Archival Folder
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union : Petition against the Walter - McCarran Act.
Wednesday, December 31, 1952
A2001-074
AF/161290
The petition is addressed to Harry S. Truman. The ILWU protest against this act because they see it as a direct attack upon the rights of some 3,000 Filipino - Americans who work in the Alaska canned salmon industry. Also incudes a bulletin that explains why this act is seen as an immediate danger to the ILWU. Organization : International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, local 37 People : Truman, Harry S. Key Words : civil liberties ; foreign ; deportation ; ILWU ; union ; Filipino ; Alaska
