Stay-in Over at General Motors Works

Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 14, 18 January 1937, Page 7

Stay-in Over at General Motors Works

TRUCE TO UISOtrSS SETTLEMENT Unit'd Press Association—Bt Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Sunday, 9.30 pjn. DETRIOT, Jaa. 16. While there is much rejoicing at Flint and other General Motors centres over a likely settlement with preparations for disbanding 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 no longer than 15 days, fearing it possible that they would be drawn out to a six months' wrangle, stalemating the industry. The workers withdrew their preliminary truce demand that the A.W.U. be recognised as the sole bargaining representative of the workers but Messrs. Lewis and Martin to-day stated they will insist on such a recognition in the discussions. General Motors emphasise that they will never accept. Non-strikers Take a Hand Received Sunday, Midnight. FLINT, Jan. 17. An entirely new status in the negotiations in the automobile trouble was created to-night by the non-striking employees of General Motors who following the receipt of a telegram from Mr. Knudsen assuring them that their interests would be protected in any negotiations and that the Corporation would never allow the majority of its workers to be dominated by a minority group, sent him a message requesting that the conference discuss collective bargaining “as it affects the great majority of your employees.” The sit-downers meantimi Drass-band-ed out of the plants bearing placards: “Knudsen has weak knees! Ford The non-strikers are estimated at 46,000 here.