Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-23

'iDs:
specific legislative recommen-
dations In this respect in 1856
and 1857.
2. To require:
a. That all labor orgRniza-
tons. having members en-
ployed in industries affecting
commerce or which receive
benefits Of tax exemption I'M
der the Internal Revenue Code.
including regional and local
conferences and councils, shall:
% File WIN the Depart
ment Of Labor detailed annual
financial reports. which shall
be available for public exam
nation.
t2) Maintain proper finan-
eial books and records open to
the scrutiny Of all their men,
bers.
b. That ofiicers Of such Ia
Dor organizations who handle
union funds be held TO the
highest degree of responsibility
for the funds committed To
their care by union members:
and that the members Of such
organizations be given an UNI
eQuivocal right TO sue In Fed
eral or State courts to enforce
these responsibilities. This
would not supersede existing
State statutes or judicial rem
edieS.
8. To require that all labor
organizations:
4 q. File annually with the
Department Of Labor detailed
information as to their consti-
buttons. bylaws and organiza.
tional structure and proceed.
ures.
b. Show by appropriate re.
porting that their members
have the right and opportunit,
to elect and have elected at in.
tervals of not more than foul
years. their local officers di.
rectly by secret ballot. anC
their national officers either di,
rectly by secret ballot. o.
through delegate bodies elected
directly by the membership b!
secret ballot. with due notice o
any election being given to tn,
members. The Department o
Labor would be authorized Il
make fun public disclosure O
lthese reports.
4. To require:
I, q. That all employers repor
, to the Department Of Labor al
financial dealings with labo
organizations or their repre-
. sentativeS either directly o
through a third party. but ex
empting those employer pay
, ments specifically authorized b,
law or reported under other re
, QuirementS OF law: to feQuirI
that all labor organizations an,
representatives OF labor or
carnations report to the De
partment OF Labor all sucl
financial dealings with EN-
ployers either directly o
through q third party. and {,
authorize the Department o
Labor to make full public dis.
closure Of these reports.
L b. To prohibit by the appli,
cation Of appropriate civil anC
criminal laws financial dealingl
between employers and laool
unions which operate to impail
the rights Of working peopl,
to organize. to select their bar,
gaining representative or efiec,
lively to bargain collectively
specifically to amend the Taft
Hartley Act to prohibit pay
lments made TO employe repre-
sentatives by employer agent
or representatives. as well a
those made directly by employ
srs. except as authorized by law
TO cover employer payments Il
an employe representative
other than a representative o
his employees: to prohibit pay
mentS over and above payment
for regular job duties made b.
an employer, hts agent or rep
. resentative to an employe o
group or committee Of EN-
ployes to influence other EN-
, ployes in the exercise OF thei
right OF self-organization O
: the selection OF a bargainin
representative: and to make
: clear that employer payment