San Francisco, Apr. 11.
Labour disputes on the Pacific coast have reached a serious stage with an estimated 35,000 workers involved in controversies with employers and in. jurisdictional contests between the American Federation of Labour and the Committee for Industrial Organization.
The most serious labour upset involves 25,000 workers in the Alaska conned.salmon industry. However, the federal mediator, Mr. Joseph C. Cheney, announced today that the unions and the canneries had accepted tentatively a settlement in which workers would sail for Alaska a reduced wages while a commission determines whether the packers are able to pay more.
Labour tension was also acute at Crockett following a CIE. and AF.O.L. clash in which several persons were injured. The CLO. was angered over alleged mishandling of its members in Nevada City and in the Grass Valley gold mining area. A nation-wide strike of AF.O.L. sheep shearers added to unsettled conditions,
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