Y4,C73 = F536 A BILL TO MAKE CLEAR THAT FISHERMEN'S ORGANIZA- 91963 OCTOBER 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, AND NOVEMBER 8, 1962 WASHINGTON: 1963 GOV'T UNIVERSITY FEB 1963 DOCUMENT DIVISION COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman JOHN O. PASTORE, Rhode Island E. L. BARTLETT, Alaska VANCE HARTKE, Indiana GALE W. MCGEE, Wyoming JOHN MARSHALL BUTLER, Maryland KENNETH B. KEATING, New York EDWARD JARRETT, Chief Clerk JEREMIAH J. KENNEY, Jr., Assistant Chief Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Washington, Chairman JOHN O. PASTORE, Rhode Island E. L. BARTLETT, Alaska CLAIR ENGLE, California II JOHN MARSHALL BUTLER, Maryland KENNETH B. KEATING, New York WINSTON L. PROUTY, Vermont CONTENTS SEATTLE, WASH., FIELD HEARING (OCTOBER 15, 1962) Statement of— Hawk, John, international representative, Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO, 2505 First Avenue, Room 3, Jansen, Richard, boatowner and commercial fisherman, Cordova, Johansen, George, secretary-treasurer, Alaska Fishermen's Union, Jurich, Joe, secretary-treasurer, Local 3, ILWU, 84 Union Street, Luketa, Dan, manager, Fishermen's Marketing Association of Wash- Vance, J. Duane, attorney, on behalf of the Seafarers International Union of North America, 1411 4th Avenue Building, Seattle, Wash. Anderson, George, resident international representative, Interna- tional Longshoremen & Warehousemen's Union, 728 Water Street, Page 24 78 51, 96 Gilmore, Harold, Alaska Trollers Association, Box 696, Ketchikan, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, FIELD HEARING (OCTOBER 18, 1962) Statement of— Cobb, Mrs. B. J., Nuka Island via Seldovia, Alaska.. 197 Shadura, Alex, Box 4657, Anchorage, Alaska__ 190, 201 Tucker, Milan, on behalf of Cook Inlet Fishermen's Association, 181, 201 DILLINGHAM, ALASKA, FIELD HEARING (OCTOBER 19, 1962) Paddock, Dean, area management biologist, Commercial Fisheries Di- 225 206 221 Tilden, Earl (Red), Dillingham, Alaska_- - - - 214 KODIAK, ALASKA, FIELD HEARING (NOVEMBER 8, 1962) Statement of- Andrich, Lee, Box 1563, Kodiak, Alaska.... 242 Beukers, Jan, United Fishermen's Marketing Association, Box 1035, 243 Cannon, Loyd, president, United Fishermen's Marketing Association, 234 Cannon, Pat, Box 973, Kodiak, Alaska 245 Deveau, Pete, Box 1577, Kodiak, Alaska 248 Jarvela, Gil, chief pilot for Kodiak Airways, Kodiak, Alaska 246 Letters from: McKernan, Donald L., Director, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Fish Nickerson, Howard W., secretary-treasurer, New Bedford Fishermen's Whitney, J. J., secretary-treasurer, Seattle ILWU Pensioners' Club, Report from: General Accounting Office, dated April 16, 1962- Text of Public Law 464, 73d Congress-- List of reprints obtainable from the Institute of Industrial Relations. Consent agreement of Federal Trade Commission in the matter of S.J. Res. 49 in Alaska Legislature.. 103 36 250 250 24 5 21 35 37 155 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR FISHERMEN MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1962 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES, Seattle, Wash. The subcommittee met at 9:45 a.m., in the courtroom of the circuit court of appeals, Seattle, Wash., Hon. E. L. (Bob) Bartlett presiding. Senator BARTLETT. The committee will come to order. The hearings today are concerned with S. 3093. This bill was introduced by Senator Magnuson, chairman of the committee, in April last. I joined in cosponsorship. By the way, Senator Magnuson, who is chairman of the Commerce Committee, is expected here in a few minutes for a brief time. He has other engagements. The committee is pleased to have sitting with it today Congressman Thomas Pelly, of Seattle, who has a like bill in the House and who will participate in the hearing today. The bill under consideration seeks to amend the Fisheries Marketing Act of 1934, Public Law 464 in the 73d Congress. That act was originally designed to provide fishermen with the right of self-association for cooperative improvements of their condition. This bill has for its purpose making clear the fact that fishermen's organizations, regardless of their technical legal status, would have a voice in the ex-vessel sale of fish or other aquatic products on which the livelihood of their members depends. I should like to say that insofar as possible it is hoped that testimoney will be confined here and in subsequent hearings in Alaska to this particular bill. There is a whole wide range of fishery subjects, I know, which could be brought under discussion, and comment on them, of course, will not be barred. But because of the time limitations we do hope that there will be an emphasis on this bill as contrasted with anything else. Legislation on this subject to attack the problem has been introduced in Congress on several earlier occasions. Hearings were held by me on a similar bill last year at several points in Alaska, and a helpful record was made at that time. 1 |