Evening star., 1947-06-07
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Puts Labor Bill
UptoPresident
Vote PIeoses loft,
Confident Veto
Can Be Oyerridden
BY the Assoeiutsd Press

Congress wrapped up the Taft
Hartley labor bill for President
Truman today and tagged it:
Approved by overwhelming ma
jorities of both the Senate and
House.
Republican leaders predicted con-
ffdently that if the President vetoes
the big measure curbing union ae-
tivities, Congress will override his
decision.
That takes a 2-to-1 ma jority. Here
| is the picture:
The Senate approved the bill late
yesterday by vote of 81 to II. COM
pleting congressional action. That's
ia 3-to-1 margin-better than the
COP leadership expects to muster
on veto test, If one comes.
Taft Pleased With Vote.
The House passed the bill earlier
this week, 800 to 10, or to /. So
proponents there are not worried.
Chairman Taft of the Senate's
Republican Policy and Labor Com
mittees told a reporter he was
pleased" by the Senate vote and
confident veto can be overcome, if
necessary.
He forecast that the margin would
be something closer to the 68-to-24
vote by which the Senate passed its
measure it approved yesterday is a
composite of separate bills passed
by the House and Senate.
Major Provisions.
Here are some of the major pro-
visions of the final draft:
| /. The Attorney General is auth
orized to obtain 80-day court orders
to halt or block national emergency
strikes during mediation. This
authority could be used if John l.
Lewis calls a coal strike in July.
2. The closed shop is prohibited
and the union shop permitted only
where a majority of the workers
vote for it. Under the closed shop
only union members can be hired
Union shop agreements permit en-
tployers to hire anyone. but workers
must join the union within speci-
fled time.
| 3. Jurisdictionsl strikes and sec.
ondary boycotts are prohibited. The
National Labor Relations Boarc
is authorized to seek injunctionS
against them.
| CA secondary boycott is unior
attempt to hit indirectly at an EN-.
ployer by forcing other employers tt
lstop doing business with them
Jurisdictional strikes usually result
from a dispute between unions a:
to which should do certain work.
Union Health Fund Curbed.
4. Health and welfare funds con.
trolled by unions and established
since January ], 1916, are outlawed
(This would not affect funds likt
that of the United Mine Workers
which is administered by the union
the Government and third party.
S. Unions can be sued for breach
of contract and for damages result.
ing from jurisdictional strikes ane
secondary boycotts. They also ar
made liable for unfair labor prac
tees employers already are.)
6. A union Is denied collectiv,
bargaining rights if any of its of
ficers could reasonably be regard
ed as Communist or a sympathizer
7. Union contributions or ex
penditures on national politica
campaigns are barred.
On the veto issue, Senators Ball
Republican, of Minnesota and El
lender, Democrat, of Louisiana, botf
members of the Senate Labor Com
mittee, agreed with Senator Taf
that the Senate could override.
Singing Criticism Forecast.
But Senator Ellender said he doe,
not expect Mr.. Truman to disap
prove the bill.
II think he may write a stingins
criticism of 1t, but accept it pri
marily on the ground that by Jul,
he would have no other tool t.
fight John L. Lewis" Senator Ell
lender said
July Is the date the Government
will turn the soft coal mines bacI
to private operators.
I Senator Ellender said that even j
the President does not like mos
provisions of the bill, "he could wei
take the position that he is signin
; it only to arm himself against MI
Lewis"
Senator Ives, Republican, of Nev
York, another member of the I.abo
Committee, said 'ft is'by no mean
foregone conclusion" that the Sen
ate can override veto.
Vote Switches Held Possible.
/ Senator Ives, who voted for tn
bill, said the Presidents reasons TO
a dissent might switch some vote
, and that some Democrats who sup
ported the measure might chang
over on party loyalty basis.
The bill, approved too late yes
terday for shipment to the Whit
House, is expected to arrive ther
Monday. The President then wi
have 10 days, starting Tuesday an
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