Show Freeze Thaws Due Auto Packing Pay r WASHINGTON May 1 17 CD R- R The ra Wage e Stabilization Board I was reported ted Thursday to be on the verge of approving two big I thaws in the pay freeze freeze for for nearl nearly a half million auto workers workers work work- I ers and meat packinghouse packing packing- house louse workers The board will vote vole Friday on onan onan an lie hourly increase agreed upon by the Big Four meat mea packers pack pack- ers and members of the A F L Meat Cutters and C CIO I 0 Packinghouse Pack Pack- Workers Pending before it also is apI approval ap- ap I of cost l living cost living of-living mg pay boosts provided in auto workers' workers coh- coh con con- tracts acts made before Jan 25 Economic Economic Economic Eco Eco- Stabilizer Eric Johnston already has given his approval but the board will be asked to act acl The boards board's public members were understood to be he willing to okeh at least of the lie lIc increase increase in in increase crease for the packinghouse I workers The other were provided provided provided pro pro- vided for in the negotiated agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment lifting job classification rates Only could be approved if the board held rigidly to the 10 ceiling on increases above rates of Jan 15 1950 The six si public members plus six si labor members could vote the increase together But even the industry members were said to be under pressure from the packers to approve it it One board member Henry B B. Arthur is an official of Swift Co The General Motors Corp contract contract contract con con- tract with the C I 0 Auto Workers Work Work- ers calls for a hurly Burly increase increase as an annual production improvement improve ment bonus on May l 29 |