Rubber Avenue Stories

**Date:** 6-2-67 **Source:** Unknown — No negotiating sessions between UniRoyal and the United Rubber Workers have been held yet this week and strong rumors indicate no session will be held today. Yesterday for the second consecutive day a scheduled session was canceled. Union spokesmen said the reason for the cancellation of Wednesday’s and Thursday’s talks … Read more

**Date:** 6-1-67 **Source:** Unknown — The negotiating session between UniRoyal and the United Rubber Workers, scheduled for yesterday afternoon at 2 p.m., was canceled. No reason for the cancelation was given. However, a meeting set for 10 a.m. today was expected to be held in Cincinnati. The sessions had been recessed last Friday for the … Read more

**Date:** 6-1-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 community with production being carried on in both plants by skeleton crews of supervisory personnel. John Evans, factory manager, of both plants, has issued assuring statements that no danger exists which have been questioned by the union. All rumors of impending settlement have been squashed since … Read more

**Date:** 6-1-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — A meeting between representatives of the United Rubber Workers and Uniroyal management did not take place as scheduled Wednesday. A union spokesman, contacted Wednesday night, said he did not know why it was canceled. Asked who called the meeting off, he answered that he did not know that, … Read more

**Date:** 6-1-67 **Source:** Unknown — CAPT. JOSEPH SUMMA is shown reading the state statute containing the “riot act” to picketers at the Synthetic plant as members of Local 308 bar the entrance gate to supervisory personnel, yesterday morning. Local 308 president Edward Alves, back to camera listens intently. –(News photo by Nichols)

**Date:** 5-31-67 **Source:** Unknown — Naugatuck police arrested four union pickets today, including a Seymour resident, as supervisory personnel at Uniroyal Co. filed through picket lines to begin production. Company management had notified representatives of Local 45, United Rubber Workers of America, Monday that production would be begun today by supervisory personnel. Edward Alvares, president … Read more

**Date:** 5-28-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 Intended to start production in the Footwear plants. Following two mornings in which the pickcts sought to keep supervisory personnel outside the plant by mass picketing, UniRoyal attempted to obtain a restraining order from Waterbury Superior Court. Judge Leo Gaffney postponed the injunction for two two-week … Read more

**Date:** 5-29-67 **Source:** Unknown — A meeting of the membership of Local 45 United Rubber Workers is scheduled for this afternoon at 2:30 in the Naugaatuck High School auditorium. Local 45 President George Froehlich, home from the negotiating sessions in Cincinnati, will address the membership as a whole for the first time since the beginning … Read more

**Date:** 3-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — PICKETS AND POLICE milled around at the gate to the Chemical Plant at Uniroyal in Naugatuck after hearing after police got word of a meeting inside and sent a large group of officers to the area. Nothing happened, and non-union employes entered the plant. The company, meanwhile, was proceeding with … Read more

**Date:** 5-27-67 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, Ohio, May 25 (AP) –A campaign against the purchase of products made by three struck rubber companies is being conducted by the United Rubber Workers. The companies struck by the union April 20 when contracts expired are Uniroyal, B. F. Goodrich Company, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. … Read more

**Date:** MAY 26, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — Chemical Division, UniRoyal Inc. Judge Denies Injunction

**Date:** 1967 MAY 22 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — Efforts by management personnel to produce what were termed defense sub-contract items at the Uniroyal Chemical Plant Thurs-day touched off a controversy with UEW Local 218 over the question of safety. An announcement by management Wednesday that it planned to produce the items also resulted in … Read more

**Date:** 5-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — WE CONGRATULATE the members of Local 218 for their exemplary conduct yesterday.. although they were seeking to establish a point, violence was not used as the method.

**Date:** THURS. MAY 25, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — ONE OF EIGHT Local 218 members arrested in Naugatuck at the gate of the Uniroyal Chemical Plant this morning is led away by police to be booked on charges of breach of peace. Local Pres. Joseph Rzeszutek was one of those charged.—King Photo.

**Date:** WED MAY 24 1967 **Source:** Unknown — A two-week postponement was granted yesterday in a hearing on a UniRoyal Inc. petition seeking an injunction against the United Rubber Workers Union. Neither parties appeared in Waterbury Superior Court for the hearing, Judge Leo V. Gaffney granted the continuance on the basis of a letter received … Read more

**Date:** SEPT. 5, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — Eight pickets were arrested today at the struck Uniroyal chemical plant in Naugatuck and charged with breach of the peace as violence flared there for the first time since May 5. The arrests came after about 40 pickets had attempted to prevent some 500 office and management personnel … Read more

**Date:** Sunday may 21 1967 **Source:** Unknown — By PATRICK KEATING Register Staff Reporter NAUGATUCK —A weekend recess in contract talks between the international policy committee of the United Rubber Workers, AFL-CIO, and of Uniroyal management carried the strike here into its 31st day today. Negotiators agreed to the recess Friday and will resume talks … Read more

**Date:** MAY 26, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — Although rumors ran wild in the borough Friday to the effect that Uniroyal and the United Rubber Workers had reached a settlement in their negotiations on a master contract, the rumors failed to pan out, and no settlement was announced. Other rumors, which claimed that they … Read more

**Date:** MAY 15, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — Excitement mounted yesterday afternoon in the borough as stories of the strike settlement grew stronger. The NEWS office was deluged with calls, seeking confirmation that it was settled or about to be settled. Firestone did not meet with the Union yesterday in Cincinnati and the rumor was to … Read more

**Date:** 8-18-67 **Source:** Unknown — NEW HAVEN Railroad and railroad police are shown boarding the train at the freight yard near Elm St. preparing to take tank and box cars into the Chemical plant. Railroad employees left the train before it entered the plant. Local 218. The train went into the company’s yard without incident. … Read more

**Date:** MAY 19, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK- Informed sources gave indications Thursday that there were signs of progress in the negotiations between Uniroyal, Inc., and the United Rubber Workers, still in progress in Cincinnati. The two groups are scheduled to meet again today. As the strike entered its fifth week, rumors swept the borough … Read more

**Date:** Thursday, MAY 18, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — Three pickets stood at the main gate of the Chemical Division of UniRoyal,Inc., yesterday afternoon and watched a train go into the company’s yard without incident. The engine of the train came into the local railroad station from Waterbury during the noon-hour, stopped at the local station … Read more

**Date:** MAY 11, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — As a pensioner of UniRoyal * certainly disgusted to read the letter to the Editor on May 11, 1967 where a member of Local #45 vote concerning striking the picket line, the policemen and management personnel. I was there and had seen what was going on and at … Read more

**Date:** 12-6-67 **Source:** Unknown — Picket Lines Stay Quiet At Uniroyal Naugatuck-picket lines at the strikebound Uniroyal Chemical division remained quiet through- out the night and this morning following a meeting between John Evans, plant manager and other company officials and Lo- cal 213 President Joseph Rzeszutek, Wednesday morning. Evans said the company was ‘contemplating’ … Read more

**Date:** Tuesday MAY 16, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — The Uniroyal strike is having its effect on the economic life of the Naugatuck-Beacon Falls area. With some 5,000 men and women on strike since April 21, considerably less money is flowing into the area. Bank deposits are down and withdrawals are greater than normal, some area … Read more

**Date:** TUESDAY MAY 16, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK– Pickets at the iled to resume at 10 a.m. today strikebound Uniroyal Footwear Plant have gone back to their original hours of picketing from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., following an agreement with management that no effort will be made to move trucks in or out … Read more

**Date:** Tuesday may 16 1967 **Source:** Unknown — A three-hour meeting yesterday morning between management and union of UniRoyal led to the lessening of mounting tension. Management assured the union no attempt at footwear production would be made by supervisory personnel. Following the meeting, the union decided to reduce the hours of picketing back to … Read more

**Date:** Monday, May 15, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — George Froehlich, president of Local 45, United Rubber Workers Union, stood at the Maple St. gate of the Footwear Plant, along with picketers this morning, as supervisory personnel of UniRoyal reported for work. Production in the plant by management was reportedly scheduled to begin today. However, no … Read more

**Date:** Monday MAY 15, 1967 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK– Negotiations between the United Rubber Workers and Uniroyal, Inc. resume Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the strike against the three local plants moves into its 25th day. The current strike is the longest since the 22-day old walkout in 1959. Union and management … Read more

**Date:** 5/19/1967 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK – A “wait-and-see” atmosphere hangs over the community as the strike that has crippled production at the Footwear, Chemical and Synthetic Divisions of Uniroyal is in its 24th day. The 5,000 members of the United Rubber Workers, AFL-CIO, have been idle here since April 21. Their return to work … Read more

**Date:** 9-17-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK — Discussions among management of the three Naugatuck Divisions of Uniroyal and representatives of the three locals of the United Rubber Workers Union concerning the supplemental to the master contract are expected to pick up tempo during the coming week. Preliminary meetings were held this past week especially between … Read more

**Date:** 7-29-67 **Source:** Unknown — Ratification vote sessions for the three local unions, United Rubber Workers, which recently settled with UniRoyal, Inc, will be held today, tomorrow and Monday, union officials reported. Local 45, Footwear Division, will hold a regular and special meeting today in the Naugatuck High School auditorium, Rubber Ave., at 2:30 p.m. … Read more

**Date:** 7-25-67 **Source:** Unknown — Uniroyal employes were re- uting to work today in Nau- gatuck and Beacon Falls after two of three striking local unions voted to ratify a three – year contract ending the 14-week walkout. Resumption of full – scale pro- duction is expected to be de- layed since many workers are … Read more

**Date:** 7-28-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK–Although the annual vacation shutdown at Uniroyal began Friday, Footwear Plant officials are setting up several production units for employes available and willing to work during the shutdown. It was announced Friday that available employes should con-tact the Industrial Relations De-partment if they have not ai-ready signed up for work … Read more

**Date:** 7-28-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 for unemployment compensa-tion during the vacation shut-down period should arrange to appear in person and obtain their shutdown form during this time. Employes must present their plant identification badge in order to receive their form. Employes who have volunteer-ed and have been notified to re-port for … Read more

**Date:** 7-28-67 **Source:** Unknown — Two of the three UniRoyal plants in the borough expected to be in production today with many of the departments in full operation. The Chemical and Synthetic plants, which had been partially in production during the strike, started calling back employes to start working at 3 p.m. yesterday. Ronald Dahl, … Read more

**Date:** 7-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — CINCINNATI, Ohio–Although is the last of the “big five” rubber companies to remain shut down. Settlements with General Tire & Rubber Co., B. F. Goodrich Co., Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., have been reached in the last two weeks. A Uniroyal spokesman said the … Read more

**Date:** 7-27-67 **Source:** Unknown — By Cynthia Baran and Holly Fitzsimmons “It’s wonderful!” “It’s great!” “Yippee!” Such were the comments on borough streets this morning following the end of the 97-day strike. Businessmen expressed relief that the long walkout has ended and hope that business will soon be back to normal. Restaurant owners who depend … Read more

**Date:** 7-27-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 their cooperation during this long, hard strike.* Mengacci, weary from the long weeks in charge of the local’s headquarters in the borough, said that he was extremely happy it’s over and added that he hopes the membership turns out in a goodly number to the ratification … Read more

**Date:** 2-26-67 **Source:** Unknown — Many UniRoyal Footwear Division employees will be spending this summer vacation on home grounds according to a survey taken of those on picket duty and those picking up their vacation pays in the past few days. The answers are many and varied to the question “What is the first thing … Read more

**Date:** 7-25-67 **Source:** Unknown — AKRON, OHIO (UPI)- 5,000 employees at plants in Nau-gatuick, Ind., Miami, Okla., and Akron ratified the Goodrich contract Sunday. Reports on votes at seven other plants had not been received by the union interna-tional headquarters here. The general pact was official-ly ratified Saturday when work-ers in Waco, Tex., added their … Read more

**Date:** 7-24-67 **Source:** Unknown — NAUGATUCK – Despite settlement between the United Rubber Workers and three of the ‘big four’ in the rubber industry, negotiators were still seeking accord this morning between Uniroyal and the URW in Cincinnati, Ohio. Uniroyal and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. remain the only firms who have not yet been … Read more

**Date:** 7-24-67 **Source:** Unknown — Continued From Page 1 Under the old contract, tire workers averaged $3.68 per hour and non-tire workers $2.68. A pay raise differential between the two was eliminated in both the Goodrich and Firestone pacts. General employs no non-tire workers covered by the URW contract. The settlements set an industry precedent … Read more