The Wilmington morning star., 1947-08-23
SWIFT ACTION
'o0n''nusd From pas. or.,

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ficulties and fresh union labor as,r.%
OF the Taft-Hartley law, raeflaa,
nal provisions becama "ao's l.
last midnight. The nau, effect,
modlfies drastically the s'sNa
ment's labor policies n sovsa,
strict responsibilities o ANY, impo,s
In jurisdictional dispu unions
rules provide that an NJ Nus pS' d.
ing shall be held within ! Aeas
party. W eiSi.
l. L the dispute cannot b.
by arbitration, election =, Se,;A
satisfactory method in ,b y. oae
testimony will be taken 'a sri 'ln'
BOARD then will determipe 'u y
trade, craft or class" 7ais
p!oyes shall do the lob. " e.. a.
either party fail to comply Sn o..
the order, the boards reyios. VIII
rector would obtain s'V.ai d.
1922 INJUNCTION against The =
tenders. Persons failing il al, ob.. o.
court order could be fjneS oosg'
prisoned. OF in,
The FLRB acted in 4,a
these other Developments tase "
labor front: vi III
Other Developments
1.-The government t1rs.
TO clamp an embargo on
ments to strike-bound New y WI. +.
piers in an effort to prevent LOG
from piling up at the nor. sSoas
York longshoremen waIkod NeR
a revolt against contract V.I IN
signed by the officers Of " s'n'
ternational longshoremen's " m
cation (AFL). $3.50
2-on the west coast. II.
ternational Longshoremen III,
wareaousemen (CIo), headed 'sa
Harry Bridges, was ready IN &. W
up coas1"lse shipping if the VA.
terfront employers ~associ.S,'
fires union walking bosses, T Nv,
employers declined 10 comrs rs
on the unions charge that tb..
planned to force Withdrawal ~
900 dock foremen from the uri.,
under the new laws nrovisio ''
The United Auto WorEo,,
(C1O) reached complete agr.,
ment' with the Ford Motor e.
On a pension plan and other A.
ferences just a scant 90 secor5.
before the midnight deadlins II
they had failed to agree betn,
the law went into effect, the un,,
would have had to win a msior,a
vote in a countrywide poll Of FoI,
workers to retain the union Shan
4-The International Typogrs,,,
ical union (AFL), at It's Civ. +,
land convention, rejected n
amendment to ban communi~
from running for office in \.
union on grounds that the v,
posal was mechanically unwrs
able.' The AFL unions persidn
Woodruff Randolph, said the ps
would have permitted the ex,
tive board to keep itself in OIL
by branding as a communists T.
candidate who ran for office.
5-The Sentry Coal Mining
Kansas City, Mo-, filed suit i,
Greensboro, KY, for SIPS, GU dar
ages from the United Mine Waa
ers (AFL) on grounds that tr
union "caused. induced. forced
and compelled" employees Of d.
Jackson Construction CO., TO oI:
work on a New Sentry compa,g
mine location near Echols, Ky
The new law holds unions lab,
for breach Of contract and tM
boycotts.
6-The brotherhood of Pulp. Sd.
phite and Paper MIL worsss
(AFL) said in Little Rock, A.,
that it would carry to courJ Il,
charges that the Scott Paper Box
CO.. had discharged workers tr
union activity in violation Of Tie
law.
The NLRB spokesman SAID N,
Taft-Hartley law places greatsr
emphasis on speedy determinatim
Of disputes than exists under III.
Wagner Labor relations act.
They provide that complains
against jurisdictional strikes, boy
colts and unfair labor practices
may be made "by any person in
writing and under oath" Boafd
sources eaid this could NEAR a
consumer suffering INCONVENIENCE
as a result of any of these illega
acts could institute proceedings
against a union or employer.
The rules provide union shop
elections may be held withol'
hearings. An election also must o.
held to determine whether a union
shall continue to represent =
group of employees i 30 .er CEN
Of the workers in. a plant sign
petition requesting the 'e.
The regulations also provia'
that unions must file financial IN
formation and their officers sign
n-on-communist affidavits, as an
nounced previously by the NLHD.
The laws jurisdictional s,TS'
provisions were written by a Ser
ate House conference comm
tee after AFL President VITA.
Green and CLIO President PAN.
Murray failed to agree IN ,os.
testimony on procedures >or ID"
ding such disputes.