CIO Steelvorkers Set
Final Session Before
Seeking Pay Increase
Bv J. ROBERT SHUBERT
United Press Correspondent
Pittsburgh OI.R) Top Lead
ers of the CIO United Steelwork
ers huddled here today in a last
minute briefing session before
opening negotiations for a "sub
stantial" pay boost for 600,000
men in the mills of the nation's
basic steel industry.
USW President David J. Mc
Donald met with his negotiating
team behind closed doors. Tues
day, he will hand the union's pay
demands to U.S. Steel Corp.,
number one producer of the na
tion. After stating the union's case
to "Big Steel," McDonald will
move on the next day to con
ferences with Bethlehem and Re
public Steel number two and
three ranking firms in the na
tion's booming steel industry.
By the week-end, McDonald
hopes to have completed pri
mary presentation of the union's
' proposal to the other three com
panies of the so-called "Big Six,"
Jones and Laughlin, Inland and
Youngstown Sheet & Tube.
Recess For Several Days
Those six companies employ
more than two-thirds of the basic
steel industry's production work
ers. After they have received
the union's demands, the nego
tiations probably will be recess
ed for several days to permit
management study of the pro
posals. McDonald has adopted a "new
type" of procedure for this year's
negotiations. When the talks re
sume negotiators for all of the
"Big ' Six" companies will be
brought here at the same time.
In the past, U.S. Steel led the
way and negotiators for the oth
er companies were scattered
throughout the country waiting
for a "pattern" to devolp.
In addition to the "Big Six,"
the union has reopened its con
tracts with 90 smaller companies,
but no date for negotiations with
them has been set.
McDonald has described the
union's demand only as a "sub
stantial wage increase." Under
terms of the USW contracts, ne
gotiations this year are limited
to rates of pay. Other demands,
such as the guaranteed annual
wage, chief issued in the CIO
Auto Workers current battle
with the automotive industry,
are barred until 1956.
Reasons For Wag Increases
In calling for a big boost in
the steelworker's present aver
age wage of $2.23 an hour, the
USW cited
"(1) The economic needs of the
members of the USW; (2) their
increasing productivity; (3) the
prosperous state of the industry;
and (4) the economic situation of
the country as a whole."
Last year when the steel un
ion won a 12-cent-an-hour per
man "package," including a five
cent pay raise, steel operations
were at less than 70 per cent of
capacity.
The industry now is prosper
ing at near capacity, and indus
try officials predict good busi
ness for at least the remainder
of this year
If a wage settlement is not
reached in the current negotia
tions by June 30, McDonald will
be free to call a strike. The in
dustry has not had a general
walkout since the 53-day union
shop strike of 1952
Since McDonald succeeded the
late Phil Murray as president of
the steel union in February 1953,
he has negotiated two contracts
with a total increase in benefits
of about 22 cents an hour.
McDonald has expressed
"hope" that an agreement also
can be reached this year "with
out a strike."
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Since lips that sans I love 70a
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Am becoming quite a club
man. Have been made an honor
ary member of the Ski-Hi Club
of Indianapolis. That is a group
composed of men over 6 feet 2
and women of over 5 feet 10.
I am a quarter of an inch short
Of. being 6 feet 2 but when I
go . to one of - the Ski-Hi parties
I will wear height building shoes.
Incidentally, the Ski-Hi Club is
a member of the Affiliation of
Tall Clubs, which is now in
ternationally in scope. Practicab
ly all major cities in this coun
try and Europe have clubs for
"tall people.'
Asides.
In 1936, just about twenty
jjyear ago, the radio personali
ties with the highest ratings
jwere.in the order named, Jack
Jienny, Major Bowes and Eddie
Cantor ..... It was Arthur Rich
man who observed, "When a wo
man refuses to quarrel with a
man, it means she is tired of
him. True lovers fight back."
Asking
Queries from clients. Q. Am
I right in saying the parents of
Morton Downey, the millionaire
singer, were born in the County
Cork, Ireland? A. You are wrong
sir. Morton's father was born
in Willingford, Conn., USA.
Morton's mother was born in
Brooklyn. Q. What is your nomi
nation for the two saddest words
in the English language? Mine is
"plus tax." A. How about "also
ran?" Q. What's the U n i t e d
States record for the youngest
father? A. Couldn't say for cer
tain. However, I remember it
was reported some years ago
that a 13 year old boy in Lon
don, Ind.. had become a father.
The mother was 12.- The baby
weighed ten and one half
-pounds! '
Sidelights
Average wage of New York
City, bartenders is $65 a week.
.In only 15 per cent of the city's
-bars do the bartenders get any
jtips .... Jack Norworth, who
wrote that very popular ditty
titled "Take Me Out to the Ball
Game," never goes to a ball
game. He's a horse player.
That Upset
That remarkable thorough
bred Man O' War lost only one
race. That was when he was up
set at Saratoga. How did it hap
pen? Was it the jockey's fault
This is something frequently dis
cussed by turf enthusiasts. Wil
lie IChapp rode the winner, Up
set. Here's what Willie said
about the historic encounter.
"Man O War was running as
usual that day. But his rider,
Johnny Loftus, clung to the rail
and I wouldn't let him through.
If Johnny had taken Man O' War
to the outside sooner he would
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On the Phone
The average woman makes
seven telephone calls a day
which last from ten to thirty
minutes each. Calls from a wo
man to another female she re
fers to as her "dearest friend"
never last less than half an hour.
The minimum time the average
woman spends chattering over
the phone is eight hours weekly.
Briefly
Among my favorite feminine
names are Joan, Daphne, Rhoda,
Lucille, Roberta, Mignonette and
Stephanie. Among the names I
don't care tot are Sandra, Fran,
Cathi and Toni . . . That so many
women suffer from ailments
caused by ill-fitting shoes is not
surprising when you consider
the designers of feminine foot
wear are confronted by the fact
that the female sex has eighty-
five different types of feet. .
Almost Confidential
Is the telephone operator at
your office bothered by the fact
that some executives have names
sounding alike? At one time in
the same office in Hollywood
there were executives named
Briskin, Riskin and Ryskind . . .
In Hungary bachelors between
20 and 50 are taxed. So are
spinsters between 20 and 45.
Also all childless married
couples. Amount of tax is 4 per
cent of income.
Hones k Women
The world's wittiest women,
and those having the best sense
of humor, are the women of
France, especially of Paris. The
French women also top the fe
males of the world as conver
sationalists. They are not only
clever talkers but are also good
listeners. They also have the
faculty of bringing out conver
sation in other people.
Various Matters
Mrs. Harry Truman was the
least talkative First Lady in
United States history. The long
est speech made by Mrs. Tru
man during her period as First
Lady was, "Thank you for the
orchids". . . . There are 6,000,
000 widows in this country as
compared to 2,000,000 widowers.
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longer than his wife is concerned.
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