Show Strike In Aluminum Union Dispute vr Walkout Bri Brings gs Only Partial Response by vr Workers 5 By Bi Associated ted Press Striking aluminum workers today put the next step up imp to the Aluminum Aluminum Aluminum num Company o of America against which their walkout is directed or orthe orthe orthe the national labor relations board The strike ordered by the aluminum num workers' workers council brought only partial response Managers of units o of the company in Edgewater N. N J. J Badin N. N C. C and Bridgeport Conn reported their plants were operating as usual American Federation of Labor officials of 0 who say the strike Is affecting affecting affecting affect affect- ing some workers are awaiting awaiting await await- ing a concession by the aluminum company to bargain collectively or falling failing that the labor boards board's inter inter- In Washington the labor advisory board of the N R A turned attention to the Harriman Hosiery mills in Tennessee complaining that the agreement restoring the blue eagle to the plant was a repudiation of the workers and demanding its withdrawaL with with- Negotiators are meeting in in Chicago Continued on Pare Pace Two ALUMINUM MEN LAUNCH STRIKE Walkout Brings Only Partial Response Workers Work- Work ers Quit Jobs I Continued d from rom rue rare One Ont in an Rn eff effort rt to settle ettle the strike of some 1000 workers of ot the Kohler Kobler Plumbing Equipment plant at Wis Major Plants Closed ed f. f By Strike e PITTSBURGH Au 11 ii 1 W-A W A A Astrike strike s sanctioned d 1 by y the the American n Federation of Labor t today day shut down the major plants of ot the Aluminum Company of or America in three thre states Reports from the strike centers indicated in that about of ot the company's com com- pans pany's estimated workers quit their tasks task Peaceful picketing was under way at the company's company hu huge plants in th the Pittsburgh h d district and at factories in Alcoa Term Tenn and Massena Mas Mas' Massena sena N. N Y at Edgewater N. N J J. Bridgeport C Cohn nn and Badin N. N N C. C C. C remained at their jobs Meanwhile both sides expressed willingness to conciliate to end the walkout which became effective at al midnight after weeks of fruitless efforts ef forts between the leaders of the Aluminum Workers Workers' council and the company officials to reach an agreement agree ment on union demands In Washington President William Green of ol the American American- Federation of ot Labor viewed the next step as a concession concession con con- cession by the company to bargain collectively or intervention by the national labor relations board Roy A. A Hunt president of at the Aluminum Company of ot America said the stride news came without advance notification on the part of the A. A F. F of or L L. L that this action was to be taken He declared the strike will not change the company's attitude toward a closed shop or the other demands He added th the company w uld continue to meet with em era or representatives at any time timeto to discuss wages hours and working I Ito conditions David Williams a D district organizer organizer organ organizer izer and representative of the American Amer Amerlean Amerl ican lean Federation of or Labor issued a il statement blaming the company forthe forthe for fori the strike and denying denIng any closed shop hop question was involved Workers are demanding A universal wage wae system which would give performing similar sim similar ilar operations th the same wa wage scale in each of ot the company's compans plants Th The checkoff system of collecting union dues dUet Seniority rights right for lor workers worker Immediate stopping of at alleged discrimination dis crimination against workers I |