Show a i Miners liners In ers ers' Dem Demands May lift Ceiling 3 WASHINGTON Jan 2 27 OW Preparations a u of the United J L Workers policy committee to draft new wage demands for industry r industry stirred speculation Wednesday that the tb r bor board eventually must lift the ceiling on its little i r If wage formula persons who Lk Ji informed 7 to be quoted predicted 1 L of ot the formula they ded de de- sic is no indication that d there r of the wage a rouM pouM come m In advance of at a at pay decision t J committee meets L e U jj W t 1 1 to td consider wage d ds ds- G Union officials insist the thee e iye pe e to be sought Is strictly a aL L tr of ot guesswork until it is pined ed by the committee committee- most common guess is 2 2 t e ft rr to Formula increase the o operators say d be contrary to the little 5 formula unless In the meant meane mean- mean rr rj the board revises its lu for- for t e upward The formula per per- increases up to 15 per cent centt cente t e the level prevailing on Jan- Jan 11 1 i. i 1941 as a of living K John ohn L L. L Lewis Lewis' wis' wis union I 5 1 ja raise from 6 to 7 a ar d day y r W 1 which exceeds ds the forit fora for for- for for- it a rate besides elimination of Southern differential b l e LB allows additional in- in r es tI how however ver to eliminate in- in and sub standards and andin laId old in in the effective of th the war war LLeWiS served notice In the tn in- idle hearing two weeks ago souI back hi his unions union's demands ess of the little steel I It t nula sila iDula Another Indication that i t ready to come to grips with i board oard emerged Tuesday In the theiL iL of the policy com- com tte meeting Unrest rk pia ii accompanying statement to K C C. Adams editor the Ile United Mine Workers' Workers said The demonstrated iby of the government to aol frol rol prices and the continuing trend is creating unrest In American 3 fields Gelds and other industries Due e to the isolation of the coal which forces coal miners trade Inde at company and at t stores tores where the profit marn mar- mar xi u in many instances are double M in the cities and towns the ice of ot trying to make both ends tit t is exceedingly difficult in ine ins e s coil coal co regions Lewis' Lewis last major tussle with was in the captive floe ae case in the fall of 1943 1941 en m the defense mediation board boad pW ped cd down his closed shop ded de- de ud d he withdrew the C CIO I 0 mem- mem krs rs and the board collapsed iris subsequently won his point It h b r arbitration I Ib |