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Show BW9 the Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, September 6 I 13, 137G Common Carrier: Eigh agency would be the right of any individual to act his own dictates does not en g croach on the nght of any other individual, the violator thereof to be subject to an appropriate punishment Free .Agency Let us look at the sincerity of those espousing free agency If the pro-fre- e agency concern, as represented by these people, is m fact smeere, why do they continue to deny that free agency to those persons who may desire to have a union represent and legally negotiate for them, but who are in the minority in their place of employment regarding membership in a labor union9 It is a fact that unless an election shows a clear majority favoring union By Werner Gunther This year, as in each political year since 1955, p (nose set king puuiic ore heing .niocfinnof as to their stand on the k issue k Because is an important issue, let us first determine and establish the truth of two k misconceptions does not guarantee a job to anyone seeking employment, and, right-to-wor- nght-to-wor- W if V Right-to-wor- passed by the 1955 Legislature because unions were too strong, for only in states where unions are weak are such laws successfully established This, then, raises three question. (1) What is the Right to work Law? (2) Has it been a boon or a bane to Utahs economy and citizens (3) Are the aspinng politicians fully aware of the facts before Jury engage m rhetoric 9 about the I should like herein to analyze and hopefully make the reader aware of the laws impact, economically, morally and politically Secret Ballot The Right Law k supports the concept of democratic secret ballot, government-conducte- d elections with majority ote determining union status k The Law then denies that same democratic process by insisting that, elections notwithstanding, each individual within that unit has the free agency to belong or not belong to that union It further provides that the uiuon, acting as the negotiator or provider, shall negotiate a contract for its members and also negotiate for the middle-ii- u ome non member no tost to that nonunion worker, with benefits equal to those gained for the member. (Middle-incom- e because union wages are superior to non union wages) In 1955, the Utah Foundation reported that its research showed Utah as being 29th in per capita income for the United States Two years later, after enactment of we were 30th and by 1975 Utah had dropped to 42nd (Salt Lake Tribune, Aug 9, 1976) a drop of 13 spots These figures are substantiated by the Utah Foundation and the U S Department of Commerce reports Right-to-wor- right-to-wor- The right-to-wo- H fr At- not was k nght-to-w'or- -- Werner Gunther Carrier Author Common n ,L LUJ ttIUUil wn 4 w ia UMv LUUkllJ cannot legally be given services such as garbage collection, etc , unless they pay their fair share toward such services There are many others wwO 1.W...V.VUU in Thus, nght-to-wor- k guarantee n ALiv uuk HI HHllilUII here and I am sure that each reader has other comparisons summaiy, laws do not a job, they I ti li vUilu H V bvvuU H L unions were too strong, tney violate me democratic processes, they do not create economic gains for Utahns Ae T Tfnhn e ivg flCCd tC concerned In relating to L cuctam ng,AOfwvnol tin. VUULUVIJ41W1 we are one of the highest taxed states, and yet we lose so many of our college graduates to the nun i K.1IV iu wu n n uj i) vs? 3 remruasi'ii $5Sd discriminate against only those workers who' through the democratic' process have chosen to be represented by a labor union, and against school teachers who are members of their organization. They do not apply to the bar association, a closed shop organization (even though the closed-sho- p was outlawed by the y Act); the medical association and the realty board, which are allowed to give benefits to association members, benefits which are denied nonTaft-Hartle- the farm associates; cooperatives, where if 50 percent of that cooperative raise 75 percent of any given crop, they set the marketing price for double-space- well-bein- g 84110 ri rurLrur-- n L r. li -- inri-in -1 having 13 dropped conader - Utis I A Lfttle glass foYsasr ESsht Life that an economic gam ior Utah Card Checks Better than 98 percent of unions are formed as a result of secret ballot elections conducted the National Rtlations Board or by state labor commissions The remaining less than 2 percent are as the result of card checks entered into jointly by the company and the by Spend "A Night at the Opera" with Glade Peterson 3 great operas 3 great lectures with guest artists series begins October 14 Phone University of Utah Division of Continuing 1 Education information more about for this and other fall quarter fine arts classes 581-646- union Just as in a political election the majority of the vote cast determines Use the JCPenney Time Payment Plan THE TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION PROGRAM IS: Iwm'Ti Noturol, Simple, Scientifically Varifioble practiced twenty minutes morning ond tiie full potential of evening to develop the individual Seif hypnout, Concentration, A Mind Control, A Religion, A Diet, Just a Technique for Relnxation or Difficult to Liftyl, learn LeTimc PUZUC by a teacher of the TM Program WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22, 7:30 p.m. University ef Utah Union ildg,, "Den" room (Downstairs) 1V7o Wartd fan 7 toMeufwr Courted ora m rviea TM F 0 orfc U S. of WPfC-- AS tip! S., a raMtvd Tranecwderfol aducaNond rv and Downtown Salt Lake Cottonwood Wall Valley Fair-Grang- er Shop Monday through Friday till 9 p.m. Sunday orponmafton A 12 to 5 p m. Bountiful Orem-Universi- iy mvwlvg where they can make a hying (v?mmnsiirfp to their education cross-sectio- places, from 29th to 42nd in a span I can- uther debated and advocated within Salt Lake County, wherein unincorporated 4W influx, not family dropped Analyzing Utah statistics, ev en though we hav e made some monetary gain we are shown as not that crop and if any member chooses to undercut that puce that rnpmhor hoc' --ormrcirtpiofo rr vr sanctions placed against mm, or, me very good example presently being Editor's note: Today's Common Carrier article was written bv Werner Gunther, East, secretary of Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union Local No. 401 . The author's views are his own, but Mr. Gunther said the opinions reflect thosa of the union. Comments expressed in Common Carrier do not necessarily reflect those of The Sa't Lake Tribune or the Common Carrier board of lay editors. Articles selected for this department are determined by the lay board, which works independently of Tribune reportorial and editorial policies. The board, repres-entln- e n a of the community, includes Lynett Wilson, past state president. League of Women Voters of Utah, chairman: Bruce O. Parry, director. Division of Indian Affairs under Utah Department of Social Services, vice chairman; Frank Fereuson, architect and partner in the firm, Entetekl; Werner Gunther, secretary of Bakery and Confectionery Workers Union Local No. 401; and Juanita Reid, employment supervisor, Northwest Pipeline Co. This board reviews articles submitted and either approves them for publication or reiects them. Articles must be short (no longer than four panes, typewritten), challenging, pertinent, to the point, have a central theme, be unifying in purpose and to the political, social or economic of pertain the Intermountain Area. Individuals or representatives of recognized organizations are invited to submit statements to Common Carrier. Materials should be mailed to Common Carrier, The Salt Lake Tribune, P O Box S47, Salt Lake City, Utah k, onents argue that due to the high birth rate m Utah, the figures as shown are not really representative, as per capita income is computed as an average for each family member That argument is true only to the degree in which per capita is computed However, m view of the influx of people into the state we now have a lesser birth rate (smaller families moving into Thus using the Utah) birth rate argument we should have gained on per capita income as the result of that smaller that Work Law Mas Hurt Employes in Ui anI Right-to-wor- Many people, including responsible members of the predominant religion within this area, contend that individual free agency should be the overriding facto" I personally disagree with that view, feeling that the democratic process of majority decision should be binding on all participants. I suppose defining free prop- rk representation, group does not have the legal right to have a union represent them with their employer Is this free agency applied only in one direction or do the proponents really mean free agency for ail people9 k laws, as they are written, are immoral in that they whether or not a union may legally represent and bargain with a company for a union contract Part of that company-uniobargaining determines if a union shop, wherein all employes involved in the election, are to become members of that union within a specified penod of time That m itself is weaker than the political process m that when the majority of an elected group of officials determine that a change is to be made in the law, even those who oppose that ruling must comply else face an appropriate penalty dictated by those same elected officials t-t- o- Mali Mon. thiu Fri. till 9 p.m. |
