Summary of strikes and work stoppages, maritime industry, from 1945-64-Continued

Brooklyn plers, port of New York.

Tank barge personnel, New Jersey refineries.
Marine Welding, New Orleans (plumbers).
Hampton Eng., California (repairmen).
Argentine State Line office, New York.
ALL offices and piers, New York,

Harbor..

May 28

300

Shipyard.

IUMSWA.

July 24

1,300

Seamen..

MEBA.

Aug. 3

do..

MMP.

Aug. 7

28

1,800

Shipyard..

IAM.

Sept. 18

5

2,400

Longshore.

ILA.

Nov. 16

9

60,000

1957

Harbor.

UMD.

Jan. 30 36

4,000

Longshore.

ILA.

Feb. 12

45,000

1,500

30

Moore McCormack piers, New York.

Longshore versus Teamsters, port of New York.
Port of New York.

Marine repair yards, port of New York.

Port of Philadelphia, Pa.

Bethlehem Steel Shipyards, Baltimore.

New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.
Port of New York.

SS Pacificus case, 1 ship.

Port of Philadelphia,

Ships in Pacific coast ports.
California ports.

Atlantic and gulf ports (tankers).

Baltimore tug operators.

Mississippi River Barge Lines.

Mathis Shipyard, Camden, N.J.

Port of New York (local piers).

Port of New York (spread to A. & G. ports).
Port of New York (scalemen, weighers).
Sun Shipyard, Chester, Pa.

San Francisco Bay tugs.

Norfolk, Va., tug operators.

Great Lakes ports.

Merrill-Stevens Yard, Jacksonville. 350

Pittsburgh Steamship Co. (Great Lakes).

Bethlehem Steel Repair Yards, New York.
Atlantic and gulf ports.

Tugs, harbor craft, port of New York.
Atlantic coast ports.

Bull Line piers and ships, New York.
Bath Iron Works Yard, Bath, Maine.
Harbor pilots, Cleveland and Chicago.
Cleveland, Chicago (support of pilots).
A. & G. ports (130 ships delayed due MEBA).
Greek and Belgian Lines piers, New York.
Atlantic and gulf ports (tankers).

American Shipbuilding Yards, Toledo, Lorain, Buffalo.
Maryland Shipbuilding Yard, Baltimore.

IUMSWA.

do.

40

175

MMP.

Oct.

1

7

6, 100

AMMI operators, Atlantic ports.

Summary of strikes and work stoppages, maritime industry, from 1945-64-Continued

Isbrandtsen transfer of ships to AEL

100 American Shipbuilding Yard, Buffalo, N.Y. Resumption of dispute with Isbrandtsen.

105
200

70,000

Robin Line (19 Mormac ships idled).
Resumption of dispute with Isbrandtsen.

Met. Trade Council/Electric Boat.

NS Savannah, Yorktown, Va.

Welders, Todd Yard, San Pedro.

Atlantic and gulf coasts.

NS Savannah, Los Angeles.

Atlantic and gulf coasts (ended in 1963).

(Continuation of Dec. 24 strike; ended on Jan. 25, 1963; see above.)

Ship carpenters, New Orleans yards.

North Carolina State docks, Wilmington, N.C.

North Carolina State docks, Morehead City, N.C.

40 SS Dearborn, Brooklyn, N.Y.; MMP picketed due to AMO (MEBA) manning of
deck officers.

NS Savannah, Galveston; engineers refuse to sail; implement resignations of Nov.
30, 1962; sailing canceled by MA.

SS P. & T. Forester, P. & T. Navigator at New Orleans; ships transferred by sale
from SUP to NMU company; SUP refused to relinquish shipboard jobs.

SS Mormacmar, San Francisco; NMU retaliation for P. & T. ships at New Orleans.
850 SS Maximus at Philadelphia, 1st voyage with new owners; ship manned by NMU
and BMO: MEBA picketed against BMO, NMU retaliated by picketing MEBA
ships on 3 coasts. 19 U.S. and 17 foreign-flag ships idled by 10th day. Truce
ended stoppage June 20 to permit SS Maximus sail Cuba assignment.
Port of Miami, ILA picketed 5 foreign-flag cruise ships for using nonunion labor han-
dling passenger baggage.

100

At Marcus Hook, Pa.; SS. Sinclair Texas delivered by shipbuilders; unions delayed
maiden voyage departure demanding increased manning; subsequently withdrew
demands.
Los Angeles; expiration lumber schooner contracts; SS Cynthia Olsen and Alaska
Spruce strikebound; resumed operation Aug. 13.
SS America at New York; NMU charged discrimination against NMU members by
MEBA engineering officer. Sailings canceled, crew paid off, ship laid up. Sailings
resumed Feb. 7, 1964.

Alabama Drydock & Shipbuilding, Mobile; wildcat strike. Welders returned to
work Sept. 20, 1963. Grievances settled with management.

National Steel & Shipbuilding, San Diego; seniority grievance; employees returned
to work Sept. 30, 1963 pending negotiations with NASSCO.

Port of New York; UMD Local 333 (NMU) pickets set out against ships of Sea-land
and Seatrain lines for using nonunion tugs in Puerto Rico; 2 Seatrain and 2 Sea-land
ships delayed at New York.

Port of New York; machinists strike against 16 New York ship repair firms; 1 MSTS
transport and 1 commercial ship strikebound in repair yards; FMCS acted to estab-
lish new contract; work resumed Nov. 15, 1963.

Port of New York; Norwegian-American Line pier; wildcat strike of 4 gangs; issues
not given. ( p the coupe UND BALLOY

1,600
(2)
9,000

105

70,000

70,000

375

125

MEBA..

May 16

(3)

120

52-323-65-7

150

Area

9

3,000

SS Point Vincente (tanker) picketed by MMP (Pac) due to mates supplied by TOA,
an MEBA affiliate. Minor delay to ship; Cole, AFL-CIO impartial umpire
ruled against MMP action.

SS Christopher at Baltimore picketed by MMP due to deck officers supplied by AMO,
an MEBA affiliate. Minor delay to ship; Cole found MMP in violation.

SS President Wilson at San Francisco, MEBA refuses to sign-on until pension demands
met. 12 other ships in Pacific coast ports affected but without delay to sailings.
Port of New York; commercial tug contract expired Jan. 31; crews of tugs, barges,
and scows included in total workers.

SS Columbia, picketed by MMP due to mates supplied by AMO (MEBA affiliate),
ship harassed but sails; Mar. 15, longshoremen from Philadelphia join demonstra-
tion, Philadelphia, cargo activity suspended 4 hours; Apr. 10, MMP (Pacific) pickets
ship at Pittsburg, Calif., terminal of United States Steel; MMP joined by ILWU in
picketing; ship harassed but maintains schedule. Apr. 21 at Morrisville (Phila-
delphia) ship picketed by MMP and ILA; picketing resumed at Pittsburg, Calif.,
May 9 and again at Morrisville, June 4. June 8, SIU crew supports ILA and leaves
ship; June 18, Federal court halts ILA picketing, SIU crew rejoins ship; June 20
ship sails for west coast; July 7, ship arrives Pittsburg, Calif.; steelworkers cross
MMP and ILWU picket lines. July 9, ILWU enjoined against picketing, ship
departs for east coast; MMP plans for future picketing uncertain.

Brooklyn, wildcat strike re penalty cargo rate for handling tale rubber; 2 ships
immobilized.

New York Shipbuilding Corp., boilermakers in wildcat walkout due to employer's
disciplinary actions; strikers return to work Apr. 6.1
Port of New York; dispute with New York Waterfront Commission re seniority
hiring.
Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock, work on MSTS 68a; moulders stage walkout over
yard's contracting out work on capstan, winches, windlass, other castings. Mould-
ers returned AM Apr. 13.
Port of New York; 500 chenangoes charge diversion of work to longshoremen; 2,000
longshoremen immobilized by pickets.

NMU charge 4 Colonial Tankers sold to Western Tankers, Inc. (Isbrandt. Sub.)
manned by SIU, 11 AEIL ships strikebound. Arbitrator calls meeting; NMU
declines attendance; strike action suspended by NMU; $40,000,000 damage suit
filed by NMU; rejected by courts.

New York office workers picket French Line; no ships in port. Strike action extended
to Baltimore June 16; French Line cargo ship delayed; new contract reached June
20, workers returned June 22.

Pier 97, NR, New York, 2 gangs stage wildcate walkout due to pier superintendent's
refusal to hire 1 objectionable individual. Passengers from 2 inbound ships handle
own baggage. Pier normal following day.

SS Inger (Reynolds Aluminum) at Galveston, picketed by MEBA claiming 75
percent ship's engineers were members MEBA although represented by ALOA
(American Licensed Officers Association) of Collin's Independent Tankers.
Pickets removed by court order.

NASSCO Yard, San Diego; contracts expired June 30 for machinists, ironworkers,
carpenters, electricians, operating engineers, painters, and truck drivers. (Moulders
contract expires Sept. 1, but moulders joined walkout in sympathy.) 5 other local
shipyards/repair yards in area also strikebound; 5 MA-CDS hulls at NASSCO
involved. Aug. 17, machinists, painters, electricians and carpenters vote to accept
terms; Aug. 19, teamsters and ironworkers vote to accept; pickets withdrawn noon
Aug. 10; work resumes Aug. 20.

3,500

Longshore..

ILA

Mar. 19

1

1,200

2,500

Seamen.

NMU.

May 28

5

550

40