The union times., 1945-06-02
McMahon To Probe Industrial Relations
Cites Danger Of
 Many Cut-Backs
U. S. Senator From Conn. To Investigate Methods Of Ac hieving Full Cooperation Between Labor And Small Business Hearings Start Soon
 Waterbury Difficulties An Example
Special to The Union Times

 Special to The Union Times < WASHINGTON. Our veterans must return tO find a thriving America and breadnes picket ines United States Senator Bren McMahOn, Democrat of Connecticut declared today following would be chairman of subcommittee of the Senate Small Business Committee appointed investigate abOr-manage- ment relations.
 Serving the special subcommittee with Senator Me- ahon will be Senator James E. Murray, Democrat tana, chairman of the Small Business Committee author of the Fu Employment Bi and Senator George A. Will son, Republican, of Iowa.
 Senator Mcahon busiIy engaged at the present lime in making exhaustive plans for the hearings of the special committee which expected two or three weeks.
 LabOr-Management Problem The Connecticut of deving into every angle of the abormanagemen problem in order that postwar period know period of industrial quiIliy.
 The danger which cutbacks in the production pro- to states which largely made up of small n- dusres and businesses cited by Senator McNahOn paramount why the entire question should be pored fully this time before achieve victory Japan He named Connecticut prime example of what he had in mind
 eve are having difficulties in some of our Connecticut cities right now notably in Waterbury, Senator McNahOn said This only fraction of the trouble going to have VI Day unless formulate definite labor policy in the very futures
 The expanding scale of Army discharges presents a
 
 Need National Policy
 s my sincere belief that lack of sound national labor management policy will be major deterrent maintenance of full employment in the fuure-particuary when the believe sound relationships between workers lOyers must be fOstered by the i'm order that be in position to absorb the and women who will be released from the Army into civilian fe
 The Senate Small Business Committee has received municaons from businessmen and labor representatives throughout the country urging that be taken a tO and business groups have pointed out that the 10 million in the Army and Navy cannot be brought home picket lines and 1OckOus They also call little has been done far to chart which will be of benefit all parties concerned with this serious prob lem''
 Objects of Investigation
 ' will be the intention of the LabOrManagement Sub committee to chart such a We will examine:
 'l. The role of labor organizations related to small business.
 s2. Methods of achieving full cooperation between labor and small business.
 3. Government organizations and policies affecting both labor and small business with view to stream lining them for future operations.
 Coordination Suggested
 'In connection with this third pOin various interested parties have declared that there much overlapping and duplication in government functions, with the both business and labor have difficulty in making plans for the future. has been suggested that consolidation and coordination of the various agencies concerned with must be brought about to enable the to lend its assistance properly and effectively the establish ment of sound labOrmanagement policies. "The Subcommittee will consider this question in detail, and if the facts recommend legislation remedy any shortcomings.''
 Seek Sound Policies
 In announcing the Subcommittee appointments Senator Murray authorized the following statement:
 One of the pressing problems which small business firms throughout the country face in the immediate future that of maintaining amicabe and labor relations At the tme the future of labor is closely tied the well fare ot small firms which employ the bulk of workers in the cOuntry.''
 "n investigating labOr-management problems of small is eOf nittee to foster sound relations the mutual cooperation of both groups and suggest the Senate sound policies and procedures that maximum employment in the cOunry's smaller pro. ducing units is achieved and mantained"