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The Voice Of Labor
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
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In Kearny, NJ, Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company managers stall 16,000 workers' demands for closed shop and wage increases, defying National Defense Mediation Board's recommendations. Union leader John Green suggests Navy takeover; workers stand firm against company's open shop policy.
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Openly refusing to comply with the request of the National Defense Mediation Board, managers of the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company at Kearny, N. J. today continued stalling off demands of 16,000 shipyard workers.
Even in the face of a suggestion made by John Green, president of the CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers, that the Navy take over the operation of the ship yard, company officials hurried from one government office to another in Washington trying to forestall the union's demands for a closed shop and wage increases.
The National Defense Mediation Board a few days ago recommended wage increases satisfactory to the union and company, but the issue of closed shop balked the settlement of the strike
Workers in the huge coastal ship yard, in the meantime, were adamant in their demand for a closed shop, basing their stand on the fact that the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company is a notorious open shop follower.
Union officials claimed that the winning of a closed shop in the ship yard would protect the jobs and wage increases of its thousands of members.
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Kearny, N. J.
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national defense mediation board recommended wage increases satisfactory to union and company, but closed shop issue balked settlement. union seeks closed shop to protect jobs and wage increases of members.
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Managers of Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company openly refused to comply with National Defense Mediation Board's request, continuing to stall demands of 16,000 shipyard workers for closed shop and wage increases. John Green suggested Navy take over operations. Company officials hurried between government offices in Washington to forestall demands. Workers adamant, citing company's notorious open shop policy.