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Show IRON COUNTY RECORD CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS Latest News Poll Shows: a BmsMkk U S ( TFT tl tl 0 TTV. 11 LACt 3 Mo"d'y. August 31. 7959 Public Backs p Ik Steers Fight S On Inflation gpHfl J sponses indicate. y 31 lhe re' I i-i I the example. 47 per cent say the union bears Readers of the San Francisco Chronicle, one aVXthl f2,,?e liUue t0 reach ( , While th' h ouiDreak of the strike I of the nation's leading newspapers, recently were J is still almost doubVthe majority of a11 votM' ft invited to give their opinions on major issues in feel manasement was ns!Sg f 01056 who j the steel strike. The results of the poll, and an f baiioThowswr dnf 7,Jgei?Ii 'SSih" I ( accompanying editorial, are reproduced here with I offset 'hcrS!' in vfnsWcctl sJUuld be i I I permission of The Chronicle. I SS, The opinions expressed were overwhelmingly srTtnucT l in favor of the steel comDanies determined oddo- I Jvou!i' creale pattern' hniiZsZ I?-0!0.3"! li i i omcr industries. "u IT sition to the inflationary wage demands of the J the stceJworkers un1 IV Union leaders. The results agree with surveys by 6 newspapers in other parts of the country, and by independent opinion research organizations. J5g va,id whjJe moregthanhh1ifhthoughTit Clearly America wants a non-inflation- Thc grcal 1 ary settlement of the steel strike. mc"t S!;' ' ( ( Ihe ballot o , i e Wews tSr? POinKl 0n ) THE CHRONICLE POLL Results of Ballot No. II Tho Stool Strike As compiled by tho Statistical Tabulating f p. IStrilco) Background: Which $!d bears Q Do you agree with management conten- Record steel profits have been an main responsibility for failure to reach 0 tion that granting wage increases de 3 nounced. In your opinion are these agreement prior to the outbreak of the manded by the unions would: profits: strike? So ' lv a. Union, Ye. 47.1 No 18.8 " S" Yoi 61.8 No 30.9 ' tSST Y.. 33.8 No 49.9 b. Management Yoi 26.8 No 23.6 c Both tides Yei 21 J2 No 17.2 b. Make iteel price b. Irrelevant to the wage d. Breakdown was Inereasej inevitable? Yei 47.4 No 40.7 queition? Ye 54.1 No 21.9 unavoidable Ye 9.4 No 29.9 c Create a pattern for In- 2C ... . l flationory wage demands Should the Government intercede to Stnke Issues: Do you agree w.th umon's ln othtnd J?riet? Yc 65.9 No 24.9 ft settle the strike by: contention that wages should bo raised: w 7 a. To off set rite in living ' costs? Yes 26.8 No 62.0 - Invoking foil powers un- b SlS!iteiELh i DL Y0U ?re w!'htmangwnw,'5la!m derth. Taft-Hartley tle v sT that 5teel wages have gono up faster of the Industry? Ye, 28.7 No 53.1 than workers' efficiency? b. Continueonly wlth c To give labor a share ' mediation and facN In Increased profits? Yet 28.5 No 55.6 Yes 58.7 No 29.6 finding, as at present? Yes 57J No 14.4 fHE STEEL COMPANIES COORDINATING COMMITTEE 37S Lexington Avenue New York 17, New York Allegheny Ludhim Steel Corporation Armco Steel Corporation Bethlehem Steel Compeny The Colorado Fuel and Iron Corpora tloe. Great Lakes Steel Corporation Inland Steel Company . Jones & Laughlta Steel Corporation Kaiser Steel Corporation Republic Steel Corporation United States Steel Corporation Wheeling Steel Corporation The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Compeny., |