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Summit County Labor News
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
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Locked-out machinists at Mission Mfg. Co. in Houston, Texas, protest Dudley C. Sharp Sr.'s promotion to Secretary of the Air Force, citing his anti-union actions during their 1959 strike. They wrote to Sen. Lyndon Johnson urging Senate consideration of Sharp's role in strikebreaking and company lockout. NLRB issued complaint against company for unfair practices, with hearing set for Jan. 26.
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Locked-out Machinists at the Mission Mfg. Co. in Houston, Texas have questioned whether a background of union-battling qualifies Dudley C. Sharp, Sr., for promotion to Secretary of the Air Force.
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson—a fellow Texan—the IAM members ask that the Senate "consider" Sharp's participation in the union-busting activities of the company in which he is a principal owner before acting on confirmation of his promotion from under secretary to secretary.
Business Rep. A. T. Adams of IAM Lodge 12 told Johnson that the union officers had twice written to President Eisenhower complaining that Sharp had actively participated in strikebreaking efforts, including having himself photographed doing the work of a striking employee in an effort to drum up business for the company.
The union members, who had struck July 13, 1959, voted last September to end their strike but the company locked them out and filled their jobs with strikebreakers.
An Eisenhower aide replied to the first letter, advising the union members to take their protest to the National Labor Relations Board.
In a follow-up letter, to which the union has not received a reply, the officers told the president that they had done just that.
The NLRB general counsel, they informed Eisenhower, had issued a complaint charging the company, which makes oil equipment, with:
Refusal to bargain in good faith.
Discrimination against workers because of their union membership.
Firing 210 IAM members during the course of the strike.
The NLRB regional office has set Jan. 26 for a hearing on the complaint.
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Houston, Texas
Event Date
Strike Began July 13, 1959; Nlrb Hearing Set For Jan. 26
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company locked out union members after they voted to end strike in september 1959; filled jobs with strikebreakers; nlrb complaint issued charging refusal to bargain, discrimination, and firing of 210 iam members; hearing set for jan. 26
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Locked-out IAM machinists at Mission Mfg. Co. question Sharp's promotion due to his union-busting role as principal owner; wrote to Johnson requesting Senate consideration; previously complained to Eisenhower about Sharp's strikebreaking, including photographing himself doing strikers' work; struck July 13, 1959, ended strike September 1959 but locked out; NLRB complaint for unfair labor practices