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and prosecuting. The board decides

the cases.
Board decisions can be enforced
If necessary, by Federal court orders
In addition, board decisions can be
appealed to the courts by the losing
side. and sometimes a case goes to
the Supreme Court before final
settlement.
The general counsel" does not al
ways need to wait for board de-
cision before blocking conduct which
he considers unfair" If he chooses
he can seek an injunction against
either a union or an employer, even
before he begins prosecuting the
case before the NLRB.
Injunctions Authorized.
The courts are authorized to issue
whatever injunctions they consider
lust and proper" These injunc-
tions are temporary. They prevent
the alleged unfair practice" pend
ing an NLRB decision. Employers
and unions cannot apply for in
junctions~only the Government.
Whenever the general counsel
decides to prosecute union on GER
tain charges-for example, a second
ary boycott charge-he is required
to seek such an injunction. He has
no choice.
Title also contains a mon Com
munist afidavit" provision.
Under the law, union can't get
any help or cooperation from the
NLRB until it has filed certain in
formation with the Government and
until its officers have sworn they
aren't Communists.
Unless those things are done. the
NLRB won't recognize any charges
filed by the union and won't put
it on the ballot when plant elections
are held.
In plant elections, people on strike
are not allowed to vote if the en-
ployer has replaced them perma-
nently.
Other Details Outlined.
Title I'contains many other I'M
portant details-on such things as
administrative procedure, bargaining
units, freedom Of speech for en-
ployers, 60-day notices before ending
a contract, and supervisory en-
ployes.
(Supervisors may join unions but
the employer has no legal obligation
to bargain collectively concerning
them)
Now for the other four titles OF
the law.
Title II Sets up the Federal Medi-
alton and Cancellation Service, in
dependent Of the Labor Department.
The duties of both sides in collec-
tive bargaining are outlined for the
first time in Federal law.
Title II also contains national
emergency" provision. The Presi-
dent may invoke this national
emergency provision when he be-
lieves a labor dispute imperils the
national health or safety. The first
step is to appoint a board of in
quiry. which reports the position
of each side but makes no recon-
mendations.
On receiving the report, the Gov
ernment can 60 into Federal court
and get an injunction to keep the
industry operating with no change
in conditions. Such injunction can
run as long as 80 days and then
must be lifted.
Title III of Law.
Title III Of the law does several
things:
1t prohibits unions and corpora
tions from spending money in Fed
eral elections; it bands all. strikes
by Federal employees; it permits
unions and employers to use. each
other In Federal courts for violation
OF contracts; it sets up certain rules
for welfare funds; it prevents the
"checkofi," or payment of union
dues through payroll deduction, un-
less the individual worker asks for it
IN writing; and it permits suits for
damages suffered in secondary boy
colts and d'fhfisdictiona strikes.
Title W created q Joint congress
siona1 committee to study labor re-
lations (this committee is due to
expire March y.
Title v contains a few definitions
and says that nothing in the law
shall be construed to require an in
dividual employe to work without
his consent.