Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-08 | Page 3 | Market Seeks Desist Orders

MARKET SEEKS DESIST 1ST ORDERS Copies of proposed orders to protect protect protect pro pro- the Grand Central markets here from alleged discrimination by two union locals and six wholesale wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale firms were delivered to th the Utah trade commission Saturday b bits by its attorney Edward F. F Richards for possible issuance Monday The text of the orders Attorney Richards said will not be revealed until they have been signed at th the start of the week by Gus P. P Backman Backman Backman Back Back- man chairman of the commission and J. J H. H McGibbeny executive sec sec- Mr Richards said however that tha the orders call on the unions anc and wholesalers to cease and desist from certain alleged discriminatory discriminator tactics which cut off the supplies of the Grand Central 10 Days for Reply After the eight cease and desist desis orders have been issued Mr Richards Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards explained the wholesalers th the Brotherhood of Teamsters and th the Meat Cutters will have hav 10 days in which to ask for a hearing If they do so it will imply that tha they do not believe themselves justified justified justified jus jus- jus- jus in observing the cease anc and desist orders The commission the then will issue a complaint and set a date dat for a hearing Seventeen meat cutters and grocer grocer grocer gro gro- clerks have been on strike a athe at atthe atthe the four Grand Central markets market since December 22 in a jurisdictional jurisdictional jurisdictional dispute between the Amalgamated Amalgamated Amalgamated Amalga Amalga- mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Butche Workers of America and the Retail Retail Retail Re Re- tail Clerks' Clerks International Protective association Dispute Jurisdiction Claiming jurisdiction over th the grocer clerks the meat cutters anc and several clerks who remained loyal loya to the butchers' butchers union quit wor work when most of the clerks reportedly deserted to the retail clerks' clerks union and signed a separate contract t to which the butchers object because it calls for night work I The company's meat counters counter counters counters' have been closed and the markets have been patrolled by pickets since sine the strike started Clarence M. M Beck attorney fo for forthe forthe the meat cutters expected Saturday to file with the state industrial commission commission commission com com- mission an application for the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap of a referee to decide th the jurisdictional dispute but he was wa confined to his home by a cold