Evening star., 1950-06-12
Milk
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Milk
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only three dairies - Chestnut
Farms Chevy Chase, Wakefield
and Harvey.
The dairy committee consider.
that the union also is striking EN-
bassy. Lucerne (Safeway Stores)
Model Farms, Richfield, Thomp.
son and Alexandria. The unior
has agreed to work at the si1
i dairies where it insists it wa!
locked out.
The same committees which
drew up the emergency plan will
resume bargaining on the strike
issue this afternoon. What prog.
ress they make may depend or
how smoothly the emergency plar
works, for they are likely to be
interrupted by other details.
Commissioner Henry G. Baker
jr., who attended yesterdays meet
ings with Martin j. O'Connell, re-
gional conciliation director. hopes
to push through an agreement on
the lone strike question.
Sunday Shutdown Sought.
The union wants a 40-hour, s.
day work week instead of the pres
ent 48-hour, 6-day week, with no
loss in pay. The dairies have Of
fered 5-day week with overtime
for plant workers starting after
40 hours, and for drivers after A
hours.
But the companies are in
sistent on shutting down opera.
tionS entirely on Sunday to cut
production cost and avert an in
crease to customers. The, union
says this will mean fewer deliv-
cries, shorter commissions and
loss of membership.
While many area residents were
using Sunday for milk hunting in
the country, the industry and
union men were meeting with
Commissioners Gorden r. Young
and Guy Mason. and heads OF
District departments.
District Purchasing Agent Ro-
land M. Brennan fixed the needs
for 13 District institutions at
1I01 gallons of milk and Is gal
Ions OF cream daily. DR.. Daniel l..
Seckinger, District Health Officer.
said it would be necessary for the
hospitals to have from one third
to two-thirds of that amount in
fresh milk, and not substitutes.
Arrangements quickly were
made with Highland Farms, oper-
ator of the Highs shores, to take
care of these institutions on an
FOB basis. This meant consider
able confusion in obtaining con-
tainers and trucks.
Plan Is Worked Out.
But Commissioner Young said
this plan would be put into effect
unless the union and employers
worked out a plan of their own
by 4 pm.
At pm. these committees went
into a huddle at the Wardman
Park, and two hours later an
nounced to Mr.. Brennan that
Richf1eld Dairy would deliver to
all District institutions.
Spokesman said Richfield was
selected because it operates a
wholesale business, and is the
smallest of the struck dairies. The
dairy will be able to deliver the
milk in customary containers and
quantities. Hospitals, for instane,
use l2-pint containers for patients.
Mr.. Brennan's survey showed
that milk was being delivered this
morning to such places as Gal
linger Hospital, Glenn Dale San
atorium, Upshur Street Hospital,
Home for the Aged and Infirm,
Industrial Home Schools, Child
Day Care Centers, District Jail,
Receiving Home for Children and
House of Detention.
Clashes Feature Meeting.
The union agreed to let its
members pass through picket lines
to pick up milk for delivery to
Richfleld Dairy. Richfield was
using milk on hand at other
dairies. before accepting more
from regular channels.
The Commissioners meeting was
punctuated by sharp exchanges
between Albert Dietrich. interna-
tional union representative, and
Herman A. Schulteis, vice presi-
dent of Chestnut Farms Chevy
Chase.
Mr.. Dietrich contended that
the union, in striking only three
plants, had left sufficient provision
for emergency cases. He passed
out to each of the industry mem
bers at the meeting a copy of a
telegram. He said the telegram,
naming the three struck dairies,
was sent to the Industry Commit
tee Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Schulteis said the distribu-
tors were given to understand that
all nine dairies were struck, and
that union officials left the final
negotiations meeting Saturday
morning before the strike notice
was. given. That gave the en-
ployers no chance to discuss emer-
gency measures with the union,
Mr.. Schulteis said.