The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-10
LABOR STARTS WIDE
WAR ON INJUNCTION
American Federation .Act, "a
Have New Bill introduced
In Every state.
PART or EXPECTED FIGHT

President Samuel Gompors o, e..
American Federation OF Labor ro,iaed
all central labor unions in u. I..,,.,
States yesterday Of the decision q, -,
federation to ask the central u.to,.
acting for the 1000 900 mcml.re :,
have a new antl.injunc,ion law intro.
duced In all OF the state Legislatures t.,
the belief that efforts will 10 made ~,
powerful interests 10 curtail tho r.yh,.
OF labor unions by means OF Legislative.
action.
A copy OF the proposed law r..eivss
by the Central Federated Union Is Al,
follows:
Section 1T shall not he n~nllv,y,
for w%orkingmen and women 10 ore,..
themselves into or carry on labor Union,
FOR the purpose OF lesscniug the hou,.
Of labor or increasing the wages or no..
teripg the condition OF the members -,
such organizations or carrying Oh tho
legitimate purposes as freely az they
could do II acting singly.
Section 2--No Restraining order ,-
Injunction shall be granted by any cogr,
OF this state or any Judge or Judge.
thereof In any case involving OPP grow.
ing out Of a dispute concerning term. nj,
conditions OF employment. unless ne,e..
sary TO prevent irreparablc injury 4,
property or 10 "A property right ~ ,he
party making the application, :ur ir inv
for ushfat. th.rA - yA .l..,.-.
at law. and such property or pro,erir
right must be described with par'iru.
larity in the application. which ms, b,
In writing and sworn to by tic aprl..
can or by his agent or at;pru,i
section 3-No restraining order ~ In.
junction shall prohibit any person. or
persons. whether s!ngly or In concert,
from terminating any relation ~ en-.
ploi ment or from ceasing To perform
any work or labor or from Recommend.
ing. advising or ~persuading others - g.
do or from attending at any Mace
whore any person or persons may lAw.
fully be, for the purpose of obtaining o."
communicating Information or from
persuading any such person g. work o.
to abstain from working or from .ess.
ing 20 patronize any party 10 such die.
pute or from recommending. advising
or persuading others SO 10 do or from
paying or giving to or withhold ng from
any person engaged IN such jlsrItc Arv
strike benefits or other money or thiug'
OF value or from assembling in a 'aw.
full manner. ar for lawful purposes or
from doing any act or thing winch Nigh
lawfully he done In tho absence ~ such
dispute by a single individual nor shs'
any OF the acts specified In this section
he considered or held TO he Illegal Or
unlawful in any court OF this state.
Section 4-That the labor NJ a human
being liz not n commodity or article o.
commerce.. and the right IL enter into the
relation Of employer and employee. or ~
change that relation or 10 assume and
create n new relation for employer ara
employee. or to perform and carry on
business with any sersnn in any place,
or 10 do work and labor as an o9T.ovs.
shall he held or construed to hr n per.
sonal and not a property right, It. al
cases involving the violation - -.
contract of employment. either 10y tha
employee or employer. where no ifro1s'.
able damage is about 10 be cou0 .'.e!
upon the property or property r.ra, -
either no injunction snail he grated
but the parties shall be left to '4e!r
remedy at law.
Section mo persons shall - n.
dicted, prosecuted or tried in any court
OF this State for entering into or carry
ing on any Arrangement. iEr''uc:' -
combination between themselves made
with "A view OF lessening the uuN,'t- -
hours OF labor or ~lucreas.us wages ~
lettering the condition OF work = -
or for any act done IN %pul-utu'" = --'o'
unless such act l. IN its"if fr'h.l't. H"
law II lone by "A single iudl>.luH