Milford chronicle., 1947-07-04

10 UVeTride Lne veto: HOuSe-IeS,
1872; No, S3-0Verride: Senate
Yes, IS; No, 25.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-NatiOnal
Emergencies. A threatened strike
of such proportions as to endanger
the national health or safety may
be enjoined for a period of 80 days,
during which a board of inquiry
will investigate the facts and the
workers will be polled on accep-
tance of their employers last Of
fer for settlement.
Cancellation Service. The Con
ciliation Services functions are
removed from the Labor Depart
ment and vested in new Federal
Mediation and Cancellation Ser
vice.
Suits Against Unions. Unions
may be sued for breach of contract
and for damages they inflicted in
jurisdictional strikes and boycotts.
Closed Shop. The closed shop is
forbidden.
Union Security. The union shop
and other compulsory union mem
bership devices are permitted only
if the majority of workers vote in
favor of them in a secret ballot.
But state laws, which forbid even
these devices, supersede the Fed
eral law.
Illegal Strikes. Jurisdictional
strikes and secondary boycotts are
outlaWed.
Unfair Labor Practices. A new
series of unfair practices are out
lawed. These include refusal to
bargain attempts to coerce work
ers, excessive union fees, "feath-
erbedding," and coercion of en-
ployers into industry-wide bargain
ing.
FOremen. Foremen's unions are
denied the rights of Government
protection under the law. Plant
guards may have NLRB assistance
in bargaining through their un-
ions.
Craft Employees. Professional
and craft workers may, if ma
jority favor it, bargain through
their own separate unions.
Federal Workers. Strikes by Fed
eral employees are forbidden un-
der severe penalties to the indi-
vidual violator.
Communists. No union may be
certified or enjoy NLRB assistance
until all it's officers swear they. are
not Communists or Communist
sympathizers.
Welfare Funds. Welfare funds
may be set up, with employer con
tributions, only if the employer has
an equal voice with the union in
their management.
Political Expenditures. Neither
unions nor corporations may make
expenditures in connection will
political campaigns. Previous law
prohibiting them from making po
litical contributions, is continued
in effect.
Procedures. New procedures arr
prescribed for the NLRB, provid
ing for five additional types o
elections, and for handling com
plants, decisions on jurisdictiona
strikes, court proceedings, etc. Un
ions. meantime, are obliged to fill
detailed financial and organiza
tional statements with the Labo
Department and their members.
NLRB. The NLRB is expande
by two members, to total OF t1vt
It's review division is abolished
It's general counsel becomes auto
nomous and is in charge OF all tlel
work, such as investigating com
plants and initiating prosecution
New Troubles Ahead
One line of popular Negro spil
itual runs: Nobody knows tn
trouble I've seen" Almost ever
man and woman and child in ou
nation feels that he could join
singing that song. Undoubtedly
that were done some pessimist
the songs conclusion would e.
claim in deep bass voice, "fo
amt see nothing yet"
This trouble ahead, the natur;
gas and petroleum association
say, will come next winter in I'll
form of cold homes and shut-dow
factories due to the natural ga
shortage. This shortage, they col