The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-05-04
Company Unions
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employment, which the employer Gre
ates, dominates, controls or main
tains."
This definition accomplishes two re-
suits: 1t outlaws company unionism"
crude and subtle-and it prevents
the Board from classifying and out
lawing legitimate labor organizations
as company unions.
Although the Board does not direct
ly order the disestablishment of A. F.
of L. unions, the Board has put A. F.
of L. unions in the same class as COM
pany unions without actually ordering
their disestablishment by voiding A.
F. of L. contracts, by upsetting cleo
tions they won, and by forbidding en-
ployers from recognizing them.
After the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Consolidated Edison Com
pany case our rivals took the position
that the Board should designate A. F.
of l.. unions as company unions so that
the Board could disestablish them al
together.
Employer Activities on Behalf of Com
pany Unions Outlawed. Board Preju-
dice Suppressed
The amendments do not permit en-
ployer interference in favor of COM
pany unions, but they do change the
language of the present Act SO as to
prevent the Boards prejudicial "inter-
ference" with the lawful rights Of A..
F. of l.. unions. They define company
unions, but purposely do not use the
word interfere" The reason is clear.
If the Board had properly inter-
preted the word interfere" no harm
would have resulted. But the Board
has not done so. 1t arbitrarily and
capriciously has seized upon that word
and used it as means to invalidate
A. F. of l.. contracts, to upset A. F.
of l.. elections, and to prohibit recog-
milton of A. +. of L. unions. The
amendments end this practice and at
the same time prevent employer in
reference in support of company
unions by express and definite inhi-
bitions.
If an employer interferes in the Gre
alton of an organization or if an en-
ployer interferes in the maintenance
of an organization, or if the employer
interferes SO as to dominate or con-
troll an organization, then he has COM
mtted an unfair labor practice for
which the penalties of the law will
follow.
Every union man knows what d
company union is. He knows that a
company union is an organization set
up by the employer (created), which
he runs through his puppets (domin-
ates and controls) and to which he
contributes support (maintains). Thus
it is definite that any and all acts OF
employers by which company unions
are created or maintained are included
within and prohibited by the terms
"creates, controls, dominates or main
tains" ~ ~
The amendments revise the unfail
labor practices now existing SO as tC
specifically make it an unfair practice
"To create, maintain, recognize fol
the purpose of collective bargaining
or bargain with any company union"
1t is also provided that
"No Company union shall be per
mitted place on any ballot for an!
purpose"
Thus by these amendments, EN-
ployers cannot recognize compan!
unions; employers cannot bargain will
company unions; employers canno
enter into contracts with compan,
unions; nor can company unions b'
placed on any ballot.
Likewise quick action may be hat
on the issue of company unionism b.
disposing of it in connection with ;
petition for ccrtifcation Of repre-
sentatives instead of waiting for th'
more complex and delayed procedur,
involved in an unfair labor practice
case.
The A. +. of L.. is confident tina
these amendments will go long wa!
toward the complete elimination o
company unions-certainly much fur
ther than does the present act.
chippewa LAKE, JUNE 10
The well-trained husband does tn,
family shopping from a list CAREFUL!
compiled by his wife and buys nothing
not on the list.
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