Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-12-08 | Page 8 | Wagner Act Provisions Invoked by Total of 2,611,487

Wagner Act Provisions Invoked By Total of 2,611,487 Workers WASHINGTON. Dec. C The national labor relations board disclosed todays ha t 2,H.48T workers have invoked the Wagner Wag-ner labor act to complain of unfair un-fair labor practices or to petition for collective bargaining elections. elec-tions. Of a total of M43 cases since the autumn of 135, 6161 have been closed for 1.0M.318 workers. Still crowding the docket on No-cases, No-cases, Involving 1.613,16 worker. work-er. Board attaches said 4ha pending pend-ing steel investigation and the ford Motor company case explained ex-plained Why so many workers wars Involved in one-third of the docket still open. The board reported that of the closed cases 3613 were settled by agreement of labor board and management, 903 case were dismissed, dis-missed, 1338 were withdrawn and 307 were settled by compliance with board orders, cease and desist de-sist orders, or elections. The board's docket showed 3.411.907 workers. There were 842 strike cases settled, resulting in the reinstatement of 156,421 workers.