Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-09-25 | Page 9 | S. F. Port Strike Rivaling 1934 Seen as Unions Charge Lockout

S. S F. F Port Strike Rivaling 1934 Seen as Unions Charge Lockout SAN FRANCISCO Sept dept Sept 25 UP UP Leaders of the international Longshoremen's association said today that they fear in six days the outbreak of a waterfront labor war rivaling the one that caused the San Francisco strike of 1934 4 Harry Bridges president of ot the Pacific Coast division of the theLong Long Long- and of the of-the the Maritime Federation Fed- Fed ration of the Pacific Coast said aid the he disturbance might become na- na ional l. l The union executive committee mee meets 5 tomorrow to make plans for forthe forthe the he lockout the employers are stag are stag stag- lug ing ng October 1 On that day the tho contracts that ended the 1934 strike expire Employer Employers Employers Em Em- have han proposed a temporary working arrangement to be irk in effect until a new long Jong term contract can be negotiated but it Involves re renunciation renunciation renunciation re- re by the dock workers of or sorbe some of ot the privileges s dearest to them hem Lockout Suspected d Bridges and Matt Meehan Seattle district t chairman of the I. I L. L A A. said the proposal was Wa a blind for tor a lockout and had the end of or the union as i its 5 only aim The union is willing to work under under under un un- un- un der the 1034 1934 contract until a new one Is 13 negotiated In the temp temporary arrangements arrangement the employers employer propose that the they be permitted to hire workers on the piers instead of ot through union hiring hiring hir in ing halls Union men say ay that would mean a boycott of ot union members The Tho San Francisco senior and junior chambers of ot commerce telegraphed telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed appeals to President Roosevelt to intervene before the tho current contract expires The San Francisco port I is threatened they said with tho shutdown and all 2111 the gun and gas gns warfare of two years ago Adjustment Urged E E. H. H Fitzgerald H.-Fitzgerald and E. E P. P Marsh federal conciliation commissioners asked alke both oth sides Bides to go half halt way to prevent strangulation of ot Pacific coast const maritime commerce Union leaders leader refused to negotiate further until employers abandon their attack attack attack at at- tack upon the hiring halls An acceptance of ot such conditions conditions condi- condi ions would bring on a nationwide maritime lockout after September 30 Bridges said Were Wore not striking Meehan said but we intend to prot protect ct our jobs Well We'll be at the hiring halls as usual next Thursday morning But we wo have no intention of agreeing to the ho employers employers' proposals proposal of ot hiring at the tho docks Bridges said eastern Gulf Gult and Great Lakes divisions of the I. I L. L Alad A A. had lad promised to sign no contracts October 1 unless the Pacific coas coast employers grant satisfactory terms Leaders of or all four divisions divIsion met Inthe in inthe the tho east last week t to plan unifIed action WASHINGTON Sept 25 CUP UP- UP Assistant Secretary of ot Labor Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward F. F McGrady said today h he would leave for San Francisco by airplane tonight in a a. last minute effort to prevent a seamen's strike on the tho Pacific coast const