Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-15
Shipping at New York
Confused; Clio Idle
And AFl al Work
BY the Asseeioted Press

NEW 1oltA, - llC 1o.-Olllp.
ping facilities in New York City's
vast port were confused today
as members of the CLIO National
Maritime Union remained idle
and AFL longshoremen went to
work loading ships.
Despite the Washington an
nouncement shortly before midnight
deadline last night that an agree
ment had been reached and that the
threatened walkout was Cancelled, a
loudspeaker at NMU headquarters
here blared
The strike is still on and will re-
main on until it is voted off,"
The strike by the NMU, which
claims 10000 members here, was
called for 1901 am, the time an
nounced in previous plans for a
Nationwide walkout.
At the time of the strike call, no
official word had been received of
the settlement from Washington.
Mass Picket Plans Dropped.
Meanwhile. early today it was
announced that plans for mass
picketlng along the Hudson River
waterfront had been abandoned
Workers were advised by loudspeak-
ers at NMU headquarters:
mo picket duty this morning.
Don't hang around, but be sure to
attend the noontime meetings"
The latter referred to series of
five meetings called to vote on the
settlement reached in Washington.
Members of the AFL International
Longshoremen's Association report
ed for work at the am. shapeup.
Go dock workers and seamen
walked off their jobs and practically
paralyzed Pacific Coast ports pend
ing rank-and-flle acceptance or re.
lection of the terms agreed on in
Washington.
Vote Within 48 Hours.
A longshore union spokesman at
San Francisco said about $4,000 dock
workers along the coast had quit
and that it probably would take Al
hours for the seven union member.
ship of the Committee for Maritime
Unity to vote.
The Negotiating Committee TO
the international Longshoremen'
and Warehousemen's Union at Sa,
Francisco last night at midnigh
backed the decision of Harr,
Bridges, the unions internationa
president, and recommended tina
the membership accept the terms
which give an hourly wage increas
of % cents.
Some reluctance to accept tn
terms, particularly among the docl
workers, was reflected Throughout
the ports of the West Coast. TIL
longshore negotiators had virtual,
won their gains before the Washing
ton conference OF the CMU's nego
tiators representing the seven union
with the ship owners and the Gov
eminent.
In Seattle the GNU local leader
said approximately 1000 MARTINI
workers of the seven unions in tn
Northwest would remain off thei
jobs until each of the unions ha,
acted on the Washington recon-
mendations for settlement.
Burt Nelson, Northwest CMI
chairman, saiG there would be n
picketing, but that he did not knoy
how long the workers would be out
The unions were alerted for "emer
gency membership meetings"
L. B. Thomas, San Pedro, Calf
chairman of the GNU, instructed a
seamen to remain aboard thei
ships. but not to work pending
membership vote.
In Portland the local GNU vote
TO concur in the recommendation
OF the committee in Washington
and issued a stop-work order TO
membership meetings.
The San Francisco local of tn
ILWU called a meeting for ocloc
tonight at the Civic Auditorium an,
called of work until all unions hav
ratified the Washington agreement
More than 500 Clio seamen from
the port of Philadelphia voted by
show of hands to ratify the Wash
ington agreement.
Activity at the port returned t.
normal after a short Lived strik
which began at midnight and ende,
about two hours later with receip
OF word from Washington that Al
accord had been reached.
Boston Men Returning.
In Boston, where $50 CIO sea
farers struck for two hours after tn
midnight dealine, the NMU rattle
terms of the agreement and tn
men drifted back to their vessels
Picket lines at East Boston an
Castle Island were called off.
The scheduled strike of seamen i
Norfolk, Va. was suspended shortl
before midnight when the Norfol
GNU decreed that maritime work
ers remain on their ships "pendin
further notification from Washing
ton negotiators and ratification
the union memberships
! Harry F. Conner, Baltimore ager
! for the NMU, said seamen of h
union would be held on a mo work
basis until noon today, when meet
ing would be held to vote on ratif
; cation of the Washington agree
ment.