The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-06-05
c II Y COUNCIL
 DELAYS ACTION ON MINERS VOTE
Telegrams Sent Secretary Perkins, Dimond After
 Spirited Open Meeting
WALKOUT POLL SET
 OVER UNTIL FRIDAY
Workers Not in Sympathy with Present Action Ques-
 ton Strength of Union

The Alaska Mine Workers
 Union last night. following the
 meeting in the City Hall, wired
 Secretary of Labor Frances
 Perkins aaking that Federal
 mediator be sent here in ccn-
 nection with the mine walkout,
 Neil Heard, Secretary of the
 unisn, announced today.
 A wire also was sent to Dele
 gate Anthony J. Dimond that
 he support the idea of having
 a mediator sent to Juneau.
 Preference fer the -ervices of
 c. !. Post, Federal man who
 is nCw enroute back to WaSh-
 ingtCn after being in Cosdaya
 in connection with the fisher
 rnen's labor troubles there. WAS
 expressed in the wires. Heard
 said. Beth Heard and Al Ny
 gren, Union President, talked to
 Post when he went through
 here on the Aleutian south
 Monday, they said.
 Announcement by Al Nygren. of the Alaska Mine Workers Union, and Neil Heard. Secretary of the that they were wiring last night to Washington for a mediator to come here in an effort to settle the Alaska Ju- neau mine walkout and decision of the City Council to put off action until Friday night on the proposal that the city sponsor an election to see if a majority of the men want to return to work were re- suits of a three hour meeting in the City Council chambers last night.
 After listening patiently to repre- of the Union and mire workers not in sympathy with the the Council voted unarri- to lay the matter over un- il Friday that members might fur- her acquaint themselves with all he circumstances.
 Wiring For Mediator
 During the discussion Nygren and Heard publicly announced their or yanization was wiring at once. in an effort to get a Federal mediator Both men declared their union would not consider any movement toward settlement taken by the City of Juneau or any one else in Juneau but would do business only with a Federal mediator. They de- dared they would not consider an arbitration board. Nygren stated further that the Union would not vote If the city attempted to hold ! secret election for employees Of ,he A. J. to determine if the ma iority want to continue the present 
 Mayor Isadore Goldstein explain I'd to the group that filled the Council Chamber that it was not he intention of the City Council Q attempt to settle the walkout put only to set wheels in action to- ward a settlement. He pointed out he city is entirely neutral so far IS walkout issues are concerned put with IA days of the walkout already past and nothing done to- ward reaching some agreement res dents of Juneau not directly con- nected with either the mine or the lnion were concerned as to the fu- sure welfare of the city.
 connors Gives Views
 J. J. Connors. Collector of Gus toms, former Mayor and long a business leader in Juneau. stated clearly the position of the people of the city not directly connected with the walkout when he asked Heard, Why keep the town locked up?" He pointed out that every one in Juneau is suffering finan- ciaily as a result of the walkout. including the miners themselves.
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