Evening star., 1948-06-29
NLRB Attorneys Ask
Examiner 10 Hold ITU
Guilty Under Taft Act
By The Asseeiofsd Press


National Labor Relations
Board attorneys have asked \
trial examiner to hold the AFL
international typographical Un-
ion guilty of violating the Taft
Hartley law.
The trial examiner. Arthur Len,
is considering charges brought
against the union by the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
and the Chicago Newspaper Pub
lishers' Association.
Mr.. Lei presided at hearings on
the charges which continued for six
months in six cities.
NLRB Attorneys Allen sinsheimer
and Carroll L. Martin, acting for
Robert N. Denham, NLRB general
counsel, filed q suggested order for
Mr.. Leff's signature yesterday. The
Examiner can adopt it. modify 1t. or
issue his own order when he even
tually decides the case. MIR. Le1's
decision can be appealed to the full
NLRB.
Strike Curb Urged.
Among other things, the two
NLRB attorneys asked Mr.. Lefi to
order the union to refrain from di-
recting or sanctioning strikes against
newspapers In behalf of demands
which violate the labor act.
A strike has been in progress for
more than seven months against
Chicago's daily newspapers. They
have continued publication by using
a photo process as a sub
stitute for composing room printing.
In addition, Mr. Sinsheimer and
Mr.. Martin asked Mr.. Left to order
the ITU to stop insisting on any
form of the now-banned closed shop,
60-day contract cancellation clauses,
and various union rules which the
two attorneys said violate the labor
act.
They said the ITU should be
stopped from insisting on exclusive
union jurisdiction in composing
rooms and from insisting on pay
ment for reproducing advertising
which is not intended to be used IN
the newspaper.
The NLRB attorney asked that
their suggested order apply to ITU
President Woodruff Randolph. Vice
Presidents Larry Taylor and Elmer
Brown and Secretry-Treasurer Don
Hurd as well as to the union.
Writ Issued in March.
The ITU and its ofIicers have
been restrained by a Federal Court
Injunction, obtained March n,
against continuing the alleged un-
fair labor practices until Mr.. Lei
and the NLRB has q chance to pass
on them.
In calling on Mr.. Left to find the
union and its officers guilty. At
torneys Sinsheimer and Martin said
in a 160-page brief:
THE foregoing actions OF the un-
ion and its utilization of numerous
devices all designed to achieve the
same illegal objectives illustrate the
necessity for a most comprehensive
order directed against the respond
ents (the ITU and its ofncerO to
insure that there be no repetition
of these violations"
The NLRB attorneys suggested to
Mr.. Left that he order ITU officers
to stop:
i. Failing and refusing to bargain
collectively in good faith.
2. Refusing to enter into written
contracts for definite terms "in &C
cordance with practice and custom
of the newspaper industry"
8. Insisting on Incorporating
union rules in collective bargaining
agreements.
Union Demands Challenged.
The attorneys also asked that
the union and its officers be ordered
to cease insisting that union locals
make demands on newspapers which
violate the Taft-Hartley Acts bans.
They asked Mr.. Left to direct the
union and its locals to stop insisting
on contract clauses to provide:
60-day examinations of contracts,
Exclusive union jurisdiction in
newspaper composing rooms,
Exclusive union jurisdiction over
workers employed on new kinds OF
printing equipment,
The right to strike to compel
newspapers to refuse to handle
printing work for firms character
lied as unfair" by the union,
The right to establish picket lines,
The right to control or veto the
determination Of competency Of ap-
plicants for employment,
The employment Of union mem
bers as composing room foremen,
The payment to the union or its
members for reproduction of adver-
tising not used or not to be used.
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