Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-07-19 | Page 7 | 'Sympathy Slowdown' Fails to Show on N. Y. Subways

'Sympathy Slowdown' Fails To Show on N. Y. Subwavs NEW YORK, July It (UP) No settlement was In sight Tuesday for New York City's five-day-old bus strike, but a threatened sympathy sym-pathy "slowdown' by subway workers during the morning rush hour failed to materialise. Police watched the subwsy stations sta-tions throughout the day for the M slightest sign of "slowdown after a hint by Michael Quill, Transport Workers' union president, presi-dent, that subway employes might act "spontaneously" to settle their grievances during the present bus strike. Quill's announcement came after negotiations between the TWU and the New York Omnibus Co, had become "hopelessly deadlocked" dead-locked" In an effort to settle the bus tieup affecting 1,200,004 daily riders. The bus line had announced It would file damage suits for $1,100,- 000 against the transit union for breach of contract. - The walkout was precipitated by the company's laying off of four employes for economy reasons, j Since then the union has demanded 1 a 21c hourly wage raise and a 40-hour 40-hour week with 48 hours pay.