Evening star., 1949-06-24
Transit Parley
Fails 10 Agree
On Arbitration
Compony and Unions
At Odds on Method
In Settling Poy Dispute

CAPITA TrAassf @ af>a Ar.
unfon ogsacaals tsS4As tAaBrss -
axEe~ on aIeasTsssxn uAgh4nssy
fas settlsnE Their eSasttAststsl Gi''
scswne~s and scheduled sne1ass
meeting sos : y n Aess4As
Tyansgs1As}At2sa c<rsssEsary ofs"
etals have psu4sass<3 . rtw sEAa
perei Including three impartial.
nesEs psutr&1lesaal AytasrtS sAl TIE
UNION - sataat1ns cst fsr tlsr taEv~~
man hoard eAl}ea f1 ~ tie
pgesent contract
That contract expires Fysxt PIT
day. Tals4nk the Feasibility os q
strike @. &Sa0 egsesatgtgs and
maintenance naen
Xii Oliver. aatsn attorney sAia
negoiaatoss Scr DiVlSion sss street
RAILWAYS EmpsosrA. Atv pledged
10 afhluate ant, IN accordance
with the present conIgsEt
Negotiations aI ~tmnasse,
II that is nol oesAined, TIE
union wlli call = meeting Gog mid
night Thursday and the company
gsli be responsible fcs whatever
course Il adopted thsEw he said,
A company spokesman agreed
that negotiations seen te have
reached An impASse
The effects on Tie convenience
and welfare Of the public, tire ar-
derry functions os the Federal
Government. and the business ia.
terrata Of The community are nov
Of paramount Importance he
SaiSi
The union defnand fer aa In
erase 10 81 10 per hour and so-
called working conditions equal
Ing another cents an hour 10
unreasonable II would add more
than $4,000 900 10 annual payroll
costs that already total mofe than
sic .ooo. 900.
Would Force Fare Increase.
The company does not have ths
earnings Each cent tnefeAse
means tlis,ooo. To consider any
part Of the demand would mean
an Immediate request 10 The Public
Utilities Commission fot = further
increase In fare
The eompanys fiss.mAn ashl-
tra,ion board would consist Of ere
member selected By The company.
one by the union and three I'M
partial citizens selected from O
nine man panel. three named by
the director Of the Federal Media
ton and Cancellation Service,
three by the Chief Judge Of Dis
trict Court and three by the presi-
dent Of the Federation Of Citinens'
Associations,
This wonid give TIA public the
representation n 10 dsss. the com
rany Official said
Lark ID Geea Falsh Charrsa.
Mr.. Oliver charged that the
Company was not affeFang 10 ar
nitrate IN good faith. NE aaid the
thfee-man systsm had nTen used
effectively aimee 1920.
The company took The position
that. In writing Q nsw contract, IL
was not bound by the three@snAn
arbitration plan of the present
agreement Mr.. divers Frloindsr
was that the company failed 10
give notice. 90 days before opening
of negotiations. that II dsslFed tn
alter the arbitration eiauke and
was not entitled 10 nov.
A possibility was seen that the
company might test the arhi-
tration principle In court. . moSs
the union said u would iishi BY
appeal II necessary, and which
doubtless would carry 10 the Eu-
preme Court.
Conflicting statements have
come from the conferences ~ to
the issues al stake. Originally the
union asked q 25~ceni hourly in-
crease and wage benefits apprnxi-
mating an additional centa. The
union since has deaind a report
that these demands we're reduced
10 q fat 10 cents.
= Strikes stilI D~aaieeksa.
While Federal eoneiiiatoss
worked 10 resolve thta dispute,
three Washington area strikes
showed no immediate signk os
settlement.