“SIT-DOWN” STRIKERS IN U.S.A.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 17 March 1937, Page 5

“SIT-DOWN” STRIKERS IN U.S.A.

ORDERED TO VACATE PLANTS SUPREME COURT INJUNCTION (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) DETROIT, 15th/MarcJi. H Circuit Judge Campbell granted an injunction ordering 6000 “sit-down” tij! strikers to vacate nine Chrysler plants before 9 o’clock on Wednesday morn- . J ing. He ruled that whether Mr ;*? Chrysler comes to court with clean W hands or not it did not give the,, de- £ fendants the right to seize and appro- * priate 50.000,000 dollars’ worth of property of the plaintiff and prevent .its use. of ORDER TO BE ENFORCED DETROIT, 15th March. !l! Governor F. Murphy said that he is disturbed by a report that the Chrysler “sit-down” strikers are planning to defy the court order, and indicated )!; that he intends to enforce it. The Remington Rand Corporation • ** announced that it would not comply with the Labour Relations Board’s order and intends to start a Federal Court action to set aside the order. Board officials said they will seek a court action to compel compliance.

The National Labour Relations Board ruled that the Remington Rand Corporation was engaged _~in wholesale violations of the Wagner Act and resorted to ruthless methods to break the strike of six thousand employees which commenced on 26th May, about four thousand still being on strike. The board ordered the reinstate--ment of discharged union leaders, and all strikers were instructed that the company would bargain with the union exclusively. , . .