**Date:** 7-28-67
**Source:** Unknown
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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, industrial relations manager of both plants, said that the employes are being notified personally by management.
The Footwear plant called warehouse employes into work immediately and are working out a schedule to start calling others into the factory. The Footwear plant annual shut-down is scheduled to begin today. Many employes have volunteered to work during their vacation period.
The three United Rubber Workers Locals in the borough have scheduled meetings of its membership to explain the new master contract and to take a vote on its ratification.
Cy Blanchard, vice-president of Local 218, Synthetic Division of UniRoyal, announced that a meeting will be held for the membership of the Local Sunday at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Naugatuck High School. The Local’s president, Joseph Rzczulak, will return from Cincinnati tomorrow.
Local 308, Chemical Division of UniRoyal, will hold its meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the Portuguese Club, Rubber Ave., according to announcement made by Joseph Arbachauskas, vice-president of the Local.
A special and regular meeting of Local 45, Footwear Division of UniRoyal, has been called for Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Naugatuck High School.
Local 45 requests all members to attend the meeting which has been called for the purpose of hearing a report from the policy committee on the new master contract and to take action on said agreement.
The public relations office of the Footwear Plant released the following announcement concerning the annual shut-down.
The Naugatuck Footwear Plant will observe the annual Plant Vacation Shutdown from today to August 21. However, plans are in process to set up several production units for those employees who are available and willing to work during the shutdown period on a voluntary basis. Available employees should contact the Industrial Relations Department if they have not already signed up to work and every effort will be made to place them.