Archival Folder
Waterfront Employers of Portland : Bulletins
Saturday, October 31, 1936
Monday, November 2, 1936
A2001-074
AF/162053
Public Interest Bulletin, Mad Strike regarding a recent Pacific Coast strike of 37,000 strong. An assessment of the strike so far, the strategies of both sides. Second document, News circular of a telegram received form Madam Perkins asking the shipping companies to resume negotiations with union. The employers reply that the unions were the aggressors. Third document bulletin no 139, an update of the strike which is in its ninth day. The bulletin claims that the strike is going to fail and Harry Bridges is going to fail. The bulletin believes that the Communist Party is going to get what it deserves. Organization : Waterfront Employers of Portland People : Bridges, Harry Key Words : business ; employer ; employee ; labor ; collective bargaining ; waterfront ; longshoremen ; union ; strike ; waterfront employers of Portland
