Show Immediate Action Urged on Bennett Sennett Work Vote Plan Sen Wallace F Bennett Dennett R Utah today urged immediate Senate Senale action on legislation designed to give union memo mem bers bels a voice in determining whether to remain on strike THE PROPOSAL ed by Sen Bennett and Sen Paul Fannin R Arizona would allow union members the right to vote whether or not they wish to continue a strike after it has started This is merely a Vote to Work bill which is aimed at protecting the union members themselves while labor and officials struggle to reach some kind of agree meat ment to end a strike he said THE DILL BILL provides a mech whereby work workers rs on strike may ballot on its con after they have been out for 30 days Obviously this bill was in in part to call atten atten- Lion Uon to the crippling copper strike and the economic devast atlon in Its wake in Utah and the Wet Sen Bennett said I realize that the Congress Congress- Congressional ional hour Is late however duro dur log ing the last two or three weeks which we understand remain inthis in this session I feel that early I hearings in the Labor Commit I Itee tee would help serve as a aI I sounding board for both man I and labor labor-at least help them into the same room and again would provide some sort of impetus for early pas sage of the bill SEN BENNETT who has in legislation urging the President to Invoke the emer gency provisions of the Taft Hartley Act to send the copper workers back to work while ne g said Obviously the Administration ni does not feel that it wants to get involved at this time Ume However the strike which has now cost millions of dollars and is about to enter its fifth month has turned Utah into a virtual economic disaster area what with winter and the holi day season having arrived While members of unions do doI I vote on whether to go out on strike they do not have a voice in later determining whether Unfortunately the decision be be- be belongs longs with union officials who Continued on page 8 Vote to Continued from page 1 too often are removed far from the strike scene It UNDER PROVISIONS of the Bennett Fannin bill 20 per cent of the workers on strike could 30 day days s after the start of a astrike astrike strike petition the National Labor Relations Board for are a referendum vote on the strike If the majority voting In the ensuing referendum voted to re re- re return turn to work the union representing them would be forced to cancel the strike for at least 90 days Sen Bennett Dennett said If the majority of the voters supported the strike however a subsequent petition could not be flIed filed for at least 60 days I and then only if 30 p r cent of the workers were to petition the NLRB I feel that this bill is equit equit- equitable able and Is not In my any way In in- in intended tended to take away the right to strike for lawful objections under lawful circumstances However the workers worker's right to select his bargaining represent represent- alive by secret ballot during a time when he is facing poten poten- potential economic ruin from the strike also should be given to him Congress should act quickly on this proposal so memo mem- members I bers of the unions such as those members of the steel steel- steelworkers workers union who are involved in the present strike in the west can be given a legal voice in determining the length of a astrike astrike strike ha said |