The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-05-28
TIE-Up OF TR0LLER5
 I5 ENDED

have been in voluntary tie-up al spring while efforts were made tt gain recognition of their three. year-old CIO union, announced to- lday that a mutual contract ha. been signed with Wallis George O. Alaska Coast Fisheries.
 AS the delegates began to leav, for their home towns and local un. ions, other fish company represen. tatives were expressing their will. ing ness to enter into the same con. l tract
 The agreement does not set any price for troll caught salmon, bu has a clause in which the buyers agree to pay the highest price the market will allow.
 In the contract. the fishermen i agree to provide all the fish need ed, while the buyers agree to give preference to UTA fishermen in matters of selling, unloading, icing oAiN aii OtiiSi oCA NASNos
 Further provided is that if buy CT wishes to purchase fish from any non- union troller, he will notify the UTA AS hours in advance, giving the source, the price paid, and the amount to be bought. This means enforcement of a 48 hour layover for all non-union trollers.
 Fishermen and buyers jointly agree to maintain the best possible standards of care of fish.
 Strike Notice
 The UTA is filing strike notice with the U. s. Department of La bor in Washington, D. C., to clear themselves under the terms of the Smith Connally Act. About July | or 30 days after the notice is re- ceived in Washington. the union will declare an official strike and picket any fish companies which have not signed the contract before that time.
 In making ,ne announcement early this afternoon Myron Dean, representative of the International Fishermen and Allied Workers of America, with which the UTA is affiliated, stated that Friday had been set as the earliest date on which trollers would leave for the fishing grounds. Local unions, he added, may set Monday as the first day of fishing.
 Negotiations for contract be- tween the fish companies and the UTA were first initiated on March 25 by the union. Beginning on April 3, series of meetings were held with the fish buyers during the month, but the operators, according to Dean, took the position that no agreement could be made without the consent of the companies they represent.
 A provisional committee from Ketchikan with Myron Dean at 1ts head, then went to Seattle, where they remained without results for three weeks before returning to AL aska to call the conference just successfully completed in Juneau.
 Basis of the whole negotiations
 
 was recognition of the union by the fish buying companies; and the question facing the delegates in Juneau was an alternate Either the fishermen could break off negotia- tions and strike. tying up all of Southeast Alaska, or they could go fishing and continue negotiations.
 There was no break in the pro- ceedings until yesterday, when Wallis George of Alaska Coast Fisheries returned to Juneau from the States. Union representatives immediately contacted George and after discussions, he announced that he was wiling to sign the pro- posed contract.
 Delegates were returning nome this afternoop with complete speci- fications of the agreement for the local unions. Wrangell is completely signed up aiready, but Ketchikan Sitka, Pelican City, Juneau and Petersburg have details remaining for clarification before final ap- proval.
 An important decision made dur ing the special convention. was to merge all the locals under one central office. Only possible excep- tion may be Ketchikan. The head quarters will probably be in Juneau, with a fulltime executive officer. Final arrangements will be made this fall at the regular convention of the UTA.
 MARGATE, England, July 28.-tR