claim: Benjamin Franklin rarely was an author.
evidence: The 1936 Gulf Coast maritime workers ' strike was a labor action of the splinter union `` Maritime Federation of the Gulf Coast '' lasting from October 31 , 1936 to January 21 , 1937 .. Gulf Coast. Gulf Coast of the United States. The strike 's main effects were felt in Houston and Galveston .. The Gulf Coast strike was parallel to a similar West Coast maritime strike , called almost simultaneously .. Gulf Coast. Gulf Coast of the United States. Both strikes were catalysts for the formation of the National Maritime Union under union leader Joseph Curran .. National Maritime Union. National Maritime Union. Joseph Curran. Joseph Curran