Rubber Avenue Stories

**Date:** 3-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — NEW HAVEN Railroad switch engine enters warehouse property of UniRoyal, Inc., yesterday afternoon to unhook several box-cars. This photo was taken shortly after a number of pickets and police darted out of the path of the backing train. -(News photo by Piscitelli)

**Date:** 5-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — Train Tragedy Continued From Page 1 rate of speed, considering the situation. It was believed the train was being operated by New Haven Railroad supervisory person- nel. The train had been seen stopping earlier on the mail line next to the UniRoyal ware- house. Some men got off the train … Read more

**Date:** 5-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — A “round robin discussion” behind the closed doors of the office of Mayor Joseph C. Raytkwich took place last night in the Town Hall between the Mayor, members of the Police Commission and representatives of the United Rubber Workers Union. No statements were issued by any of the parties regarding … Read more

**Date:** 5-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — TRAIN PUSHING several box-cars backed into the warehouse | a number of pickets and policemen. Four persons received slight injuries in the incident. –(News photo by Piscitelli)

**Date:** 5-31-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Among those arrested by the Naugatuck Police during the near riot Thursday at the gates of the Footwear Division, Uniroyal, were: Raymond Mengacci, 47, 37 Fairchild St.; Cyrus J. Blanchard, 45, 46 Hill Road; Clifford Owens, 57, Wooster St.; Jose Pinho, 37, 129 Aetna St., all of Naugatuck. Also: Frank … Read more

**Date:** 9-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — Violence, which began Thursday at the strikebound Naugatuck footwear plant of Uniroyal, continued today as 21 arrests were made. At left, Raymond Mengacci, 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 … Read more

**Date:** unknown 1967 **Source:** Unknown — PICKETERS ARE shown at the police station yesterday morning where they await their turn to be booked for breaking of peace. Yesterday morning 43 persons were booked following incidents on the picket lines on Maple St. The lines were opened up to allow personnel to report to work after … Read more

**Date:** 3-9-67 **Source:** Unknown — A potentially explosive situation between management and members of striking unions against UniRoyal was averted this morning as picets allowed male management and office workers to pass through the lines into the Maple St. entrance to the Footwear Division. The situation was not relieved however, before 21 more picets, mostly … Read more

**Date:** 5-4-67 **Source:** Unknown — By PATRICK KEATING and JAMES FLEMING Register Staff Reporters NAUGATUCK–Some 50 pickets were arrested this morning and charged with breach of the peace following a near riot at the Maple Street gate of the Uniroyal plant. The outbreak came after several hundred pickets barred the entrance to prevent management personnel … Read more

**Date:** 3-4-67 **Source:** Unknown — Naugatuck policemen under the direct of Capt. Joseph Summa order Uniroyal strikers away from the front of police headquarters on Maple St., Naugatuck. Pickets quickly gathered when Mayor Joseph Raytkwich arrived at City Hall. They loudly protested actions of police in arresting 43 pickets after shoving match as police escorted … Read more

**Date:** 5-4-67 **Source:** Unknown — Naugatuck police arrested 43 men this morning after a near-riot in front of the Maple Street gate of the struck Uniroyal plant in Naugatuck. Police Capt. Joseph Summa said the struggle began about 7 a.m. when 200 supervisory personnel sought to cross a picket line to go to work. An … Read more

**Date:** 5-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — By RUTH NICHOLS Scuffling and shoving this morning on the picket lines at the struck UniRoyal Footwear Plants in the borough as a result of the announcement by management of its intention to start shipping to critical customers. The surge of activity began last night at approximately 8 p.m., when … Read more

**Date:** 5-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–At least two attempts by police to crash through picket lines at the Universal Footwear plant failed this morning, causing office and supervisory personnel to return home. The 150 persons, mostly women, who attempted to get through the Maple St. gate at 6:40 and 7:40 a.m. were turned away by … Read more

**Date:** 5-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — If the Uniroyal strike continues much longer the city welfare rolls will swell appreciably with strikers, Welfare Superintendent Peter Pocius said Monday. Atty. Catherine DeLeon asked whether welfare payments to strikers constitutes “subsidizing labor.” Pocius said Welfare payments are based on need and the reasons for it are not questioned. … Read more

**Date:** 5-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — The strikebound Uniroyal plants in Naugatuck and Beacon Falls will resume shipment of manufactured products tomorrow morning, a company spokesman said today. The company notified officials of the striking United Rubber Workers of America yesterday afternoon of its intention. The union immediately increased its picketing at all plant and warehouse … Read more

**Date:** 5-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — POLICEMAN ATTEMPTS to hold back Local 45 pickets at the Uniroyal Footwear Division plant as office personnel tried to gain entrance to the building on Maple St. in Naugatuck. Friction developed on the picket line as the union, which had been allowing office help to go into work, changed its … Read more

**Date:** 5-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — An atmosphere of tension developed on United Rubber Workers picket lines shortly before midnight Tuesday when Uniroyal management personnel attempted to enter office buildings with suitcases. Locals 45 and 308 called out all-male picket teams at approximately 7 p.m. when reports were heard that Uniroyal would attempt to … Read more

**Date:** 4-23-67 **Source:** Unknown — United Rubber workers and UniRoyal are continuing negoti-ation talks in Cincinnati as locals in Naugatuck are an-nouncing schedules for applica-tions to be taken for strike benefits. Local 45, the largest of the three URW Locals in the bor-ough, began taking applications this morning at 10 a.m., accord-ing to an announcement … Read more

**Date:** 4-29-67 **Source:** Unknown — Negotiations between the United Rubbers Workers and Uni- Royal – U.S. Rubber Co. were to meet today in Cincinnati in an effort to reach agreement in the week-long strike. If necessary, negotiations are also expected to be held again tomorrow at 10 a.m.

**Date:** 4-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK (AP) –Pickets at the Uniroyal plant were getting wet in Monday’s rainy and snowy weather. Company officials inside the plant discussed the situation, then offered some rain gear — one of the firm’s products — to the pickets. But the strikers ignored the move. A union official arrived with … Read more

**Date:** 4-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — For the first time since the United Rubber Workers called its members out on strike shortly after midnight Thursday, negotiations for UniRoyal, Inc., and URW officials will resume talks today in Cincinnati. While negotiations are con-ducted in Ohio, peaceful picket-ing continues in the borough. Capt. Joesph Summa of the local … Read more

**Date:** 4-22-67 **Source:** Unknown — The first day of the United Rubber Workers strike against UniRoyal, closing down the large plants in the borough, passed without incident. Picketing was conducted in an orderly fashion and the company made no attempt not to honor the lines around the plants. Pickets were stationed at all gates by … Read more

**Date:** 4-22-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK (AP) — Three divisions of employes at the Uni-Royal plant here are at a stand-still on strike against the company as a national walk-out of United Rubber Workers continues in its second day. The strike affects the foot-wear, synthetics and chemical divisions. Some 5,500 workers, members of locals 45,218 … Read more

**Date:** 4-12-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK—The first day of picketing by the three United Rubber Workers’ Naugatuck locals—45, 218 and 308—passed very quietly, with no official reports of disturbances being heard. Negotiations between Uniroyal and the URW were suspended throughout Friday, with the next session scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday. As of Friday evening, picketing … Read more

**Date:** 4-22-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK – Negotiations on a master contract between the United Rubber Workers (AFL-CIO) and Uniroyal, Inc. broke down shortly after midnight Thursday after management presented its final proposal, and pickets took up their positions. Although the old master contract signed June 7, 1965 expired at midnight, union officials contacted the … Read more

**Date:** 4-21-67 **Source:** Unknown — About 5,500 members of the United Rubber Workers struck the Uniroyal plant at Naugatuck as part of a nation-wide strike against three of the Big Four rubber companies. Contracts expired at midnight. More than 50,000 union jobs were affected by the action — the first company-wide strike since 1955 when … Read more

**Date:** 4-20-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Both manage-| At the same time, as further, two groups were close to agree- ment and union spokesmen are evidence of calm, at least on the ment. A strike decision, said one un- maintaining an air of calmness surface, it was claimed that ion spokesman, would not be although only … Read more

**Date:** 4-20-67 **Source:** Unknown — Net profit of UniRoyal, Inc. declined 2.1 per cent on 1.0 per cent lower sales in the first quarter of 1967, George R. Vila, chairman and president, reported at the company’s annual meeting. Net profit for the first three months came to $9,549,000, equivalent to 67 cents a share of … Read more

**Date:** 4-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, Ohio (UPI) — Negotiations continued today between the nation’s four major rubber companies and the United Rubber Workers Union URW on a new contract to replace the pact expiring at midnight tonight. Both sides refuse to comment on any progress in the talks which would affect some 78,000 workers. … Read more

**Date:** 4-19-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–With only two days remaining before the contract between the United Rubber Workers of America and Uniroyal, Inc. expires, the possibility of a general strike against the company’s various plants, including the three local operations, increases. The present contract expires at midnight Thursday. Company and union negotiators are in their … Read more

**Date:** 6-7-67 **Source:** Unknown — The five major rubber com-panies have offered a single package wage, pension and wel-fare proposal estimated to cost more than 60 cents an hour over a three year period to the United Rubber Workers Union, it was reported today. A breakdown of the proposal shows the contract will call for … Read more

**Date:** 6-7-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 ing made. Contention most likely will develop over the companies’ continued plan for pay boost differentials between tire and non-tire employes. This is what George Froehlich, president of Local 45, explained at the meet- ing he held for the Local’s membership in the borough. The length … Read more

**Date:** 6-8-67 **Source:** Unknown — benefit checks to $15 starting next week in order to continue giving assistance to our brothers and sisters on strike for a longer period of time… Negotiations were not held yesterday at official headquarters because the union was considering a proposed three-year contract offer, and because many of the negotiators … Read more

**Date:** 6-7-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK- Mayor Jo-seph C. Raytkwich has been em-powered to seek the aid of Gov. John Dempsey in bringing about a settlement in the Uniroyal-United Rubber Workers negotia-tions. The board, during its Tuesday meeting, unanimously passed Third Ward Burgess Edward McGrath’s motion seeking the governor’s aid. The Republican burgess cited the … Read more

**Date:** 6-9-67 **Source:** Unknown — A very reliable source told the NEWS this morning that the strike could be settled over the weekend; and, if not, by the middle of next week. Matters seem to be coming to a head with both management and union making proposals. Our source also informed us that under a … Read more

**Date:** 6-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 basis can be found for the story. No negotiating sessions were held last week for the first time since the strike was called April 20. Both sides met separately to discuss the situation. The lack of income is begin- ning to touch all striking work- ers … Read more

**Date:** 5-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK – The Board of Mayor and Burgesses may take action today to seek Gov. John Dempsey’s aid in settling the master contract negotiations between Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers. Third Ward Republican Burgess Edward McGrath said Monday night he plans to make a motion during tonight’s borough board … Read more

**Date:** 6-5-67 **Source:** Unknown — According to a story in an Ohio newspaper, one group of union negotiators, reportedly from Goodrich, may be preventing the United Rubber Workers and Big Five rubber companies from moving toward rapid settlement of the 4-day strike against three of the companies. Arrangements reportedly had been made for representatives of … Read more

**Date:** 6-5-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 that “the economy of the whole valley is affected by the strike.” Although the governor cannot take coercive action, McGrath felt that persuasion from the highest office in the state might have some effect in bringing about a settlement. “This is too important a situation to … Read more

**Date:** 6-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — Negotiations Continue In Ohio Cities Negotiators representing the United Rubber Workers Union and UniRoyal met yesterday in Cincinnati for the first time since the Memorial Day recess. Reliable sources report the meeting lasted until well after 10 o’clock last night. Although federal mediators are in Cincinnati it has been said … Read more

**Date:** 6-3-67 **Source:** Unknown — Time is relative to many factors. All of us have had long days and all of us have had short ones, too. Under certain circumstances, 40 days could be a short time — much too short, say, when spent on a Florida vacation or a trip to Europe. But under … Read more