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HERSHEY, Pa. July 1 (?)—Resi dents of Hershey breathed easier to day after a mass meeting of AFL union members voted unanimously to postpone a strike that would have rippled this chocolate town starting amorrow morning. John O. Shearer, president of 464, Bakery and Confectionery Interna onal Workers Union, informed Federal Mediator G. Harry Young’ esterday that union members had voted to delay their scheduled walk- At until about July 18. ‘The work stoppage, voted Tuesday night by the local, would have tied up the Hershey Chocolate Corp., a soap factory, laundry, lumber mill, furniture factory, two hotels and the elephone and water companies. Union members voted the strike action after the chocolate company refused to grant a union shop in a new contract. Workers voted in favor of a union shop clause 1651 to 1638 but the company said it was reluct ant to comply in view of the narrow ‘margin. ‘A union shop contract requires all workers to join the union within a specified period after the date of their employment.
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Waynesboro Record Herald
Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Jul 01, 1949
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