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Show Strike at Geneva Eclh As Yet to Affect Plants ' The strike at the giant Geneva Steel Co. plant In Utah county la not old enough to have any effect on fabricating plants in the stats ss yet George W. Haycock, staff representative. United Steelworkers Steelwork-ers of America (CIO), announced Monday. He reported that there are just a few pickets stationed at the steel plant and at the strike-bound Iron, ton plant - A total of about M90 workers at the two plants have been idled by the nation-wide steel strike which started Saturday at 12:01 aJn. Only a few are still employed on maintenance staffs. Idle leea Miners There are slightly more than 1000 eoal miners employed in Geneva's Horse Canyon and Columbia Co-lumbia mines In Carbon and Emery counties, who have been thrown out of work. Another 13 men employed at the company's Columbia Colum-bia Iron Mining Co. mine near Cedar City, are also idled. ' Paul Sullivan, Geneva public relatione re-latione officer, said Monday the eoal reserves are more than adequate ade-quate and the mlnera will not go back to work, at least this week. It was reported Monday that the gas has been shut of! at the Republic Re-public Creosote Co. and Pacifio , States Cast Iron Pipe Co. at Provo. The companies have switched to , oil to keep operations going. Their , gas has been coming from the Iron ton plant ' A contract has seen agreed upon , between the American Caa Co, : Ogden. and the steelworkers union. , said Mr. Haycock. . Te Continue Talks Hs said that contract negotla- -tions between the steelworkers representatives and those of the Ogden Iron Works will continue sometime this week. "We will die-' cuss the 10c package deal, which Includes 6c for pensions and e for social Insurance," he added. Aa extension is In effect now between the union and the Griffin Wheel Co, Salt Laks City, which expires Nov. 11, But Mr. Haycock said negotiations will begin after Oct 1L Hs added that negotiations can begin anytime at the Paciiic . Statee Cast, Iron Pipe because an extenstoa was granted until Oct 2. "We are waiting to hear from the Republic Creosote officials or their position relative to the package pack-age deal," he added. |