SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-10-26
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BY SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT |

ng the test of time and it has
been upheld repeatedly in the
courts. Public approval of this
law is now at its highest point,
according to impartial public
surveys.
Basically, the law undertakes
to provide equality between la
Dor and management (n by pre-
venting unfair labor practices
by labor unions while retaining
the same prohibitions against
unfair labor practices by man
agement which were set up by
the Wagner Act, and (2> by sub
jecting labor unions to the same
obligation to perform their con-
tracts and be otherwise liable
for their act, to which indl-
viduals and corporations are
subject. The result is to make
the National Labor Relations
Board governmental judicial
body instead of an agency OF the
labor unions. The Taft-Hartley
Law outlaws the closed shop,
closed union which made indi-
vidual workers and young per-
sons seeking employment COM
pletely subservient to the whims
and caprices of union leaders in
order to be able to pursue their
right to earn a living.
1t protects the American wage
Garner from organized union
violence on the picket line and
elsewhere.
1t requires both unions and
employers to bargain collective
ly in good faith and give reason
able notice to the other of a de-
sire to change the terms of a
contract. 1t forbids the check
off of union dues unless author
lied in writing by the employee.
1t prohibits secondary boycotts
and jurisdictional strikes. 1t
withholds the protection of the
law from unions until each of
their officers have made an oath
that they are not members Of
the Communist Party.
1t requires unions to make an
annual financial report to their
members. 1t does not otherwise
interfere with the internal af.
fairs of unions.
It requires that union welfare
funds supported by employer
contributions be trust funds and
specifies other safeguards, all
calculated to insure that the
employees actually receive the
benefits.
The CIO-PAC demonstrated
it's dominance over the White
House when it recently per-
suaded the President to remove
the general counsel of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board.
The Presidents last appoint
ment to the Board itself was
cleared first with all the union
bosses despite the fact that
the Board is supposed to treat
both employers and unions
alike. No such clearance was
sought from representatives of
employer organizations.
The PAC is now seeking to
gain the same kind of domina-
ton over Congress and is con-
Quoting violent campaign
against members of both Houses
who are up for reelection just
because they voted for the Taft
Hartley Law. In Ohio, they have
taken full charge of my oppo-
nent's campaign, telling him
what to say and where to 60.
Significantly, however, they
have dropped the Taft-Hartley
Law as an issue in this State.
After three years of operation
the rank and file of labor know
that it is no "slave labor act,
but instead one under which
they have achieved higher
wages, better working condi-
tions an dgreater benefits and
pensions. The wives of workers
are also highly satisfied with
higher and more steady take
home pay.
Jacob Malik, the Russian dele.
gate to the United Nations. re.
Gently told a special political
committee of the UN that he
was "against American loyalty
checks. and. the Haft-Hartley
Law as violations of human
rights and freedoms" I'm sure
Joe Stain doesn't like the Taft
| Hartley Law either