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Show the OH .ENTERPRISE Chamber rallying aid to defeat Labor Reform Act The Labor Reform Act (LRA), expected to be decided in the U.S. Senate in could focus labor attentions on major violators of the current labor laws, as well as put the squeeze on all busimid-Marc- h, ness. The U.S. and local chapters of the Chamber of Com- merce fear the latter, and have been busy lobbying against the bill, which last fall passed with an overwhelming majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Local Chamber official Randy Horiuchi denied reform was the crux of the bill, preferring to call it the labor act in a recent interview with the Enterprise. once management can explain its position with the union, votes go in favor of manage- ment, Horiuchi added. Since unions can work underground for months before announcing a campaign in a company, the business does not get a fair shake at campaigning against it. The result he said, would be uninformed employees voting in favor of unionization. Its a logical rule for union officials to request, Horiuchi claimed, since union membership has been waning. They are losing in decertification elections, Horiuchi said, and more members are applying for decertification yearly. Complete Mortgage Service i In 1976, 600 union chap- ters held decertification elec- tions, compared with only 300 in 1970. But the real threat in the LRA is the enforcement SPECIALIZING IN CONVENTIAL HOME LOANS UP TO $125,000.00 COMPLETE F.H.A. V.A. FINANCING clause, Houriuchi added. There, the federal gover-mewill blacklist companies who are in willful violation of Horiuchi added. the act, And willful is very hard to prove. Horiuchi said companies could dry up and blow away if they lost federal contracts, and that could kill entire towns. Thiokol and Hercules are good local examples of companies that depend heavily on federal contracts, he added. Commercial Loans Long-terFinancing Construction Loans nt m MORTGAGE LOAN CO. 333 WEST 21 ST SOUTH SALTLAKE CITY, UTAH 84115 PHONE 801 86-1314 -4- The Chambers opposition is based on three portions of the bill: an increase in the number of members sitting on National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a demand that elections to decide shop membership be within 25 days of a union request, and federal en- forcement of the act bar violators from receiving federal contracts for three years. Packing the NLRB with two new members (from five to seven) would open the d board up for members especially with Carter as president. Hes very labor oriented, Horiuchi explained. The NLRB rules on labor grievances brought by labor or business. A report by the Intermountain Business Roundtable was more specific, stating each member carries a support staff of approximately 25 attorneys.... the addition of about 50 new attorneys at the board level would result in an annual cost estimated by supporters of the amendment of about $2 million. Additionally, the Roundtable cited an American Bar Association study which says the efficiency of regulatory boards actually decreases with increased board membership. Since concensus would be harder to achieve and dissent more frequent, the time required to hear each case would increase, the report said. y deadline for The elections would weaken managements chances for lobbying against unionization, Horiuchi contends. Studies have proven that labor-oriente- 25-da- RESULTS. Hinckley advertising, Inc. Kearns Building 300-Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Telephone 364-211- 2 All Media ill Service Agency Member Utah Association of Advertising Agencies A Cl will! fiunffliuts lUMnumrom tannin 'tysa aimnun? diBife (tit (SilJI vViOimra usin' (tiffiltUTC lantHagu? lints |