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Maritime Union pickets U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 17. More than 500 members of the National Maritime Union picketed the U.S. Commerce Department Building today in protest against what they said was indiscriminate issuance of seaman's certificates. Patrick D. Whalen, Chairman of the Baltimore branch of the NMU, said the marine workers had no quarrel with Secretary Hopkins but were directing their picketing against the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, a division of the Department

Maritime Union pickets U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Washington, D.C., May 1...

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Before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Frederick C. Phillips, whom National Maritime Union officials say was suspended from their union in May 1939, described to the Dies Committee today what he alleged to be communistic actions in the NMU. Phillips was formerly Secretary of the Atlantic District of the union

Before Dies Committee. Washington, D.C., Nov. 2. Frederick C. Phillips...

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NMU head denies he's a communist. Washington, D.C., Feb. 17. Joseph Curran, President of the National Maritime Union, today told the Senate Commerce Committee that "I have not been a Communist, I am not a Communist and I do not believe that I ever intend to be a Communist." Curran, (right) shown with Senator Royal S. Copeland, Chairman of the committee, was accused last week of being a Communist by Joseph P. Ryan, President of the International Longshoremen's Association, an A.F. of L. affiliate, 2/17/38

NMU head denies he's a communist. Washington, D.C., Feb. 17. Joseph Cu...

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