The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1943-02-20

Labor, and scheduled fol
hearing this Thursday by the
Labor Committee of the Legis
lature, we're made public this
week. The bill provides fol
appeals to the Superior Cour
and the Conn. Supreme Cour
of Errors, and states tina
where a majority of employs
of particular craft shall Sc
decide, the Board shall desig
nate such craft as a unit APP
propriate for the purpose o.
collective bargaining.
HEADS GIL. PROGRAM
As the No. 1 measure on the
FederatiOn's legislative program
the bill has the. strong backing OF
central labor unions, trades union
councils, the ALL. locals through
out the state, and seems to have
a good chance of being enacted
into law.
CONN. S.L.R.B.
In addition to setting up Con-
necticut State Labor Relations
Board, the act defines the right of
employees in regard to collective bar
gaining; defines unfair labor prac-
tees; provides for proper repre-
sentatiOn and elections; outlines
methods of preventing unfair labor
practices; establishes the right of
judicial review or securing the
power of the courts to compel
compliance with the decisions of
the Board; and outlines the Boards
power of investigation.
SIX-YEAR TERMS
First Section of the proposed ACT
would create the Labor Relations
Board, appointed by the Governor
and comprised of three persons one
each to represent the interest of the
workers, the employer and the pub
lie. The public representative woule
serve as chairman.
Upon creation of the Board, the
terms of the original members woulc
be of two, and four and six year:
each. Successors to the original mem
bers would be appointed for six-yeal
terms. Two members of the BoarC
shall at all times constitute quorum
Each member of the Board shall
receive salary of $40 per day in
GLIDING expenses for each day that il
becomes necessary for him to attend
Board meeting. The Board shall
employ a secretary and other such
employees as is deemed necessary with
the approval of the Governor.
''All employees appointed by the
State Board shall qualify accord
ing to the Merit law. Head
quarters for the Board shall be
established in Hartford.
''Neither the Board nor any of
its employees shall engage in any
effort to mediate, conciliate or ar
bitrate any labor dispute
RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES
Section Rights of Employees
provides that they shall enjoy full
rights to self-organization, to join OF
assist labor organizations, to bargain
collectively through representatives O
their own choosing, free from inter,
ference, restraint or coercion by EN-
ployers.
UNFAIR PRACTICES
Section 3-Unfair Labor Prac.
tees, lists i'm detail, 10 anti-union
practices which would be cOnsid.
cred unfair and treated as such by
the Board.
The unfair labor practices i'm.
clude the following which would
tend to interfere with, restrain Oh
coerce workers or their representa-.
tives in exercising their rights as
set forth in Section 2:
Spying upon workers or theif
representatives; preparing, main.
tanning, distributing or circulating
bIacklists; dominating or interfer-
ing with the formation, existence
or administration of workers or.
CARNATIONS i'm any manner what.
sOever; compelling a prospective
employe, as a condition of employ.
ment, to join any company union,
or refrain from joining or attempt.
ing to organize labor union of his
own choosing.
Encouraging membership in any
company union or discourage mem.
bership in an organization of the
employees own choosing; refusing
to bargain collectively with repre-.
sentatives of employees; refusing to
discuss grievances with labor repre-.
sentatives; or any other actions
which interferes with, restraints OF
cOerces employees in the exercise
of their rights guaranteed by the
act.
BARGAINING AGENCY
The bargaining agency selected b,
the majority of the workers in a uni
appropriate for such purposes or b!
the majority of employees voting il
an election conducted by the Stat
Labor Relations Board, shall be tn
exclusive bargaining agency for al
such units.
The Board shall decide in eacl
case whether the bargaining unit shall
be employer Sic. unit for all plant
under one company-craft unit, plan
unit or any other unit; provided, how