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ALLIS CHALMERS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
In 1946 the labor unions at the company's main plant near
Milwauke decided to strike for higher wages and other benefits.
The management felt, that the unions demand were unressonable and
after some efforts the negociations broke down. The longer the
strike lasted, the more nerves were on ege, Communist influence
was unmistakable. Lawlessness and finalle riots broke out. The po¬
lice was too weak} the army had to be sent to restore order, After
more than a year the strike finally collapsed and the unions hat
to accept the employers terms. This result wes achieved purely by
the iron nerves of the management. ee
In June 1950, Allis Chalmers signed a five year contract
with its UAW-CIO unions patterned on the General Motors agreement
and since that time has had an outstanding labor realations record
Allis Chilmers was incorporated in 1901. After some reorga¬
up, Since that time it has been eble to purchase or obtain control
ob about a dozen companies. It has substantial subsidiairies in
foreign countries! England, Cananda and Mexico. Exports constitute
about 15 % of sales.
Allis Chalmers has two major types of production. One is
the tractor Division, which accounts for well over half of the
sales and the other is General Machinery, producing a variety of
about 1600 items,
The first Division has - since the outbreak of the Koréan
war - been very active in developing end producing tractors for
defense purposes. Especially should be mentioned here the new
heavy cargo tractor, then the light tenk, built for rugged terrair
and crossing of swamps - the pride and joy of the army -. A new
tractor-bullidozer mainly for militery use.
For civilian consumption various types of tractors and agri¬
cultural machinery are produced such as: agricultural tractors,
Hervesters, Corn Pickers, Harrows, Flows,Howers, Industrial trac¬
tors, Stationary and mobile power units, graders, ditchers, scrape)
and. a multitude of road building equipment.
As far as the General MachinerybDivison is concerned only a
few items ot the 1600 available cen, obviously, be mentioned:
blowers,compressors, crushing machinery, various kinds of pumps,
cement plant machinery, electronic equipment, foundry equipment,
grain and chemical equipment (the new U.S. Line ship,the United
States has installed over 100 various allis Chalmers machinery) fi
metallurgical equipment, oil extraction equipment,turbines(for je
engines for instance) wood processing equipment and many more.