WORSE OUTLOOK

Grey River Argus, 13 September 1946, Page 5

WORSE OUTLOOK

U.S. MARINE STRIKE

C. 1.0. Unions May Come Out STABILISATION AT STAKE (Rec. 11,10.) NEW YORK, Sept. 12. The Maritime Association, which is the ship owners’ organisation, has appealed to President Truman to call a special session of Congress to deal with “the present inequitable, unworkable labour legislation.” (Rec. 11.30). WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 The Wage Stabilisation Board has refused to reverse its decision not to approve of wage increases gained by the A.F.L. Seamen’s Union in collective bargaining, because any increase for able-bodied seamen beyond 17 s dollars per month would seriously weaken the Government’s wage stabilisation programme. The employers and the Union had agreed to a wage increase of 27S dollars per month. The chairman of the Board, Mr Willard Wirtz, said that there was no appeal from its decision, which was made by four votes to two, with the Board’s labour member dissenting. The strike will continue, with a possibility of the C. 1.0. Maritime Unions joining in. The C. 1.0. National Maritme Union announced that its National Council will meet in New York to-day to consider striking to-morrow morning. The A.F.L. seamen’s strike committee has asked: the A.F.L. and C. 1.0. to call a 24 hour’s general strike throughout America, as the result pf the Board’s action. The Metal Trades Council in San Francisco have voted to support the maritime strike. The spokesman said that all the shipyards and repair facilities in San Francisco Bay will close to-day. U.S. CREW IN N.Z. NOT STRIKING. P.A. • AUCKLAND Sept. 12. The crew of the Matson liner, Cape Stephens, will not strike while the vessel is in Auckland. Enquiries made when the boat berthed to-day revealed that none of the members of th e six different unions represented by the members of the ship’s company have any inclination towards strike action, and were of the opinion that any strike would be illegal while in a foreign port. NEW YORK MAYOR SUCCEEDS. IN MITIGATING STRIKE. (Rec. 10.5.) NEW YORK, Sept. 12. In response to an appeal by the Mayor of New York, Mr. O’Dwyer, the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Mr. Daniel Tobin, has ordered the ten thousand members, who are striking in sympathy with the New York drivers, to return to work to-day. The New York strikers are meeting later, to-day to consider proposals for a settlement.