Show t i W L B P Prepares Directive W For Steel Plant I The national war labor board t.- t. Monday was preparing to hand i r I down town wn a directive continuing the closed shop status of American Federation tion of Labor abor unions at Get Ge- Ge t t. tva va steel plant as steps were L I taken to end the three month labor laborA r A dispute e which began when A F L L. L i t union members walked off oft the te job jobI jOb t I f in m- protest to a ruling of the tile Utah 1 1 l labor bor relations board concerning I 1 welders The The state board had ad recognized I r. r the United Bro Brotherhood of oZ Welders Weld Weld- t ers rs Cutters and Helpers of AmerIca America Amer Amer- ica for welders as bargaining agent F i employed by Koppers Hoppers company I one ne of the contractors at the plant in n a ruling which also ruled invalid I a closed shop agreement between A F L and contractors at the plant insofar as the agreement related to Koppers company After an investigation of the dispute Judge William L. L Knous public member of ot the regional war warla la labor or board of Denver recommended recommend recommend- ed that the Utah board be given opportunity to present W L B its r views on the dispute I Judge Knous Knous- further declared that the walkout had interrupted work contributing to the effective prosecution of the war and that construction at the plant should be considered an A F L closed shop that the job job and and recommended directive continuing the closed shop op status be issued by W L BJ B. B J Principal question in the case he- he said is what directive by the W Wr war r labor board may be imposed in view of the decision of the Utah I b ard rd Contractual of the thet t t I obligations t i 1 Koppers company Saturday were werl transferred by the defense plant corporation to the F. F H. H McGraw company another contractor at steel plant |