Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-08
Senate Report Urges
Tougher Action on
Refrigerated Unions
BY the Associated Press

Harder hitting action under
present laws to cope with Com
munist-d dominated unions was
urged in a Senate committee
report yesterday.
One Of the chief recommen-
dations called for tighter en-
forcement of the nom Communist
oath requirement Of the Taft
Hartley Labor Act. The report
also urged key Federal agencies
to do more to help safeguard
vital industries against Red
controlled unions.
The report rejected the idea
that the Government has no
power of regulation in this field,
but it called on both industry
and organized labor for greater |
efforts to combat unions under
Communist control.
Pockets Still Remain.
Unions were credited with out
standing accomplishments in
ousting Communists from their
ranks, but the report said
'there are still pockets Of Com
munist domination and the free
unions must expend added power |
and reSourcefulneSs in eliminat-
ing these Communist pockets"
On the other hand, the re-
port denounced employers who
seek to exploit rivalry between
a Communist and a non-Com-
munist union, saying such divi-
sive tactics make mo contribu-
ton to the common welfare"
The report was issued by the |
Senate Labor Management SUBJ
committee of the last Congress.
The group, headed by Senator
Humphrey, Democrat, of Mime
sofa, has been abolished since
the Republicans came into power.
The subcommittee findings
were based on a study of what |
it called "the public policy i'm
plications of Communists omi-
mated unions" 1t did not name
any such unions.
Morse Hits Report.
Senator Morse, Independent, of |
Oregon, did not join in the re-
port, contending it was "inade-
quate in several respects" Other
members Of the subcommittee
were Senators Taft, Republican,
of Ohio, Ives, Republican, of |
New York, Nicely, Democrat, of |
West Virginia, Douglas, Demo-
crat, of Illinois, and Pastore,
Democrat, of Rhode Island.
In respect to the non-Com-
munist af1davits which union
officials must file with the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board in
order to qualify for collective
bargaining benefits, the report
recommended steps to crack
down on lack of good faith.
1t proposed that if a union
official signs non-Communist
oath and subsequently refuses to
testify before a judicial or legiS-
1ative body as to whether he is
a Communist, or is convicted of
false swearing in making the
affidavit, the NLRB should give
the union 80 days to get rid Of
him.
If the union failed to do so,
then the board would declare
that the union was not in COM
pliance with the Taft-Hartley
law.
Backs Oath for Both Sides.
The report also said the pro-
posal to require employers as
we'll as union officials to submit
such af1davits-one of the Taft
Hartley law changes urged by
President Eisenhower-"has eq-
uity on its side to recommend it,"
Two other recommendations
also related to the non-C ommu-
mist oath requirement. One was
that the Justice Department es-
tabliSh a special unit to deal |
with alleged violations and to
work out effective liaison with |
the NLRB and congressional in
vestigating committees.
The other was that, as an en-
couragement to unions ito clean |
their own ranks of Communist |
influence" the law be amended
to permit the affidavit require
ment to be waived for unions
which ban Communists from
holding Office and enforce the