The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-07

est court that has jurisdiction? Guy In San Francisco. The Court of Appeals.
 Newmarket: I think it would have to go to the Federal Court first and then to Court of Appeals. Moore (returns) The Act shows a suit can be brought in any district court But it is stated that the District Courts in Alaska are not Federal Courts-they are District Courts of the Territory.
 Guy: If we were certified both unions could file suit.
 Ninnis: Do you intend to get cer- tified?
 Guy That I cannot tell you.
 Ninnis: And are there any certi- fled unions in this town?
 Moore I believe so. I think all the unions in this town are in pro- cess of getting certified.
 Ninnis: Guy, have you made any attempt to get certified?
 Guy: No.
 Carter: Who is the head of your organization?
 Guy Harry Bridges is President. Carter: That is all If you have any recommendations from us we will give you written copies.
 cThey leave).
 Carter: would like a little legal advice.
 Hendrickson: Stabler is out of town I will phone Robertson. Gle does SOL He is tied up and will come over in half an hour Would you like to talk to Albright of the longshoremens union? He is in town.
 Carter Yes. Albright arrives) MT Verne Albright, we have been trying to straighten this thing out. Gle reads the statement formerly drawn up as regards the situation) Albright: This is correct but in- complete. This mill did employ long, shoremen under this same agree ment. When company buys out another they take over the con- tracts As to the jurisdiction of the IVA, it's President, MT. Fading in Portland, says all their contracts read: tons and over shall be handled by longshoremen but small CT amounts by mill employees. There was no intention of the IVA. to assume jurisdiction over the load ing. They planned to have juris- diction over all work covering the manufacture of the finished product of the lumber.
 The jobs on all contract in Alaska are for tons and over from the last point of rest on the dock and the first point of rest when unload ed on the dock The IVA. never had any intention of assuming that jurisdiction.
 Carter: Kirkham said they want ed the work at the time the contract was made.
 Guy: Kirkham and O'Day were working on the contract and MT. O,Day told MT. Hillman that MT. Hawkins and MT Card wanted to put that in the contract to take the work away from the longshore- men.
 Albright: I do not think MT. Fad ling would have changed his posi- tion
 Guy. That showed us that if it was an old job it would go by pre- l,,,f it, 1nyrr inl 1c a new practice.
 Albright: If this were heard be- fore an arbitrator he would agree that we should have jurisdiction over all loading. If every company could do this the longshoremen would have no jobs.
 Carter: How about the men out of work?
 Albright Then why don't they put the longshoremen to work? This man in charge of this mill is using these tactics to save money.
 Hendrickson: It hurts the whole town.
 Albright: If this went to arbitra- tion I am sure the longshoremen would be put to work tomorrow We believe we could bring suit.
 Carter: What kind of suit?
 Albright: The reason labor does not like the Taft Hartley Bill is be- cause there are two sets of rules. The Federal Government can take a union into court and fine it.
 Carter: We would like to take this into court. They claim our courts here are not Federal Courts We want to advise the I.L.W.U. to bring suit to ascertain if this contract is still binding on the Juneau Spruce Albright: You know what that would cost? Garter. We want to ask the City Council to finance it.
 Albright: It would go to the AL aska Court, appeal to the San Fran cisco Court of Appeals.
 Carter: They say this court has no jurisdiction.
 Albright: think this is unrea- sonable. thing they should sit down and bargain. My oopinion is