▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁the ▁h iring ▁process ▁became ▁a ▁matter ▁of ▁rank ▁and ▁file ; ▁with ▁a ▁growing ▁number ▁of ▁workers ▁ski pping ▁the ▁former ▁usual ▁h iring ▁process ▁and ▁being ▁sent ▁straight ▁to ▁a ▁job . ▁These ▁were , ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part , ▁c rane ▁operators ▁and ▁other ▁sk illed ▁labor ▁positions . ▁It ▁was ▁considered ▁honor able ▁among ▁union ▁members ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁turned ▁down ▁a ▁job ▁that ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁fair ▁h ire . ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 : ▁St rike ▁▁ ▁When ▁negoti ations ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁to ▁agreement ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁M & M ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁long sh orem en ▁walked ▁out ▁of ▁every ▁port ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁coast . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁fully ▁organized ▁strike ▁by ▁the ▁union ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁entire ▁coast ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁union ▁leaders . ▁ ▁In cluding ▁ship ments ▁to ▁military ▁personnel ▁in ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁strike ▁last ed ▁until ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁when ▁President ▁N ixon ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁T aft - H art ley ▁Board ▁of ▁In qu iry . ▁When ▁the ▁International ▁Long sh orem en ' s ▁Association ▁( I LA ) ▁ ▁went ▁on ▁strike ▁for ▁four ▁days , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁T aft - H art ley ▁must ▁be ▁invoked ▁in ▁order ▁to