The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-16
THE REAL
JOE TALBOT

, terms Of their contracts. That'u tlhs
way Hy,o u must ~. e .h y 0 $780, e Ss
Of doing things.
So much for the policies that are
set forth in the Case Bill. Now let's
look ut the specific provisions.
First Of all, the Case Biz would
provide for a Management
Medlatlons Board appointed By the
President, with labor and manage
ment equally represented plue rep.
resentatiOn by the public. This Board
would make studies In the field Of
labOr-management relations = n q
would make Recommendation 20 the
President. In addition the Board
would have Jurisdiction over labor
disputes 0bstructing interstate or fOr-
elgn commerce which affect the pub
lie interest. The tripaFtite nature Of
the proposed Board would guarantee
iTnpartinlity and protect Il against
domination by enc political party.
Secondly, where management en-
plOys $50 or more, II would be tire
duty Of the employers and the em-
ployeH 10 give the Mediation Board
five days written notice before con-
Quoting strike or lockout. n the
Board should assume Juri.dlct!on
the employer or employees 20 refrain
from the lockout or strike for 30
days. such an order would be en-
fOrceable by the courts. But-nOtiee
thls--nO order Of the Board or pro
cess Of the court could require an
aVst Nn nAr4ARaa IntanR NNgNkNMue
his consent. Anything vicious about
that? That delay Of 30 days would
provide "cOollng-Off" period, q
month In which to think things over
coOlly and logically. The facts heye
have been called without adequate
collective bargaining. before h
strike. Many q strike disastrous
both to employe and empl0yer-cOuld
be Rverted by such q cooling Off
period In which collective bargaining
could proceed.
In the event collective bargaining
falls, the bill further provides for the
Chairman Of the Mediation Beard
TO try to induce both parties 70 throw
their dispute into arbitration.
Under the Wagner Act, the respOn-
slblllty 70 bargain collectively was
placed upon management alone. Uns
der the Case Bill, both management
and labor would have that RESPONSE
bllIty. That would be In addition 20
the provision for mutual liability un-
der contracts for employer and ems
ployes alike, with recourse 70 court
action 70 recover damages. This ae-
pect Of the Case Bill Il fully In &C.
noESnSs With every al. Sem sS.rsIS
has operated. It's the democratic
point Of view that both slgnatOrs to
contract should live mp 20 the
terms Of the contract. Otherwise,
there would be no point In even sign
ing q contract. The lid golden rule
have them do unto yourselves" y
still u good rule TO follow. II that
vlciOus-or IL that the really Amer
lean way u doing things"
PIcket-line violence and forcibie
attempts 10 make others work or
Iult work would he prohibited. We
have no room In America FOR eieatn-
pO techniques, and pence-lOylng
Americans have made themselves
emphatic In denOuncing Such prae.
tees. let me point out here that
PEACEFUL plclketlng ls NOT pro-
hibited by the Case Blll-definltely
not. There is no attempt anywhere
to abrldge the Legitimate rights q
In violence, intimidation or unlawful
seizure OF property In connection
with q labor dispute would lose his
rights to reinstatement or hack pay
uTNler the National Labor Relations
Act. That In aimed directly ~ the
few irresponsible leaders who be-
Iieve In un-Amerlcan force ana yA0-
lence. The responsible union leaders
know that they will not be affected
since they do not condOne such prAc-
tlceS. Let me ask Won II that IL VI.
ciOus. .. .. as
Finally. the Case BIll would pro-
vide that no supervisory emDloye
would be permitted to unioniEe, and
the use Of bOycOtts to support jufte-
dlctlOnal disputes would be banned
Such bOycOtts have irrltated and an
gered Americans whenever they
have been resOFted 10. They are net
In the best American tradition.
There, In n few words, you have
the salient features Of the Case Bill
as II passed the House OF kepresen.
tntlves not long ago. Now that ven
have heard the bills provisions, can
YOU tell me how anyone =. aside
from those few irresponsible leaders
about whom we were speaking -
| eiln call IL o EVlClUUe ButleA8DOF h.g.-
sure? Only those few irresponsible
labor leaders, who In my opinion do
| not represent the thoughts or wishes
| az the vast majority Of the men and
women in the unions they head, CAL
IL "vicIOus." The Case Bin does not
abridge labor's right 70 strikei y
does not take away. the privilege 20
picket peacefully; II does not re-
move the principle Of collective bar
gaining. In short, IL does not curtaal
any Of the well-won advances thas
labor has gained. But II does at
been fOlsted on the American public
by the irresponsible few - the vto-
lence, force and cOmpulsiOu that
everyone recognizes rs un-Amerl-
can: the boycott Of rival unIonsmauo
goods; the scOrnful disregard o. ccn-
| tractual agreements. Because the
majority OF union members are not
guilty Of those abuses. they Know
that the Case Bin Is not an tnstru-
ment that will work against them.
But the irresponsible few, seeing m
the bill q threat 70 end their laW.
And because their propaganda has
screamed the lOudest, the public has
received q distorted view OF the IS
sue.
The Case Bill is buried In Conn
mittee In the Senate right now, ana
the prospect Of its passage Is dim.
For that reason possibly this dis
cusslOn OF the bill is not warranted.
But did want the people OF my dis
trict to know the facts. Up TO now
you have heard principally only one
side In the matter - and that was
highly warped and prejudicial polnt
Of view. wanted you to see the
! whole picture.