Evening star., 1947-04-15
Senators Reject
Industry-Wide
Bargaining Ban
Committee Votes,
7-6, Against Curb
In Labor Measure
By the Associated Press

Inc senate LABOR committee
today rejected, 7 to 6. proposals
to write restrictions on industry
wide bargaining into general
labor legislation.
With this vote, Chairman Taft
said the coiAmittee now has tenta-
lively reached decisions on all indi-
vidual sections of its bill.
Senator Taft said the committee
will meet again Thursday to review
it's decisions and vote on the bill as
q whole.
The committee also voted, 7 to 6,
to lump all labor legislation in a
single bill, as recommended by the
general conference of Republican
Senators. The minority wanted to
break up the omnibus bill into three
separate measures.
House Starts Debate on Bill.
Across the Capitol, the House
launched into debate on its separate
bill with Republicans proclaiming
and many Democrats agreeing that
it will pass overwhelmingly
The House measure has an out
right ban on industry-wide bargain
ing. That is, 1t would forbid a
union from bargaining for a con-
tract covering an entire industry
such as John L. Lewis coal miners
long have done for the coal in
dustry.
The provision rejected by the Sem
ate Committee simply would have
forbade national unions to dictate
contract terms to their locals.
Coalition Again Prevails.
The same coalition of Democrats
and Republicans which had revised
the bill sharply over Senator Taft's
objections again prevailed on this
issue
Voting against such provision
were Republican Senators Ives of
New York, Aiken of Vermont and
Morse of Oregon, and these Demo-
Gratis: Thomas of Utah, Murray of
Montana, Pepper of Florida and Hill
Of Alabama.
Favoring it were Senators Ellen
der, Democrat, of Louisiana, Senator
Taft and these other Republicans:
Ball of Minnesota, Smith of New
Jersey, Dcnnell of Missouri and Jen-
ner of Indiana
Representative Cox, Democrat, of
Georgia predicted that 100 of the
1877 House Democrats will support
the measure.
Representative Madden, Democrat.
of Indiana challenged that. A
Labor Committee opponent of the
new measure, he countered with
a forecast that Mr. Cox and the
Republican leadership will be aston
ished" by the votes that will be lost
If this labor -shackling legislation
is not radically changed.
Final Ballot Near.
Mr.. Cox is one of the Southern
Democrats the COP is counting on
to help roll up better than a 2-to-1
majority on the final ballot about
Friday.
Some of the major provisions of
the bill would:
l. OUTLAW many types of strikes
and supply a formula for the Gov
eminent to combat those affecting
the welfare of the whole Nation.
2. Forbid in nearly all cases union
efforts to bargain with an entire in
dtlstry.
3. Ban the closed shop but permit
the 11nlNn chnn n Oh
the boss can hire only union mem
bers. In the union shop he can
hire anybody, but the new worker
has to join a union soon afterward,
4. Curb many union activities.
Allen Says Bill Keeps Pledge.
The House bill is the product of
months of work by its Labor Com
mittee and Republican Party
pledge to do something about in
dustrial strife.
In speech prepared for delivery
to the House, Chairman Allen of
the Rules Committee said the bill
redeems that promise.
This, undoubtedly" he said, sis
one of the most ar-reaching and
one of the most important bills
that any member of this Congress
will be asked to vote on.
The bill was written as bill OF
rights for the laboring man; to pro-
tect him from exploitation by en-
ployers and from encroachments on
ms individual rights by labor
unions"
Six Hours Debate Urged.
Mr.. Allen recommended that the
House adopt Rules Committee
plan for six hours debate on the
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