The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-11-19
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Rejection by One 0rgani- zdfion Would ProIonq
 Ship Deadlock

l SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l9.-All three maritime unions involved vot- ed today upon ratification of sep arate agreements which would end the seven-week West Coast shipping strike-possibly by Wednesday morning Officials said, however, that an additional two days pro hably would be required to get waterfront work rolling and ships moving.
 Last to reach a tentative agree ; ment, last night, was the AF1 Masters. Mates and Pilots Union.
 Federal Mediator Omar Hoskins climaxed a day-long negotiating session with announcement that the MMP would submit to a mem bership vote today new proposal by the Pacific American Shipowners Association. He did not disclose the terms.
 Also ballotting today upon tenta- tive accords were the CIO Inter- national Longshoremen and Ware housemen. and the CIO Marine En- gineers.
 A rejection by any of the three unions would prolong the shipping deadlock. The Masters, Mates and Pilots are not officially on strike, but ships could not sail If they re- mained ashore under their tradi- tional mo contract, no work pol icys s1*
 Jurisslictiepal Dispute
 The AFL Sailors Union of thu Pacific and the CIO unions mean while settled iurisdictional dis pute which had frozen the lun1- Der port of Coos Bay, Ore. - the most troublesome issue in recent maritime strike negotiations. En- ployers had insisted that it be settled
 Terms on which CIO longshore- men and marine engineers wcre voting today included:
 Settlement Terms
 Withdrawal of CIO suit ttr $6,200 900 retroactive longshore pay esettled) pledge or non-disciirn ination in hiring of engineers and non-interference in union affairs by shipowners rather than prefer ential hiring of engineers; i'm mediate arbitration of any stop work longshore disputes: definition of geographical limits of coastwtse lumLer shipping which involves car go handling by AFL sailors as well as CIO longshoremen; longshore basic pay of $l.52 an hour instead of $l.37; and a fifteen percent pay increase for marine engineers
 The disputed issues with the deck officers revoIved around union security clause and demands for pilots pay for negotiating the Alaskan Inland Passage. both of which apparently have been settled
 A premature announcement yes terday by U. S. Maritime Commis- sioner Grenville Mellen at New Orleans said that the strike was settled and it was believed thas Mellen had based his statement on reports from the West Coast that the accord was complete except for official signatures
 Lumber Released
 Settlement of the long standing Ccos Bay, Ore, ship freeze actu- ally broke the strike with mari time officials estimating 55.000,0 ,001 feet of lumber-enough to build 4.0O0 homes-would be unfrozen for transportation
 Major steamship companies eau tiouSly made plans to resume sail ings on trans-Pacific schedules. The American President Lines said pas sengers holding reservations when the strike began Oct. l would get first choice when new lists arc made up. Matson Lines. however said all passengers would have to wait their turn.
 Meanwhile, in Honolulu, the waterfront employers and ILWU officials resumed negotiations in their long pending contract dispute and .eased the threat of new tie up which would continue stoppage of supplies entering the Hawaiian Islands by ships.