**Date:** 9-21-61
**Source:** Unknown
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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 requiring high-level action.
The meeting, scheduled to be held at 4 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pa., will include teams of three management negotiators and three union negotiators from each of the five companies.
Although the full complement of Uniroyal teams could not be learned Tuesday night, it was known that chief Uniroyal management negotiator will be Eugene Worchester and the chief Uniroyal union negotiator will be Herbert Dawson.
A URW local negotiator, contacted Tuesday, said that the union groups will choose the two representatives to attend the Pittsburgh meeting.