Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-02-02 | Page 8 | Some Welders Ignore Strike

i I SOME WELDERS IGNORE STRIKE TACO TACOMA A Wash Wah Feb Fb 2 l T Shipyards here and at Seattle tUe I continued continued continued con con- o operations Monday despite a partial walkout of ot welders in Seattle and a large walkout here In Seattle many welders welder returned returned re re- turned to work when picket lines failed taUt to materialize but in Tacoma Tacoma Ta- Ta coma Charles Brinkerhoff union official sold said only 15 welders were on the job compared to a normal total of ot 1180 I Officials Official of the Tacoma yards said a substantial number of ot welders welder had reported beck back At the Seattle yard of ot the Tacoma Seattle Shipbuilding cor cor- corporation some BOme welders welder stood tood about i until some BOrne had collected and I there were ere arguments arg until one man shouted Aw hell Im I'm going on to work and walked Inside the gates gatea The others toll followed owed him and timekeepers said that more than oo of the welders scheduled to go to work on that shift reported for duty Old Dispute nene Renewed ed edThe The walkout a new outbreak o of an old dispute followed fol tol- followed lowed dismissal of ot several welders from the Tacoma yards for nonpayment nonpayment nonpayment non non- payment of ot dues duea to the A F L Boilermakers Boilermakers' Boilermakers Boilermakers' Boilermakers Boilermakers' Boil Boil- union The shipyard operates under anA an anA A F FL L contract which specifies specifics the dismissal of ot all men not in good union standing The welders have protested that they are forced to pay dues duea to a number of ot A F L unions as they move from one welding job to another Shelly Knudson new executive secretary of ot the Seattle local of ot the United and Burners union said arrangements were made for tor picketing several Seattle shipyards Monday Other Developments De Week end developments included in in- included One Thomas One Thomas Crowe international International International representative of ot the boilermakers boilermakers' boilermakers boilermakers' boilermakers boilermakers' boiler- boiler makers' makers union emerged from a meeting of ot 3 00 union members here late Sunday with the declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion that we arc are getting offers by wire and mall all the time from w welders and 2 0 to new men were ready to step into the vacated jobs All are coming here bere at their own expense he added Tuo Two Two-In In Seattle a meeting of ot welders welder voted unanimously to ask government operation of the shipyards to to protect the welders and Insure production Dave Basor Basor Basor Ba Ba- sor resigned as their executive secretary secretary sec sec- and James OBrien O'Brien as pres pres- presIdent president ident of ot the local declaring they wished to free welders of any charges of ot personal domination by them Three Three Paul Paul IL Ii R. R Porter chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of ot the ship stabilization committee committee committee com com- of ot the war production board telegraphed Basor that astrike a astrike astrike strike in the shipyards while our nation is at war and American lives ts are at stake is intolerable