Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-05-27 | Page 3 | Chicago's Milk Strike Settled

CHICAGO'S MILK STRIKE SETTLED CHICAGO May 27 UP P Chicago's Chicago's Chicago's Chi Chi- cagos cago's eight-day eight old milk strike strike- the second this month was month was ended homes was resumed Monday as Sunday night and delivery to tank trucks brought in thousands of gallons of milk to replenish a depleted supply I I The ending of the strike which cut off an estimated 75 per cent of the he milk supply to consumers in inthe Inthe inthe the city and suburbs followed a series of negotiations between city state and federal officials with the union leaders and dairy leaders The strike which cost farmers and strikes strikers thousands of dollars was marked marke by daily dally outbreaks of vio vio- lence Trucks were dumped drivers drivers drivers ers beaten and milk store windows broken I The wage scale was the principal issue in dispute Sundays Sunday's agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment provides that should negotiations negotiations negotiations between the unions and dealers fail by June 10 disputed points are to be referred to Mayor Edward J. J Kelly and States State's Attorney Attorney At At- torney Thomas J. J Courtney