The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1920-07-30

SECOND-From any and all forms
of insult
THIRD From any and all forms Of
violence.
FOURTH-From any necessity Of
being subjected to questioning by the
agitator
FIFTH From any necessity of
surrendering any portion of his liber-
ties as an American.
Recently the U. S. Supreme Court in
Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. VS.. Mitchell
80 Supreme Court Reporter SIS, held
that the employer who conducts his
business on the non-union basis may
have an understanding or agreement
with his employees that they are non
union and will so continue while in his
employment, and that officers and
agents of labor unions, having knowl-
edge of such arrangement, may be en-
joined from soliciting such employees
for membership in the union and
from interfering with such arrange
ment In other words, an employer
has the right to employ only those
who are non-union and who agree
to continue non-union while in his
employment and the employer is en-
titled in a proper case to have union
interference with this arrangement
enjoined
To secure the benefit of this decision
the employer should have his employees
sign cards indicating their clear un-
derstanding that the shop is operated
non-union etc In the event that the
union interferes with this non-union
arrangement, the employer should
serve notice of the arrangement upon
those union officials, agents and agi-
tators who are interfering with the
arrangement between him and his
employees. If such interference con,
tinues, the employer may ask that it
be enioined under the authority of the
above decision without waiting until
his place is picketed and until his en-
ployes and applicants for employment
are intimidated.
| To the foregoing was attached a
blank non-union agreement to be sign
ed by the employees as follows:
Non Union Agreement
/ (No) ....... (Date).""...........".........
The undersigned, whose craft is that
of .............................ln accepting
employment from The Hamilton Ma
chine Tool CO. in its shop, does So
upon the understanding and agree
ment with said employer:
% That, as to said craft, said
shop has been operated, and will con
tinue to be operated, upon the non
union basis and as non-union.
(2) That said employer will not
recognize, nor have any dealings with
and labor union composed of persons
engaged in or representing said craft
(3) That said employe is not 9
member of any labor union. While
employed by said employer, said EN-.
ploye will not become member OF
any labor union and will have no deal
ings, communications or interviews
, with the officers, agents or members
of any labor union in relation to mem
! bership by said employe in such labor
, union, or in relation to said employe'
said employment.
(4) That it is the intention and de
sire Of the said employer and employ'
that the employment relation betwee1
) them be kept entirely free from inter
ference or intervention in any respec
by any labor union, its officers o
agents.
employees name) e).-..-.....,........,.
0 Witness ...............................
t Employees address) ..........."..."....
1t will be noticed in the Non-Unio
Agreement with Employees amon
other things it says, ANY employ
: fortunate enough to have the protec
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