| Show I r 20 0 O Workers Remain Idle in U. U S S. S Strikes rikes r Despite Settlement of Foremen's Foremen Walkout m By United Press More than workers were idle ide across the nation Friday despite despite despite de de- 1 spite temporary settlement of a I major dispute between Detroit war plants and the Foremen's Association Association Association tion of oC America which earlier inthe In Inthe Inthe the week had forced men in that war production center into idleness The foremen had struck for recognition recognition recognition rec rec- of their independent organization organization organization or or- but agreed to resume work vork after the war labor board and war department said the walkout walkout walk wall out of oC its member including supervisory ory inspectors of war wari i I goods hampered the war effort and ind endangered the lives JIves of oC fighting fightIng fight- fight Ing ng men A general strike of oC truck drIvers drivers ers also in the Detroit area wound up in a truce between C CIO I 0 andA and andA andA A F L unions but C CIO I G workers in n the Chrysler plant where the jurisdictional trouble began over I which drivers should deliver soft sort drinks refused to recognize the truce Nine thousand men remained re remained re- re Idle In that plant The union charged the men were locked out but the management denied the charge Generally the thc U. U S S. S labor picture was brighter Two newspapers at Wilkes Barre Pa resumed publication publication cation ending an day 11 strike between between be be- tween the publisher and printers Aluminum workers at Pottsville Pa returned to the jobs fobs Mack Manufacturing company workers at Allentown Pa ended a walkout walkout walkout walk walk- out and at Milwaukee o of the Evinrude Motors division of the Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Manufacturing Manu ranu company went back to their jobs These settlements involved involved involved in in- in- in men At the tho peak of labor trouble earlier in the week more than men were idle in labor Jabor disturbances The situation in brief briel Friday was Detroit Detroit Chrysler p pI plant l a a n t tI I workers Idle I Seattle area area 2200 2200 halibut fishermen fishermen fishermen fish fish- ermen Idle but indicating they would sail for or northern waters at midnight after a pound per controversy with fish buyers Miners l Strike I Newport Ky chippers members of United Steel Workers C I 0 walked out at the Andrews Andrews Andrews An An- drews steel plant after the W V L B granted a wage increase which the company appealed Seattle Seattle Four Four large Seattle sawmills sawmills saw saw- mills and a fuel yard were closed when workers walked out in protest against national war labor board refusal of oC a wage increase John president of oC the Ule Northwest Council of or Lumber and Sawmill Workers A F L announced an an- Birmingham Ala Six Six hundred and 50 Pullman standard car workers workers workers work work- ers ers idle halting freight car production production pro pro- production for movement of war goods and four our coal mines closed by walkout of ot 1150 union diggers Butte Mont miners walked out from a Butte Anaconda mine in objection to one of oC the shift bosses Springfield Hummer Ill Hummer Manufacturing Manufacturing Manufacturing Man Man- company plant Idle after the firm a Montgomery Ward Vard subsidiary refused to accede accede accede ac ac- ac- ac cede to a aV W V L B directive to sign signa a new contract with a membership m maintenance clause for lor th the machinists d 1 Cleveland A Cleveland A walkout of of Cleveland transit system em era scheduled for lor midnight m tom torn tom unless a demand for a 7 er hour wage Increase Is grant gra t Trinidad Colo Cola coal coat ion i t ton on strike In co controversy ov ov manner of using explosive have promised to return t to MondaY londay 7 J |
