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colt provision Of the act To-
make II clear that they prevent:
Direct coercion Of an enn-
ployer 10 cease doing business
with another;
Coercion Of employers BY In
ducement or encouragement OF
individual employees 10 refuse
TO perform services:
Coercion OF secondary en-
ployers who do not come with
In the acts definition Of "em-
ployer': and
Coercion Of employers to en-
ter into or TO enforce agree
ments 70 cease using the prod
ucts Of. or TO cease doing bust
ness with. another person. All
To further amend Athe
secondary boycott provisions 70
make 1t clear that they do not
prevent:
Activity against Q secondary
employer who Is performing
Harmed out" work In behalf
Of a struck employer: or
Activity against secondary
employers engaged IN work on
a construction project with the
primary employer.
b. Amend the act TO make
IL an unfair labor practice for
a union. by picketing. to coerce
an employer to recognize II as
the bargaining representative
of his employees or his en-
ployees to accept or designate
lit as their representative
where:
The employer has recognized
in accordance with law another
labor organization:
The employees. within the
last preceding twevle months.
have rejected the union in q
representative election: or
1t Is otherwise clear that the
employees do not desire the
union as their bargaining rep
lresentative.
/ c. Amend the act to eliminate
the statutory prohibition which
bars economic strikers who are
not entitled to reinstatement
from voting In representation
elections.
II
In addition TO the above
the administration recommends
that several other changes be
made in the Labor-Manage-
ment Relations Act Of l947.
Some Of these changes have
been proposed before. some
. are new. but all are intended
to strengthen and improve the
| act where experience hes shown
that correction is needed. These
: proposals. are as follows:
!. Amend the act to elimi-
nate the jurisdictional gap re-
ferred to in recent Supreme
Court decisions by authorizing
. the States 70 act with respect
: TO matters over which the Ma
; tional Labor Relations Board
declines TO assert jurisdiction
2. Amend the act TO author
: lie the board. under appro-
pirate circumstances. TO certify
as bargaining representatives
: without a prior election. unions
acting in behalf Of employee;
primarily engaged in the build
ing and construction industry.
3. In view Of the enactment
of the Communist Control Act
OF 1854. amend the act to elm.
, mate the provision requiring
. the filing Of nom Communists
afidavits by officers Of unions
seeking TO use the acts proc.
. esses.
4. Amend the act so thai
parties to Q valid collective
J bargaining agreement may moi
be required to negotiate during
, the life Of the agreement unlesl
/, II provides for reopening or tht
parties mutually agree 70 IL,
! being reopened.
! 5. Amend the act TO make II
, clear that when the once oi
the general counsel becomes
vacant the President may des-
ignate some other ofiicer or en-
! ploye to serve as acting gen.
: eral counsel during the va.
| cancy.
These legislative recommen.
, dations are designed to bene.
At and protect the welfare o.
e American workers and the gen
& eral public. to curb abuses. anC
r to provide greater harmony anC
e stability in labor-managemenf
] relations. They take into con
J. sideration the Fundamental
e principle that an effective RICH
: TO organize and bargain collec,
e lively Is an essential part o.
{ this Nations free and demo
= cratic society.
S I urge that the Congress Civ,
speedy consideration TO thes'
= proposals.