The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-18
Proposed Anti-Strike Measure would Take Away From Work CTS All Rights to Decide How or Where He Shall Work and Would Even Prevent Him From Giving Aid to Another Who Might Take 8 Chance and Quit.

One of the most pernicious pieces of legislation ever attempted III Connectlcut will be up for a hearing before the iudiciary committee of the Legislature on Tuesday afternoon, and it behooves every thinking working man and woman, whether organized or not, to be present and assist i'll killing 1t off. In fact while the bill is a drive at Organized Labor and is part and parcel of the nation wide drive being made against organ ized labor, the unorganlzed worker IS even more seriously hit by 1t because of his standing alone and therefore in a position of not being able to resist 1t.
 The bill is an anti-strike bill, offered under the guise of measure to pro mote industrial harmony for the benefit of the public. What it really 1t, as a perusal of the contents of the draft ot the proposed law will show, IS nothing more nor less than means ot enslaV- ing the worker and making h1m abso- lutely helpless to resist any unfair ad- vantage the employer may wish to take of him. Its scope Is so wide that the former negro slaves of the south were more free than will be the workers of this state if the bill is allowed to go through.
 
 Goodwin it did not by any means org mate with him or any other force ln Connecticut. Its word for word iden- tical with bills being offered in all the legislatures meeting this year and IS part of the nationwide drive of open shoppers against labor, organized, un- organized or any other kind.
 The unorganized worker is hit se- yerely by it because at the outset It stipuiates so-called "unwarranted strike" Organized Labor never called a strike that wasn't warranted by some condition existing at the time and there fore could be depended upon to continue to follow this policy. The unorganized worker, when things become unbearable, suddenly rises up i'll wrath and walks out. If he does this after this bill be- comes law, should 1t be allowed to do SO, his action will be of course declared "unwarranted" and he will have to face the consequences.
 The bill was so drastic that even the committee on labor of the General AS senbly didn't care nor dare to pass up on it. It therefore neatly turned the bill back with a request that 1t be recon mitted to- the judiciary committee. The committee got 1t before it knew what 1t was ReIIlIlR dllu IldS NdItSO O ANoA AAS OAA the bill for Tuesday next at 50 o'clock. The bill speaks for itself and should be carefully read by every worker, espe- cially section two which takes away whatever right to freedom in his em- ployment he may ever have had. It IS as follows:
 Section 1. The phrase "unwarranted industrial warfare" as used in this statute, shall mean a strike or lockout when carried on (a) by or in respect to employees whose terms of employ ment are fixed by the State or the United States, or any political sub division thereof; (b) in violation of an agreement or for conditions of employ ment conflicting with an agreement be- tween an employer and his employees, or any employer and any labor union i; or Co in violation of any arbitration award, or for conditions of employ ment conflicting with the terms there of; or (d) to enforce. terms of employ ment where request therefor has not first been presented to the party from whom such terms are sought and Reasonable time given for the considera- tion; or (e) where there is no trade dispute involving issues of direct ben eft to the acting parties.
 Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation wilfully to cause, further or make effective any such unwarranted indus trial warfare, or to attempt so to do by any of the following acts, to wit: induc- ing any person to engage or continue therein; taking any vote or issuing any order relative thereto; paying moneys or furnishing material help of any kind, or agreeing so to do, to any person on condition that such person engage or continue therein; stationing pickets or patrols; displaying or distributing ban ners, placards or handbills; performing any act for the purpose of inducing any person, firm or corporation to termln- ate or not to enter into employment or business relations with the person, firm or corporation against whom said war fare is directed.
 Sec. B. The State or any political subdivision thereof, or any person, firm or corporation, injured, or threatend with injury by anything forbidden in this act shall be entitled to all of the appropriate civil remedies in law and equity.
 Sec. 4. If any part of this act shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid such judgment shall not invaldate the remainder there