DOCK STRIKE

reference to a month-long strike in March and April 1962 of three unions representing unlicensed seamen on the Pacific Coast of the United States. The strike was called over the wage and benefit provisions of a new contract being negotiated between the labor unions and management. Management wanted to give a 12 percent pay increase over three years, while the labor unions wanted an 18 percent increase in this time. —SHSBC Binder 12 Approved Glossary

reference to a month-long strike in March and April 1962 of three unions representing unlicensed seamen on the Pacific Coast of the United States. The strike was called over the wage and benefit provisions of a new contract being negotiated between the labor unions and management. Management wanted to give a 12 percent pay increase over three years, while the labor unions wanted an 18 percent increase in this time.