The union times., 1946-02-09
Messages Flood Washington As Protests Mount
Local Unions, State Feder- ation, Building Trades,
 Central Bodies Act

Organized labor in Connecti- cut was up in arms this week over the infamous Case Bill CHR. 5262), which is now be- fore Congress. Acting quickly upon telegrams received from President William Green, a flood of protests was immediately sent to Washington, addressed to the Connecticut delegation in the House of Representatives.
 The Connecticut Federa- ton of Labor, the Connecticut State Building and Construc- ton Trades Council, and a host of local unions all re- spOnded immediately. Typical of the telegrams sent to Wash ingtOn was that sent by John A. Johnson, business agent of New Haven Carpenters, No. 79, who wired to Representa- tives James P. Geelan and Joseph P. Ryter:
 Case Bill now before House of Representatives even moro vicious than notorious Smith -COnnally Act, or BaIl-BurtOn-Hatch Bill. Case Bill is deliberate prOvOcatiOn to inc dustrial strife and bitterness, and labor wants no part of it. We know we can count on you to Op- pose it.''
 STATE BUILDING TRADES
 Speaking for the Connecticut Building Trades Council, James O'Kane, its secretary-treasurer, wired the Connecticut Congressmen:
 Cease Bill HR 5262 is a blow at wage earners of United States. Will lead to open warfare by man. agement against organized labor. All Connecticut labor strongly urges you to oppose it.
 NEW HAVEN TRANSFERS
 In identical telegrams, the New Haven Teamsters Union, No. 443, wired:
 Cease Bill is a straight union busting measure. Will lead to in- dustrial chaos and to government by injunction. Urge you to work and vote against it.
 PLUMBERS, No. 349
 Stanley Griesing, business represen- tative of New Haven Plumbers & Steamhtters Union, No. 34o, wired the Connecticut Congressmen:
 "FfR 5262 sponsored by Rep. Case Is the most vicious attack on organ ized labor ever presented to Congress. It would make us liable for suits, injunctions and jail sentences for ex- ercising our democratic rights under the American constitution Your wig orous opposition earnestly requested"
 A Sharp One
 One of the sharpest telegrams from Connecticut was sent by Vincent J. McGovern, president of the New Haven Central Labor Council, who wired the Congressmen as follows:
 ''In behalf of more than 20, 900 A.F.L. members in Greater New Haven, l strongly urge you to speak and vote against the in- famous Case Bill HR 5262. This bill, if passed, would take us back to the dark ages when legitimate strike could be broken by injunc- tiOns. Judges would have the pow CT to interpret labor agreements, and assess crippling fines and damages against unions. The bill rObs workers of the protection of the National Labor Relations Act, and makes any form of assistance to strikers illegal. Did we fight World War H to go back to eco- homie slavery
 Congress has not rushed to help working people and their families by passing the Full Elm. plOyment Bill, real Housing Bill, a national minimum wage bill, and other greatly-needed legislation. It is in great rush, however, to put shackles on organized labor. | know we can count on your SUD- port, which we appreciate.
 ''If sUe had more COngressnen like you, Mrs. WOOdhOMse, and Herman KoppIenaGnn, and fesUer like Mrs. Luce and Joseph Talbot, ,Oe sOOuId GH be better Of.''
 STATE FEDERATION
 Passage by the House of Represen- tatives of the So-called strike curb bill introduced by Congressman Case would be bitterly resented by labor, declared Joseph M Rourke, Secre- tary- Treasurer of the Connecticut Federation of Labor Instead of help ing to bring about tranquility in in dustrial relations the effect of this legislation, he maintained, would be to foment industrial strife.
 ''The Case Bill," said ROurke, ''is as ill-cOnsidered as was the mith-COnnalIy Act. The American Eodopots0u of Toh0v xzo-v,oJ aL.A