The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-05-16
Dock Operators, Steam
ship Companies Sign
Agreement
TEN-CENT BOOST IN
HOURLY WAGE GIVEN
Office Workers Moor Dem
ali as Conferees Work
Out Problem


that has troubled Juneau along with
other Alaska ports, was averted to-
day as an agreement was reached
between workers and employers
granting dock workers the ten cent
an hour increase in wages asked for.
This agreement signed by Juneau
dock owners, steamship companies
and the local here of the Internal
tional Longshoremen and Ware
housemen's Union, assures water
front peace until September 80, 1910.
Prior to the agreement, longshore-
men had been receiving 95 cents an
hour straight time and $1.40 an hour
overtime. They will now receive
$1.05 and $3.50 an hour respectively.
Contracts Signed
The contract was signed by seven
dock operators here, the Alaska Dock
and Storage Co, Femmer's Dock,
Tom Morgan of the Columbia Lum-
Der Company and the Commercial
Dock, the Juneau Cold Storage, the
City of Juneau wharf, the Juneau
Lumber Mills and the Alaska Juneau
Gold Mining Company
Two steamship companies. the
Alaska Steamship Company and the
Northland Transportation Company.
also signed the agreement.
Mayor Harry I. Lucas was given
power to sign for the city at spe-
cial meeting of the City Council in
the Council Chambers last night.
Harold Knight, Manager of the
Alaska Dock and Storage Company.
was chairman of the employers ne
gotiating committee, while Frank
Gilchrist represented the longshore-
men.
HumOr In Situation
Humor was lent to the situation
this morning when the DENIAL arriv-
ed in the harbor at 7:30 O'Clock and
was forced to drop anchor with no
dock workers present to moor the
vessel, all being lin a huddle' with
employers.
An hour later, the office forces Of
the Alaska Dock and Storage COM
pany and the Alaska Steamship
Company turned out to take moor
ing lines and run up the gangplank.
Rumor that the longshoremcn
were striking while the Denali was
in port were unfounded, Gilchrist
said, adding that what cargo there
was" was handled as usual.
NO FREIGHT is HANDLED
KETCHIKAN, May Is. - Long
shoremen here, acting on instruc-
tions from the Seattle ILWU pre-
pared to go out at midnight last
night and decided they would not
handle cargo for the southbound
steamer Yukon arriving at 7:30 o.
clock Tuesday morning However.
the longshoremen did say they
would handle the ships lines, mail
and baggage but would establish q
picket line if the Alaska Steamship
Company attempted to load or UNI
load cargo. The longshoremen voted
to accept the steamship company's
proposal for ten cents an hour in
crease, the agreement to extend to
September l940s instead of Sep
TENDER this year. However, the Sc
attic instructions called for strike
until all other Alaska longshore To-
calls agree to such an extension.
When the Yukon arrived this
morning the longshoremen handled
the lines and tied the ship up to
the dock and unloaded mail and
baggage but refused to handle any
cargo.
The steamer arrived at 7:30 o.
clock and sailed south at 1915 o.
clock without taking aboard any
freight.
Several fish buyers had hoped
that fresh fish would be taken
aboard but were disappointed.