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...will take an unprecedented combination of power and principle to resolve the plight of America's cities. Last week in Washington, the beginnings of such a partnership were welded at a day long "convocation" of the newly formed Urban Coalition. The group included Henry Ford II, Walter Reuther, David Rockefeller, George Meany, A. Philip Randolph, I. W. Abel, Whitney Young, John Lindsay. The list, 1,200 strong, comprised mayors and millionaires, bishops and union bosses...
...days of bargaining, negotiators have managed to settle just one item in Walter Reuther's 46-page list of United Auto Worker demands. They agreed to add "sex and age" to "color" in a contract antidiscrimination clause. Beyond that, the only consensus in Detroit seems to be that the industry is in for a long, costly strike. The union, snapped U.A.W. Vice President Leonard Woodcock last week, would not hesitate to pick a strike target "if we fail to get a satisfactory offer-and that's a foregone conclusion...
Neither side wanted to show its hand until the last minute. Reuther remained mum about what "substantial wage increases" might mean, offered no clue as to the relative priorities of his 28 other major demands. The automakers decided not to put their proposals on the table until this week, only ten days or so before contracts expire on Sept. 6. The idea was to give the union less time for the usual grandstanding rejections of early offers-but the U.A.W. managed a bit of histrionics anyway. Woodcock saw it all as an industry plot that was "geared to making...
...Reuther, too, is under pressure-though in his case it is pride and power, not profits, that are at stake. For one thing, a smashing victory in Detroit would help his running war with George Meany, 73, and the aging A.F.L.-C.I.O. hierarchy, which he charges is in need of "rejuvenation." Then again, he has an aging problem of his own. More than 40% of the U.A.W.'s 1,500,000 members are under 30, whereas Reuther turns 60 on Sept. 1. He is having particular trouble with the 200,000 U.A.W. skilled tradesmen, who long...
...restiveness of the skilled work ers might develop into rebellion, should Reuther give bargaining priority to his "guaranteed annual income" (TIME, July 21). The skilled workers, who enjoy almost full employment, are more irked at the plan than the companies. "It takes incentive away from the man who likes to work," says a G.M. tradesman. "I want money instead...