Show us Asks In hl Laws Demand for labor law reform Is again being sounded Evi Evi- denee dence for the need is clear cut Union irresponsibility on too many occasions has rendered Ineffective collective bargaining procedures under pres present laws Leading the demand for re re- re reform form is the Chamber of Com Com- Commerce merce of the United States which has asked Congress to go ahead with a study of the en en- en entire tire area of management labor relations AuthorIty for such an investigation is available al al- al already ready In a resolution Introduced by Sen Rol Robert ert p Griffin CR R Mich The resolution calls for establishment of a bipartisan Joint Senate House committee to undertake the study THE AIRLINE strike could prove to be the catalyst for it it The strike has dealt a serious setback to the concept of prig vale vate collective bargaining Ac- Ac Actions Ac of the Machinist Union I lAM TAM unfortunately have followed a pattern that is be- be becoming becoming coming all too familiar In deal deal- dealings ings between management and strong unions By refusing to compromise and accept terms arrived at af af- af after ter long days of bargaining the thelAM lAM IAM has made n a farce of the collective bargaining principle Instead of negotiating It Insists on dictating BEFORE this attitude spreads and causes further chaos Con Con- Congress gress should take the steps necessary necessary essary to fo rest restore le equity to the bargaining table It can start by making a thor thor- thorough thorough ough inv investigation of problems of management labor relA rela- lions such as bargaining strikes and lockouts in in- in industries Industries which directly affect the public interest The investigation should also consider the factors which too often lead to Government intervention at the highest level The National Chamber has of of- of offered to make recommendations in coll collaboration with other groups which have given long and ind serious study to ills llie need for labor law reform |