| Show Strike O e Ties Up Major Majo r Utah Uta Mining ing Center Centers Cen S I 2000 WORKERS JOIN WALKOUT I J OVER WEEKEND Operators and Unions Ready for Long LongS Battle S A deadlock between operators operators operators opera opera- tors and unions existed Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day as virtually every important important important tant Utah metal mining center was held in the grip of a strike by more than mine and smelter workers Strike calls in the Bingham ingham Tintic and Tooele districts added i about 2000 to the list of strikers I over the week weekend Only at Bauer where local No 6 65 refused to walk out unless ordered to by the International Union of Nine Mine Mill lill and Smelter Workers were operations continuing at a major mining center Officials of the Combined Metals Reduction company at Bauer however however however how how- I ever said there was possibility of a sympathy strike S. S Ed Hansen Hans en president of the Bauer local said the local union vas union was opposed to a strike Negotiations Halted Meanwhile negotiations that failed ailed last week appeared to have been jeen h halted lt d with ith both sides in in- trenched for a long fight if I sary William M. M Knerr chairman of the he state industrial commission which last week met with unionists and operators in an unsuccessful effort effort ef- ef fort tort to reach an agreement said his board merely was keeping track of things Until we are called in again by either side we can do nothing he said Neither side offered to accept the services as arbitrator of Edward F. F McGrady assistant secretary of la labor labor la- la bor who Saturday proffered his services One operator who declined to be quoted said he would not be interested inter inter- ested eted in Mr McGrady's services A union official at Park City where 1100 men walked out Saturday to begin egin the strike e said a vote would be e needed to determine if miners would want Mr McGrady as arbiter Situation Changes The strike situation changed quickly between Saturday and Mon Mon- day lay On Saturday the Park City miners found themselves apparently wIthout without without with wIth- out support Tooele unions taking Continued on Page Two Column Five STRIKE TIES UP MINES IN UTAH Continued from Page One a new ballot and voting against a walkout and the Tintic district union tabling the scheduled walk walk- out Bingham district miners voted astrike a astrike astrike strike Saturday night and on Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day the Utah-Delaware Utah mine U. U S. S mine at Bingham and nd U. U S. S mine at Lark were performing only maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- work with small smaIl crews and the Apex mine was shut down PIcket lines were formed but there was was nas no trouble It ws estimated the Bingham district walkout included nearly 1000 men The Utah Copper company properties properties properties prop prop- were not affected the strike including only underground miners Local union 55 at Tooele which includes of the International International ional Smelting and Refining com corn company company pany met Sunday and decided to support the strike strike with the result that hat some oo day pay pay smelter workers did not report for work at ata a 8 a. a m. m Monday Smelter Closes The smelter was closed down with only a skeleton crew on on- hand to maintain the plant The union it was announced cooperated with the operators to furnish enough men for lor maintenance No violence was reported at any center Picketing by about men and 40 women continued along mine along mine roads in the Park City district J J. J E. E Tate superintendent of the Tooele Valley railroad which runs from front Tooele to the smelter said that six men would be deputized Monday by Sheriff Alma White for duty at a trestle City officials halted sale of ot beer at Tooele The liquor store was closed because of Columbus day At Bauer Mr Hansen said local 65 had no choice in the strike If we are called to strike by the international union we will doso do doso so so he said We have received no call calI Strike Sanction Claimed Meanwhile Glen Gillespie president president pres pres- S ident of the executive board of the Utah district of the international union union claimed sanction of the strike by the union headquarters at Denver Miners in the Tintic district voted voted voted vot vot- vot- vot ed to 87 in favor of a strike at a meeting Sunday afternoon The w walkout there took effect at 8 a a. a m. m Monday with the result that operations ceased at the Tintic Tintic Tintic Tin- Tin tic Standard Eureka Standard and Eureka Lily mines at Dividend and the Chief Consolidated mine at Eu Eu- reka About men were reported in the walkout The Mammoth mine in the Tintic district was closed October 3 when miners' miners demands for a cent 50 daily wage increase and e enforcement of an hour eight-hour portal to portal day were presented N The Mammoth mines mine's store was wa closed Monday No organized picketing was re reported reported reported re- re ported in the district Small Mines Mines' Open Several smaller mines in the district dis dis- dis- dis being operated under leases remained open and union officials said operations would not be af at- affected by the strike as long as success success suc sue cess of the walkout was not endangered endangered endangered by such operations Union members employed at these leased nines mines were permitted by the union to remain on the job The Tile union announced it would permit workers more than 50 years of age to use their free agencies to work at closed mines in maintenance maintenance main main- explaining that age rules would prevent such members from returning to work should they walk out Companies posted men to watch shaft entrances in the Tintic dis dis- dis- dis The union prepared for a long fight by appointing a relief committee committee com corn to care for miners' miners families Examinations Ordered Lester R. R Dobbs superintendent of the Tintic Standard mine said that all men who walked out will be required to take physical examinations examinations examina examina- when and if they return to work At Bingham Paul H. H Hunt man man- I ager of the Utah Park-Utah Consolidated mine said there was nothing to mediate The liThe question is Do the men want to work or Dr not he added He urged a vote by au all miners on the question of the strike Nonunion miners at Keetley in a meeting at Heber City Sunday voted to join Park City miners in the strike Bert Lindsay their spokesman said however that the Keetley min miners ers era thought the wage increase demand demand demand de de- de- de mand would be unjust at Keetley because mines there are in the development development development de de- de- de stage |
