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men to accompany Dawson today.

The announcement of this meeting represents one of the more significant aspects of the talks, although observers were hesitant to say whether it meant a possible breakthrough in the negotiations.

The meeting could go on for weeks, said a union observer, adding that union officials are tightening their jaws and preparing to hold out on their demands.

The feeling among union people, according to union spokesmen, is that government-included settlements generaly go in favor of management.

This represents the second attempt to get all five companies and the union to sit down at one table and talk.

A previous attempt failed when union negotiators from B. F. Goodrich refused to join because they did not want to talk in terms of a three-year contract agreement.

Union spokesmen from General Tire and Rubber Co. said that the gathering in Pittsburgh would not affect their scheduled walkout in two plants at midnight tonight.

Picketing by over 3,000 members of the URW at plants in Waco, Tex. and Akron, Ohio, will begin as scheduled, bringing the total number of URW members on strike to 54,100.

Goodyear, the only company not on strike, is continuing work on a day-to-day basis.