Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1950-10-20
CIO Council Cites The
Taft Hartley Act Damage
To Unions Hits Big Lie

Supporters Hartley have used the sbig lie
technique" in charging that the
and that union leaders do repealed Arthur Gold
berg CIO counsel today
ayzing three experience which
national unions regional directors and industrial councils
Mr. Goldberg said false word" spread
both the CIO and AFL are anxious keep Taft Hartley alive
political ISSUE rather than genuinely to seek its repeal and he
added:
It coincidence here, important
fields of foreign domestic policy the line of the reaconares
is the that of Communist which likewise
the charge Nothing could be further from truth than
these anders coming from the right and the extreme
attorney commented that we have been
unsuccessful Tin repeating TafHarley) of unhoIy
coalition of raconary Republicans and southern Democrats who
have wared the will of the people and blocked repeal
"The campaign repeal Taft Hartley replace
fair and equitable labor relations the hands of the voters
On Election Day. Nov have the opportunity repeal the
TaftHartley Act We must not fail"
Mr. Goldbergs cited nine ways which the
Taft Hartley obstruct activity
hwart union organization He added that complaints
about specific sections of Hartley had been filed CIO
before Congressional committees and the
The for repeal of Taft Hartley has thus been amply
by the experience of the last three Senator
defects The tme.for change overdue
Mr. Goldberg "those who determined
the Hartley repeatedly claim that
objection to the Act and that cannot document its against
ton."
Before complaints
act Mr. Goldberg pointed out that e existence of this
is threat to the labor movement After ALL the Soviet Unions
of itself ustifes
that
ployed against U.S."
attorney following examples to
strate that the Taft Hartley Act is not improving
ment relations:
The law has led to revival of by nuncton
niunctions obtained by the
SO have directed against unions.
the claimed its enactment would
strikes 'The contrary has been the case.
"obsruct hamper organiza-
workers. The number
elections fallen in the past three while the number
of losses by unions has increased
union predictions that it would
Wagner protection against employer
firings activity The of
plants of such unfair filed with the NRB has remained
of and the of back
reimbursements have been reduced
Hartley security provisions
assumption unwilling
capves under union security The record
completely dsproves malicious noton"-unons
81 of the $4,000 union security
tons conducted under Taft Hartley.
Harteys supporters claimed that the Communist
affidavit leaders wishing the NLRBs ia
cties would ep eliminate Communist leaders from the labor
the three years. virtually Com
traveller labor signed
affidavit poorly drafted
in the Act, nothing be done about it,
Goldberg commented that the voluntary action" the
considered sided affidavit
ments" of the law.
Hartley supporters designed
to equal rights to employers though in fact has
med Captive audience technques employers force their
propaganda workers.
strike" provisions of Act
unavoidable" predicted by labor in
fact "impeded the settlement of emergency strikes"
splitting functions, through of
Independent counsel has Inevitably
breakdown in the Labor Boards operations"
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