Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-09-03 | Page 1 | Strikes Block Flow of U. S. Industry

I Strikes Block Flow of 01 U. U S. S Industry Longshoremen Action Halts Shipping Along West Coast By Associated Press Strikes squeezed of off the flow of commerce In important arteries at both ends of the nation Fr Friday day O On th the west coast Harry Bridges' Bridges C CIO I 0 Ion longshoremen g s h are men brought a halt to export and Import import import im im- Im- Im port shipping at ports from Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada to Me Mexico ico Thursday In New York City truck drivers drivers- and helpers helpers half half of the city's cartage crews were crews were idle as the AF L Teamsters' Teamsters union local went into the third day of its strike Additional drivers were quitting under pressure of the strikers The longshoremen stopped work because the Waterfront Employers' Employers Employ Employ- ers' ers and the American Ship Owners' Owners refused to deal with Bridges' Bridges union because its leaders had not signed nonCommunist nonCommunist non Com affidavits Survival Suni Fight Both Bridges and the employers termed the strike a fight for survival survival survival sur sur- vival and the longshoremen's leader told his men to prepare for fora a battle of four to six months months' duration The walkout Idled shore shore- bound seafarers stopped movement movement movement move move- ment by rail of most export freight to the coast and curtailed factory work on material for foreIgn foreign foreign for for- eign shipment President Truman said he ha had no emergency powers to call off the strike but declared that government government gov gov- officials are trying to solve it by negotiation Four other unions supported the longshoremen's strike The C CIO I 0 Marine Cooks and the independent en ent t Marine F Firemen remen ordered picket pick pick- et lines Friday The C CIO I 0 Marine Engineers and the A F L Radio Operators called meetings Friday to consider action Supply Source Cut CutIn CutIn CutIn In the New York truck strike many retail outlets remained cu cut cutoff off ff from their normal supply sources and food feed store representatives representatives representatives represent represent- said sharp rises in food prices were likely There was no sign that hat the truck strike would end before beCore next week A spokesman for one of the theother theother theother other two large A F L Teamsters Teamsters' locals in the city said the spread of the walkout among his men was worse Friday The strike began after local refused to accept a hourly wage increase which the other two locals had agreed to The striking striking striking ing local had demanded a SOc hourly raise Friday however its leaders submitted a scaled-down scaled demand for an hour more an financed employer-financed welfare plan and other benefits