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