STRIKING SEAMAN
TROUBLE ON GREAT LAKES OTTAWA, May 29. Mr J. A. Sullivan, president of the Canadian Steam Ships’ Union announced that striking seaman in the Transport Department ships had been ordered to resume work. The Deputy-Labour' Minister, Mr MacNamara said that the action of crewa in walking off Government ships was due to a misunderstanding. The union had not ordered them to strike. Meanwhile there is no sign of a break in the lake boats.’ strike. On the contrary, there are indications that the strike might extend to deep-isea ships. More than 60 vessels are tied up by the Canadian Seamen’s Union strike against the Great Lakes shipowners for an eight-hour day. The union stated that the arrests of seamen for absenting themselves from ships had increased to 52. Tension is high at lake ports, where picket lines are standing fast against sporadic calls by owners for police assistance. >
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 195, 31 May 1946, Page 3
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