| Show EMPLOYERS BAR l LUMBER TALKS TALKS' By Associated Press Press- Employers' Employers representatives of lumber mills and logging camps in Washington rejected Thursday a proposal of the national defense mediation board that they resume direct negotiations with C CIO I a 0 union members pending a study of the thee entire tire situation by a special I commission V The mediation board immediately immediately immedi immedi- telegraphed both sides that U if f an agreement could not be reached it would have to appoint a commission to make a report on which to base its final The International Woodworkers' Woodworkers union went on strike against the lumber umber mills and logging camps early in May demanding a closed shop hop union hirl hiring g halls and guarantees guarantees guarantees guar guar- against piecework but voted Saturday night to end the strike pending the federal study Fear confusion Employers rejected negotiations on an wide industry-wide basis on the grounds that at least two-thirds two of the strikers were back at work and resumption of neg negotiations might confuse both sides They said aid they would be glad to negotiate negotiate under existing contracts Union men said the strike affected affected af- af workers but defense mediation board officials said 12 were were were- idle The temporary settlement gave an increase of 7 cents cents- an hour to 0 75 cents in the basic wage provided for paid vacations but did not include a closed shop or union hiring halls A F L machinists on strike at 11 1 San Francisco bay shipyards failed ailed to yield to a suggestion from rom the president of their international international international inter inter- national union that they return to o work and mediate their differences differences differ differ- 5 with the CUC W LIe III management UI CIUCI CUC W LIe III management UI CIUCI Harvey W. W Brown the machinists machinists' machinists machinists' machin- machin president addressed several hundred strikers during a four- four hour closed meeting which ended after midnight Before the session session ses ses- sion Brown had expressed belief the he men would end their walkout walkout walkout walk walk- out after the Issues were ex- ex But when the strikers filed out local officials of the union were noncommittal declining declining ing ng to say even whether a vote to o end the strike had b been en taken Hold lold Big Big- Defense Orders The 11 shipyards hold 00 worth of defense contracts Both A F L Land and C CIO I a 0 machinists walked out out six weeks ago de demanding demanding demanding de- de manding an hour and double pay jay for overtime A master stabilization stabilization sta- sta contract signed by all shipyards in the area ex except Bethlehem Beth Beth- lehem provides for ari an an hour for fo- or skilled mechanics time and a half for overtime on on Saturdays Saturdays' and do double ble time for Sunday and holiday work In addition workers work work- ers on the second shift would re receive receive receive re- re a 10 per cent premium and those on the third shift 15 per cent The national defense mediation board in Washington recommend recommended ed Wednesday that Bethlehem ac accept accept accept ac- ac the master contract too The mediation board acted Wednesday to settle labor disputes in n two other quarters at the Marin Marlin Marlin Mar- Mar lin in Rockwell corporation Plainville Plainville Plainville Plain- Plain ville Conn and at the Colfax I plant of the Duquesne Light company com com- i pany any Pittsburgh C CIO I a 0 union members at th the Connecticut plant accepted the boards board's recommendation that wage issues be settled by arbitration The company promised its answer by y Monday The union asked 10 per c cent nt hourly wage boosts for all workers The management said the current hourly rate averaged averaged averaged aver aver- aged c cents The firm makes plane ball bearings and employs about 1225 persons |
