Show LABORS LABOR'S I iA-BOS iA BARGAINING RIGHT SUFFERS BLOW NEW YORK March 1 I UP UP Lay Labors La- La bors borc right to bargain coll collectively tinder un tin- d der section der-section section of the national recovery er cry ery act had suffered a severe setback today after the national labor relations rela relay board ruled that the section does not apply to activities prior to code adoption nor to in in- The decision was handed down in int Ina ine t e dispute bett between the Macaulay Punishing Pub Pub- company and th the Office Workers Workers' Workers Workers' Workers Workers' Work Work- ers' ers union over the discharge of five lve office workers for alleged union ac ac- The controversy placed in the hands of or the Hie regional gional labor board boord I was w s referred to the national na ional board when the thc union requested theN theN the theN N L R B order reinstatement of or the discharged workers I The board refused the request on the grounds th that t the discharge occurred occurred oc oc- ac- ac I bet before rc the publishing Industry industry indus Indus- try came me under the N N- R. R A code |