The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1945-06-01

Council was ordered TO include
the union security clause in q
written. signed agreement with
the ingalls, Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton, and recommendation was
made that both parties agree or
a time limit for referral of griev-
anees, and negotiate a seniority
clause covering promotions, lay
offs and rehiring. as a result of .
hearing held here in March be-
fore a panel of the Shipbuildine
Commission of the National War
Labor Board.
The boards findings were
made public in a release date
May "A after two months study
of the voluminous testimony ta-
ken here during the three-day
hearing.
The findings were as follows:
Findings Of Fact
I'D Both parties r in sub
stantial compliance with the Di-
receive Order issued by the Ship
building Commission in the In
gals Shipbuilding Corporation
Case No. 111-l053>D (25-181-D)
on October 8, 1g43, except for
the unions failure to include in
the contract the union security
clause ordered by the Shipbuild-
ing Commission.
"(2) The grievance procedure
has failed to operate effectively
largely because the parties have
misunderstood their respective
rights and obligations under it
and because there is no time linz
ifsou referral of a grievance from
the Joint or Metaii@Trades- Conn
mittee and management to the
Arbitration Board.
at31 The contract between the
parties does not contain a SEN
iority clause"
The directive order referred to
was issued by the commission on
October 8, 194S. following a hear
ing at Washington and denied a
request of the Metal Trades
Council for a Union Shop. but
inserted a provision in the con-
tract between the Union and
company whereby the company
would urge employees to become
members of their respective un-
ions, and would refer all new
members TO the proper business
agent.
The order of the commission is
as follows:
Order
I'D The union shall immedi-
ateIy include the union security
provision ordered in ingalls, Ship
building Corporation Case No.
1~f1-1053-D (25-i8l-D in a writ
ten signed agreement which
shall govern the relations be-
tween the parties on the union
security issue
In the latest hearing the Metal
Trades Council had again asked
for the union shop. but the com
mission held that the contract
could not be reopened.
Recommendation Of the com
mission are as follows:
Recommendations
I'D That the parties agree up
on a time limit for referral OF
grievances from a Joint Or Metal
Trades Committee and Manage
ment to the Arbitration Board
and also agree upon an impartial
third person to observe the OPP
Grafton of the grievance proce-
dure and to make recommended
tons for the improvement of its
operations.
a(2) That the parties immedi-
ately negotiate a seniority clause
covering promotions, lay-offs and
rehirings."
The commission also issued a
three-page opinion giving the
background and explaining the
reasons for its order and rec
commentators. The opinion,
which is only explanatory and
does not have the binding force
of an order, reviewed evidence
submitted by both the union and
the company at earlier hearings
and discussed the manner in
which the grievance procedure
had failed. Il also expressed the
opinion that working of the
grievance machinery has under
gone immense Improvement
and asserted there was evidence
Of the revival Of the bargaining
processes plus the eompany's in
dieation through its counsel that
it recognizes the necessity for an
amendment TO the grievance pro-
cedureT removing the confusion
about the time limit on the ham
ding Of grievances.