The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-08
REACH AGREEMENT
ON WAGE PROPOSAL
Conference Between Lonsshoremen
and Stevedores Discuss Pro-
posed Cut.

Following a joint conference between
the shipping interests of Pensacola,
the stevedores of the city, representa-
tives of the longshoremen and ]. c.
Jenkins Of the United States shipping
board. the shipping board yesterday
agreed to suspend action in regard TO
wage reduction until after Jan. 1.
| In the meantime, the longshoremen,
Istevedores and shipping interests here
viii get together and negotiations viii
be carried on looking to the working
out of q wage scale which viii be sat
isfactory to both sides.
! Following a meeting. which was held
4 in the office Of r. A. Hyer. of the local
office. United States shipping board,
Thomas Fl. Johnson, president of the
lLongshoremen's association, reported
| back to the membership that the Unit
led States shipping board had made a
! tentative agreement to continue the
| present wage scale until the first of
/ January In the meantime, negotia
! tions will be continued, and it is be-
lieved that by the end of the year an
amicable adjustment of the differences
will have been reached.
There are about 1900 longshoremen
in Pensacola, and the situation since
Saturday has been such as to cause
some uneasiness in shipping circles. A
prominent shipping man stated yes
terday afternoon that the shipping in
terests here have no desire to work a
hardship on the longshoremen, and had
no intention of lowering the wage scale
until this was done in Mobile, but
since the agreement of the longshore-
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reduction. to maintain the present
wage scale would make business diff
cult in Pensacola.
Mr.. Johnson, who for many years
has been connected with the long
shoremen's association, said last night
that the shipping board had not re-
ceded from its position and that the
agreement as to the continuance of
the present wage scale was only tenn
porary, and would be in effect only to
Ian. i, the representatives Of the
lsteyedores and lengshoremen having
agreed in the meantime to get together
and work out wage scale, which they
would endeayor to make satisfactory
to all concerned
Members of the various associations
concerned visited The Journal last
night, stating that there had never
been any strike in Pensacola, and that
the men did not wish it to go out to
the world that they had struck. They
said that they felt that the agreement
that had been entered into had been
victory for the longshoremen.
1t is believed that by the close of
the year satisfactory adjustment Of
the matter can be made.
Mr.. jenkins, who is director Of fed
eral relations of the United States
shipping board, said yesterday after
noon that the concession on the part
of the shipping board was brought
about because Of the fact that the
longshoremen felt that the action Of
the shipping board in regard to. the
cut was summary, and had been taken
without giving the longshoremen suf-
ficient time, for consideration and adj
justment.
Mr.. jenkins has just returned from
New Orleans and Gulfport, having act
ed as mediator in strikes at both ports.
In New Orleans he was instrumental
in settling strike Of 1900 screw
men.
The bureau of federal relations is
maintained by the shipping board for
the purpose of maintaining peace in
marine industries, and in the afternoon
before the joint conference of all inter
ests. Mr.. Jenkins talked personally to
the longshoremen, at meeting held
in their hall on West Zaragossa street.
Following this meeting, Mr.. Jenkins
said that this was no arbitrary stand
taken by the shipping board, but was
a movement toward readjustment to
after-war conditions, and necessary to
the commercial stability Of the country.
He said that the shipping board, as
a government institution, has only
based it's recommendations on a sound
basis, which it believes will in the end
best tend toward stabillzing commerce,
rather than placing il upon the basis
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