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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Strikes by thousands of workers in Cleveland's gasoline stations, automotive, textile, taxi, and brass industries created a labor crisis, with mediators working to resolve disputes and fears of wider impact on 50,000 automotive employees.
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CLEVELAND, April 25. (U.P.)- Strikes and threatened strikes hung over Cleveland industry today.
Approximately one-eighth of the city's 120,000 industrially employed were on the streets while city, state and federal mediators worked to bring agreement between employers and workers.
A critical situation developed in the strike of 2,000 gasoline station attendants when it appeared certain that virtually every service station in the city would be closed before nightfall.
Fisher Body corporation workers numbering 8,400 continued to picket the big plant here pending negotiations before the automobile labor board in Detroit. Fears grew that the strike would spread to other plants of the automotive industry, which employs nearly 50.000 here.
Deadlock remained in the walkout of 2300 employees of the Cleveland Worsted mills. Negotiationsare pending before the national labor board.
Some 1100 taxicab drivers will vote Friday on whether to strike.
Eight hundred Chase Brass company workers were on strike.
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Primary Location
Cleveland
Event Date
April 25
Outcome
ongoing strikes and threatened strikes affecting approximately 15,000 workers; negotiations pending with mediators; potential closure of all service stations and spread to other automotive plants.
Event Details
Strikes and threatened strikes impacted Cleveland industry, with one-eighth of 120,000 industrially employed workers on the streets. Specific actions included strikes by 2,000 gasoline station attendants leading to near-total service station closures, 8,400 Fisher Body corporation workers picketing pending Detroit negotiations, deadlock in 2,300 Cleveland Worsted mills employees' walkout with national labor board talks, 1,100 taxicab drivers voting on strike Friday, and 800 Chase Brass company workers striking.