The contract covers 261,000 workers and also sets standards for agreements for an additional 400,000 work-
The union wants a 10 cents an hour wage increase to the 7216 cents an hour minimum now paid. It rejected a company offer of a 2% cents an hour increase.
Meanwhile, strikes are going on in 23 other plants holding Government orders and als oh four Army construction projects. Strike notices were posted on three Ford Motor coripahy plaits in Detroit which hold US$154000000 worth of defence orders—United Press.
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