The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-05-07
Closed Shop Bon
UrgedBYChdnber
AT Annual Meeting
Congress Requested To Act
At Once To Protect The
Right To Work"

Chicago, Ill.-Immcdiate legislation
TO return the "Open shop throughout
the United States, suspend the forty
hour week and give the office of Price
administration statutory authority 10
control wages and salaries during war
time were urged by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States at its
annual meeting held in Chicago last
week.
For the first time in seven years, Il
floor fight developed as the chambers
resolutions committee, headed by Rob
ert f.. Campbell of Lincoln, Neb.,
brought in sixteen resolutions, only two
of which-those dealing with wage
controls and the closed Shop-werc
controversial.
The chambers stand on the closed
shop question went far beyond recent
employer suggestions that the status
of open and closed shop contracts now
in existence be frozen for the duration
of the war. The resolution, adopted by
Il - to n vote after long debate over
IN even stronger declaration, said in
part:
The right to obtain employment,
and 10 remain in employment, should
not be conditioned upon membership,
or non-mcmbcrShip in any OrganiZa-
lion or upon any payment 10 any one
There should be immediate legislation
by the Federal Congress to protect
This right To work
Would Bar Some Strikes
"Ihc right to strike should never
exist against government - Federal,
State or local. The right TO strike
should not be exercised against any
public service until due precautions
have been taken to safeguard services
upon which the community is depend
ent. When the nation is at war, the
national interest would be served If
the exercise of the right TO strike
were voluntarily suspended by all
workers.
"Arriicial limitations upon hours Of
workers should by law be suspended
during the war"
4 group headed by Roy G. Ingcrsoll
of Chicago and A.. &. Mattel of san
Francisco, and supported by Mr..
Hawkes., sought II stronger declaration
which have condemned the Federal
Government for Seeking 10 "fcderalizc'
labor and would hay" limited labor leg
iSIaliun To the States, but their pro
poSal was turned down.
tbn r,I jSSIia hn cham
ber'S resolution committee proposal
was SheIVcd after il had been fought
by Lammot du POni, board chairman
of +. |. du ront de NemourS Company,
and Silas SlraWn, Chicago attorney
and former president Of the chamber.
As originally offered by Mr.. Camp
bell the resolution urged that 9TH"
Price Control Act which gives author
ity for establishment of maximum
prices of commodities should be amend
eel to include salaries, wages, bonuses,
commissions, and compensation of all
rendered, including corporate Officers,
directors and managers.
Strawn ASSailS Proposal
Mr. StraWn said that he considered
the proposal ~ very dangerous state
mrnt" and asked the delegates whether
they proposed ''to turn over to the
government the running of our bust
n"sSrS and the fixing of salaries ot
cvrryb"dyY
Mr. du pont said that he WAS "irkcI
most bN the idea of not being allowed
to pay extra compensation for more
and better work.
"a bonus doesn't affect prices; il
reduces the cost said Mr.. du Font,