Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-03

ploy the strike or affiliate with any organization which employees the striks | either for itself or for others. Officers of the organization he proposed, 1 were to be employees of the Western Union and differences between the or ganization and the company were to be arbitrated before the National La Dor Board
 Tn the event that a majority of our telegraph operators vote affirmatively on question one," MT. Cartons propo- sition continued, the company will withdraw it's objection to that union and membership therein will no longer be cause for dismissal but we specify that the company shall not be called t<on to recognize that union nor shall 1t be required to deal with offEers Of that union, as such whether employees or otherwise"
 MT. Taft's Reply.
 To this MT. Taft replied: q do not l think our principles include the closing non union shop in the status quo to be maintained. l don't think our plans require us to ignore or invite breach 1 of existing contracts of employment | in which the men affirma lively agree not to join union. I don't think you have such contracts with your men. A mere understanding that men will be discharged who join their union does not constitute such a contract on their part not to join unions I think the making of such contracts after the 1 proclamation of the president is not in accord with our principles of action 1 by him approved, though the making
 of them would be legal.
 Waivers Contemplated.
 T think the plan upon which our
 board acts contemplates a waiver by
 employers of such right, just as it contemplates a waiver by employees of | the legal right to strike as method of securing inductrial peace With
 these views, I think that your last proposal does not square with the principle upon which our board must act, if the issue is made by the em-
 ployes part of our board. You deny
 to majority of oyur employees a right
 to join a labor union. On the other
 hand. I think the proposal made by
 Walsh and presented by me to you at
 Philadelphia is one which you should accept in the interest of industrial
 peace. By it you do not recognize the
 union or deal with it. You deal only
 with committees of your employees
 You take back your men discharged
 for joining a union, which under ou1
 plans an employer should not prevent
 their doing. The union would agree
 with the board not to order or permit
 a strike under any circumstances. but
 to rely for redress of grievances sole
 ly on the lodging of complaints by committees pf your employees with oul
 board and the boards action thereon
 You would be given the express right
 under such compromise to discharge any employe who sought remedy fol grievance in any other way and the board would sustain the discharge. Under such a compromise, whicl
 would be consistent with our princi
 pies, the board would have the powel
 to secure you against the danger of {
 strike as completely as practical ma
 chinery can provide against it. Thu 7 would be removed the danger of re
 sort to strike and consequent publi' injury upon which you have youl obligatio nto exclude union men iron your emplov''
 ! Record of Vote.
 f The motion by which the report wa I accepted and ordered given to tn
 public also provided that the manne
 in which the indivfduag member
 voted should be made known. The, 3 voted as follows:
 For the report: William H. Taft an . Frank P. Walsh. joint chairmen; Vic d tor Olander, representative Interna d tional Seamens union; T. M Guerir e representative United Brotherhood 0 s Carpenters and Joiners: Adam WiTkin r son, representative United Mine Work = CTS: Thomas Savage, International As
 sociation of Machinists; T. A. Ricl1e n United Garment Workers.
 = Opposed to the report: Loyan 4 @ Osborne, vice president Westinghous B Electric Go: F. c. Hood president C e the Hood Rubber Co.,; c. E. Dwinmi h chael. Virginia Bridge and Iron Co .- W. H. Van Dervoort, president Root l. Vandervoort Engineering Co.,: B. l
 Worden. president of the Lackawann t. Bridge Go.