The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-04-26
MANY ITEMS INVOLVED IN
 C0RD0VA CANNERY TROUBLE

To great many people, says the CordOya Times, the dickerings and biekerings constantly under way, the endless sending and receiving or Tetegrams, the appointment of com mlttees, and the various other seemingly ineoherent activities in connection With the present labor trouble must seem a bit involved.
 The names of several unions have appeared in the accounts re- gently and these all served to con fuse the average person. By way of explanation it should be pointed out that there are four labor or ganizatiOns involved.
 There are three major working difficulties, namely, price of fish and wages; recognition of unions, and adoption of closed or open shop.
 The unions and their policies are as follows:
 1. FISHERMEN'S AND CAN NERY WORKERS INDUSTRIAL UNION. This is the clam diggers organization and is affiliated with the Trade Union Unity League, an aYowed communistic organization. This union has no price quarrel but is taking a united stand along with the Copper River and Prince William Sound Fishermen's associa- tion and the Copper River and Prince William Sound Cannery Workers association in refusing to dig clans as long as any cannery employs help from a new union, the Alaska Fish Cannery Workers union. The clam diggers price de- mands have all been met.
 ? and 3. COPPER RIVER AND PRINCE WILLIAM BOUND FISH ERMENS S ASSOCIATION and the COPPER RIVER AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NERY I WORKERS ASSOCIATION. These are local organizations, which, al though separate unions, are closely affiliated.
 They deny utilization with the communistic Fishermen's and Can nery Workers Industrial Union, al- 
 pathy. The Fishermen's association has branch in Seattle. A man by the name of Harry Stuhr is their spokesman there. These two asso- citations demand closed shop which implies recognition of their unions and that employers hire only fish ermen and cannery workers affili ofn operators refuse to comply with such a demand, pointing out that if such a principle is adopted, the workers would have the right to walk out at any time if fisher man or cannery worker who was not a member of their union were in the employ of any cannery.
 The Fishermen's association and the Cannery Workers association are also in disagreement over pric- es. The fishermen demand 32 12 cents for reds, six cents for pinks, and $150 each for king salmon. The packers have offered 27 F four cents and S1. The fishermen have agreed to these latter prices if traps are eliminated and the closed shop principle is adopted. The packers have absolutely re- fused to agree to such terms. The Cannery Workers expectation asks 55 cents an hour for women wor- kers and 65 cents an hour for men. The packers have offered 50 and 60 cents.
 4. ALASKA FISH CANNERY WORKERS UNION. A new organi- zation of cannery workers that grew out of disputes at meetings of the Cordova and Prince William Sound Cannery Workers associa tion. They alone of all the associa- tions have incorporated and they alone have applied for affiliation with the American Federation of Labor. Members of this union will without the closed shop provision.
 THE CORDOVA CITIZENS COM MITTEE is the arbitrating agency in the situation. It is neutral and seeks to bring about an accord un- der which the interrupted fishing industry at Cordova may be re- sumed.
 Perhaps one of the most serious aspects of the whole affair is that many of these fishermen and can nery workers belong to two or more of the various organizations. Thus a member of the Fishermen's as sociation may also be member of the Cannery Workers association or vice versa or membership may be intertwined with that of the clam diggers association. Because of this it is difficult for an arbitrating body to get clear-cut division on