Word: curtisses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Ended was a week-long strike at Curtiss-Wright's propeller plant in Caldwell, NJ. A.F. of L. machinists agreed to go back to work while the Mediation Board weighed their grievances...
...Strike-shut was Curtiss-Wright's propeller plant in Caldwell, N.J. An NLRB election had ended in a victory for an independent union. Defeated A.F. of L. employes, crying that the election had been unfair, had promptly raised the issue of higher wages, and when the company refused to negotiate with them had walked out. Tied up was production of all-important propellers for all-important planes...
...Curtiss-Wright...
...July were $50,785,000,000 (including $3,669,000,000 in British orders through mid-June). Bethlehem Steel is still No. 1 war supplier with $1,228,242,000 in contracts; No. 2 is General Motors with $1,200,000,000 (placed or under negotiation); No. 3 Curtiss-Wright with $980,000,000. Consolidated Aircraft has $684,000,000, Glenn Martin $652,000,000. Many a newcomer was beginning to learn the defense business, getting a piece of the pie. But it will take the participation of many more little firms (via subcontracting) to solve the defense production problem...
When Lieut. Hetrick and his classmates left Kelly Field, they had an average of 225 flying hours, winding up on relatively safe advanced trainers which cruise at about 180 m.p.h., land at a sane 65-70 m.p.h. Allison-engined, Curtiss-made P-40s do 300 m.p.h. in routine flight, land at a hot 90-100 m.p.h...