| Show WS A Sees End Of 01 Seamen Dispute Today I SAN FRANCISCO June 1 14 UP UP Germaine Bulcke Buicke chairman chair chair- m mari man ri of t the e San Francl Francisco co bay bayrea y area rea committee for maritime unity predicted Friday there may be a Pacific coast shipping up tie-up for several days das starting startIng startIng start- start Ing at midnight regardless of strike negotiations ln t tont n. n I. I v v 4 WASHINGTON June J 14 UP War War Snipping Administrator Gr Conway said that the maritime strike should be settled today President Truman at a news conf conference also said Mid he thought there was a good chance that the maritime dispute would be settled before the day is over Conway testifying b before e c f for o r o c a ahouse ahouse ahouse house labor subcommittee Investigating investigating invest gating labor problems said that agreement was reached Thursday night on all aU major Issues He sald said that Harry Bridges president of t the Longshoremen's union C CI CIO I 0 had agreed to accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac the finding fact boards board's proposal pro pro- provided an agreement can b be worked w out on retroactive pay Worked Late Conway said that a subcommittee tee was appointed Thursday night met until 2 a. a m. m and went back into nto session at 10 a. a in m. m Friday to adjust remaining differences in the maritime dispute He expected settlement set set- tl at another meeting of the negotiators latex later Friday The st strike J t r i k e was scheduled to start at t midnight Friday local time And a settlement may come too oo late to prevent t some disruption disruption tion Lion of ot the nations nation's shipping Mr Truman told r reporters he did not think there would be a shipping strike Good Chance He said he had been Informed bythe bythe by bythe the 1 labor dep department that there was a aery very ery good chance that the dispute would be settled before the end of ot the day Conway told the hou house group that an a agreement g r e eme n t had been reached Thursday night on payment payment payment pay pay- ment for overtime at at sea He eX- eX ex explained it I was a technical matter how to set ct the compensation scale decided to the overtime over over- and It was pay time lot for Sunday work |
