CIO 'iiCrtlNT SjiYS FISHING OUTLOOK IS B«D (otd )
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Mr. Weimar pointed
to CIO gains for res
ident fishermen in
fish prices t.nd work
ing agreements during
the past two years,
• as one of the princi
pal arguments against
the change. Ke said
that differences have
been reduced to 1-1/3
cents per fish in the
western area above
Boulder Point, 1 cent
a fish for company
fishermen and 2-1/3
cents per fish for
the area below Boul
der Point.
There are still
some working condi
tions to be ironed
out, but Mr.;Weimar
felt that all points
of disagreement could
be smoothed over in
■time :fo.r. the, begin
ning of fishing sea.
? ;s on. H os p^-.t al^i z a t i on
' demands and hand trap
equipment responsi
* bility are still un
der discussion.
‘Mr. V'jim r said ho
folt the existing
situation was working
an extreme hardship
on the residents of
Ninilchik, Konai, Ty
onek and Seldovia,
where fishing is the
only industry. He
termed it unfortunate
that it occurred at
this particular time,
when’ the increases
negotiated by the CIO
during the past two
years', would have
meant a 40 percent
increase in the price
of fish for Cook' In
let. This gain in
prices is a. greater
average than has been
granted in other Al
askan areas, he said.
The i’-F of L move
into Seldovia is -only
a small part of a
concerted *kF of L
drive for members-all
over Vila ska, accord
ing to Mr. Weimar. He
felt that it may ev
entually lead to one
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Whether this in
A wire from ' the formation contradicts
Alaska Steamship Co., earlier wires' which
yesterday; to- the and- said that the old
erson Ddck -agent here rate wopld prevail
instructed that ‘how-' for fcbfee'1.benali*.-s-ch^d
•freight 'and passenger ule northbound out of
rates will go \ppto \ Seattle pn-^May. 23 was
.effect- on deliveries ’not immediately*clear
made,and tickets sold to the company!s lo
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union for all of Al
aska 1 s fishermen, but
said there w>as no
move on foot for such
an objective yet.
Questioned about
the HLRB!s reported
decision to allow the
territorial Labor
Commissioner to hold
an election in Cook
Inlet, Mr. V’eimar
said the issue was
still so 4 confused
that the election
could not possibly be
held in time for this
year!s fishing.
Such an election
first must be pro
ceeded by hearings,
. he. said. although
promises to begin
preparing for an el
ection have "been made
for the past several
weeks, no NLRB or
Commissioner of Labor
representatives have
ye.t begun • to work out
the details.
.Mr. Y^eimar said it
W..S possible for Cook
Inlet fishermen to
proceed tc the fish
ing grounds without a
contract, while nego
tiations were being
conducted, but he
felt the procedure
was not advisable.
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