In October 1936, Curran called another strike, the 1936 Gulf Coast maritime workers' strike, in part to improve working conditions and in part to embarrass the ISU. The four-month strike idled 50,000 seamen and 300 ships.
Curran launched a new work halt in October 1936, known as the 1936 Gulf Coast maritime labor dispute, aimed at improving workplace conditions and challenging the ISU's authority. This prolonged strike, lasting four months, left 50,000 sailors and 300 ships inactive.