Fay Strikes Again

Joe Fay is a barrel-chested ex-bartender who knows that there is more than one use for a bung-starter. A New Jersey Governor once described him as "one of the real forces in American life." Mr. Fay's forcefulness became a matter of interest to a grand jury in Syracuse, N.Y.

The labor history of Mr. Fay goes back to the day he left Troy, N.Y., where he was shot by a cop in a quarrel. He moved to New Jersey and joined a local union of A.F. of L. hoisting engineers.

Forceful Mr. Fay, who has never sought the limelight, soon rose to fame. He became a big shot in labor circles, an employer, a pal of Jersey City's Boss Frank Hague. Charges of racketeering were frequently hurled at him, never stuck. He was named as a suspect in the shooting and killing of a New York labor leader who defied him. (The case was never brought to trial.) Last year, when David Dubinsky tried to force an anti-racketeering resolution through an A.F. of L. convention, Mr. Fay was said to have slugged him. ("There was a little pushing," Mr. Fay admitted.)

At a more recent A.F. of L. convention in Syracuse, Mr. Fay did some more "pushing." He had a little disagreement with H. Orville Warner, local labor boss. According to Warner, Fay punched him in the head, knocked him down, kicked him, fractured his cheekbone and sent him to the hospital choked up with blood. According to witnesses, Fay's simple explanation was: "I had to give it to him." Charged with second-degree assault, forceful Mr. Fay was released under $1,000 bail to await trial. (He pleaded not guilty.)

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