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March 19, 1946
The Daily Bulletin
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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CIO United Auto Workers leaders order a mass picket line at GM's Buick plant in Flint, Mich., due to unresolved local grievances, despite approving national settlement terms. Local 599 votes to continue walkout started Nov. 21.
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Picket Line Slated Today At GM's Big Buick Plant
DETROIT, Mar. 19.- CIO United Auto Workers leaders ordered a mass picket line thrown about the big Buick division of General Motors corporation in Flint, Mich., tonight following a flare-up of resentment over unsettled local strike issues.
The largest GM local union in the country, Buick 599, approving the national peace terms overwhelmingly, voted 2,767 to 1,510, to stay off the job until plant grievances have been ironed out. Ben Woodward, president of the local, called for the mass turnout of pickets tomorrow morning. He added that the management of the plant will be asked to meet immediately with UAW-CIO leaders to discuss at least 10 unsettled grievances.
At a two-hour rally, members of Local 599 heard strike leaders plead for a continuance of the walkout that began last Nov. 21.
The Buick local was the forty-ninth unit to approve the national settlement terms, but the eighteenth in the country to order prolongation of the walkout pending further local negotiations. Thirty-one locals have approved a return to work as soon as the corporation issues the call--probably within a few days. Only one local, in Baltimore, Md., has rejected the national settlement terms which include the 181/2-cent hourly wage increase.
A union spokesman estimated tonight that over 100,000 members have OK'd the national peace proposal. He added this total is "very near" the simple majority needed to insure acceptance by the UAW-CIO of the terms. Voting at other of GM's 96 plants will continue today, and UAW-CIO officials said the tabulation should be complete by Wednesday.
DETROIT, Mar. 19.- CIO United Auto Workers leaders ordered a mass picket line thrown about the big Buick division of General Motors corporation in Flint, Mich., tonight following a flare-up of resentment over unsettled local strike issues.
The largest GM local union in the country, Buick 599, approving the national peace terms overwhelmingly, voted 2,767 to 1,510, to stay off the job until plant grievances have been ironed out. Ben Woodward, president of the local, called for the mass turnout of pickets tomorrow morning. He added that the management of the plant will be asked to meet immediately with UAW-CIO leaders to discuss at least 10 unsettled grievances.
At a two-hour rally, members of Local 599 heard strike leaders plead for a continuance of the walkout that began last Nov. 21.
The Buick local was the forty-ninth unit to approve the national settlement terms, but the eighteenth in the country to order prolongation of the walkout pending further local negotiations. Thirty-one locals have approved a return to work as soon as the corporation issues the call--probably within a few days. Only one local, in Baltimore, Md., has rejected the national settlement terms which include the 181/2-cent hourly wage increase.
A union spokesman estimated tonight that over 100,000 members have OK'd the national peace proposal. He added this total is "very near" the simple majority needed to insure acceptance by the UAW-CIO of the terms. Voting at other of GM's 96 plants will continue today, and UAW-CIO officials said the tabulation should be complete by Wednesday.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Picket Line
Gm Buick Strike
Uaw Local 599
Labor Grievances
National Settlement
What entities or persons were involved?
Ben Woodward
Where did it happen?
Flint, Mich.
Story Details
Key Persons
Ben Woodward
Location
Flint, Mich.
Event Date
Mar. 19
Story Details
UAW-CIO Local 599 at Buick plant approves national peace terms but votes to prolong strike over 10 unsettled grievances, calling for mass picket line and immediate management meeting. Strike began Nov. 21; this is the 18th local to extend walkout.