The Daily Worker

Longshoremen Remain Firm

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.—Striking longshoremen have definitely refused to return to work until all other maritime workers have negotiated the question of settlement.

Thus the attempt of the N. R. A. to divide the longshoremen from the seamen, masters, mates, pilots, engineers, cooks and stewards failed. The men on the docks demand that the demands of the men on the ships be met before the strike is ended.

A better act of solidarity has never been performed in the history of American Labor than the establishment of this strong brotherly unity between the longshoremen and seamen.

Faced with a point blank refusal of the dockers to take to the docks after they had voted for the arbitration clause, the federal mediators moved hurriedly to get a poll of the seamen on the question of representation.

A ballot was sent out to seamen, masters mates, pilots and other maritime workers asking one question:

"By what persons or organizations do you wish to be represented for the purpose of collective bargaining?"

There are ten unions involved in the strike and it is obvious that the N. R. A. officials through the referendum will attempt to eliminate the Marine Workers Industrial Union and other militant independent unions from the negotiations.

The seamen, however, will continue their demand for joint representation from all unions involved.

Market St. railway workers were reported to have agreed to arbitrate their demands.