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Welders strike brings troops to California shipyards
Troops with fixed bayonets patrolled one San Francisco shipyard and stood ready to march to three others to avert a labor dispute threatening $1 billion in construction. The unaffiliated United Brotherhood of Welders, Cutters and Helpers of America led a strike to pressure AFL contracts, causing clashes over closed shop rules and dues.
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United Press
San Francisco
United Brotherhood of Welders, Cutters and Helpers of America
California
American Federation of Labor
Army
Navy
Todd California
Richmond Shipbuilding
Pacific Bridge Co
Western Pipe & Steel Co
John Wills Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Alameda
AFL