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Eisenhower: WHEREAS in my opinion such disputes have resulted in a strike affecting a substantial part of the maritime industry, an…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1953
WHEREAS in my opinion such disputes have resulted in a strike affecting a substantial part of the maritime industry, an industry engaged in trade, commerce, transportation, transmission, or communication among the several states and with foreign nations, which strike, if permitted to continue, will imperil the national health and safety.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Executive Order 10490—Creating a Board of Inquiry To Report on Certain Labor Disputes Affecting the Maritime Industry of the...

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