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Lyndon Johnson: In my opinion, these unresolved labor disputes have resulted in an actual or threatened strike affecting a substantial…

On the recordSeptember 30, 1964
In my opinion, these unresolved labor disputes have resulted in an actual or threatened strike affecting a substantial part of the maritime industry of the United States, 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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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Letter to the Attorney General Directing Him To Petition for an Injunction in the Maritime Industry Labor Dispute.

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