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"UNITY WITH ALL MARITIME UNIONS How do we achieve these things? We no longer have to face the problem of obtaining wages and conditions and eliminating discrimination alone. At the National Convention of Maritime Unions in San Francisco, May 6-11, 1946, delegates from seven of the most important waterfront unions agreed on united action against the shipowners' attempts to cut wages, manning scales and conditions. The convention drew up a program for joint strike action between the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards, the National Maritime Union, the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union, the Marine Firemen, the Marine Engineers, the American Communications Association and the Inland Boatman's Union. The program includes conduct of joint negotiations with the shipowners wherever possible, the formation of a national organization composed of the seven unions and the soliciting of support from the World Federation of Trade Unions, which wo...

"MINNEAPOLIS IS PLACED UNDER MARTIAL LAW BECAUSE OF STRIKE Photo shows members of the Minnesota National Guard on duty at street corner near armory where they are making their headquarters while in city, Governor Floyd Olson declared martial law throughout Minneapolis and Hennepin County, to be started at noon, July 26, with Adj. General Ellard A. Walsh in charge. because of claim that civil authorities were not able to cope with rioting in connection with truck drivers strike. Credit Line: Acme 7/26/34"

IWA Local 25 CIO (Port Ludlow, Washington) - Lumber & Sawmill Workers IWA Local 34 CIO -  Lumber & Sawmill Workers (District 3) IWA Local 38 CIO (Shelton, Washington) -  Lumber & Sawmill Workers (District 3) IWA Local 46 CIO (Bellingham, Washington) - Lumber & Sawmill Workers (Local Union) IWA Local 2-46 CIO (Bellingham, Washington)  - Lumber & Sawmill Workers (Local Union) IWA Local 100 CIO - Lumber & Sawmill Workers IWA Local 101 CIO (Everett, Washington) -  Lumber & Sawmill Workers IWA Local 116 CIO (North Bend, Oregon) - Lumber & Sawmill Workers (Local Union) IWA Local 140 CIO IWA CIO-CCL IWA-CIO "Organize" Longview  United Woodworkers Union Local 37 CIO

"The case was concluded on June 13th. After deliberating two hours the jury returned a verdict of guilty against all defendants on all 3 counts. The nine men were sentenced on June 16th. They are: Frank Spector, Los Angeles organizer for the International Labor Defense; record does not show that he was ever in Imperial Valley. Carl Sklar, Los Angeles organizer for the Communist Party; in Valley only a few times. Oscar Erickson, national secretary of the Agricultural Workers Industrial League; spent about two months in the Valley. Tsuji Horiuchi, Japanese citizen, secretary of the Imperial Valley Trade Union Unity League; Lawrence Emery of the Marine Workers Industrial Union; spent about two months in Valley. Danny Roxas, a Filipino, secretary of the local Agricultural Workers Industrial League; Eduardo Herrera, cement worker, Braulio Oroszco, carpenter, and Emilio Alonzo, agricultural workers; Mexican citizens. The first six men above wer...