability to hire extra work
ers. They hoped to serve nearly
normal meals by Wednesday, but II
adequate help Is not forthcoming
sandwiches will have top billing on
menus.
Pickets marched in front of all
but two buildings where cafeterias
are located, announcing the workers
were striking for a union wage"
The Arlington Federal and Health
Institute Cafeterias, the latter in
Bethesda, were not picketed because
the properties were not easily
adapted to picketing.
Contract Talks DeadlOcked.
The company and union had been
deadlocked for a month on renego-
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