Allies

Labor and management last week joined hands in three different industries to combat common dangers.

P: In Yonkers, N.Y. Otis Elevator Co. had threatened to shut its plant (employing 2,100) and move to the Midwest because skyrocketing costs and increased competition threatened to price Otis out of its market. To keep the plant in Yonkers, workers voted three to one to boost efficiency and lower costs by a reduction of time-wasting, "nonproductive practices," and "conservation of tools and supplies." In return for the pledge, Otis promised not only to keep the plant but also, if the city cuts its taxes, to modernize it.

P: In New York City 12,000 members of the United Hatters, Cap & Millinery Workers International Union (A.F.L.) dropped their demand for an increase in employer-financed pension benefits, asked that the $1,000,000 be diverted to an industry promotion fund to perk up declining hat sales.

P: In Lafayette, Ind. wallpaper manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers and members of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators & Paperhangers of America (A.F.L.) met the do-it-yourself threat headon. They organized a National Joint Paperhanging Training Committee to teach more apprentices the trade, hope they can persuade more householders to hire more paperhangers and buy more paper.

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