Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-20 | Page 1 | WLB Expected to Take Action in Ohio Telephone Strike

Expected to Take Action n nIn In Ohio Telephone Strike I CLEVELAND Nov 20 UP UP- UP The war labor board was expected to take action Monday to end a four day strike of telephone operators oper oper- atom which has crippled long distance distance distance dis dis- tance communication lines in at least 26 Ohio cities including Cleveland The strike was referred to Washington Saturday by the thc regional re regional regional re- re gional W V L B here after leaders of oC the thc Ohio Federation of ot Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone phon Workers an independent union had ignored a back to work order and had declined to attend n ashow cause hearing Since starting in Dayton 0 O. Friday the thc strike has spread ad to every cry major city in Ohio Oho except Cincinnati The Dayton operators I struck in protest against employment employment employment employ employ- I ment of ot out of town operators I with 18 weekly maintenance pay Sympathy strikes were called over the week end in Cleveland Youngstown Akron Canton and in smaller communities after operators operators opera opera- tors in Toledo Findley Columbus and other towns had joined the walkout While local service was not affected affected affected af af- af- af long distance calls in Cleveland were virtually suspended to the thc general public b because cause of the thc strike Only calls placed by government agencies and war industries industries in in- in- in were wore handled without de de- de- de lay Others were turned down completely or delayed for hours