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**Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–It was reported Wednesday that United Rubber Workers Local 218 armed its negotiators Tuesday with authority to call a strike should contract negotiations with Uniroyal management fail to produce an agreement by the contract expiration date. Negotiations opened Tuesday in Cincinnati, with the three local Rubber Workers Union representatives at the conference. … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — A strike will be bad for Naugatuck. People won’t buy. A wife and another whose husband works for UniRoyal, ‘Of course I don’t want a strike. It’s okay for a week, but no longer.’It is obvious that the strike was anticipated by most local residents. One can only hope that it will … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK— Representa- tives of the United Rubber Workers Union met in Cincinnati, Ohio, at 10 a.m. today, and the possibility grew stronger that there will be no further talks until representatives of Uniroyal, Inc. until Monday morning. This will extend the walkout of some 5,000 members of the three local unions over … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — As the half-hour passed, phones in local headquarters rang incessantly with calls from workers wanting to know what action to take. At about 12:30 a.m., the final call to strike came in and pickets took up their posts following an orderly shutdown of machinery. Uniroyal has 19 plants in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Continued from Page 1 bers of the rubber industry’s Big Four-around midnight Thursday as two-year contracts expired. Most of the 21,250 rubber workers members employed by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., the other Big Four mem- ber, were on the job after union negotiators voted late Thursday to work on a … Read more

**Date:** 4.29.67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — Negotiations URW, was called at midnight between the striking United Rubber Workers and Uniroyal, Tire and Rubber Co., and the B.F. Goodrich Co., both of Ak- ron, and Uniroyal, Inc. will resume Wednesday morning in Cincinnati, local un- ion spokesmen reported Sunday night. Pickets at the three Locals, … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Strike at Uniroyal as part of a nationwide walkout against three major rubber companies. BIRTH UNIT MEETS

**Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Talks between the striking United Rubber Workers union and Uniroyal, Inc., are being continued today in Ohio, according to Local 45 Pres. George Froehlich. Negotiations were resumed Wednesday morning following a weekend recess. Contacted Wednesday night in Cincinnati, Ohio, Froehlich declined to state whether or not an agreement between the two groups … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK – An unidenti-fied union spokesman in Cincin-nati reported negotiations will continue today as the strike against Uniroyal’s three plants here by the United Rubber Workers remains and pickets continue quietly. Due to an agreement between union and manangment groups not to release any information, no indication of progress was given. Whether … Read more

**Date:** 5-12-? **Source:** Unknown — Negotiating talks continued Sunday between the United Rubber Workers and UniRoyal as the strike has entered its second week. However, there is no indication from either side as to the progress. The negotiating talks now concern the master contract. Once agreement is reached, the talks will be conducted on local … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — What would take place Thursday morning, when office workers are again to attempt to report to work. Mayor Joseph C. Raytkwich reported at mid-morning that “all the excitement is over, at least for today.” He said that union International Field Rep. William Fernandez, Jr., and Local 45 Vice-Pres. Raymond Mengacci were.

**Source:** Unknown — instrumental in sending the large number of pickets home. The mayor said shortly after 10 a.m. that only two or three pickets were at each of the factory gates, ‘picketing in an orderly fashion.’ Mayor Ratkwich said that, since an early hour today, he had been making an effort to

**Source:** Unknown — When tension increased early this morning, additional reinforcements were called out by Naugatuck police. Supernumeraries were called in, and shifts were extended. At least 22 policemen were on duty in the Uniroyal area this morning. However, when it became evident that the picket lines could not be broken, the size of the … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Pickets (Cont’d from Page One) contact Thomas Nelligan of the firm’s industrial relations department, but his calls to the plant were stymied. He was also unable to reach Plant Mgr. John M. Smith. The Footwear Plant switchboard is not open today, and the heavy flood of calls had swamped the alternate in-coming … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — UNUSUALLY HEAVY pedestrian traffic was noted this morning at the Maple St. gate of Uniroyal in Naugatuck as Local 45 members — on strike now for over two weeks — suddenly decided not to allow office help into the building. Naugatuck’s new Town Hall can be seen in background.—King Photo. SHOULDER TO … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — OFFICE WORKERS waited outside the Central Office of UniRoyal and across the street at the Maple St. gate this morning, uncertain of the next move. The pickers refused to allow them into the buildings this morning for the first time in the 13-day old strike. Shortly after the photo was taken, management … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Naugatuck Police Capt. Joseph Summa moves in to remove Uniroyal striker confronting Mayor Joseph Bartylicych arriving at City Hall. Uniroyal strikers are booked at Naugatuck police headquarters on charges of breach of the peace. Pickets and police clashed as management employees attempted to enter Maple Street gate at 7 a.m. today. One … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — The following 43 persons were arrested by local police in today’s scuffle at the Maple St. entrance to UniRoyal’s Foot- wear Division. Charles Butler, 49, Mul- berry St., charged with in- terfering with police; all others are charged with breach of peace. Walter M.Scott,36,230 Pem- broke Ave., Francisco DaSilva, 47, 20 Tolles … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 St.; Guido Boschele, 58, Pond Hill Rd.; James Dowling, 23, 87 Quinn St. Ernest Kinsley, 31, 79 Dikeman St., Waterbury; Earl Matthews, 34, 8 Pond St.; George Sporbert, 34, 19 Goss St.; Joseph Foley, 40, 190 Cherry St.; Ronnie Kezelevich, 23, 16 Melbourne Ct.; Robert Mikulski, 26, 29 … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — 43 UniRoya

**Source:** Unknown — Strikers Arrested

**Source:** Unknown — HUSTLED UP Maple St. by Police Officer Thomas Hunt is an unidentified striker following a pushing incident in front of a Unioyal-Footwear Division gate this morning. The man was presumably booked on a charge of breach of the peace, one of 43 such arrests made this morning. The man resisted Hunt’s urgings … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK POLICE this morning cracked down on striking Local 45 members picketing Uniroyal, arresting 43 on charges of breach of peace when the union members refused to allow non-union office building. Top photo shows policemen leading two of those arrested away from the Maple St. gate. Bottom photo shows parade of police, … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — The pickets were firm about not letting any more members of management into the warehouse, a spokesman said. They will, however, allow those already inside to leave. In addition to Mengacci, Blanchard, Pinho and Owens, those arrested and released without bond for Waterbury Circuit Court appearance June 8 are: Frank Rodrigues, 35, … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — At 7:45 a.m., when workers for the 8 o’clock shift began to arrive, a second outbreak flared up, but was quickly squelched by police. Those arrested during the sec- ond outbreak did not resist being taken to the police station, as the first group had. Two union vice presidents were among the … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Pickets (Cont’d from Page One) lated among Uniroyal management, was neither confirmed nor denied by top level Local officials in Cincinnati. The statement claimed that although Uniroyal had offered to continue negotiations on a day-to-day basis after the strike was called, the URW had turned down the offer, “with the result that … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Asked why white collar workers had attempted to enter the plant Tuesday night, Chapman answered that they had been instructed to get out shipments to critical customers. He added that management had asked Local 45 for four men to help get the shipments out; the local turned down the request, he said, … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–United Rubber Workers, Locals 45, 218 and 308, will disburse strike benefit checks Tuesday and Wednesday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Members of each local are asked to report to their respective local headquarters to receive the benefit checks. Those members who have either performed or made themselves … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — One man said, “Let’s make this our ‘Custer’s Last Stand.’” A few others jeered the idea of letting male workers inside. Mengacci asked, “Do you all want to go to jail?” The question was answered by a number of persons with a resounding “Yes.” When male management workers started filing through the … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Also at times they broke into song, singing “America,” “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” and others. At one point they chanted, “You ran out of gas.” Perhaps this was in reference to the situation in the borough about a year ago when local police vehicles were grounded for about 24 hours … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — John Smith, was hustled into the Central Office Building by local police who pushed their way through a group of about 20 women pickets. Once safely inside, the women resumed their circling in front of the door. At one point, they chanted, “Talk it over, Blue-Coats, talk it over” at a group … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — United Rubber Workers local unions, Local No. 45, Naugatuck Footwear, Local No. 218, Naugatuck Chemical, and Local No. 308, Naugatuck Synthetic, will disperse strike benefit checks commencing Tuesday and Wednesday between the hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members of each respective local should report to their own local union headquarters … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — HOLDING THEIR hands up for silence, aids of Raymond Mengacci, with bull-horn, vice-president of Local 45, URW, stand beside their leader as he explains the strike situation to pickets. CY BLANCHARD, vice-president of Local 218 talked to his men who were assisting on the picket lines on Maple St. this morning while … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — THE PICKETS moved aside to allow male employes of management to enter the Maple Street gate this morning. Female employes were sent home by management.

**Source:** Unknown — LONG LINE of management and office workers file past Maple St. gate on way into UniRoyal plant.

**Source:** Unknown — Mengacci, vice president of Local 59, United Rubber Workers called, said state troop help were not be called if the office workers had come to an agreement to meet office workers in, but 15 women office workers would have to go home. ‘So, no, we won’t let them in,’ was shouted by … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — William Battles of Waterbury is dragged away from the Maple Street plant at Uniroyal by police after fighting broke out there today when strikers prevented office employes from crossing picket lines. Battles, who was charged with breach of peace by assault, was later taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, where he was … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — Chief Justice Earl Warren today outlined a plan for a new federal court system in the United States, advocating the establishment of a National Court of Appeals to help reduce the workload of the Supreme Court. Speaking before a national conference of judges and lawyers, the Chief Justice said the federal judicial … Read more

**Source:** Unknown — After the big rush to open the picket lines yesterday, calm was restored in front of the Central Office of UniRoyal. A few pickets were left on duty and some interested strikers stand by to watch the activity at the gate across the street. (News photo by Jensen)

**Source:** Unknown — POLICE WATCH as pickets allow personnel to pass through the line at the Maple Street gate, yesterday. The line had been opened out shortly before the picture was taken. —(News photo by Jensen)

**Source:** Unknown — WHITE COLLAR workers were streaming through the gates at Maple Street following a day’s vacation. Female employes waited on Church St. until calm was restored before trying to report to work -(News photo by Nichols)

**Source:** Unknown — POLICEMEN stood ready as activity lessened this morning on Maple Street. Traffic was blocked off until calm was restored.

**Source:** Unknown — IN SOLID MASS, non-union employes of Uniroyal Footwear Plant in Naugatuck head for work at 7 a.m. today, after assembling on The Green, in background. Police halted the crowd and sent back to the Green. The company proposed that the women be sent home and the male employes be allowed through the … Read more