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Negotiations Collapse in Rail Deadlock Ahead of Strike
Washington reports breakdown in talks to avert a railroad strike as unions press for seizure of major lines. Yard workers at three terminals threaten a five day stoppage starting Monday, while government mediators seek a week end compromise. Union wage demands center on 40 hour weeks and higher pay, with potential moratorium on further wage hikes. Meanwhile Packard and chemical industry talks loom as unions push for pension and wage settlements amid broader labor disruption.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
W. Park Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
Roy O. Hughes
Brotherhood of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood
Kennedy
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal Railroad
Louisville
Minnesota Transfer Railway
St. Paul
River Terminal Railway
Cleveland
Steelman
Truman
Packard
Packard Motor Car Co
Detroit
Allied Chemicals & Dye Co
Solvay Process
Diamond Alkali Corp