Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-08-26
Protest
Violence
in Strike

SIllC1 SClCy dIOSS llS WOulo uS
putize extra men to enforce the
law.
Two men have been arrested
and a Johnson Rubber truck
has been forced off the high
way in recent developments in
the four week old strike. The
two arrested were charged with
threatening assault and battery.
They were arranged before
Justice Bruce Scott in Burton.
No action has been taken.
The Johnson Rubber company
truck was forced off the road
on 322 by six men who are al
legged to have threatened the
driver.
THE GEAUGA COM MO N
PLEAS court has issued an in
junction against mass picketing
at the plant and the manage
ment is attempting to operate
the plant.
Foremen, supervisors and Of
flee employees are being used
in the plant along with some
of the workmen.
A prominent Middlefield man,
not identified with the COM
pany, said today that a survey
showed that 100 of the 800 en-
ployeeS out on strike were in
favor of going back to work.
The company has had an op-
Grating loss of $44 100000 for the
past year. It has never recov-
cred from a bitter strike of
four years ago. AT that time
it was employing 100 people.
At the beginning of the present
strike employment was about
800.
Most of the dies for jobs the
company had for different man,
ufacturers have been taken out
of the plant by the owners and
the contracts for the work have
been cancelled,
MIDDLEFIELD VILLAGE of
Ificials and businessmen a
larmed at the threats of vic
lence met this week and in 6
signed resolution offered theil
services to protect workers wht
wanted to return to their jobs
Their resolution is as follows
Resolution voted at Angus
18th meeting of business ant
professional people, governmen
officials, and interested citizen
of Middlefield-place, MiddlefielC
village hall.
WHEREAS there is in eXis
tence at the present time a la
Dor dispute between the John
son Rubber Company and tn
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum
and Plastic Workers of Amer
lea, Local Union No. 399, sai'
Union having called a strik
which is now in effect, and
WHEREAS those present a
this meeting are very desirou
that, for the good of the Vii
lage of Middlefield and the SUI
rounding area, all actions an
proceedings in this labor dill
ficulty be conducted in a legs
and peaceable manner on tn
part of both the Company an
the Union, and
| WHEREAS the members {
this body realize that both tn
Company and the Union hav
certain legal rights which it
their privilege to exert, and thi
body is extremely anxious ths
these rights on both sides
this controversy be guarded an
protected, and
WHEREAS it is the earne!
desire and the firm determine
ton of this body that ther
shall not be any outbreak
violence, any personal injurie
: inflicted, or any property dan
. age caused in this communit
: by action on the part Of eithe
the Company or the Union, an
WHEREAS there have aires
: dy come to the attention of tn
) body substantiated reports
: threats of violence made by CT
tain of the strikers against Wol
ers who have expressed the d
sire to return to their jobs.
NOW, THEREFORE, Be
Resolved by this body that I
action of any type will be take
or advocated by it which WI
in any conceivable manner i
fringe upon the legal righ
and privileges of either tt
johnson Rubber Co. of the Ur
+, ted Rubber, Cork, Linoleur
: and Plastic Workers Of Anne
S lea, Local Union No. 399; tn
this body is, however, unar
c mously and solidly opposed
: the use of any illegal measure
: on the part of either the Cor
n pany or the Union and is reac
: and willing to take immedia
0 steps to do all in it's power
n prevent any such illegal me
sures; that in the event al
l. such Illegal measures are taxi
Il and violence in any form eth
= takes place or seems about
e take place, this group will tal
= the following action:
= 1. Request that each individu
member of this group be 6
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