Show Steel Stee Plant Quarry Workers Gain Raise Special to The Telegram PROVO Seven PROVO Seven hundred hourly rated of Geneva steel stee and will receive increase increase increase in in- plant Keigley quarry a per hour crease as the result of negotiations recently completed and app approved approved ap ap- ap- ap p proved oved by the American Federation of Labor union membership meeting in the Labor temple 45 N N. University ave Thursday evening The wage increase is effective Feb 1 Announcement of the increase was m made de by officials of the American Federation of ot Labor negotiating negotiating negotiating ne ne- ne- ne committee and officials of ot Geneva Steel Co The contract for workers at Geneva Geneva Geneva Ge Ge- neva steel plant is in the n name me of ot the American Federation of Labor while that for Keigley quarry workers is In the name of the Utah Metal Trades council council officials officials dais in Salt L Lake k e Ci t aid We Ve have not deviated from our original demand of a hour a increase having c can consistently o n s I is s t ten e n t I 1 Y brought up the Issue with Geneva Steel Co sa said d Irvan Car Gary Cary chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man A F L negotiating committee We intend at an appropriate time later on to again enter into negotiations negotiations negotiations with the company concerning concerning con con- on- on cerl ng the remainder of our original original inal thai wage proposals It Is an Important fact that this cent 15 increase which is around a weekly increase in pay rolls roUs was obtained through peaceful negotiations without loss of pay or breach of ot contract on The American Federation 1 of Labor hopes to continue to neg negotiate with Geneva Steel Co in this manner Steel production at the Geneva steel plant was discontinued Oct 12 1945 One blast furnace and andone andone andone one battery of coke ovens are in operation for far p pant ant maintenance I purposes pending disposition of the plant by the government I |