Some 125,000 workers at 51U.S. aircraft and space installations will strike on July 23rd. unless new contratcs have been negotaited by then, union leaders announced on JUly 8th. Negotiators of the International Association of Machinists and the United Aerospace Viorkess have been engaged in contract talks with employers for three months. The unions want more pay and other benefits.
Installations affected belong to the Lockheed, North American, Douglas, General Dynamics, Convair and Aerojet-General corporations. Government intervention against the unions was threatened by Goldberg, Secretary of Labour, when he said the Government would not tolerate a walk-out in the aerospace industrye 12 VORKGRS FOR LVERY VACANT MGRSEYSIDE JOB
Unemployment on the Merseyside is now almost 30,000 — the highest for 20 years. The Merseyside District Advisory Committee was told this at a meeting on July 2nd. and also that there are twelve workers for every vacant job, there is.considerable apprehension that more will lose their jobs over mergerse