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Brother ‘Punphy of tne} scnerzens Union of Hostonr. -. > Fe have just begun organizing through the help of Erothers ‘ills and 'fcGowan, representatives of the N.M.U. At the present tine, we hsve avout 130 members with books, und have close to 2,000 pledite cards which will be taken up pretty soon. Uriginally «e had a very . strong organization under the A.F. of L. But we were desarted by the ALF. of L. vhen help was most needed. The existing scale of rages will have to be chanced. Although the boat ormcers clain that they maek> no money - still their fleets have been increased with lurga expensive boats, so it is logical tm this could not be dona if their bosdes Were in the red. The Fort of Boston alsne haa a large nusher of men, anc ne expect mary more in ilies York. The Tvalian or sacl) boat fishernen woule also mike up & very large unit, when they see that ve sre ace complishing something, as wo will, if we get the proper support which has heen promised from the N.E.U. Now ve are only in our in- fancy, and we are raking a brave fight to attain some prominence in the MU. Report of tlantic ond Gulf. pon Ss Rrother hobert eers lof New Urleunst Most of you know the problems we in the Gulf had to meet. Conditions in the Gulf wera quite different from those anywhere else. In Houston, our arch onemfes, the shiporners, descended upon the boys and just beat them up here and there vithout discrimination. In ‘lebile, the boys “cre not allored to picket or distrilute-leaflets or publicice the ract that they wore fighting for better conditions amu better rages. In Nen Orleans, there were about 1600 Rank and jdlers, imi ebout 1300 in jail. In the South we did not have the support of Lubor orgunisations, 43 you had support up North. The South is an open shop center. Won the honest seanen retlized the better conditiond could be won If ther were united on a program, they joined us, To sive you an example - the United Fruit Line. For approximately twenty years there as no organization aboard these ships, but secing thet nothing wis done by the seasan themselves, thea NWO. representatives wont slourd these ships anc then tie men were very receptive vo the orgunizaticontl steps brought to them.