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it has approved these when volun-
tarily submitted by the two parties.
In a statement accompanying its
resolution late yesterday, the board
said:
THE issue thus created goes far
beyond the merits of the dispute
between the ITU and the publishers
1t is an issue between the ITU and
the American people, acting through
their elected representatives.
The ITU has challenged the au-
thority of the Government of the
United States in time of war to pro-
vide for the peaceful adjustment
Of labor disputes. 1t has placed its
laws above the laws of the United
States Congress. 1t persists in this
policy, despite the fact that news
papers are vital and indispensable
part of our wartime economy.
Jurisdiction Disputed.
"At the hearing the union con-
tended that its laws are not sub
ject to collective bargaining and
that this is in accord with the past
practice in the industry and the
present understanding of many
publishers.
The union will have full OPP
portunity in hearings on the merits,
to develop the relation between the
past practice in the, industry and
the present dispute, after it has
abandoned it's position that its dis
putes with various publishers are
beyond the boards jurisdiction and
above the law"
The issue Is over the unions in
Sistence that its new 1945 bylaws be
included in their working contract
without being subjected to bargain
ing.
At the show-cause hearing yes
terday-the third hearing on the
matter by the WLB-the ITU off,
GERS asserted the WLB had been
adequately propagandizedn by pub
fishers.
War Angle Contested.
They further contended the print
ers are not subject to the War Labor
Disputes Acts, on the grounds the
newspapers ARE not engaged in war
work"
Public members of the board re-
piled the WLB did have authority
in the matter. They said Congress
authorized the board to settle all
strikes or lockouts which interfered
with the war effort and that shut
ting down of newspapers could
affect the prosecution of the war.
They also contended that the
lions new bylaws involved changes
in sLch things as vacations -'...,
pay, foufs, - - 90 -DdUration,
and that all disputes over these
matters are proper for collective
bargaining and Board approval,
where there are disagreements.
In an opening statement, Chair
man Taylor denied there is wavt
of strikes as the Nation goes into
partial .reconversion.
Il think I can say for the entire
Board" he declared. that there is
no wave OF strikes The fact is
that, with very few exceptions in
deed, all unions and all labor leaders
and millions of loyal employees are
abiding by Labor's voluntarily as
sumed no-strike pledge, which was
given for the full duration of the
war"
ITU Called Contrary.
He then said the ITU is the only
one of 100 AFL international unions
which is seeking to go contrary TO
national policy on these matters"
1.-THE national WLB," he said
considers such actions to be of
great Importance, because these
unions and employees are challeng-
ing the very basis of the national
policy in time OF war; and in these
cases, the Board is adhering to its
we'll established policy of not going
into the merits of any of the issues
in disputes while the strike is un-
derway."
Woodruff Randolph, ITU presi-
dent, had read a union Executive
Council statement which said the
Board would be taking a "brazen
and Illegal action if it carried out
its threat not to approve any ITU
contracts negotiated under the
policy the Board criticized.
The ITU statement further said
labor's no-strike pledge must not
be used to deprive us of long -estab-
lished rules and practice"
Jersey Case Termed Lockout"
The union called the Jersey stop
pages "lockouts" because, it said,
it has been the historic policy of
the union TO recognize as a lock-
out a condition created when an
employer refuses to operate union
composing room under the laws of
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