Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-17
SoIons
Debate
L.0bor

SACRAMENTO, March II. tUP)
The pros and cons of labor legis-
lation were threshed out in the legis-
lature today before large delegations
of farmers. union representatives
and businessmen.
Official business in both houses
gave way this morning to the blen-
MEL celebration of st. PatrickS
day in the assembly chamber. Irish
assemblymen headed lengthy pro-
gram. ..
Three of the most important la
Dor measures before the legisla-
ture were set for hearing by the
senate labor committee, to abolish
hot cargo and secondary boy
colts. to set up state little labor
relations board" and require COM
DulSory arbitration of labor dis
puteS.
The mediation bill by Sen. George
Biggar would create nine member
state labor relations committee ap-
pointed by the governor and sub
ject to confirmation by two thirds
of the senate. The bill bars strikes
and lockoutS during commission
arbitration.
Sen. John Shelley had the bill
to set up a three member labor
relations board. Sen. Frank Cor
don and others sponsored the bill
to declare unlawful hot cargo and
secondary boycotts and provide in
junctive relief for a person threat
ened with injury because of viola
tionS.
Senate action was expected later
on bill to regulate working hours
of domestic employees. Amendments
adopted last week leSsened the bills
effectiveness but still provided a
54 hour maximum week.
The assembly labor committee
moved into the assembly chamber
tonight for a hearing on the news
boy bill
! A bill returning relief to the
counties and other supplementary
measures were reported do pass"
TO the senate desk today after week
end developments which included
successful attempts of county super
viSors to write amendments into
the relief measure and the flat
warning by Gov Culbert Olson he
would veto any such bill that came
to his desk.
The supervisors, not anxious to
assume the burden of relief. insist
ed that a ceiling be placed in the
bill if the SRA were abolished. And
the problem handed back to the
counties. The major bill contained
provision for two thirds of the cost
to be borne by the state and one
third by the counties. The amend
ment required the state to assume
| 95 per cent of any cost which was
above the amount of money spent
by the counties in the 1939-40 fiscal
year for relief.
The accompanying aged aid bill
sent to the senate floor contained
a $16,0O0,000 appropriation subsidy
for counties. The federal govern
ment now pays $40, the state $40
and the counties $40 of the maxi
mum $40 pension. The effect OF
the subsidy would be to lower the
counties cost to S. and increase
the states cost to SIS per recip-
| lent.
Sen. John Phillips, of Riverside
chairman of the senate committee
and author of the bills, opposed the
amendments He said the bill would
be up for action on the floor We'd
nesday or Thursday.
Even should the controversial re-
lief bill pass the senate and survive
! the hotter fight in the assembly,
the sponsors doubted they could
muster two third majority to
override Olson'S veto.
Another labor battle was III pros
| DeCt when Senator Herbert Slater of
Santa Rosa and Attorney General
Earl Warren take the senate floor
to urge passage of model anti
sabotage bill. Labor representa-
tives want amendments to specifi-
cally protect collective bargaining
and picketing rights.