Show Compulsory Mediation Urged Before Strikes WASHINGTON Feb 24 P- P Th f committee for economic development development development de de- de- de outlining it Its formula for or Industrial peace Monday proposed proposed pro- pro posed a compulsory day 10 period ot of f mediation before belore any strike lockout or strike vote The planning organization said congress congress- should provide a greatly greaty great ly y strengthened federal mediation mediation media- media tion ton service along with such a law aw and should require too that all strikes be approved by a majority ma- ma of union members voting In in secret supervised elections The committees committee's statement on collective bargaining how to make It work was released by Paul G. G Hoffman president of ot the Studebaker Corp and Eric Johnston Johnston Johnston Johns Johns- ton president of the Motion Picture Picture Pic Plc- ture Ass of America Hoffman Holfman is chairman of ot C E D Dand Dand Dand and Johnston headed the special committee which drafted the re re- re port C E B D is made up mainly of businessmen a and n d educators al although although al- al though its trustees include some government officials such as Undersecretary Undersecretary Undersecretary Un Un- of State Will Clayton and Undersecretary of Commerce William C. C Foster Strikes Remedy The report a also I 1 s o a suggested a remedy for jurisdictional strikes a ban on secondary boycotts and equalization of ot the rights of management and unions under inder the Wagner act Bills covering these points already are pending in con con- gress ress I I I In addition the planning group proposed a permanent national la la- management bor-management council to advise the government on industrial re re- re lations C E D recommendations are based on the premise that the general public has a vested Interest Interest interest Inter inter- est in industrial peace that labor disputes are no longer the sole concern of management and labor and that In consequence the general general gen gen- eral public through government has an obvious right to impose rules upon both management and labor which will wUl promote peaceful peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful bargaining the report said It suggested t the these h C s e ground rules for collective bargaining 1 That the present U. U S. S conciliation conciliation con con- dilation service be transformed into a national mediation service with new status new functions new dignity and more money Exclude Supervisors The service should be within the labor department for housekeeping housekeep in ing purposes but independent in policy Its functions would be to foster Coster local mediation furnish mediators where needed encourage encourage encourage age v voluntary 0 I u n tar y arbitration anc and maintain a panel of competent arbitrators 2 That the Wagner act be amended to exclude supervisors from status to require unions as well as employers to bargain and to afford tr freedom edom o of speech to industry as well as labor 3 That all contracts provide compulsory arbitration or some other peaceable means of ot settlement settlement settle settle- ment meat for disputes arising under the contract This would not apply apply apply ap ap- ap- ap ply to the negotiation of new contracts contracts contracts con con- tracts or renewals 4 45 That Jurisdictional disputes be referred for settlement to a referee chosen by the national la labor labor la- la bor relations board if the unions cannot reach agreement among themselves Injunction Power 5 That the strike vote procedure pro pro- as as well wen as the referees referee's decision in squabbles squabbles- be enforceable by injunction suits in the federal courts This would require amendment of the Norris Norris- LaGuardia Injunction anti-Injunction act and the Wagner act 6 That forceful picketing that which bars entrance to or exit from a plant plant plant-bo bo outlawed along with secondary IJ boycotts under under un- un ler der der which C E D said a Ua union may set up a wall around a city of oC millions of citizens shutting out particular goods In the field of ot major public interest industries like JUte transportation transportation transportation tation and utilities C CED E D concluded concluded con con- eluded that proposed legislation calling for compulsory compulsory compulsory sory arbitration government seizure seizure seiz seiz- ure tire or other coercive devices will wil retard not advance the development development development develop develop- ment of ot collective bargaining and to that extent will jeopardize the maintenance of a free economy |