On the heels of the chauffeurs' strike at the Taylor Garage, a "walk-jour" was staged cally on Sunday morning by nearly half the drivers fof the Johnson Garage, causing complete disruption of' the latter service.
The new strike came as "a bolt from the blue," as no demands had been made on the company by the drivers.
Without warning, 64 of the fleurs left their posts during remaining 72 refused to carry on without special protection. As a result the entire Johnson system was paralyzed and remained so at a late hour. An appeal for special guards was made to the Municipal Police, but owing to the number of men involved it was found inadvisable to grant it. Consequently the management decided to discontinue its service, temporarily.
Full service of the Johnson Garage, Ltd, is expected to be resumed short ly as the result of mediation by Kuo. mintang ofMfeials and the Bureau of Social Affairs between the management and the 64 strikers.
According to the management, the strike was the result of intimidation by the strikers of the Taylor Garage. It was called on Sunday morning, but demands for better treatment were: jonly presented late in the night. When these were rejected by the management, the strikers proceeded to the City Government and the Shanghai District Kuomintang, asking. for assistance. The mediation follow-Fed.
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