Evening star., 1946-09-08
lundeberg Is Silent
As Farley on Strike
OF Seamen Breaks Up
BY the Associofsd p,exs

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7.-Rep.
resentatives of the Labor Depart.
ment and Harry Lundebere. leader
OF the striking Sailors Union o.
the Pacific tonight broke up three.
hour meeting without announcins
any change in the three -day-ole
maritime strike.
The only comment from the par.
tlclpants as they emerged from the
meeting at the Sailors Union head.
quarters came from Assistant Secre.
tary OF Labor Phillip Hannah:
I have thoroughly discussed the
strike situation with Mr.. Lundebere
and shall report Immediately Ia
secretary Schwellenbach. The La
Dor Department will continue to
bend every effort to effect a rapid
satisfactory settlement"
Had Predicted Failure.
Mr.. Lundeberg made no comment.
He previously had indicated failure
for Mr.. Hannahs mission here.
Omar Hoskins of the San Fran
cisco Office of the Labor Concilia-
ton Service was participant at
the meeting.
Mr.. Hannah, sent here from
Washington by Secretary OF Labor
Schwellenbach. had conferred with
Mr: Lundeberg earlier in the day
without result.
The conferees did not indicate
whether future meetings were
planned.
Meanwhile, the 5000 members of
the Independent Firemen's Union
threatened to join the strike and
the Committee for Maritime Unity
issued a statement saying its CIO
men would support the AFL by es-
tablishing their own water front
picket lines at once.
Says No Help Is Needed.
Mr.. Lundeberg, in commenting on
the CIO decision to send out pickets
told newsmen:
We don't need any help on the
picket lines. Well run our own
strike"
He added that the sailors sppreci-
ated the fact that the CIO long
shoremen had respected the AFL
picket lines.
The Committee for Maritime
Unity, which includes the nom
striking CLIO unions and the Inde-
pendent Firemen. all made idle by
the strike, said that effective I'M
mediately necessary piers will be
picketed by the joint maritime
unions"
The Committee for Maritime
Unity tonight asked President Tru- !
man in a telegram to put an end
TO the maritime strike.
The telegram said the tie-up is
depriving 100000 GNU members of
their livelihood. The telegram re
spectfully suggested Mr.. Truman
take these steps to put IAN i'm
mediate end to the tieup":
i. Instruct the Wage Stabiliza-
ton Board to reverse the decision
denying the increase agreed on by
the employers and the AFL.
2. Prevent the creation of in
equities by stabilizing maritime
wages at the highest levels achieved
In the industry through collective
bargaining"
The GNU, the telegram said, is
composed of the American Commu-
nications Association, the Inland
Boatmens Union, International
Longshoremen's and Warehouse
mems Union, Marine Engineers
Beneficial Association, National
Maritime Union, the Marine Cooks
and Stewards and the Marine Fire |
men. Oilers and Water Tenders
Union.
Will Take Strike Vote.
The f1remen, left idle by the .
sailors walkout. announced they
would take a strike vote early next
week and if it was approved would
keep pickets on the line on both
coasts even if the major walkout
should end.
The decision of the firemen to
take a strike vote was made inde- |
pendently of the sailors and was
taken at a business meeting yester-
day, a formal statement said.
"Everybody's been bellyaching ex-
cept the black gang" said Fire
mems President v. j. Malone. We
haven't been saying much, but the
men have been thinking a lot, and
If it's fair enough for one group to
get $3.50 it's fair enough for the
whole works To get il "