Show fact finding board receives pension and wage dispute the steel indu biggest corporations po rations accepted president tru mans 60 day peace plan under protest thus averting a nationwide nation wide steel strike the fact finding board appointed by the president will study the despu dispute te over a fourth round of postwar wage increases and pensions and group insurance and will make ra recommendations commendations the united states steel corporation had asked president truman to alter his terms for a peace proposal with the united steelworkers Steel workers as a steel strike deadline rushed closer the corporation demanded that the presidents proposed fact find ing board b be given no bower power to suggest a settlement the union threatened to strike against four companies U S steel Beth bethlehem lehe i m i republic and inland these firms are against any fact finding boards outside the taft hartley act phillip murrays Mur rays big steel union agreed to a 60 day postponement of the walkout at companies which agreed with the presidents proposal the taft hartley act provides for an inquiry inquire board with wah no power to make recommendations earlier rep franklind roosevelt jr D 14 N Y flayed clayed benjamin fairless of united states steel in a speech before the united automobile workers in milwaukee for not acceding to the presidents proposal |