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Show SITTERS CLOSE JOBST0 26.000 (Br latamalloaal Nawe Banrtea) Paralyzing production in plants of two interrelated industries, sundown su-ndown strikes today sent 26.000 men Into unpaid idleness. In neither case were wage demands an issue. At Akron, Ohio, sit-down strikers forced closing of the two main plants of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company. Thirty-five hun-dred hun-dred strikers halted the work of 22.WU employes, reportedly in protest pro-test against company plans to lay ff 1600 workers. At Pontiac, MirfcrsrwttdcaTslflke" of 600 Fisher Body plant workers went into second day with 14,000 men made idle by the folded arms employes. This strike resulted from suspension of four alleged leaders of a strike last Monday. DETROIT, Nov. 19 (UP) Labor troubles in the plants of the General Gen-eral Motors' Fisher Body division Increased today when the Lansing local of the United Automobile Workers' union ordered a strike Vote meeting for Saturday. . This announcement from the Michigan capital came only a few hour after 600 sit-down strikers in the Fisher plant at Pontiac had refused re-fused to heed the pleas of U. A. W. A. officials that they return to work. Hoartensd by a oule vt confidence confi-dence from the rank and file membership, mem-bership, the strikers remained inside in-side the plant. The Lansing local of the Committee Commit-tee for Industrial Organization union issued Its strike vote call in postcards sent to 3000 Fisher employes. em-ployes. Its officials said that suspension sus-pension of an employe before his case had been thoroughly investigated investi-gated was the Immediate cause. In voting to continue their sit-down sit-down which began Wednesday. Pontaiac Fisher workers ignored the pleas of Fred C. Pieper, member mem-ber of the U. A. W.'s general executive execu-tive board, and Dorr W. Mitchell, president of the Pontiac local. AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 1 (UP) Sit-down strikers occupied the two mammoth plants of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company today and production was halted. The management made no attempt, at-tempt, to halt noon shift workers who entered the plant to join other itters-down. The strikers are members of the United Rubber Workers' union, a Committee for - Industrial Organization affiliate. Mayor Lee D. Schroy, asked if police would be used to project men who might want to work, said: "It la the business of the city to preserve pre-serve peace and maintain order. My statement is an assurance that very man who wants to work may work." No effort was made to eject ittera-down. |