| Show Two 10 CIO Unions Threaten Th real en NLRB Boycott Electricians' Electricians Group Steelworkers Condemn New Unit NEW V YORK July 3 UP Two UP-Two Two of or the C CIO's CIOs I Os O's biggest unions the United Electrical Workers and the United Steelworkers threatened Thursday to boycott the new national national na- na Lional labor relations board created created cre cre- by the Taft-Hartley Taft labor law aw The executive boards of the two unions which have a combined membership of ot more than 1000 workers voted to ignore the new labor board and the steel steelworkers steelworkers workers said they would not agree to no strike clauses in future contracts In addition the executive board of the U US S W resolved not to comply comply com corn ply with the unconstitutional limitations limi limi- o ot political activity which are written into the Taft-Hartley Taft bill A meeting of the C CIO P I P O-P A C board will be held soon to determine determine determine deter deter- mine future action the board said The decisions of the unions not notto notto notto to submit any issues to the N L R B Including requests for collective bargaining elections was the first action in organized labors labor's avowed campaign to fight the Taft-Hartley Taft la law Get Wagner Vagner Aid They were assured the support of Sen Robert F. F Wagner Vagner D. D Df N. N Y Yf author of the Wagner labor relations law Wagner Vagner said in a amess mess message e to tp President Truman he expected ted to help lead In the fight to repe repeal or f modify th the law s sy y was I forced forced- thc see v Hee of ofa a EL lifetime destroyed white While hi e I was wasIll as Ill III at home Wagners Wagner's message said The 23 member 23 executive bo board rd of ot the U-E U said it wo would ld be the policy of the electrical to submit no Issue to the new labor board nor nor in any other manner upon union initiative to step among the snares and pitfalls that the N NAM A M hi authors 0 of the law have spread for lor labors labor's feet written written written writ writ- The Taft-Hartley Taft act was ten to make the board an Instrument instrument instrument ment for lor disrupting spying upon and meddling in the affairs of unions that may come before it it the board said Nothing but in injury injury injury in- in jury can result to the interests of the membership of any union that takes a seat In this crooked game where the rules are rigged and the thedice thedice thedice dice are loaded against them Pledge to Abide The U S SV W V decision was announced announced an an- an 1 by Treasurer Secretary David A. A McDonald It said the I Steelworkers would respect to the letter no strike no-strike strike pledges in present contracts The executive board also resolved to settle all issues through collective collective collective tive bargaining and other peaceful means but added The right to strike in the event of disputes must musi be preserved or our freedom willbe will willbe willbe be lost The union leaders said the new law created too many requirements for the holding of of collective bargaining bargaining bargaining bar bar- gaining elections and too many new opportunities for use of the election machinery as an obstruction obstruction obstruction tion rather than an aid to collective collective collective tive bargaining |
