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The Daily Worker
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
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The Pacific Coast Conference of Marine Workers in San Francisco concluded successfully on November 10, 1929, with plans for intensified organization toward forming a militant industrial union. A 15-member West Coast Executive Committee was elected, and delegates pledged support for labor defense and the Soviet Union.
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Conference Is
Great Success
Organization Leads to
Industrial Union
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Nov. 11.
--The Pacific Coast Conference of
Marine Workers ended its two day
session yesterday, with plans made
for intensified organization work on
the West Coast, reports of consider-
able progress already made, and a
West Coast Executive Committee of
15 elected to direct the work.
The conference was a huge suc-
cess, in accomplishment, and in the
representation of the various ports
and departments of the industry.
It was held, beginning Saturday, in
the Marine Workers League head-
quarters at San Francisco, 160
Steuart St., with nine delegates
from the local seamen and long-
shoremen, two from Seattle, one
from Aberdeen, and six from San
Pedro. One of the San Pedro dele-
gation was a Negro worker.
The keynote struck at the confer-
ence was organization preparatory
to the formation a militant indus-
trial union, on the basis of the class
struggle, with ship and dock com-
mittees, and adhering to the Trade
Union Unity League and the Red
Union Educational League, and
Charles Frank, Negro worker and
member of the Gastonia Labor Jury,
spoke on organization and the Gas-
tonia case.
PACIFIC COAST
CONFERENCE IS
GREAT SUCCESS
Organization Leads to
Industrial Union
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International of Labor Unions.
This organization will smash the "fink halls," the employers' open shop employment agencies, and fight the ship owners and stevedoring companies hard for better wages, hours and conditions.
The delegates unanimously pledged to support the International Labor Defense, defend the Gastonia victims, and the Soviet Union. The conference voted to fight the war danger.
In preparation for the forthcoming national convention, at which the new industrial union will be formed, the conference decided to intensify organization especially among longshoremen.
There was a spirit of confidence and enthusiasm, and the delegations are returning to the job determined to build a revolutionary union for this industry.
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San Francisco, Cal.
Event Date
Nov. 11
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conference ended successfully with election of a 15-member west coast executive committee; plans for intensified organization; unanimous pledges to support international labor defense, gastonia victims, and soviet union; decision to fight war danger and intensify organization among longshoremen.
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The Pacific Coast Conference of Marine Workers held a two-day session beginning Saturday at Marine Workers League headquarters, 160 Steuart St., San Francisco, with delegates from San Francisco, Seattle, Aberdeen, and San Pedro, including one Negro worker from San Pedro. Keynotes focused on organization for a militant industrial union based on class struggle, adhering to Trade Union Unity League and Red Union Educational League, with ship and dock committees. Charles Frank spoke on organization and the Gastonia case. The organization aims to smash 'fink halls' and fight ship owners and stevedoring companies for better wages, hours, and conditions in preparation for a national convention.