The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-09-03

sential service representatives to cross picket lines. No union mem Der affiliated with AFL or CIO may cross such picket lines without special permit from the striking group. This prevents any waitress, carpenter, engineer, painter, clerk. maid. etc. who is a union member from working in such a strike bound establishment, and maintain ing his union standing.
 When union officials were inform cd that the Baranof and Gastineau (heated and maintained on the same steam and boiler circuiD and the Alaska Hotel were closing due to lack of fuel supply, boiler tend CTS. etc, and that all occupants were being asked to move, the fol- lowing statement was issued to Kri- stan and Fletcher
 UNION STATEMENT
 Realizing that there is an ex- treme housing shortage in Juneau md in order not to work a hard ship on the public, we are giving permission for the continuance of certain essential services, namely: laundry, oil for heating, boiler maintenance men for the hotel and garbage disposal Firms and indiv- iduals furnishing the above services will be permitted to pass our pick ct line.
 Please inform us from whom you receive the above services and We will immediately issue passes per hitting them tc cross our picket line.
 If we have overlooked any abso- lutely essential services please bring them to our attention and we will be glad to cooperate with you tSigned) Eugene Lockridge, Secre- tary-Treasurer, Local 669
 In regard to the argument that the Wage Stabilization Board would refuse to allow wage increases to be passed on to the public in high CT prices, Smith said this is an old stand fer the operators to take
 APPEAL TO OPA
 He produced a letter written by the Retail Liquor Association to Mildred Hermann, Alaska OPA Ad- ministrator The letter, dated Aug. 6, stated that higher prices for liquor served across the counter were in order due to an itemiZed list of reasons, including Juneau Lartenders demand for 25 percent increase in salary-or a raise from SIP to SIS a day"
 Smith argued that if the Asso- oiation gave pay raise subject. which at that time had been rumored, but rot definitely announced, as a req son for higher prices, it could hardly be working under the as sumption that the Wage Stabiliza- tion Board would not even consider the idea"
 Last night two bars, Victory, cwned by Harold Aase, and the Arctic, owned by Joe McNallen, were open and being operated by their owners, but they will close, is is said when stocks are depleted. The Baranof Hotel, with 24 hour shifts split between Fletcher and Assistant Manager Ernest Ehler at the desk and switchboard, was be- ing operated
 How long we can stay open, we don't know" said Fletcher lie said that his request for frCnt-office help on the switchboard and as 8 reception clerk had been refused by inc union No maids were allowed to come into the hotel.
 Tt may be possible for our per manent guests to stay here with our usual service hampered in the present situation" he said But 1t is practically impossible for five persons to run the hotel He re- ferred to himself, Ernest Ehlers, his housekeeper, his auditCr, and sec retary, all five of whom are not members of the union
 we VIII S4Nf bul HdllCl4D tiit best possible service under present chstacles," Fletcher said
 After working a l2 hour shift Saturday night on the desk and spending most of the day caring for hotel business affairs, Fletcher started his second night as office clerk" yesterday at 10 p. m. Ehler had served in that capacity during the day.
 The Gastineau Hotel, assured of heat now that the pieketed Baran- of had been allowed such service. is being conducted as usual
 Saturday night numerous passen- gers from the three ships arriving here had been told their reserva- tions at the Baranof were cancel led
 The same situation existed at the Alaska. As many as possible were put up at the Gastineau, the Ju neau, and other hotels and room ing houses throughout the city. The overflow spent the night in hotel lobties.