Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-16

rail of the bridge to look at the
river below"
The head Of the construction
firm. William Ryan of Clearfeld
Pa. told about the unions eff.
forts to organize his company
Approached by Two
He said he was approached
BY Joseph Bartell, business agent
Of Carpenters Local 26i. L. E
Ross, secretary treasurer Of
Carpenters Joint Council 81
Eastern Pennsylvania. ane
Robert Malloy. business agent
of Teamsters Local 229. He sale
they told him they wanted hin
to sign up with the union on Q
road construction project he was
working on, and arranged to re.
ceive his answer at q later meet.
ing
Ryan said he was threatened
when he refused to sign ur
with the union and was tolc
you are going to get hurt ant
get hurt bad"
Later on Ryan said his mer
were signed UP by District so
the catch-all union of the
United Mine Workers, and have
since had no trouble.
Two other witnesses told {
story of terrorism, violence
threats and property destruction
arising out Of the efforts of thu
Transfers Local 229 to organic.
six truck drivers for an Italiar
bakery. +.
Arnold Schiavi, owner of thl
Sonny Boy Bakery in Scranton
said the union notified him earl,
in 1858 that his drivers wert
being organized and a discussion
on a contract was in order. Mr.
Schiavi said he held out against
the unions opportunities unit
April Is, when the six driver,
were called out on strike.
Series of Incidents
There followed. Mr.. Schiav
said. a series of incidents of vio'
lence including:
/. A customer was waylaid {
few blocks from the bakery anc
had the windshield of his cal
kicked in.
2. Schiavi's brother-in-law wa:
attacked and slugged while act.
ing as an emergency fill-ir
driver.
3. His father emerged from {
store where he had made a de,
livery and found his truck hat
been tipped over.
4. The Schiavi family was as.
sailed at home at all hours o.
the day and night by telephon,
calls containing threats, al
forms of violence and very fo1
language. even to my wife,"
5. A raid on the bakery wa,
conducted at night, Windows
were broken and the place wa,
stink-bombed. with damage Il
equipment and machinery ane
the obstruction of 600 bags o
-four.
6. Nervous strain, causing hin
to lose IS pounds and his wifi,
to lose rs, was another by.
product of the labor dispute.
z. Milk and fuel oil deliverie
to the Schiavi home were cut of
supposedly on orders of tn
Transfers union leaders, VIII,
had organized the drivers o
such vehicles.
Business Diminished
When he finally made settle.
ment with the union, Schiay
said, his business had diminished
as a result of union pressures t.
the point where he could barrel,
use the services of three drivers
He told the union he would bt
willing to take on three, tn,
union demanded he take on six
and they compromised on four.
Schiavi made it clear In hi:
testimony that he did not re.
ceive the sort Of police protec.
ton he would normally expect
He refused under questioning tt
speculate on why the police hac
given only cursory attention Il
instances of violence.
This drew from Senator Gold.
water. Republican Of Arizona
the admonition to the witnes.
that when you get back t.
Scranton. you'd better give i
some thought and get interested
in why the police acted that way
because If that happens all ovel
this country you can kiss good.
by to freedom
Identifies Assailant
The final witness of the morn.
Ing session was Anthony ]
Duchnowski. brother-in-law O.
Schiavi and the man who got
punched for driving one of thu
Schiavi trucks during the strike
Duchnowski identified the mar
who struck him as Robert
Hubshman, who earlier in thu
day had been identified by thu
leadoff witness as a COON fol
Transfers Union Local 229.
Duchnowski apparently wa.
somewhat taken aback by his ex.
perience. He testified that be.
fore he went to work for Schiav
he checked with the latter's law.
yer. The attorney, Duchnowsk
said. told him he VS. in the
family and they can do any.
thing to you"
They proved different Ouch.
nowski said, a trifle ruefully.
Bradshaw testified that Team.
ster Union officials in Scranton