Show COMPULSORY UNIONIsM Three million federal employees must pay union dues in the immediate future unless the public their real employer employer raises an immedi immedi- immediate ate outcry to stave off an unprincipled John John- Johnson son CIO action FreEdom of choice surely the basic right of every American citizen In this presumably free country was guaranteed by President John F Kennedys Executive Order of the federal government shall have and shall be protected In the exert exer- exercise cise of the right freely and without fear of penalty or reprisal to form join and assist any organization or to refrain from such activity What's wrong with that Mr Mr PresIdent Apparently in your and CIO thinking simply that it is in accord with the letter and spirit of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights A Presidential Management Labor Re Re- Re Review view Committee Is about to present a report which the National Right Right to Work Committee is reliably informed will recommend striking out those last six words A new executive or or- or order der by President Johnson will then leave federal to sory unionization opposed according to polls by at least 61 per cent of the American people The Presidents President's position is obvious thE territorial of Gua Guam enacted a work to-work law and overrode ov overwhelming overwhelming- overwhelmingly ly the veto of the territorIal gov governor Where Where- Whereupon Whereupon upon upon used to veto the mea mea mea- measure sure sure imposing thereby compulsory unionism on the Guam population despite despite their own wishes This was as tyrannical an exercise of pow pow- power er by nn an absentee land landlord ord as could be im- im imposed Imposed posed The people of Guam were subjected to the arbitrary self of CIO and are now Now Americans In a 11 supposedly free country are faced with the same prospect as government Under voluntary unionism only 10 per cent of the total roll roU has joined the union The position of the 90 per cent was responsible for President Johnsons appointment last Sept Sep of a committee to review the five years of experience under Executive Order He named as its chairman Willard Wirtz secretary of labor and advocate of CIO v Almo Almost t urge e CIO head told the committee to formu formu- formulae lae a compulsory unionism policy Every government every citi- citi citizen zen who believes in freedom of choice and in inthe inthe the right to join a union or refrain from unionism should write their views to the Pres Pres- Pres President Ident to congressmen to key members of the Lower House Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service Rep David Henderson of North Carolina chairman and Rep IT II R Gross of Iowa rankIng minority member Demand a resolute stand on basic Americanism Reject th the uncivil rights of compulsory power Dal Dallas Dallas las Morning News |