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News clippings : union warfare is pending in Northwest
Monday, March 1, 1937
Friday, December 31, 1937
A2001-074
AF/162956
An article regarding the struggle for supremacy between Seattle's well - entrenched Dave Beck and his teamster's union and the new but extensive northwest maritime and woodworking federation of unions appeared near the breaking point. Also includes news clippings regarding : a letter to the editor denouncing the tactics of violence and sit down strikes used by John Lewis of the C.I.O. ; American Legion post in St. Helens and Vernonia recently decided to take a hand in breaking down Communistic influences which aim at securing control of labor organizations . Organization : Oregon Journal ; Oregonian People : Weber, E. W. ; Hartung, Al ; Helmick, Don ; Wilmarth, Ward ; Lewis, John Key Words : C.I.O. ; labor ; union ; woodworker ; timber ; teamsters ; anti - C.I.O. ; American Legion ; anti - Communist
