DOCKERS' DISPUTE

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33932, 27 August 1975, Page 15

DOCKERS' DISPUTE

Russia Imiws to pressure

WASHINGTON Aug 2' The Soviet Union, bourne t maritime unions, is prepared Sand to give pnference to 1 shipment of grain to Russ a, according to reliable W ashlington sources. 'time officials have adopted a I conciliatory attitude during negotiations with their American counterpart over the rates Russia will pay and the number of American ships to be used to carry the 9.8 million ton- of gran !purchased last month President lord and the Secretary for Labour t'lr John Dunlop) are due today to meet the president of the A.F.L.-C 1.0 labour (edm ation. Mr George Meany, the president of the Inter(national Longshoremen’s 'Association. Mr Thomas i Gleason, and other union : leaders. 1 The Administration has balled the conference to trv ito persuade the union lead- ■ ers to cancel their orders to i dockworkers not to load jgrain bound for Russia. The sources say that Russian maritime officials, called to Washington from Moscow a week ago, have agreed to raise the basic freight rates they will pay for American ships by more j than 60 per cent from their original offer of $9.25 a ton.