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Mr. Daley said that in the case of the Phillips employees at Brock. ville, an agreement was still in force that eliminated sit-downs, The sit-down had occurred. The company believed that the agree- ment had been violated and dis- charged the personnel. "The employees decided that the bonus was not forthcoming and staged a sit-down strike," he went on. This had lasted an hour, and when the employees refused to re- turn to work they had been dis- charged. Mr. Carlin said that the Electri- cal Workers' Union had tried to negotiate with the Toronto com. pany for six months and that 110 workers were "locked out." At the Brockville plant 700 had been "locked out" since Feb. 26 despite a request to Mr. Daley for concilia- tion. He claimed this "unwarranted delay" was common pravtice. Dispute Over Bonus "I am fully conversant with both industries." replied Mr. Daley. "At the Rogers plant there was a dis- pute due to the cancellation of war orders. It was deemed necessary to discontinue the bonus. It was referred to the Region War Labor Board." The board had ruled that the bonus he "permitted," with negotiation on amounts "varying as high as formerly." The workers had taken the ruling to mean that tho bonus had been reinstated, which was not the board's inten- tion. The board had favored re- adjustment. Mr. Daley said that Monday or Tuesday was the earliest he could not 11 Labor Relations Board office: into the Brockville plant, and stated that he didn't have men "sitting on the sidelines" awaiting such calls. Mr. Daley was replying to a question from R. H. Carlin (C.C.F.. Sudbury) as to why he had not yet sent. a conciliation officer into the Brockville plant. of tho Phillips Electric Works. Ltd., where he said 700 were idle. He asked also ll hat. action he was taking to settle the "lockout" at the Rogers Electronic Tube Co. in Toronto. from which a deputation had come to Queen's Park Thursday. Censure of labor unions and em- ployees for ignoring constituted labor relations machinery. taking the law into their own hands in strikes and sit-downs and then coming to him to settle their dir. foronces with employers "as if I had some magic wand" was voiced by Labor Minister Charles Daley in the Legislature yesterday. 'No Magic Wand.' Daley Complains; RapsUnion Tactics Procedure Established "We have a constituted authority in this Province to handle this sort of thing," said Mr. Daley. "No one is more familiar with the proper procedure in use than those heading these two groups. Proper authority and procedure has been established. If employees decide that. despite agreements, they are going to sit down, then I can't de- cide that the employers are lock- ing them out. "Some think there is nothing to do in tho Labor Department. Hand- ling strikos is overtime for me. When I am advised that there are prospects of trouble. we try to con- tact the parties and arrange a set- tlement. In most cases we are sue cessful," the Minister went on. "In these cases. because of delay, thoy bar themselves out and in- stead of coming to me beforehand. they come to me later as if I had some magic wand. "It thev're going to take the law into their own hands. it becomes increasingly difficult to be of serv- ice. Until there-is some indication of compromise. it is difficult to do anything. No matter' what is the cause of a strike of sit-down, legal or illegal. you still have strikes." Mr. Daley said he would see the Brockville workers today and, as soon as possible, would have a con- oiliatm' there, but that Monday or Tuesday was the earliest date he could set. He had talked to the company, he said. and the manage- ment was "willing to talk" settle- ment. He did not disclose whether he was sending a conciliator into the Toronto plant. muck