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Therefore. I believe the proposed exemption for Hawaii will have little, If
any. impact on collective bargaining, a process to which I have long been
deeply committed.
I believe this bill represents a fair solution to our problem for all concerned.
It provides that no maritime or longshore Industry strike or lockout on the
West Coast of the United States shall be permitted to Interrupt normal shipping
between the West Coast and Hawaii or the other islands in the Pacific under the
American flag—Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust territory of the Pacific
Islands—for a period of 160 days following the first day of such strike or lock-
out. In other words, Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands would be exempt for
this period from the effects of such transportation stoppage.
An injunction to secure this exemption may be petitioned for in any Federal
district court having jurisdiction by any employer or labor organization which
is a party to the strike or lockout, by the Governor of Hawaii, Guam or American
Samoa, or by the High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands.
An exemption injunction may not be requested If a Taft-Hartley back-to-work
injunction is In effect. In the event a Taft-Hartley Injunction Is later obtained,
the running of the 160-day exemption injunction shall be suspended until the
Taft-Hartley Injunction is discharged, at which point, the exemption Injunction
would resume.
Employees working during the exemption period will be subject to the wages,
hours and other terms and conditions of their last contract, but additional wages
shall be paid retroactively for the exemption period if granted as part of the
agreement resolving the labor dispute.
For purposes of the act, an interruption of shipping services is defined as,
first, a refusal at a West Coast port to load or unload cargo, or to permit the
loading or unloading of cargo, destined for or shipped from Hawaii or any U.S.
Pacific Island; or, second, a refusal to operate or permit the operation of a
ship with cargo destined for or origination from Hawaii or any U.S. Pacific
Island if any such refusal was a cau.se of a ship leaving the dock facility
more than 48 hours late or not being unloaded more than 48 hours after arrival.
Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, we of Hawaii appeal to you to
help us in our critical dilemma. There is no existing statutory relief for Hawaii
in West Coast longshore and maritime disputes which affect our ocean supply
lifeline. There is no statutory exemption for Hawaii. There Is no statutorj' pro-
vision for partial operation to serve Hawaii, and there Is no statutory provision
guaranteeing settlement of such disputes.
We appeal to you with a sense of urgency. June 30, only 25 days from today—
is the expiration date of present longshore contracts on the West Coast as well
a.s in Hawaii. The outcome of current talks is uncertain.
Enactment of H.R. 7189 and Its counterpart in the Senate, S. 1666, would
give Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific Islands the security transportation services
which other States are assured of by virtue of having alternate means of surface
tran.sportation. It is a viable remedy for the economic hard.ship inflicted upon
Hawaii and the U.S. Pacific islands solely because of their mld-Padfic Island
location. It Is a fair bill. It is a workable bill. I urge this Subcommittee to
give its prompt and favorable consideration.
Mr. MATSTTNAOA. With yonr permission, Mr. Chairman, T would like
to place in the record a statement from Senator Daniel K. Inouye.
Mr. JABMAN. Without obiection. Senator Inouye's prepared state-
ment will be printed at this point in the record.
[The statement referred to follows:]
STATEMENT OF HON. DANIEL K. INOUYE, A U.S. SENATOR FROM
THE STATE OF HAW AH
On April 12 of this year, my collenprue. Senator Fonp. and I intro-
duced S. 1566, the Hawaii and U.S. Pacific Islands Surface Com-
merce Act. This measure was the culmination of efforts to formulate a
reasonable legislative approach to solving Hawaii's most pressing