Evening star., 1949-06-30
Transit WaIkout
Near;ChineCaIIs
11th.Hour Talk
Mediator Meets With
Both Sides 10 Avert
Midnight T,eup


Capita TTAnaats aeaalsSkets
wAse negotiations snkh ttsGratsa
. strike Of Washington sss~<tsar
and bus srrNtcs a. midnight 10
nishi- sere e~tesr CyT4s " Cngns.
difretos al the F~defRi Asaaatlan
and conelasslon sefs&cs .hls
Afternoon,
The hastily alled asetlng xsns
into session ai II ie an Rnd
recessed an hour and hslf later
for lunch. Shortly after repre-
SentAtaees @! ins company and
The union met wtsh Nj Gang
and ConeilIstof james haldsn.
they adjourned !os separate
conferences
A representative ct the Metre
politAn Police Department VAS
sililng in on THE sssSions and police
plans we're 10 be formulated later
today FOR any precautions neees-
sary shoald ,hs stfaks mAtsrlaisEe.
Negotiations between the com
pany and union representatives.
broke up after q ffa.tIrsa se~
minute meeting last naEh, with
The union ehAftinE - eoatss
toward q membership raestins to
be held al Turner Arena a. the
contract expires tonight
Basic Issue oi the dlspuis which
involves about s.soe employee IA
4 union DEMAND for . ascent
hourly increase. Plus BENEFITS but
the prime stumbling block in
negotiations Is Interpretation os
the arbitration clause
Arbitration Clause Dtsestsd.
Streetear and bus operators
aow receive tl As an hour 1hs
Increase requested. company on
cials say. would cost $1,000 900
annually,
Union ofysclais call for afblua-
ton Of the current aisputs and
oontend their pfv@nt contract
cal,s for such arbIifat ton under
three member board
The company holds that tho
clause In the present contract
does not provide for arbitration
on q new agreement and offered
10 extend the eonirae, for 30 dsts
with retroactive provisions 10
seeks 0 fise.nsesnbef Arbitration
board.
! COMPANY Denies unles Cialsn.
A Statement, Issued nT Capital
Transits president. z, d Merrill.
last night. declared
/ We deny the unions claim thai
the company is required By existing
agreement 10 arhiirais according
10 their plan The existing agree
ment provides = technique which
has been used in the past Expe-
fienne indicates the public iatefrst
has mol been fully represented In
the process do not believe II was
ever intended As binding in dealing
with the terms Of q new agreement
although II has been 10 used
/ In countsfing statement.
Union pfesident w r, slma and
Financial SECRETARY John ".
/ cookmsn DECLARED the ''repssdla.
tion" Is the Ara tirne this has
/ happened In the more than %
years OF collective bmrssinlng.
The union has refused 10 bs
an aeconpiiee IN This TspssdlailoH
of its agreement. The company
has determined upon ard declared
war. the statement charged.
/ Growing Income CHARGED.
'"Tise company has In prior years
no, only arhiuated sii sorh dis
putes. but has ssTongly insisted
that the agreement was absolutely
binding on both tns unton and
the company
/ The union statement asserted
j the company Ia showing q Krow-
/ lnx net income" ard has
reserves of gigantic proportions
A company spokesman sasd
Capital Transit. In the II raonths
ending May 20. kisowed an income
o. $500 900
A. ths iiih-houT peace more
was scheduled. tl1s National Mill
tary Establishment already had
started 10 moaiiixe car pools IN
sveni OF q ssrfks Other Govern
nent agencies said no otseaai &C.
ton toware share -tsse-rsde paans
has been taken.