Arkansas State press., 1941-10-17
PLIGHT
WORKER


in this method of trickery
the poor workers are being
taken for a ride sure enough,
They have a "stooge" of
theirs to gather the names
from the workers and take
the names and try bluffing
the EMPLOYER into signing
contracts. Naturally, t h e
worker knows nothing about
the scheme at all and is in
the dark as to how the union
organizer obtained his name.
He knows well that he has
not been approached bv any
union representative. but still
the representative has his
name. Some weak employ
ers, by checking the organic
er's list with the payroll will
enter negotiation with the or
ganizers throwing the ma
jority OF his labor under some
thing they know nothing
about and don't want. Most
employers are not as weak
and will not fall for such
trickerv and demand an cleo
ton among employees, to
satisfy himself as to the opin
ion of his employees. Which
ynthink is right. However.
ell wees in some cases have
been Rtimidated and threat
ened VI the strong armed
leaders into votino for the
nnion against their will.
Which we think is wrong. We
feel it is no more than fair
for the laborers themselves
to choose and make whatever
arrangement thew prefer
working under for their bene-
fit and not be coerced or
forced into something wheth-
err they want it or not.
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If a man wants to bargain
for himself, we feel that is
a privilege that by no means
should be denied, and if he
wants some one to bargain
for him, we feel that he
should have the privilege of
choosing that partieils- per
son or persons. BY no means
will we ever endorse any
persons or organization OF
forcing any person into doing
something against his will
for the sole benefit of persons
or organizations.
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AFTER gathering opinions
from various workers through
out the territory, we have
concluded, that what the
workers really want is to be
left to their own volition to
work out their problems -
if any-with their employers.
They hold the opinion that
the government hours and
have done for
them more than any labor or
ganization could think of do
ing.
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CONGRATULATIONS Mr..
S. f. Mccullough, project
for Brown and Root,
Inc. contractors for the SILL
100000 Red River Ordnance
Depot at Texarkana, where,
union officials said $500, Mr..
MCCULLOUGH said 1000. men
walked off the job in a strike
last week, because the CON
tractors would not negotiate
with the urion and let so'd
union establish labor policy.
Mr.. Mccullough, we feel that
YOU did a nice Job in not be
ing subjected to dictafions IN
your policy. Your Company
has made itself one OF the
largest companies In the coun-
trv and has benefited MANY
workers, white and black
a.nd all agree that your labor
roljcv is excelled by none
Therefore, we feel no heslt-
anew In congratulating you
for not allowing YOUR WORK we, =,
Inc program to be annlhll, /,
ated by a few money-mad
and power seeking gangster
leaders.
LAST week union workers
walked off a defense nrolect
in Texarkana attempting 10
stop work. Fortrnatelv .n'
those who wanted TO WORK
the nroiect was in the state
Of of Texas. whose legislators
had prepared themselves 1or
inst that kind of emergency; :,
Thev passed an Act earlier in
the wear giving protection ,o
those who wanted to work ",
TEXT of the Act will be
found on page AZ.
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TrvAs legislators along
III, G T. McCullOugh, are