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Superior Court Judge Leo V. Gaffney this morning denied a petition for an injunction and restraining order against Local 218, United Rubber Workers, sought by UniRoyal, Inc., Chemical Division, and continued the case until next Thursday.
George Froehlich, president of Local 45 URW, who has been in Cincinnati participating in negotiation session has returned to the borough due to the death of his sister, Mrs. Matilda (Froehlich) Donston.
Froehlich announced that a meeting for the membership of Local 45 will be held at the Naugatuck High School auditorium, Monday at 2:30 p.m., presumably to inform them about the negotiations.
Officials of the rubber firm went into the Waterbury court today in an effort to stop blocking of management personnel by union workers at gates to the Chemical Division.
Judge Gaffney said the injunction, if granted, would only cause more tension in the matter.
For the second morning in a row, pickets at the Chemical Co. gates attempted to keep management from entering the plant.
John Evans, manager of the Chemical plant, reported to the police station this morning and informed Police Chief Frank Marino that pickets were again barring entry into the plant.
Mariano dispatched the entire special strike force to the plant to reinforce the four officers on duty there. No violence was used today and no arrests were made.
When the officers arrived the pickets opened up the lines and admitted management.
Local 218 threw a heavy picket line around the plant yesterday morning after it had been notified by UniRoyal that supervisory personnel would begin production at the plant. Both yesterday and this morning strikers attempted by peaceful methods to keep supervisory personnel from entering the plant at the beginning of the work day.