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Show Bill Seeks 'Closed Shop' Ban in Defense Work i g. "The construction, reconstruction, recon-struction, repair or Installation of a building, plant, structure, or facility under a contract entered into on behalf of the United States by the secretary of navy or", by an officer or employs of the department of the navy, or under a contract, which the secretary sec-retary of the navy by order declares de-clares to be necessary to the national na-tional defense, with another naval contractor, but such term shalj not Include an employer engaged In the production of farm products on a farm." WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (UP) Chairman Carl Vinson of the house naval affairs committee Wednesday Introduced legislation to ban the closed shop In plants working on defense contracts and to require mediation of all labor disputes in those plants. 4 Vinson offered the bill to apply particularly to "naval defense contractors" con-tractors" but the definitions in the bill were broad enough to apply to every firm or Industry in any way connected with the national defense program. The measure would set up a naval defense labor board with duties similar to the railway mediation media-tion board. All labor disputes which might Impede construction work would have to be referred to that board. The bill provided that no persons per-sons "shall be required as a condition con-dition of employment by a naval defense contractor to be or not to be a member of any labor organization." organiza-tion." It further specified that all labor disputes involving a "naval defense contractor" must first be negotiated "la good faith" by employer and employes and after 30 days must go to the naval defense board for mediation and Investigation. Two definitions were given for a "naval defense contractor": 1. "An employer engaged In the production of arms, arma- ment, ammunition, Implements of ' war, munitions, clothing, food, fuel, or any article or supplies, or parts of Ingredients of any articles of supplies; or |