Union negotiations breakdown between Kimble and mould makers union

Negotiations

At Kimble Are

Recessed

Contract negotiations between representatives of the moldmakers Local 50 of the American Flint Glass Workers Union and Kimble Glass Co. officials were "recessed indefinitely" Monday morning, according to a company statement issued early this after­noon.

The breakdown in negotiations follows the Saturday settlement agreed to by Kimble and two oth­er locals of the AFGW, with whom new contracts were writ­ten. The Kimble plant has been shut down since Sept. 5 when representatives of the moldmakers' group struck the plant. Mem­bers of the other locals honored the moldmaker Local’s picket lines since that time. Upon set­tlement with Locals 32 and 517 last Saturday, negotiations with the Moldmakers Local 50 were resumed Sunday, only to be brok­en off abruptly Monday.

THE COMPANY statement issued following the breakdown Monday follows: "Contract nego­tiations between Moldmakers Lo­cal 50 of the AFGW and Kimble Glass Co. were recessed indef­initely this morning.

"The company offered to ex­tend to its moldmakers the same benefits as provided in the new contract agreement reached Sat­urday with Locals 32 and 517, AFGW. The latter two locals represent all but 20 of the com­pany’s union employes.

"The moldmakers demanded a one-year contract to expire Sept. 1, 1957. The agreement with the other two locals does not expire until Nov. 15, 1958. The company is insisting on the same date for its moldmakers’ contract. All three union locals at the Kim­ble Glass Co. are members of the American Flint Glass Workers Union. All other issues except the terminal date of the contract have been agreed to by both company and Local 50 in nego­tiations which began Sunday aft­ernoon. Failing to reach agree­ment on the terminal date the negotiations were recessed indef­initely."

THE NEW CONTRACT nego­tiated with Locals 32 and 517, and on which agreement was reached Saturday, provides for wage in­creases of 6 per cent, with a 10-cent minimum, effective last Sept. 1, and 4 per cent, effective Nov. 16, 1957. Those increases amount to a gross of 25 cents per hour; also provided is a group insurance program. Joint an­nouncement of the Saturday set­tlement was made by Arthur Jar­rett, international union repre­sentative, and E. P. Spence, Kim­ble plant manager.

The strike placed into effect by the moldmakers has idled, a total of about 450 persons.