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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 032A-1954RESOLUTION NO. 32A-54 WHEREAS, the City Council has received a communication from the Labor's League for Political Education of Shipyard Laborers, Local 886, requesting Council consideration in the support of a House Resolution to increase bay area shipyard activity; and WHEREAS, the City Council have concurred with the request to support sa-'d Resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council, cognizant of the need "or active shipyards in the Bay area in the event of full scale mobilization, do hereby lend its full aupport to House Resolution No. 502, presented at the second session of the 83rd Convening of Congress. H. Kent At i =�� Mayor ti, Herbert K. `�dhite, City Cler4, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on May 17, 1954, and adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Atwater-Byrd-Love-Morgan_Rooth NOES: COUNCITMEN: "lone AB.SrNT COUNCILMEN: None - -4-�W. 4 Herbert K. White City Clerk NNE LABOR'S LIAGUE FOR POLITICALIDUCATION of SHIPYARD LABORERS, LOCAL $86 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR 146 COMMITTEE O. K. RENNAN, CHAIRMAN ry R. J. BREN NAN, SECRETARY /Y A. F. BARTHOLOMEW T. E. GEORGE H. J. LA LONDE HARRY MILLER R. D. BESSAC FLOYD CULBRETH JOXN SAMANIEGO L. B. BLACKWELL W. B. FREDERICKS J. N. POWER Gentlemen: 810 - 14TH STREET OAKLAND 7, CALIFORNIA GLENCOURT 1-5904 AFFILIATIONS NO. CALIFORNIA DISTRICT COUNCIL OF LABORERS BAY CITIES METAL TRADES COUNCIL PACIFIC COAST DISTRICT METAL TRADES COUNCIL ALAMEDA COUNTY CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL SAN FRANCISCO CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL CALIFORNIA STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR May 13, 1954 Three Bay area Congressmen, John J. Allen, Jr., William S. Mailliard and John F. Shelley, recently submitted identical House Resolutions. Indicative of the importance of the subject matter is the fact that six of their colleagues on -the Committee offered the same Resolutions. Many of us here have been concerned with the plight of our local Shipyard Industry. It is obvious that the lack of active shipyards in the Bay area could be irreparably harmful in the event of any necessary full scale mobilization. A complete study of the several problems could be of much value in restoring our local yards to their rightful position in any mobilization planning. The Congressmen in ly championed the local members of the Com.Taittee study, may be counted up the need to the United S in the Bay area. the Bay area have consistent - Shipyard Industry and, as of Congress conducting this on to adequately point out tates of a Shipyard Industry Enclosed please find a copy of the Resolution in question. It would be much appreciated if, by an official action of your body, you would support the need for this study and notify Congressmen Allen, Mailliard or Shelley and send copy of your communica- tion to us. RJB fh oeiu 29-af1 Eno. Very -.truly ,yours, R. . BRENNAN Sect tart' This resolution was submitted to the House by Congressman John F. Shelley as House Resolution #502, Congressman John J. Allen as House Resolution #495, and Congressman William Mailliard as House Resolution #499. 83d Congress 2d Session H. RES. 502 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 60 1954 Mr. SHELLEY_ submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries RESOLUTION WHEREAS the private ship construction and ship repair yards in the United States are declining in activity so rapidly that the degree of activity that will remain is doubtful; and WHEREAS a sufficient number of well dispersed yards is necessary to construct and service the ships of the merchant marine and to form a necessary part of the mobilization base required in emergencies; and WHEREAS the organizations and skills of the industry are being; lost and dissipated to a degree that a nucleus sufficient to constitute such a mobiliza- tion base will not remain: Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the problem of maintaining private ship construction and repair yards in sufficient size and numbers should receive immediate study and that action should be proposed that will prevent the ship- yards from falling below a level of activity sufficient to service the ships of the merchant marine and to provide an acceptable mobilization base in times of emergency* y oeiu 29-af1