Westinghouse Strike Drags Lester Pa Towns In Turmoil
The long running Westinghouse Electric plant walkout near Philadelphia stretches into its eighth month. In Lester and Essington, economic life stalls as 26 miles south of the city, retailers report steep declines while unions and workers cope with delayed wages and mortgage relief.
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Lester
Westinghouse
Westinghouse — Electric South
Philadelphia
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Essington
Delaware River
Electric
Frank Kennedy
Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
Lex Bros
Willis B. Hayes
Essington’s
Delaware County National Bank
Mr. Hayes
Westinghouse Strike Slows Lester Plant Reforms
The 71 Pennsylvania firms won court orders to withhold unemployment pay during a labor dispute that centers on Westinghouse’s plan to abolish the incentive pay system at the Lester works. The company proposes a measured day work program with daily quotas and time studies, shifting workers from incentive to hourly pay. Union officials and UK officials criticize the plan as a wage cut and a tool to discipline workers, while Westinghouse argues the change is needed to stay competitive with GE and Altis Chalmers. The strike, ongoing since October 14, has hurt profits and may push expansion moves outside Pennsylvania amid tax concerns.
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Pennsylvania
Laebor and Industry
Smade
State Superior Court
C. Rowland
Westinghouse
Rowland
Jol 107
Lated Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
U. K
WU. E
General Electric Corp
Altis Chalmers
Lester
Lester Works
Kansas City
Boston
Steam
Westinghouse Strike Ends With Five Year Pact Across 34,000 Workers
The wage dispute at 30 plants concluded March 20 with a five year contract through 1957 for about 34,000 workers in the United States and Canada under the A F L C I U. It guarantees increases from 5 to 17 cents per hour plus pension and insurance gains, while local issues such as a measured day plan and new wage schedules await local board settlement. Some workers face pay cuts offset by immediate scale increases, with notable cases cited among supervisors and clerks.
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U. S
Steam
U. BE
Baker
Ruth Croasdale
Charilla
Fai
Westinghouse
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