Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-04 | Page 1 | Labor to Invoke Backing of Court

I Labor to Invoke Backing of Court Green Avows Intent to Enforce Enforce Enforce En En- force Collective Bargain- Bargain gaining Observance n Br BJ Associated Press AKRON N Ohio Sept 4 A 4 A resort to the he courts for punishment of ot employers employ employ- ers rs vIolat violating ng collective bargaining provisIons revisions of industrial codes today vas Was promised workers by William Green president of the American I federation of Labor In a Labor day appeal for tor support I ot of f the Roosevelt recovery program the le federation leader said he was confident that more than a million new ew members have joined with us He e described the N R A as opening the door of opportunity for lor industry and labor Green spoke under the auspices of ofie the ie Akron Central Labor union He lIe said said aid a new deal has been accorded Industry and labor In SIn all fairness he said industry could rould not expect to appropriate to self itself the benefits of ot the national recovery recovery re- re covery overy act and md deny eny to labor the benefits benefits bene- bene fits its which were accorded it it If It an employer discriminates 3 against who organize or discharges discharge them It if they organize he hc ic is guilty of ot violation of ot the code and nd is subject when c convicted to the of ot penalties provided forin forin for forn in n the national recovery act It is the thc purpose and intent of ot the American Federation of Labor to protect protect pro- pro ct workers in iii the exercise of their rights to organize and to invoke punishment punishment pun pun- through proper court procedure procedure dure ure upon those employers who are charged with and found guilty of ot violating the law Green Grcen said more than h have lave e returned t to work since March amid mid indications of a revival of bwl- bwl ness ess but he added Minimum rates of ot pay and maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum hours of ot labor embodied in many ot of f these codes arc are quite unsatisfactory tory ory to labor In most instances the minimum rates of ot pay are too low and nd the hours are too long if the pur- pur Continued d on Pate Pace Two Labor io to Invoke Backing of Court Continued from Pure PAie One pose of the N R A is i to be achieved Most Mot of the codes code thus thu are subject to revision or change at stated periods period It I will wi be the policy o of labor to insist upon changes change in i these codes code when necessity arises arise and when hen opportunity presents itself Then Ten coming home directly to AkTon Akron Ak Ak- ro Ton ron Green said sid ruthless destructive competition had demoralized the rubber industry adding It lt I Is i just such an industrial and business condition as a this thi which the If NR NR R A seeks eek to cure and overcome Let us here resolve that all al of us u coming from all al walks walk of life lUe will wi do our ou part by giving to the president of ol the United States a lull full ful measure of ol support in his hi efforts to t bring comfort com corn fort and ad happiness t to our people