Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1912 — DOCK MEN THREATEN STRIKE [ARTICLE]

DOCK MEN THREATEN STRIKE

Decision to Go Out Will Tie Up. Marine Business at Head of the Lakes. Duluth, Minn., July 30. —A strike of all dock workers at the head of the lakes, including all coal dock employes, ore dockmen and freight handlers at all docks, is being agitated by those behind the strike of the local stevedores begun Wednesday of last week. The Industrial 1 Workers of tfce World are said to be behind the movement, and if they are successful in persuading the men to go out, at least 1,500 men will be Idle and marine business at the head of the lakes will be at a complete standstill.