"STAY-IN” STRIKE WALK OUT

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 336, 18 January 1937, Page 6

"STAY-IN” STRIKE WALK OUT

AMERICAN STRIKE.

SETTLEMENT LIKELY

Still Difficulties To Be Faced! In Conference. Press Association —Copyright. Detroit, January 16. While there is much rejoicing at Flint and at other General Motors centres over a likely settlement of the dispute and over preparations for the disbanding of the National Guard and the abandonment by the workers of the plants accompanied by brass bands, details of the conditions of the truce indicate that there will be inevitable difficulties in the discussions on Monday. General Motors insisted that the discussions should last 15 days, fenring a possible drawn-out six months wrangle and consequently stalemating the industry. The workers withdrew a preliminary truce demand that a workers’ union be recognised as the sale bargaining representative of the workers but Mr John L. Lewis, president : of the American Federation of Labour, and Mr Martin to-day stated that they will insist on such recognition in the discusions. General Motors have emphasised that the)y will never accept the union. In the meantime the “stay in” strikers marched out of the plants headed by brass bands and bearing placards: “Knudsen has wc«ak knees; Ford next.” The non-strik-ers in the’ Ford works are estimated to total 46,000.