Newspaper Clippings

**Date:** 3/12/77 **Source:** Unknown — No news is available as to how the negotiations between the United Rubber Workers Union and the “Big Five” Rubber Companies is progressing in Cincinnati. The strike, now in its fourth week, is beginning to affect the economy of the borough as the striking workers have faced their second payless … Read more

**Date:** WED MAY 17 ’72 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK— Negotiations on the master contract between United Rubber Workers Union and Uniroyal resumed Tuesday in Cincinnati, but due to the agreement between the two groups, no news of progress could be received when negotiators were contacted in Cincinnati Tuesday night. Negotiations will continue today. The contract … Read more

**Date:** 6-15-69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Talks between Uniroyal and United Rubber negotiators continue in Cincinnati today, but informed sources said progress would depend on talks between the union and some of the other rubber firms, notably B. F. Goodrich and Firestone. It is with these two companies, said one source, that the heaviest negotiating is … Read more

**Date:** 6-16-69 **Source:** Unknown — If the United Rubber Work-ers strike continue past Satur-day, a new record will be set for duration of strikes in the rubber industry. In 1959, the Firestone fire and Rubber Co. was struck by URW for 58 days. Negotiations continued yes-terday with the groups still dis-cussing a counter-proposal submitted by … Read more

**Date:** 2-26-69 **Source:** Unknown — CLEVELAND (AP) – It’s three down and two to go, a United Rubber Worker spokesman said Thursday after the union and Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. agreed to a tentative three-year contract. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. and Uniroyal resume bargaining with the URW today. Firestone, the B. F. … Read more

**Date:** MAY 19, 1969 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK Negotiations between the United Workers and Uniroyal, Inc. are scheduled to continue today in Cincinnati, with informed sources indicating Thursday that signs of progress are being made. As the strike entered its fifth week, rumors swept the borough to the effect that Firestone had either settled or … Read more

**Date:** 5-25-69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Officials of Local 218, United Rubber Workers, claimed Saturday that “inaccurate statements were made by the factory manager of Uniroyal Chemical Plant”, in relation to the management’s decision to use supervisory personnel to operate process equipment at the plant while the company is being picketed by the local in its … Read more

**Date:** MAY 27 ’69 **Source:** Unknown — Superior Court Judge Leo V. Gaffney continued the hearing for an injunction sought by the Chemical Division of UniRoyal against the United Rubber Workers Friday. The continuance followed an early morning session of peaceful picketing by Local 218 at the Elm Street entrance to the plant. No personnel … Read more

**Date:** 5-31-69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Mass picket-ing by members of Local 308 at Uniroyal’s Synthetic Plant, this morning, led to the arrest of four pickets, after an attempt was made to prevent management personnel from entering the plant. Two of the pickets had to be forcibly ejected by police, following the reading of the riot … Read more

**Date:** 2/26/69 **Source:** Unknown — United Rubber Workers Union Local 45, said, “Although we don’t like to go on strike, it is sometimes necessary to settle contract disputes.” When asked what they will do during the strike, many workers, including the strike not leaders, said they would “do spring cleaning in the house and in … Read more

**Date:** 4/15/69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Union members of Locals 45 and 218 of United Rubber workers were informed on the progress of negotiations in Cincinnati although union officials declined to say what specifically had been discussed at the meetings Monday. The presidents of the three locals, George Froehlich from Local 45, Joseph Rzeszutek from Local … Read more

**Date:** sept 69 **Source:** Unknown — Forty-three Uniloyal strikers were arrested this morning including Raymond Mengacci, vice-president of Local 45 and Cy Blanchard, vice-president of Local 218, as police attempted to restore order to the picket lines on Maple St. In the midst of the scuffle, which began early this morning, one man, Nunzio Finteri, … Read more

**Date:** 7/9/69 **Source:** Unknown — ONLY MOMENTS BEFORE he was arrested by Naugatuck police this morning, Cy (Doc) Blanchard, center, held the attention of striking members of Local 45, United Rubber Workers, at the central office entrance of the Uniroyal Footwear plant. Blanchard, vice-president of Local 218, URW, at the firm’s striking Chemical Division, was … Read more

**Date:** 5/15/69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — After a Thursday morning flareup between police and pickets at the Uniroyal Footwear Division plant, in which 50 people were arrested on charges of breach of peace, the scene became quiet for the remainder of the day, even to the point that pickets permitted a postal shipment to … Read more

**Date:** 6/15/69 **Source:** Unknown — LOOKING SULLEN as management and office workers file into the Maple St. gate of UniRoyal Raymond Memorial, vice-president of Local 45, URW, checks each person to be certain all are UniRoyal employees. Some who didn’t have UniRoyal badges shown prominently were asked to display them. -(News photo by Jensen)

**Date:** 3/69 **Source:** Unknown — Management of the Footwear Division, Uniroyal, was granted an injunction against Local 45, United Rubber Workers, Friday afternoon at Waterbury Superior Court which will restrict the overall picketing by the union of the plant, effective immediately. The injunction, which had been sought by Uniroyal, will limit the manner of picketing … Read more

**Date:** 5-7-69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK—An attempt to push five railroad freight cars into a Uniroyal warehouse on Elm St. Friday afternoon resulted in injuries to at least five men as police officers tried to move picketing United Rubber Workers out of the way of the constantly moving train. According to reports from some of … Read more

**Date:** 3-6-69 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK-Picketing at all three Uniroyal plants here was quiet today, following two days of scuffles by police and striking members of the United Rubber Workers union. Small clusters of pickets, mostly women, were on duty early today at the footwear plant where near-violence erupted both Thursday and Friday mornings. It … Read more

**Date:** 11-15-69 **Source:** Unknown — The three Locals of the United Rubber Workers in the borough maintained their teams of picketers at the gates of the struck UniRoyal plants today, Picketing is being conducted in a quite orderly fashion with no incidents reported. White collar workers of UniRoyal continue to pass in and out of … Read more

**Date:** 4-21-47 **Source:** Unknown — By PATRICK KEATING Register Staff Reporter NAUGATUCK — A strike, the second in the past two years against the Uni-Royal by the United Rubber Workers, AFL-CIO, has closed the company’s tire-making local divisions and idled some 5,000 workers today. The decision to strike the entire Uni-Royal operation was made earlier … Read more

**Date:** 1967-07-11 **Source:** Unknown — Violence, which began Thursday at the strikebound Naugatuck footwear plant of Uniroyal, continued today as 21 arrests were made, Manganielli, vice president of Local 45, United Rubber Workers, with bullhorn urges striking employes to allow male office workers through the plant gates this morning. At right, office workers begin marching … Read more

**Date:** 7-1 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, OHIO (UPI)—The head of the United Auto Workers Union said Friday a wage offer to striking United Rubber Workers (URW) by major tire producers was “miserly.” Walter Reuther, who has taken up the cause of the striking rubber workers by pumping more than $1 million into the URW’s strike … Read more

**Date:** 6-25-61 **Source:** Unknown — (Continued from Page One) Uniroyal counsel J. Kenneth Bradley questioned Mengacci at some length about ‘flare-ups’ at the gates early in May when pickets attempted to keep office personnel from entering the plant. 71 Arrests The three days of clashes between pickets and police resulted in arrests of 71 strikers … Read more

**Date:** 6 27 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 they failed to disperse they were loaded aboard a bus and hauled to the courthouse, said they would be charged with contempt of court. Pickets kept salaried employes inside the plant for about an hour Monday. Negotiations in the strike against the nation’s largest rubber … Read more

**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:** 3-31 **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