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Show IIJLefltteiPS (to rinilfllha EcGnfloir ' ED11, 0111 . The reports of soil conditions in Cedar City have been a the past few weeks great concern to me. As I have traveled have said, Oh Cedar they about City, to and talked people town is falling apart. the where the from are place yes, you This is of grave concern to me, and could have far of our area. reaching effects on the growth and development The area as we know it, is a very small part of our city, and still much of the news media is leaving the impression on people that our entire city is sinking. As businessmen and concerned citizens of Cedar City, we should tell the news media not to blow this out of proportion. The major part of our city is solid with a rich heritage dating back over 125 years. Lets promote What's right with Cedar City. As president of the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce, I to a firmly believe that Cedar City is a good place visit, great live. to place Piro'ffest yoyir You own and operate a small business in a tow of 10,000 people. You have ten employees; over half of them have been with you in excess of five years, with most of the employees being social friends of yours. Although most of your sales are to purchasers, once a year or so you do get a large order from a nearby federal installation with whom you have been doing business for a number of years. At the start of your busiest season, you take on a new employee, telling him that you can guarantee him a job for the next several months and perhaps thereafter if your sales volume continues to increase. You soon notice, however, that he seems more interested in talking with the other employees than in serving customers, and you think perhaps you will have to let him go. However, before you can make a decision, you are startled to receive a special delivery letter from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) late one Friday afternoon. The letter informs you that a petition has been filed with the NLRB by a union which claims to represent a majority of your employees. The NLRB letter further advises you that the boards normal practice in such circumstances is to hold a secret ballot representation election within 15 days. If the union wins the election, it will be certified by the Board as the bargaining agent for your employees. You are obviously bewildered since you know virtually nothing of unions , nothing of labor law, and do not even know a labor lawyer ( there not being one in your whole county.) So you call one of your social friends who is also an employee, and who, since work day is over, happens to be at home. You then go to his home to discuss the situation, since that is more convenient than asking him to come back to the e tells you that Yes, there has office. Your been a labor organizer working in the area, that he seems to be especially close to the new employee you hired, and that several of the employees are unhappy about a couple of issues. You ask the employee why it had not been mentioned before, and the employee tells you that no one had ever thought about these issues until the labor organizer and the new employee mentioned them. These are relatively mino issues which you are perfectly happy to discuss with the friend-employe- Jack Carter, President Cedar City Chamber of Commerce wbd flytfyires employees, so you ask the friend youre visiting to arrange a short employee meeting at the store for the next working 4 day. During the discussion, the employee demands are considered reasonable by you, and you agree to grant those demands. You also seek to correct some of the misleading and incorrect assertions which the union organizer has madel to your employees. At noon the same day you are presented with a demand by the union representative to have an employee meeting at your store during working hours for him to address the employees. You refuse this demand because it is your private , property and you feel the demand is unreasonable. You also observe that the new employee is spending virtually all his time talking to the other employees, urging them to support the union. He is doing no work himself and is diverting the other employees from their work. You call the new employee into your office to admonish him. When you do, however, he becomes belligerent and surly. You tell him hes fired, and he says hell get even with you by going to the I NLRB. Lets stop here . . . what kind of trouble have you gotten into if S.1883 becomes law? Assume you have now! finally been able to obtain the services of labor counsel Heres what he will likely tell you. The Board vi 1 hold a representation election within 15 days of when you received the petition. Sure, that doesnt give you very much time to find out much about this union and pass such useful information on to your employees so ; they can cast an intelligent and informed vote. But thats the law. You violated the law by refusing to give the union organizer equal access to your employees; even though its your property, he has the right to talk to your employees during work time and on your property because you did, You can anticipate that the employee you fired will file an unfair labor practice charge with the Board. If, as seems probable, the NLRB decides to issue a complaint against you, the board will immediately proceed to Federal District Court to obtain a court order requiring you to reinstate the discharged individual pending a full hearing on the matter before an NLRB administrative law judge. The Boards , OtMftheJaAfKigdacctmt "deeintmetum , q&u atit Editor: We want to express appreciation to your news media for the outstanding community service to this area. You are tops in area news coverage. Your ads are easy to find and a dependable source of information which is truly a reliable service. We also look to the column Show Biz for news of interest on local and national artists. The coverage of the Donna Fargo concert was instrumental in bringing us of fine entogether as a family to enjoy an evening tertainment. I am never too busy to read the Roy Sun Chronicle because it always contains something of interest for us, . Thank you. The June Wilson family, chances of getting such a court order are excellent. If the administrative law judge and the Board agree that you committed an unfair labor practice by discharging the individual for union activity, you will be liable for double backpay. And you will have to pay the full amount even though that individual immediately obtained work elsewhere and ictually lost nothing. You have probably committed an unfair labor practice in violation of the National Labor Relations Act by home and by discussing the going to your union with him there. You have committed another unfair labor practice by asking him any questions about the union drive. Clinton You have undoubtedly committed yet another unfa ir !' labor practice by asking the employees what their grievances were and by promising to take action to correct Editor: tjie problems brought to your attention. Under the National Your Utah coverage of our Mothers 100th birthday was Labor Relations Act, this would be regarded as an improper truly appreciated. Nettie E. Smith received several birthday attempt to coerce the employees into voting against the cards from your readers. Most of her 52 descendents live in was well taken. upion. your area so your courtesy to our mother The election will very likely become a one-wa-y She also received a copy of the article you ran from ratchet to be used against you. If the union wins, the Board Commercial Security Bank of Ogden; and other good Utahns. will certify it as the bargaining agent for your employees . We want to thank all the kind people who sent birthday But even if the union loses, the Board would probably find on cards to our dear mother and our special appreciation to your the facts here that you have committed unfair labor pracpaper for your generous coverage of the 100th birthday of a tices that undermined a free and fair election. If the union whose day was made brighter by your had obtained signed cards in its favor prior to the election news coverage. from a majority of your employees, the Board could, and Earl J. Smith Pacific Junction, Iowa , almost certainly would, order you to bargain with the union. ".And this despite the fact that a majority of your employees cast their secret ballots against the union in the Board-ru- n election. If you wanted to' obtain review of a Board cer- , tificationor a Board bargaining order in the courts, you could do so. But only at a substantial risk. If you lose in the courts, ! you will be required to pay your employees wage increases from the date when the Board says bargaining should have x ' started until you actually sigma first contract: The amoUnt of f by Norman Vincent Peale ose wage increases is based on the percentage change in a and Ruth Stafford Peale V tabor Department IndekThat index, however, "is not based on wage settlements in small businesses, but on those in units by Norman Vincent Peale and Ruth Stafford Peale of 5,000 or more employees. Fears impending doom if commit should find Board the that any you Finally, I get these feelings of impending doom that last for Q. new unfair labor practices in violation of a prior Board or days. I can never put my finger on anything in particular that court order, you can be debarred from receiving government contracts for up to three years. In other words, you can be triggers off this anxiety. Ive always considered myself to be a positive thinking person, and yet I have little contentment prevented from selling your merchandise to any federal and joy. What a fearful thing it is to think that youre on the installlation. border of insanity. I want to learn how to help myself, and No farmers are not yet under fhe National Labor most of all, Id like someone to give me the hope that I can Relations Act, and S.1883 does not propose to remove the I overcome agricultural exemption. But the Secretary of Labor has said truly how to my problem. want to get on with my life and learn of live instead just to existing. Thank you for your he favors legislation bring farmers under this act, and help. to in been introduced House the remove the has legislation A. Your question indicates that you could do with a exemption. reorganized and more healthy thought pattern. Anxiety is a To protect your own future, to prevent this situation mental sickness which irrationally feeds on the idea that happening to other businesses in your area and to stop this something terrible is going to happen. two more for the union senators bosses, your power by grab In your case your anxiety tries to convince you that you Jake Garn and Orrin Hatch, need to hear how you feel about on the border of insanity. If you were, you could not are this bill, which may be on the floor of the Senate by write such an intelligent question. So we suggest that you image or picture yourself as a normal, healthy human being and daily practice acting that way. We have a booklet, THOUGHT CONDITIONERS, that has helped others with fears such as yours and a copy of it is on its way to you. Anyone else wishing a free copy may receive one by writing to us in care of Box 500, Pawling, NY Left-handefriend-employe- Theres Ian Rnswer J i rs 12564. often among minorities Lover in prison Q. My question concerns the man I hope to marry. Although we have never seen each other we are both quite sure that God meant for us to be together. He is in prison in another state. Please dont jump to any conclusions yet. He knows that what he did was wrong and has no intention of repeating his mistake. He is very much interested in making a good life with me and the kids. We write to each other almost every day and are very much in love. Im not ashamed of his being in prison nor will I ever hold it against him. Why cant people understand that people can fall in ? love via How do I make others understand that this is real, true and honest love? A. Drop your untightness about trying to convince other people that you have a true and honest love. You probably cannot change opinions, but you can listen carefully to make sure you are seeing all facts of the situation. If you feel and the man feels that you can form a romantic attraction via the mail, it is your business and his. We might add, however, that it could be very dangerous to marry a person you have never seen. You cannot really know a person under those circumstances. Better test it thoroughly after his prison term is over. Husband tried to kill her Q. It has been 36 years since we married. I have taught school, kept house and helped some in the store. While I paid the bills he spent his money on alcohol, women and pleasure. I can name 26 women he has been with. Last May I decided to get a divorce, but I didnt tell him. The lawyer told me to take money out of our joint bank account, and when my husband found out he came to the house and tried to kill me. This was his fifth try at killing me. I left home (its in my name and paid for) and he has locked it with bolts, steel plates, new locks, etc. I did not want to go to court, but it seems as if this is what will happen. It will be a messy" case. Can you offer me any good advice to use in court? A. Your side of this case, from what you say, appears quite damaging to your husband. Not knowing his version makes it impossible to form a complete judgment. We are not lawyers, of course, but if all the facts are as you represent them to be, you have only to recite them honestly in court. A good lawyer can help you. letter-writing- One minority that has been misunderstood for centuries may not be a minority forever. Persons who belong to this group are A survey of 899 parents indicates that the number of lefties is growing. Only seven per cent of those parents are but 10.2 percent of their 2,344 children favor their left hands. The people who made that study indicated that parents no longer are pushing their children toward s. d, s. That's good. Its good because other researchers have shown there 's a relationship between stuttering and children required to be when their natural tendencies are toward The Prestige Card statement savings account from Ogden First Federal. Its your standard, high interest savings account. Until you have an emergency 2000 miles from home. Then it puts your money where your problem' is. Emergency cash withdrawals at over 3000 locations across the country. right-hander- s, One problem for southpaws, as are sometimes called, is that some school desks are built with arm rests on the right side. This means that when a student sits at the desk, he or she has no arm rest. Writing that way is tiring, and the position probably affects left-hand- penmanship. Some schools are ordering some desks with arm rests on the left side. For centuries, persons have been victimized by superstition. They are referred to as "sinistrals, which is has been related to the word sinister. considered by some to bring bad luck. It didnt bring bad luck to Harry S. Truman. He was elected President of the United States. President Gerald Ford was also a lefty. So were Babe Ruth, Picasso, Benjamin Franklin and Michelangelo. The word gauche," meaning clumsy or lacking social grace, is French for left. A compliment really amounts to an insult. Despite all the kidding, the unfounded beliefs about d and the difficulties of living in a world, this 10 percent minority of our children proves time after time that from its ranks come some of the most skilled, talented, bright and accomplished persons in the world. left-hand- ss d OGDEN OFFICE: 2425 Washington Blvd. Validated Parking 621-01- BRIGHAM CITY OFFICE: 734-945- 4 101 South Main Door-sid- e Parking ROY OFFICE: 2020 West 5700 South Door-sid- e Parking right-hande- 773-691- 1 If there is something you would like to ask Dr. and Mrs. to discuss in this column, write to them in care of Box 500, Pawling, NY 12564, If you would like to talk directly with a Prayer Partner, call Prayer Line (212) Reduced rates are in effect nights and weekends. Theres An Answer! is distributed by the Foundation for Christian Living, Pawling, NY 12564. 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