Salt Lake Telegram | 1950-06-06 | Page 17 | Conciliators Voice Hopes for Craft Strike End

I o Voke Hopes For Craft Strike End Hopes Hope's for any early eaily settlement i of the current wage dispute involving in involving in- in j some A F L construction construction construction con con- workers in Utah and I Associated General Contractors I intermountain branch were ex ex- i I pressed Tuesday by federal and state labor conciliators We Ve feel the attitude of both sides is conducive to a settlement We Ve are that a basis for a settlement will be found in the near future said S. S L. L Johnson Johnron federal Cedera labor conciliator and Dan Edwards Utah labor conciliator following a meeting meeting- of union and andA A AGe G U iC representatives in Newhouse Newhouse Newhouse New- New house hotel X Negotiations nt Resume ume Negotiations to end the work stoppage affecting affecting- some worth of building construction and workers in Utah's construction construction construction con con- industry were resumed Tuesday between the six A F L construction unions and A G C. C No indication of an agreement over the current wage dispute was forthcoming after two hours of discussions Talks were resumed after a 10 day truce proposal advanced by Go Gov J. J Bracken Lee was rejected at a mooting meeting of representatives es of both sides Monday A Ask I Ticket Halt The governor go asked the unions to cease picketing two construction construction construction tion jobs for the next five days and at the same time asked contractors contractors contractors con con- tractors to keep their projects operating The meeting meeting- was recessed at noon to be resumed at 1 30 pm p.m. Henderson B. B Douglas Dougas international international international A F L representative said a truce would be agreed to only if the contractors would agree to resume negotiations with a promise promise promise prom prom- ise that a wage increase above e 7 7 c per hour already offered would be forthcoming