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**Date:** 9-21-61 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK-Small negotiating teams from each of the five major rubber companies and the United Rubber Workers Union have been called for a special group meeting Thursday by the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The federal government has evidently decided that a 62-day-old strike involving over 51,000 people constitutes a problem … Read more
**Date:** 3-21-61 **Source:** Uniroval — Uniroval (Continued from Page One) men to accompany Dawson to-day. 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 … Read more
**Date:** 6-12-67 **Source:** Wall Street Journal — AKRON—After a week of marked progress in negotiations, the United Rubber Workers union and five major rubber companies will re-open bargaining sessions at 10 a.m. today with some expectation of reaching a single-package settlement covering wages, pensions and wel- fare benefits before another week passes. A settlement would … Read more
**Date:** 1967-06-09 **Source:** Naugatuck, Conn. — Naugatuck, Conn. Established 1885 FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1967 12 PAGES Price Seven Cents Companies Offer BULLETIN
**Date:** 3-31 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 and life insurance and may contact headquarters if they have questions. A vote of confidence was requested and received for the union officials from the members present. Froehlich’s speech spelled out the fact that the union would negotiate until its terms are reached, but Froehlich mentioned … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-27 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK An injunction sought by Uniroyal Chemical Friday against the United Rubber Workers was continued by Superior Court Judge Leo V. Gaffney. The continuance was ordered following an early morning session of peaceful picketing by Local 218 at the Elm St. entrance to the plant. All personnel seeking entry into … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-27 **Source:** Unknown — United Rubber Workers Local 218 has been summoned to appear in Superior Court next week to show cause why an injunction should not be issued against illegal picketing in the month-old strike involving Naugatuck plants of Uniroyal, Inc. Judge Leo V. Gaffney, who issued the order, also expressed the hope … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-25 **Source:** Unknown — Thursday May 25 1967 UniRoyal’s Chemical Division
**Date:** 1967-05-23 **Source:** Unknown — The new pastime in the borough is the guessing of when the strike will end. A more optimistic attitude has been adopted by the strikers and the consensus of opinion is that settlement is close. However, no statements on the progress of negotiations in Cincinnati have been issued. The negotiating … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-18 **Source:** NAUGATUCK — Although Naugatuck Chemical plant manager John Evans said Wednesday that the company was “contemplating” shipping from the plant, the scene on the United Rubber Workers Local 218 picket lines remained quiet throughout the day. No shipments were reported. Evans said he had no comment to make following a meeting between … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-16 **Source:** Waterbury Republican — NAUGATUCK – Around-the-clock picketing in the 26-day-old Uniroyal strike was halted at the footwear plant Monday and the original 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule restored. Reason for the reduced schedule, officials of the 4,000-member Local 45, United Rubber Workers, said, was management assurance that no effort to move … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-16 **Source:** Waterbury Republican — NAUGATUCK – Around-the-clock picketing in the 26-day-old Uniroyal strike was halted at Naugatuck the footwear plant Monday and the original 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. schedule restored. Reason for the reduced schedule, officials of the 4,000-member Local 45, United Rubber Workers, said, was management assurance that no effort to … Read more
**Date:** 9-6-7 **Source:** Unknown — Picketing remains quiet and orderly in the borough today as negotiations between the United Rubber Workers and UniRoyal continue in Cincinnati. Four trailer trucks and four U.S. Mail trucks entered and left the Warehouse on Elm St. yesterday afternoon without incident. Eleven other trucks approached the gates and the drivers … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-09 **Source:** Waterbury Republican — NAUGATUCK–A barrage of trucking firm. The second truck to enter was from a New Haven firm, the Wilson Freight Co. The Elliott Bros. Trucking Co. firm Waterbury and the Lombard Bros., who rented a truck from a local dealer, also entered the gates. Most of those who turned away … Read more
**Date:** 59-9-7 **Source:** Unknown — THE FIRST OF EIGHT Trucks to enter the gate at the Warehouse on Elm St., yesterday afternoon prepares to leave as picketers move on. Four private trucks and four mail trucks passed in and out of this gate during the afternoon without incident. —(News photo by Piscitelli)
**Date:** 55-6-7 **Source:** WATERBURY — A warning to refrain from any violence and interference with the operations of UniRoyal’s Footwear Division was given yesterday to the United Rubber Workers (URW) Union by Superior Court Judge Leo V. Gaffney. The court issued an order to show cause why a temporary injunction should not be issued in … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-06 **Source:** Unknown — 06720. Second Class Postage Paid at Waterbury, Conn.) TWENTY-TWO P
**Date:** 55/67 **Source:** Unknown — UNIROYAL PICKETS are booked in Naugatuck Police Station Thursday. — King Photo.
**Date:** 5/16 **Source:** Unknown — Naugatuck police arrested 21 men this morning after the second scuffle in two days outside the Maple Street gate of the struck Uniroyal plant. One man was taken to a hospital. Officers of the striking United Rubber Workers of America, Local 45, were ordered to appear this afternoon in Superior … Read more
**Date:** 5-16 **Source:** Unknown — against each other, police and pickets in front of the Maple St. entrance of UniRoyal’s Footwear Division resulted in the arrest of 43 strikers this morning. In the foreground, a picket being hustled off to the Police Station by Police Officer Thomas Hunt, presumably to be booked for breach of … Read more
**Date:** 1967-05-04 **Source:** NAUGATUCK NEWS (Conn.) — PICKETS were outenmasse at the warehouse building on Rubber Ave. to ensure no one or nothing passed through the line Early in the morning several scuffles kept the policemen on their toes but no serious incidents were reported. —(News photo by Nichols)
**Date:** 1967-05-04 **Source:** Waterbury Republican — BRISTOL—Pickets appeared in front of the Uniroyal Inc. warehouse on Center St. Wednesday just after midnight, when it was learned that management was going to try to ship from the local warehouse. The pickets represent Local 45, United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of Bristol America, who have … Read more
**Date:** 3-31 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 only to realize that they all hadn’t been arrested. Much time was spent trying to figure out who the four were that they had arrested. Some pickets rode to the station in police cars but hadn’t been arrested. They all wanted to be booked. One picket, … Read more
**Date:** 4-25-1967 **Source:** Unknown — Picketing at the Chemical Division of UniRoyal has been “stepped-up,” according to an announcement made by officials of Local 218. They report that pickets will be on duty *24-hours a day, seven-days a week.* Also that members will picket in three-hour shifts. Local 218 began a buildup of picketing Friday … Read more
**Date:** 1967-04-25 **Source:** THE WORKER — THE MAY DAY slogans of ending the war and draft, independence for Puerto Rico and equality for black Americans are bringing youth into participation and planning for the celebration. A spokesman for the 21st May Day Planning committee announced that Jose Stevens, co-chairman of the New York area Du … Read more
**Date:** 1967-04-22 **Source:** MCDAY — The strike of United Rubber Workers against UniRoyal has now entered its 32nd day with picketing in the borough calm as white collar workers and trucks pass through the gates of the plant. The flurry of rumors of impending settlement that caused excitement in town last week has subsided and … Read more
**Date:** 6-10-‘7 **Source:** Unknown — United Rubber Worker President Peter Bommarito said the union’s demands are “logical, justifiable and attainable.” According to a UniRoyal spokesman yesterday, the URW’s demands would cost at least $1.40 an hour. The companies value their offers at more than 70 cents an hour. Bommarito said there are a number of … Read more
## Page 001 Here is the text extracted from the document image: Merry Christmas – Happy New Year CHEM-texts Vol. 1 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 3 QUALITY .. The Most Important Ingredient (One of the difficulties of modern industry is the loss of quality or pride of workmanship which is defined … Read more
## Page 001 CHEM-TEXTS Vol. 2 PUBLISHED FOR THE PEOPLE OF UNIROYAL CHEMICAL No. 2. New Equipment for Reclaim Plant Will Keep Us in Reclaim Rubber Business Our present reclaimed rubber plant dates back to 1895, after fire destroyed the original plant in 1893. For 75 years, we have played an im- portant role in … Read more
## Page 003 Materials Department Saves Shoe Leather Supervisor Frank Lynch is shown below with the first bicycle recently acquired by the Materials department. The vehicle is saving considerable walking and enables the supervisors in the department to cover more ground in visiting the plant. Since this picture was taken, the department has received two … Read more
**Date:** 6 9 67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 4. Supplemental Unemployment Benefits – Regular benefits increased to 65% of average pay (plus $2 for up to four dependents, with a maximum payment of $50) to 75% of average pay. with no maximum. Short work week benefits increased in all cases to 75% … Read more
**Date:** 6/12-67 **Source:** Unknown — The five major rubber companies in the U.S. will consider a URW proposal today after two contracts which were proposed by the companies last week were rejected by the union. One source said the union counter-proposal is only slightly different from its original demand which, according to the companies, would … Read more
**Date:** 6-12-67 **Source:** Unknown — Raymond Mengacci Vice-President of Local 445, stated today he didn’t want to get into a debate with factory manager Mr. Jack Smith, or try to negotiate an agreement here in Naugattuck, especially through the newspapers, when both the Company and the Union committees are having a hard enough time in … Read more
**Date:** 12-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 President Walter D, Baldwin’s wages were increased from $83,025 in 1965 to $113,395 in 1966 an increase of $30,370 or 36.6% in one year. The union is not saying that these men do not deserve this increase but if the Company wants to talk percentages, then … Read more
**Date:** 6-13-67 **Source:** Rubber Strike — AKRON, Ohio (UPI) — Negotiators in the national rubber strike today prepared for another long session over the problems of wages, contract length, the elimination of differentials in wage hikes, employes and job security. Three of the nation’s five largest rubber companies have been on strike for 54 days, … Read more
**Date:** June 13, 1967 **Source:** Conn. — Continued From Page 1 For the first time, the negotiators, at management’s request, were grappling with wages and all fringe benefits in one package. Traditionally, three-year welfare pension contracts and two-year wage contracts are negotiated separately. The welfare pension contracts do not expire until fall. Another improvement in … Read more
**Date:** 6-15-67 **Source:** Unknown — Governor John Dempsey acknowledged the letter received from the borough seeking his intervention in the UniRoyal strike affecting three borough plants. He said in a letter to Mayor Joseph C. Raitkwich, that State Labor Commissioner Renato E. Ricciuti is maintaining close contact with the progress of the negotiations, and that … Read more
**Date:** 6-14-67 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, Ohio – Spokesmen said today that despite the progressive tone of talks between the United Rubber Workers and the General Tire and Rubber Co., there were no new developments in contract negotiations. General had offered a slightly higher wage package than other members of the industry’s big five. URW … Read more
**Date:** 6-17-67 **Source:** General Tire Added — AKRON, Ohio—Another rub- i during the coming week, possi- ber company was added to the bly Monday or Tuesday. three already on strike Friday This is the only major change when the executive board of the in the picture, and Uniroyal ne- United Rubber Workers Union gotiations were … Read more
**Date:** 6-17-67 **Source:** Unknown — The Executive Board of the United Rubber Workers union has voted to call its members out from another of the “Big Five” rubber companies. More than 3,000 employes in two plants of General Tire and Rubber Co., located in Akron, Ohio, and Waco, Texas, will be involved. According to sources, … Read more
**Date:** 6-17-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 from rubber workers had been approved by mid-week, and a big influx of further applications had come in since then. She said the county at first requested rubber workers to spend strike benefits for shelter and utilities and use public as-sistance for food. “But now,” she … Read more
**Date:** 6-19-67 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, Ohio (UPI) – The United Rubber Workers (URW) called a strike Sunday against General Tire & Rubber Co., the fourth of the big five tire producers to be hit by a walkout. Some 1,300 workers at General’s Waco, Tex., plant voted to strike at midnight Sunday. General’s plant here, … Read more
**Date:** 6-21-67 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, Ohio (UPI) — Fed-eral mediators will meet Thurs-day in Pittsburgh with negotia-tors for the five major rubber companies and the United Rub-ber Workers Union in an effort to break the nine-week strike in the rubber industry. William Simkin, director of the Federal Mediation and Con-ciliation Service, made the an-nouncement … Read more
**Date:** 6-22-67 **Source:** Unknown — To Stop Production Union Seeking Restraining Order Against UniRoyal Federal Mediation In Rubber Strike Begins Today PITTSBURGH (UPI) — In an effort to end the longest strike in rubber industry history, the federal government summoned negotiators for the nation’s top five producers and the United Rubber Workers (URW) for a … Read more
**Date:** 6-22-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK – Representa- no commitments on how much it tives of both management and was prpared to give, high un- the United Rubber Workers are ion officials have been reported gathering their numbers for top as saying they were not pre- level talks today in Pittsburgh, pared to be forced … Read more
**Date:** 6-23-67 **Source:** Unknown — As representatives of the union and management, respectively, in the current stalemate involving the rubber industry in the United States, you are the logical ones to whom any missive such as this must be addressed. It may be that there are others whose attention should be called to what we … Read more
**Date:** 6-23-67 **Source:** Union Seeks Injunction — UniRoyal agreed yesterday in Waterbury Superior Court to stop production on footwear until a hearing is held next Tuesday at 11 a.m. Judge Leo V. Gaffney signed an application submitted by Local 45 UJW seeking a restraining injunction against UniRoyal yesterday afternoon. Local 45 sought the injunction on … Read more
**Date:** 6-27-67 **Source:** Unknown — UniRoyal management and of-ficials of Local 45, United Rub-ber Workers Union (URW), were scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Waterbury today for a “show cause” hearing investigat-ed by the union last week when it accused the rubber firm of violating a written agreement between the two parties. Superior Court … Read more
**Date:** 6-29-67 **Source:** In Uniroyal Case — A decision on whether Uniroyal Inc. should be restrained by court order from resuming production at its Naugatuck Footwear Plant will not be rendered for at least a week. Superior Court Judge Leo V. Gaffney said at the close of a hearing Wednesday on a petition by Local … Read more
**Date:** 6-30-67 **Source:** Rubber Strike — Rumors were running hot and heavy around the borough this morning that work would begin at the UniRoyal Footwear plant next Wednesday. The rumors were two-fold; first that settlement of the strike was imminent and the other version was that the Footwear plant would start production on its own. … Read more
