New-York tribune., 1919-10-27
Pier Insurgents
Vote Strike and
Say 1t Is War
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shall devote ourselves to obtaining
men to work on the piers"
1t is not known what steps the
United States Shipping Board will take
to move its ships, in view of the new
turn of affairs, although it has from
time to time threatened to adopt dras-
tic measures to keep its $50 vessels
going. A statement is expected some
time to-day.
In going over the situation, the
Mayor in his statement said the ship
ping interests and the marine and dock
Industrial relations division of the
United States Shipping Board seem to
be closely allied. He then goes on:
"At Galveston, Tex, where the long
shoremen held their convention, some
of the New York representatives were
thrown out of the convention. Later
on it was decided by some one that the
longshoremen should abide by the
award of the National Adjust tment
Commission The shipping interests
and the stevedores both agreed to be
bound by the award of the commission.
"The longshoremen contend that the
question of abiding by the award of
the National Adjustment Commission
was not determined while the Calves
ton convention was in session, but two
days later by T. V. O'Conner, president
of the International Longs shoremen' 8
the National Adjustment Commission,
at which time the New York delegates
we're returning home from the conven-
ton"
The Mayor says he is Informed that
a resolution was adopted at the long
shoremen's convention that both deep
sea and coastwise longshoremen we're
to have a uniform system and condi-
ton of employment, and that notwith
standing this the coastwise men were
not included in the 5 and 10 per cent in
crease awarded by the National Ad-
justment Commission.
Says Stevedores Are Willing
"Prior to the award" says the Mayor,
"the men were led to believe by some
Of their leaders that all longsh horemen
would have no difficulty in securing up
to IS cents an hour for day work and
$1.25 for night work. Many of the
stevedores who employ them now say
they are willing to give these rates
per hour if the shipping interests will
consent"
He states he has requested the long
shorcmen to return to work on condi-
tion that the National Adjustment
Commission reopen their case This
the commission has promised to do, he
says.
"The men say" adds the Mayor, "that
at prior meetings in the Produce Ex-
change they were denied an opportu-
nifty to present all the facts. The men
prefer to deal directly with their en-
ployers, rather than through the Ma,
tional Adjustment Commission because
Of lack of confidence in some of its
personnel.
81 am ready and willing to render
any further service that can to bring
about an adjustment of the differences
between the longshoremen, the boat
owners and the stevedores. If it be
true that the loss is $10,000,000 pei
day, it would seem that it would be
better for all concerned to use little
common sense and adjust the trouble
without delay"
O'Conner announcerd yesterday that
the I. L. A. charter of the riggers
Local 1888, was taken away from them
Saturday night. He gave as cause
for the action that on Tuesday last
when 5000 longshoremen appeared at
the Chelsesa piers ready to go to work
they were prevented from doing so by
the attitude of the riggers, who re.
fused to man the winches and hoists