Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-23 | Page 5 | C. of C. Asked to Fight Bills

OF C C.- C. ASKED TO FIGHT BILLS Support Sought I 1 in n Opposing Cannery Connery i Wagner Proposals Support of the board of governors governors' titon In opposIng the Wagner and imery nery labor bIllS iv is sought by the of commerce in letters sent the membership by Gus P. P Backan Back an secretary Thc board of governors in opposing e bills set et forth the following rca rea- p. p ns for its action 1 In spite of the fact that the theaU aU alt Lake City chamber of commerce as for many years past remained in aU all matters pertaining to or labor we believe that thaL the o of th these c two bills are un ir ir and un 1 Stand E E- E 3rd 12 That this organization has al lVa rays s 's maintained the right for deter between and em cm loyer in the matter of open or closed hop practices es as applied to labor objects md to a mandatory proposal all business and industrial 3 j It submits that the right of 01 bargainIng and elective rep as provided in iii the nation II ind industrial ial recovery act is wholly to safeguard the rights o of ab abor or 4 The Wagner bIll is based on he premise that tha all employers are arc un air in labor relations and that the of the and employer Ir ire rather than mutual organization wishes to call to our attention the fact that in Utah inder present conditions we have een comparatively free from labor rouble Fear Conflict 5 We believe the passing pa or of these would create a conflict be- be the and employer and uld tend to destroy confidence in l Ur r business structure by restricting management and curtailing of private capital 6 We are arc of the opinion that the of the bill would do rable damage to the status of Amer can workmen as free and rent lent by forcing all em em- loyes to affiliate with labor unions 7 We again wish to reiterate the act ct that this organIzation is in no novise novise vise prejudiced against organized abor but is opposed to any under under- aking which may be destructive of merican ideals and institutions I have developed through the merIcan s system stem of the right of the to determine at all times us individual relationship in the of our busin business s life