The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-06-24
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All Affiliated Bodies Receive
Draft of Model Legislative
4: Measure.
WOULD PLACE CHECK BY
INJUNCTION BY COURT
Provide for Legislation Of organi-
cations Formed to Better Con-
ditions of Labor.

Recently the American Federation
Of Labor sent to all affiliated bodies
model for a law having for it's pur.
pose the legal differentiation between
the voluntary organizations of work
ers and combinations, corporation.
and trusts and also for the regulation
and limitation Of the issuance of in.
functions in labor disputes. Here i.
the proposed law:
Section lit shall not be unlaw,
1ul Tor working men and women tc
organize themselves into or carry or
labor unions for the purpose of les.
sening the hours Of labor or increas.
ing the wages or bettering the con.
d1tions Of the members Of such or.
carnations, or carrying out theil
legitimate purposes as freely as the,
could do it acting singly.
Sec. 2--No restraiing order or in
junction shall be granted by an,
court of this state or any Judge O,
judges thereof in any case involving
ors growing out of a. dispute concern.
ing terms or conditions of employ.
ment, unless necessary to prevent ir.
reparable injury to property or to
property right of the party making
the application, for which injury
there is no adequate remedy at law
and such property right must be de.
scribed with particularly in the appli.
cation, which must be in writing and
sworn to by the applicant or by his
agent or attorney.
Sec. 3.--No restraining order or in
junction shall prohibit any person or
persons, whether sinEly sor in concert,
from Terminating any relation of en-
ployment or from ceasing to perform
any work or labor, or from recon-
mend1ng, advising or; persuading 9TH
ers so to do. or from, attending at any
place where any person or persons
may lawfully be tor the purpose of
obtaining or communicating informa-
ton; or from persuading any such
.person to .sworiE-o or --:tos-ahstafns from
working, 81: from Ssea1sHE Is patronise
any party to such dispute, or from
recommending, advising or persuad-
ing others so. to do; or from paying
or giving to-: or withholding from,
any person engaged in such dispute
any strike benefits or other moneys
or things, Of value: or from as
sem bling in a lawful manner and for
lawful purposes; or from doing any
act or thing which :. might lawfully
be done in the absence of such
dispute by single individual; nor
shall any of the acts specified in this
section be considered or held to be
illegal or unlawful in any court of
this state. !; - -:
Sec. 4.-That the labor Of a human
being is not a commodity or article
OF commerce and the right to enter
into the relation of employer and en-
ploye, or 70 change that relation; or
to assume and create a new relation
tor employer and enploye: or to per-
form and carry on business with any
person in any place or to do work
and labor as an employe, shall be
held and construed to be a personal
and not property right. In all cases
involving the violation of the con-
tract Of employment. either by the
employe or employer where no ir-
reparable damage is about to be COM
mitted upon the property or property
right Of either, no Injunction shall be
granted, but the parties shall be left
to their remedy at law.
Sec. 5.-No person shall be in
dicted, prosecuted or tried in any
court Of this state for entering into
or carrying on any arrangement,
agreement or combination between
made with a. view of less
ening the number of hours Of labor
Of increasing wages or bettering the
condition Of workingmen, or for any
act done in pursuance thereof, unless
such act is in itself forbidden by law
il done by a single individual.