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Local Demands. As the United Auto Workers' strike against General Motors entered its second week, U.S. auto production was down 41%, G.M. laid off 20,000 men in divisions that had not been struck, and Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz anxiously got on the phone to both sides. But 16,000 local work issues stood in the way of any settlement. The union's 130 G.M. locals took the opportunity to toss in every complaint about work procedures, every demand for extra comforts. Some, such as demands for heated washrooms in the winter and free safety glasses on production...
...Wirtz Labor and the Public Interest...
...Willard Wirtz, U.S. Secretary of Labor...
They met for two hours, disagreed on the terms, and Wolfe phoned Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz to join them in conference. Wirtz called the President, just back from the fair, and Johnson asked that the railroad presidents come to the White House. He met them in the yellow-walled family living room upstairs, told them in his best soft-sell technique: "If you decide not to accept this proposal, I'll consider you responsible persons who had reasons for not doing it. But, I hope you'll find a way to take...
...studio, where bedlam ruled as technicians raced about to set up cameras, microphones and a room for the broadcast. CBS had 20 minutes' notice from the White House, and no one was even certain what the President had to say. Watching the confusion, Johnson quipped to Willard Wirtz: "I guess we got these guys a little upset." At 6:45 p.m. the President went...