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Show purposes, and was a fact whether Ford officials admitted it or not. Pat Smith, Ford representative from Detroit, also wag content. He said nobody had been recognized recog-nized "in fact or by inference." Both Sides Satisfied In Ford Strike Settlement RICHMOND, CuL, June 8 (f.H) A new kind of labor pact, which settled the argument of union recognition and permitted both sides to boast of victory, was in force at the Ford assembly plant today as workers returned after a 19-day strike. The result was a matter of interpretation. in-terpretation. The Ford plant management recognized a 12-man committee as bargaining agency for all the workers. These 12 men are mem bers of the - United Automobile Workers of America, which called the strike and demanded recognition. recogni-tion. But while the U. A. W. A. claimed claim-ed it was a union committee be: cause all were union members, Fold officials said it was just a workers' committee, because all the men were workers. Frank Slaby, president of the U. A. W. A. local, was satisfied. He said it amounted to U. A. W. A. recognition, achieved all the |
