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the Waterfront Worker Soon Local 38-79 will be
holding its election of officers. The membership at this time faces a
serious responsibility of electing officers in a local where we must go
ahead to strengthen our union and work to build a marine federation of
such strength it will prevent the ship-owners from pulling any attacks
on us. In
order to strengthen our union, one step we must take is to elect
responsible, trusted leaders who will not think of the union as their
play-toy, but men who will carry out the instructions of the rank and
file. Last election our union was
young and the men didn't know who could be trusted as leaders. Many just
voted without carefully examining the men they were putting into office.
Holman was elected President, the Waterfront Worker correctly pointed
out to the men he was a rat. This was later proven before and during the
strike when he tried to organize a fink union, hoping to get recognition
from "Sell-Out" Ryan. The official clique already
seeing defeat for their cronies, have already attacked the nominating of
sincere rank and file leaders who led our union to victory during the
strike on trumped up charges that the constitution is being violated. When Lewis tried to
challenge the candidacy of Harry Bridges, Chairman of the rank and file
Strike Committee, for President, he was so thoroughly booed he couldn't
say a word. The Waterfront Worker calls on the men not to elect another Holman or men of his kind. |
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