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Show INTERNATIONAL UNION. English and American Longshoremen May Form Combination. NEW YORK. Oct. 19. Two fraternal delegates from the British Trades Union congress to the next convention of the American Federation of Labor have sailed from London and upon Iheh- arrival plans will be discussed fch-an fch-an amalgamation of the ISngllsh and American longshoremen In an International Interna-tional union with about 1G0.000 members, mem-bers, i I -' General Organizer Robinson of the American Federation of Labor, states that the movement for amalgamation has been in progress for some years and that a ma'ijs meeting probably will be called here while Delegate "WlgnaJl of the International Longshoremen's union of Great Britain, is in America to discuss the question and take preliminary pre-liminary steps toward the amalgamation. amalgama-tion. Pending amalgamation the name o the InJteKna.tIonu:i LpngHharemen's union has been, changed to the International Interna-tional Marine mid Traosjiart Workers' association. The union also now takes In all workers at the docks, as does the English organization. |