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Show SHIP WORKERS -STU0YWA6E CUT Referendum of Unions on At lantic Coast Is Ordered WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 of ft lali I of the labor unions representing skill-' 1 employes of Oatf ards, today or.l-r. -1 a general referendum on the proposal of the Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders' association as-sociation and the Bethlehem snip-' snip-' building corporation that wage v ales I be reduced 10 per cent as the Inltlul ; move in a program designed to bring down production costs. The KethU hem company has indl- I j oated a desire to put the new m IS into effect not later than l-ebiuary1 14, while the Atlantic association of-j tered to wait until March 1. The proposal submitted by the Beth-1 lehem Sflilpbullding corporation to lis , employe, calls for wage reductions from 10 to 20 per cent, but pro-.nl. , ' for tho payment of bonuses for effi-I effi-I elency ,-rtid increased production. This was made known today after ' conferences between E. H. Ewerti. ' general manager of the Moore plant I of the llethlebt m corporation, and i committees of employes. The corporation's proposal is sub-I sub-I mltted wltb the Idea of reducing production pro-duction costs 25 por cent. The bonus for efficiency It was stated, will i , amount t0 as much and In some cases I more than the wage cut. |