Negotiations in General Motors Strike
GENERAL STOPPAGE THREATENED. United Press Association—-.By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Wednesday, 8.45 p.m. WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. President Roosevelt and Miss Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labour, conferred twice during the day regarding the General Motors strike but Miss Perkins denied that she had made any recommendation to the President to intervene. President Roosevelt stated: “I have planned no Btrike action. ’ ’ Miss Perkins announced that a meeting had been arranged on Wednesday between Mr. William Knudsen, executive of General Motors, and representatives of the unions, with a Labour Department representative. Mr. James Dewey is also participating. Mr. Homer Martin, president of the union, announced that a general stoppage was under way by which the sources of supplies necessary to the company would gradually be cut off. Ho hinted that it may be unnecessary to issue a general strike call if the stoppage were successful.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 5, 7 January 1937, Page 7
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