Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-02-16 | Page 5 | Senate Measure Would Outlaw Closed Shop in Drafted Labor

Senate Measure Would Outlaw w Closed Shop in Drafted Labor I WASHINGTON N Feb 16 UP UPA UPA UPA UP- UP A A red hot closed shop shap controversy controversy contro contra versy cut across the labor draft question in a proposed senate amendment to ta relieve conscripted I and volunteer war workers of all liability to join a union The closed shop shap and union shop shap would be outlawed for far all practical practical practical purposes i if it the amendment and the bill to which it w was s offered were enacted The amendment was offered by I Senator Warren R. R Austin R R. I Vt to ta the pending Wads Austin worth bill introduced last week to i t provide for far the drafting of women I between 18 and 50 and men be be- I tween 18 and 65 years for war work Representative James W. W Wadsworth R. R N N. Y who offered offered offered of of- an identical labor draft billin bill billin billin in the house hause said he would offer an identical un union Ian amendment It provides that every person assigned to ta service under the prOpOsed proposed proposed pro pro- posed labor draft-labor act and every accepted volunteer shall be free freeto freeto freeto to join a union but may not be compelled to do so C Coincident with the Austin amendment Senator W. W Lee OD ODaniel D. D Texas offered three bills to ta amend the national labor relations Wagner act They would forbid the N L R B to order reinstatement of t a striker who committed any violent act in connection connection con can with a labor dispute fOrbid forbid forbid for for- bid labor org organizations from using coercion or intimidation in organizational organizational or or- nal efforts and permit I employers employer to discuss with their any efforts to organize their plants ODaniel supported his three amending bills with a protest against the administrations administration's intention intention intention tion that time and a half halt shall be paid for all time over 40 hours worked under new regulations making 48 hours minimum employment employment employ employ- ment in 32 major shortage labor areas I