Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-27 | Page 4 | Groups Accept CIO Peace Plan

4 Yvasnmgiun i GROUPS ACCEPT CIO PEACE PLAN SAN FRANCISCO. March 17 TUP) The Waterfront Employers' association Wednesday was really finally to accept Barry Bridges' plan for fhx years of labor peace If It could be aasured that the In-ternatlonal In-ternatlonal (C I O) Longshoremen Longshore-men and Warehousemen's union will carry out its share of the contract." The California CIO director's proposals were conditionally accepted ac-cepted Tuesday. He offered a union guarantee against strikes and an agreement for negotiation of disputes dis-putes for a maximum of five years in return for permanent recognition recogni-tion and retention of seven "fundamental" "funda-mental" contract provisions now in .effect. T. C Gregory, spokesman for the association, said employers would suggest that provisions be made for damages in the event of contract violations. President Frank P. Folsle of the association said the Pacific coast shipping Industry In-dustry was prepared to pledge from tlO.000 to $20,000 as a guarantee. Roseoe Craycraft, I. L. W. U. secretary, said that $25,000 would be "entirely Inadequate" and "such sum could not be posted by the union, which is not a financial Institution."