The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1942-11-26
Roosevelt Orders
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his firm would respectfully obey" if
the President directed it to do so.
About $500 employees in Chicago
are affected by the ruling which re
quires Montgomery Ward to grant to
the CLOS United Mail Order, Ware
house and Retail Employees Union, Il
''maintenance of membership" clause
and Il voluntary check-oT of union
dues.
Under the orders, nonunionistS are
not required to join the C.LO., and
those who now are members have Il
from the labor organization if they do
not wish to accept continued member
ship in good standing as Il condition
of employment. Unsettled grievances
must be arbtrated, and one year col
lective bargaining contract must be
signed.
Board Rejects Protest
The Presidents letter was sent to
Mr. Avery after the public, employer
and labor representatives on the WLB
had unanimously rejected the com
pany's objections, and had decided that
the company was in defiance of the
board and the Presidents executive
order providing for peaceful adjust
ment of labor disputes for the dura-
ton of the war.
William II. Davis WLB chairman,
speaking for the full board told the
| President that:
The refusal of Montgomery Ward
x Company to comply with the board $
directive order of Nov. >, l942, en-
dangers the successful operation of the
national agreement between labor and
management that there shall be no
strikes or lockouts for the duration of
| the war"
The board suggested 'such action
us you deem appropriate in accordance
with your powers
That report was sent to the Presi-
dent, and the White House made
public his letter to Mr. Avery calling
for compliance with the order with
out further delay and declaring the
Presidents belief that such Il course
of action was essential i'm the inter
eSts of our war effort"
"As Communicative Chief in time of
war, ! expect all employers, including
| Montgomery Ward 4 Co., and all labor
groups 10 comply with the provisions
of Executive Order 9Ol7, as supple
mented by Executive Order $3.50" the
President said.
The company opposed the mainten-
ance of membership clause because it
regarded it as n form of closed shop
ana declared that provisions of the
! WIR order mot only violate the fun
damental principles of liberty but are
economically unsound and are Illegal
under the terms of the National Labor
Relations Act
The Presidents Letter
The text of the Presidents letter
was as follows
The National War Labor Board
has notified me of your rejection of
the boards directive order OF Nov. =
| 1912, issued as its final determination
of Il labor dispute involving your com
pany.
"The boards directive order was
| rendered in accordance with Executive
Order No. 9O17 and pursuant to the
national agreement between labor and
management that there shall be ne
| strikes or lockoutS for the duration of
the war and that all labor disputes
shall be settled by peaceful means.
"AS Commander-in-C Chief in time OF
| war | expect all employers, including
Montgomery Ward x Co., and all labor
groups to comply with the provisions
of Executive Order 9O17, as supple
mented by Executive Order $3.50.
| II therefore direct Montgomery
| Ward x Co. to comply, without fur
ther delay, with the National Wal
Labor Boards directive order of Nov
5, 1912.
Il consider such a course of actor