The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-06-07

Let me quote from statement made
in August. 1914, by the chief econo-
mist of the Chrysler corporation, John
Scoville:
"If you believe in economic free
dom and competition, then you will be
opposed to collective bargaining.
We should look forward to the time
when all federal labor laws will be
repealed"
Our big corporations E. know that
every time they refuse to negotiate a
peaceful bargain with their employ
ees, every time they force their en-
pIoyees out on a strike, there is great
er probability that congress will be
induced to pass some anti-labor legis-
lation. 49,.
Value of Mediation
Another basic cause for strikes is
the lack of adequate machinery for the
mediation and arbitration of labor dis
putes.
The Cancellation Service has suf-
fered from inadequate funds, ineffi-
cient personnel low salaries, and the
lack of sufficient prestige.
The substitute bill reported by the
Education and Labor committee pro-
vides for a federal mediation
board in the Department of Labor for
the purpose of making available to
both management and labor full and
adequate facilities for Cancellation and
mediation and the voluntary arbitra
ton of disputes"
Let me quote further from DR.. (Wil- |
liam M Leiserson, former chairman
of the National Mediation board i
-. am l saying that by a medi-
alton organization having no author |
ity and no compulsion, we are going
to have more peace than by law
with teeth in it?
"My answer to that is yes The
labor relations problem is just hui
man problem, just like domestic re-
lations
"The Labor Relations act joins Ia
Dor and management in vow to bar
gain collectively. Then it leaves them,
as if they are going to live happily
thereafter That is all right. But when
they get to the point of fighting /.
we need labor relations setup, not
to pass judgment on whether one par
ty is right or the other is wrong in
its demands or in the position it is
taking on wages and working rules.
We do not have standards on these
things"
The reason why we have not had
action on a Federal Mediation board
Is because those members of congress
who represent the anti-labor views of
monopoly are not content
70 take one step forward unless at
he same time they force the country
into taking 10 steps backward.
Objective Approach
The statesmanlike approach would
Do to have a thorough and objective
of the causes of the dis
,utes between labor and management l
S has already been recommended to !
he senate in senate resolution 22S.
The study called for in this resolu- u
ion, which received the unanimous Il
pproval of the education and labor U
includes-"Union and en-
loyer policies and practices" 1t also
economic and other fac II
)rs and government policies" affect
lg disputes between labor and man. "
cement.
1t would have been a great help to q
S today if such study and inves- :,
cation had been authorized. u
There are two courses ahead of O.
lie American people.
One course is the road to an ex- r
anding economy of full employment X
nd full production. If we take this
purse it means legislation dealing et
18th the many factors that affect in
sputes between labor and manage i'll
ent. 1t means affirmative action with CO