Show FORD FACES CIO C I 0 STRIKE THREAT By Associated Press The Ford Motor company which holds millions of dollars in national national national na na- defense orders faced an implied implied im im- im- im plied pIled strike threat Thursday from the United Automobile Workers Work Work- ers CIO Any necessity of a strike althe at al atthe atthe the Ford plants can be avoided by sincere negotiations on five union demands deman made Wednesday declared a statement by R. R J JThomas J. J Thomas U CIO A W-C W I 0 president and Michael F. F Widman Jr di director director director di- di rector of the unions union's drive to organize organize organize or or- Ford workers Ford spokesmen said said they wouldn't take the trouble to re reply reply reply re- re ply to the union which asked wage increases acceptance of the I principle of seniority and an immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate bargaining conference for of the company at Highland Highland Highland High High- land Park and River Rouge Mich There are Ford production workers In the Detroit area On other labor fronts affecting the defense program this was the situation Seven thousand of the Chalmers Allis company in Milwaukee Milwaukee Mil Mil- waukee Wis and of the International International International In In- Harvester company tractor plant at Chicago r remained out on strike with no apparent progress made toward settlement of the disputes Chalmers Allis has some in defense contracts At a Lacrosse Wis rubber plant C CI unionists O-unionists I walked out Wednesday contending the company had violated seniority rules A second strike in two weeks stopped production of freight cars carsy by y the Pullman Standard Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing company at Michigan Michigan Michigan Michi Michi- gan City Ind Ind- IndAn An A F L union spokesman said the company refused refused re re- re- re fused to consider a grievance committees committee's committees committee's committees committee's com com- demands |