Show Phone Unions Map Plans Pans for U UL S S. S Strike By Associated Press The National Federation of or Telephone Workers Ind mapped plans Wednesday for a possible wide nation-wide of or telephone service at any time after conclusion conclusion con con- of ot a 8 strategy meeting now I under way The executive board of ot the union authorized Tuesday to call can calla a 8 strike for tor higher wages went Into nto a special session sCISsion at Memphis Tenn wi with h heads of 15 affiliated unions which have complied with the Smith Connally act by filing strike notices John J. J J Moran president o of the Federation of Long Line Telephone Workers which has filed flied notice said it was waa very probable a 8 astrike astrike strike date would be he set at the c conference However Joseph A. A Beirne N F T TV W V president ent has stated no strike would be called until all avenues of ot peaceful negotiations are closed A strike of ot the unions union's I members would tie up long distance distance dis- dis tance anco telephone service an and shut shutoff off local calls caUs in most cases Early Call Looms A union spokesman who declined d to o permit use of his name said strike strategy would be completed completed completed com com- I enough In detail at the Memphis m meeting eting so 1110 that a national na- na national lonal strike can be called at any anytime time ime A survey disclosed that nearly CI CIO O 0 steel workers in 17 states had not returned to their jobs including in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn- Penn sylvania in Ohio and 3 1500 in n New York state Union headquarters headquarter in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pitts Pitts- burgh reporting approximately ly workers now covered by contracts granting at least 18 c hourly wage boosts boots said all aU basic steel teel plants had signed In Chicago the National Harvester Harvester Harvester Har Har- vester council of ot the C CIO I 0 Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Workers' union accepted a 8 finding fact-finding boards board's recommendations In the dispute which has caused a month- month long ong strike by workers in 10 International Harvester Co plants plant Remain on Strike The board recommended a wage hike like of ot an hour and contract provIsions for maintenance of union membership and checkoff of union fees The strike however however however how how- ever continued and the council said Its ifs decision called for a resumption re re- re- re of negotiations with the I company The company has not commented on the panels panel's report A general strike by A F L unions mions remained in effect in Lancaster Lancaster Lancaster Lan Lan- caster Pa Pa Wednesday as efforts were vere made by byn a federal conciliator to o end the 15 old day old day tran transit lt strike over higher wages Officials of the A Cen F L-Cen- L ral Labor union claimed their no work order In the city of in support of the work stoppage stoppage stop- stop page age by of the Conestoga Conestoga Cones Cones- toga oga Transportation Co was wa effective effective effective ef ef- ef- ef I but the total number of at unionists of off the Job was not estimated esti esti- mated Michael J J. J Quill president of ot I the C CIO I 0 Transport Workers' Workers union says saya he will call caU a strike of union members against New NewYork NewYork NewYork I York City's transit system unless the he T W U is recognized by the board of transportation as M the sole Jole I bargaining agent for or some transit workers Addressing a union meeting Tuesday night Quill Quil said that the theT theT T W V U represented an overwhelming overwhelm overwhelm- I ing majority of the transit workers work work- ers and should be so sa recognized There are several other unions which claim to represent a substantial substantial sub sub- number of s B subway u b w way a. a y workers |