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Show GARN OPPOSES UNIONIZATION ARMED FORCES "There Is no place for labor unions In the military forces," Senator Jake Garn (R -Ut) said today at the open -ing of Armed ServicesCom-mittee ServicesCom-mittee hearings on legislation legisla-tion to prevent unionization of the Armed Forces. Senator Sen-ator Garn, a member of the Committee, Is a co -sponsor of Senate Bill 274, one of two pieces of legislation designed de-signed to prevent Armed Forces unionization. "Many people in positions of authority have said that this type of legislation is not necessary, that we would never have to worry about serious attempts to unionize " the m illtary," said the Utahn. "But recent actions by the American Federation of Gov- ernment Employees and other labor unions show clearly that the threat to '. unionize the military forces ; is a real one." "Unions have made a val-', uable contribution lntheprl-1 vate sector. But the military ; cannot betreatedthesameas the private sector. I wlllop-' pose the unionization of the .' military and collective bar-! gaining within the Armed' Forces as vociferously as I can oppose anything." |