The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-03-17
PROTECTS UNIONS
Bill Under Consideration In New
York Legislature.
WHAT MEASURE PROVIDES.

Makes Orderly Boycott Lawful and
Penalties Attempts to Coerce Work
ers to Refrain From Joining a Labor
Organization.
Trade unionism has the public ear
open and attentive to its plcadings for
relief by law from unuc cSsury bur
dens aud gross injustice bound on it,
back by the employing class and the
courts. This is proved by numerous
facts. Among the most significant
ana hopeful of these is the quickcncd
consciences of Legislators in many
parts of the country with reference to
laws for the protection and assistance
of labor in its struggle for the better
ment Of its own legions aud the whole
people of the country.
A striking case in point is this: The
legislature of New York has before
it and is seriously considering a bin
providing for the addition of five new
sections to the state labor law, all re
lating to the rights of labGrers.
any person. company or the officer
or agent of such company to compel
persons to refrain from joining any
labor organization as condition of
such persons securing employment
with the company or person. Viola
ton of this provision is punishable by
Il fine of not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000 or Imprisonment for not
less than ninety days nor more than
twelve months, or both.
1t permits boycotting 1t provides
that agreements or contracts between
persons to do or not to do any act in
contempt ton or furtherance of any
trade dispute between employers and
employees in the state shall not be
deemed oriminHl and shall not be pun
iShed as a conspiracy unless such acts
would be criminal If committed by one
person. Such acts are not to be con
sidered in restraint of trade and may
not be enjoined. Violence is prohibited.
1t also prohibits employers from
bringing in employees from other
states or from other parts of the state
by means of false or deceptive induce
ments or representations as to work
to be done, the conditions and the com
pensation to be paid Failure to state
in an advertisement that there is a
lockout at such place of employment IS
to be deemed a false advertisement
Violation of this provision is punish
able by fine of not less than $500
nor more than $4,000. or Imprisonment
for not less than one month nor more
than one year or both.
Strike breaking is also prohibited.
1t provides that any person who shall
hire or aid in hiring persons to guard
with arms or deadly weapons other
persons property and persons coming
from without the state so armed for
that purpose without the consent of
and upon conviction shall be impris-
oned for not less than one year nor
more than five years. But no person
is to be prohibited from protecting and
guarding his property, as is now pro-
vided by law.
ing and false advertising is to apply
only to workingmen brought into the
state or induced to go from one place
to another within the state. Working
men so brought in are given certain
rights to recover damages sustained.
A similar measure has been intro
duced in the Oregon legislature also in
which the same course of legislation
is proposed. There has been no con-
ference or agreement between the east
ern and western states, but the new
labor bills they are considering are al
most identical in what they contain.
This is a strong indication that the
sentiment of the people east as well as
west is aroused and insistent on the
subject.