Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-08

1--WE procedures OcJODer y, WHen
he appointed a board to in
vestigate the strike. The board
of inquiry failed in efforts to
mediate the dispute and re-
ported a hopeless deadlock to
the President october 10.
Judge Sorg issued the injunc-
ton october 81. The Third
Circuit Court of Appeals upheld
the injunction october 81. The
Supreme Court heard oral argu-
ment on the unions appeal last
Tuesday.
This is the first challenge of
the Taft Hartley Act Injunction
provisions to reach the Supreme
Court.
Talks Must Continue
Under the law, negotiations
must continue during the 30
day injunction. After go days,
workers must vote by secret
ballot on management's last
offer. If management's terms
are rejected, the Injunction
must be dissolved on the 80th
day, leaving the workers free
to resume the strike.
This point would be reached
next January 26, unless a set
Element is achieved before then.
A Federal mediator noted
that the workers will vote COM
pany by company, making par
tial settlements possible. Some
companies may offer bigger
settlements than others, and
some workers will be more eager
than others to keep working.
Timing of any new strike
would be up to the union. 1t
could continue negotiating
longer than 80 days.
Joseph F. Finnegan, director
of the Federal Mediation and
Cancellation Service, said he
will announce his plans tomor-
row for resuming bargaining
sessions. He indicated he will
set the date about two or three
weeks hence.
Both sides will have their
hands full with the return to
work." he said. He added that
both sides want a rest. they're
tired of looking at each other"
Hope Still Maintained
After comforting with union
and company negotiators, Mr..
Finnegan said the dispute yes
lterday was right where it was"
He said there were no indica-
tons of movement" offering
hope for concessions any time
soon.
Mediators were not without
hope for a settlement without
another strike. hoWev
There's no reason Why this
thing can't be worked out dur
ling the interim (80-day)
period" one official said. But
he said he expected no settle
ment until near the end of the
|injunction's term.
1t is generally conceded that
the injunction eases economic
and political pressure on the
companies to make major con-
cessions on the two key issues
increases in wages and fringe
benefits, and management de-
mand for a freer hand in
changing work rules.
Voicing his bitterness at the
tactical turn of events. Mr., Nc
Donald said the injunction re-
quires the union to resume our
Ilabors to produce steel and
profits for these companies at
a time when they are only now
feeling the pinch and pressures
that have been exerted on the
workers from the very begin
ming of this shutdown.
Pressure Buildup Seen
Union strategists believed thai
pressure from auto manufac-
turers and other steel users wa'
building up to the point where
the steel companies would have
to make concessions.
SteelworkerS interviewed BY
the Associated Press expressed
mixed feelings about the back
to-work order. Many resented
the injunction, but they wert
happy at the prospect of get
ting paid.
The strike also hit abou
$4,000 workers in non-stee
industries, who were laid of
because of steel shortages. Tn
: strike generally slowed dow
the economy, and probably I'm
balanced the Federal budget
S The auto industry plans n
= immediate recall of laid-ot
e workers, the APP reported iron
y Detroit. About 100000 aut
: workers were idled by stee
shortages.
l. Delays in recalling aut