Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-07
Union Wa|koui
Ties Up Entire
New York Port
Whole East Coast
May Be Affected by
Monday, Leaders Soy

walkout of longshoremen tied upI
the entire port of New York
today. Their leaders said the
walkout might spread along the
whole East Coast by Monday.
The work stoppage stemmed
from a dispute between the In
lternational Longshoremen's AS
lsociation. independent. and the
New York-New Jersey Water
front Commission.
Union leaders contend-and
commission officials deny-that|
1.-THE commission has been harsh
and discriminatory against LILA
members. In the past the union
has argued that the waterfront
commissions power to revoke
work permits is used to weaken
the union, The commission has
also denied this charge and. in
turn, has accused the union of
northumberland prop
Uganda among the lockers.
Walkout Due to Spread
Capt. William v. Bradley. lila
president, said he had received
q report that 5000 Philadelphia
dockworkers were walking out
this afternoon to attend a pro-
test meeting in sympathy with
the New York men.
! He said 1000 more men in
Boston would stay of the job
tomorrow to attend a similar
meeting.
This is spreading very rap
Idly" Capt. Bradley told news
men. IF something isn't done
by Monday. we'll have the whole
coast tied up"
Thousands of Manhattan long
shoremen walked of the job
this morning to start the latest
lin a series OF work stoppages
which have beset the port for
years.
| The Manhattan walkout, hit
ting unloading OF four liners ar
irving today and other work on
ships already here, spread to
Staten Island. N. Y; to Jersey
City and Hoboken. N. j.. to other
sections of the huge port.
/ Employers Plan Suit
The New York Shipping As
Isolation. employer group. pro-
tested the work stoppage as a
fragrant violation Of contracts
and said 1t would sue to collect
damages.
| Alexander p. Chopin, the as
Isociation's acting chairman. said
lindustry's loss in a port-wide
dock strike last year was 81 mil
lion a day.
| Mr.. Chopin. in a telegram to
1.-THE union, said the union had
mo dispute with the employers.
HE said shipping association at
ltorneys would seek an INDUCTION
to halt the walkout.
! A mass meeting Of Manhattan
Elongshoremen early today broke
of after a man describing him.
Iself as commission Investigator
tried to attend.
Capt. Bradley then ordered the
Idockers of the job until they
could hold what he called a
private meeting.
Samuel Lane. the commits
Ision's executive director, sent an
APOLOGY TO the union for the
investigator incident, but a union
, official brushed it of with the
comment:
. Like the old song, it's too
! late to say you're sorry"
! Others Join WalkOut
j lila officials said that, by 10
r am. $500 Manhattan long
, shoremen, $500 in Hoboken and
. Jersey City and 1000 on Staten
Island had joined the walkout.
Brooklyn lockers were to meet
this afternoon.
Capt. Bradley declined to call
4 1T a strike. but said there would
t be no work. pending a protest
. injecting.
! He added that there would be
: no meeting today.
While no date was set i'm
3 mediately, police said they I'M
: derstood the meeting probably
would be held tomorrow.
Other union meetings also had
: been scheduled today in Jersey
| City and Newark, N. j., and in
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