UNION NEWS BY
On May 21st, the Bristol Bay'Resident
Cannery Workers Local #45 S.I.U1# - A*F*
of L,* through unanimous approval* signed
the 1954 Agreement in Seattle through the
services of John Geisness of the firm
of Bawsett, Geisness and Vance*
It is exactly the same as 1953 with
guarantees for Class A of $562*12 and .
$532*12 and head Lya Lash* Head--fiutcj^:,
and Head Warehouseman at vbb9*76, llegoi**
iations for the Bering Sea fishermen*■
Union took place over a period of some
three to four days*
The Salmon Industry offered $1*60 for
King Salmon (2 for 1 under 15#)* *396 for
Red Salmon, *2496 for Chum Salmon and
*1242 for. Pink Salmon (dated 6/25/54)*
Also proposed was men setnetters who pro
duce one half of drift boat fishermen’s
average should reoeive $234*00 for the rufctj
women setnetters to receive the sum of
$117*00 for drawing her net*
We oame baok with a counter proposal
on June 3 asking $2*20 for King Salmon*
Power Boats and $2*22 for sailboats| 44/
for Red Salmon, Power Boats end 4T/ for
sailboatsj 27tt/ for ChumS,-*Paw er Boats
and 29^/ fbr sailbop+sj 13,8/ for Pinfes
Power Boots a nd 15*3*' for soilboats*
One third of drift boat fishermen’s aver
age to qualify for full run money, but in
no event less than hplf run money*
$60*00 cash in lieu of H ealth and
Welfare Plan as applies to Machinists
Union, etc, AFU still negotiating so hope
they get fouled up. On independent fishoiw
men, full details can be obtained f ru~,
JiflX7_ey_SiLrLuoX5_an *
IKS ~ A
Krrry E. ¥rotten, of Alaska Jail Sys#,
.crme to town to tp.eeompany Mtasfcrat* to
Anchorage *
Capt. C.P.T’alsh, of the Alaska Steam,
left June 18 after few days in town*
Art Sandland returned from Anchor ager
where he spent a few da ysj
Clyde h. Mackinder, from Denver, was
hora oversight; liax retired, ANS. School
ttiiqp Head from Juneau boarded the
nN ^i’th 6taru after a few days here*
Ray Christianson returned to town
on a few days tleavef to go fishing;
Engineer, A. Polyblank of Alaska
Steamship Coastal Rambler staged in the
H otel one night# He was getting a check*
up at the Hospital on an o?.d leg injury*
He left with the ship the morning bf
June 1C*
Ada Dillon went to Anchowage for a few
days visit — Is home again new*
Paul Ringsmith, APVf Supervisor* ar
rived June 2 tu supervise the renovation
of the DT Sohool* Francos Pingsmith ar
rived June 14 from Minneapolis to be wiiii
her husband during the summer*
Back in town aga in (and is it good)
are'Roy Smith, Dick Armctsxng, Bill Nel
son, Elmer Kerris, Bill Wiles and Earl
Tilden.
*“ ""GTallys Nelson, wife of P.A.F# Supt.
Bill Nelson, arrived in town this week
to spend the rest of the season here*
'“’IThere "can T gel; TToTf”oT you<TT k
111 don’t^ know, l*m awful ticklish*"
..ho&Nnll is said-and nothing done, an
brid^ Party is over*
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