Show Against Right To Work I Senator Frank Moss voted in favor of an amendment to the postal reform bill that would legalize compulsory unionism for the nations nation's postal workers including those in his own Right to Work State SUite of Utah Reed Larson Executive Executive Executive tive Vice President of the National National National Na Na- Right to Work Committee Commit Commit- tee said today WE BELIEVE that the people people people peo peo- of Utah who oppose compulsory compulsory compulsory com com- unionism should know that their Senator voted in favor of forcing American citizens to pay dues to a union in order to work for their own govern govern- ment The amendment which was offered by Sen Jacob K Javits R would nullify the existing policy of the Federal Government POSTAL workers as all Federal Federal Federal Fed Fed- eral employees are now guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guar guar- the right to form join loin and assist any employee organization organization organization or or- or to refrain from such activity This policy was first instituted under an executive executive executive tive order of the late President John F F. Kennedy in 1962 It was later restated by President Nixon in 1969 Under a parliamentary technicality technicality technicality the Javits amendment was tabled along with the bill to which it was attached But the original bill known as the McGee-Fong McGee bill was passed THIS BILL would also permit permit permit per per- mit the compulsory unionization unionization unionization tion of the postal workers to tobe tobe tobe be negotiated by union officials and the heads of any new postal post post- al corporation The bill will now go before a conference committee of House and Senate members to compromise compromise compromise com com- promise differences between the bills passed by the two bodies of the Congress THE ISSUE of the postal workers' workers Right to Work will be one of those points to be de de- de- de The House Postal Reorganization Reorganization Reorganization Re Re- organization and Salary Adjustment Adjustment Adjustment Ad Ad- Act contains specific language guaranteeing the right of the postal employees to join or not to join a union as a matter of individual choice Larson said that he is optimistic optimistic op op- op- op that the House conferees confer confer- ees will be able to override Senate objections and maintain the freedom of choice of postal workers LARSON expressed amazement amazement amaze amaze- amazement ment regarding the vote of Sen Moss It lilt is incredible that a Senator from a state which protects its workers in the private sector against compulsory compulsory compulsory com com- unionism would vote to permit Federal employees to be compelled to surrender their rights to a free choice said Larson At no point in our nations nation's history have employees of the l Federal government been forc forced ed to join any organization as asa asa asa a condition for continued employment employment em em- said Larson BUT UNDER the McGee- McGee Fong bill this would become not only possible but considering considering considering consider consider- ing the militancy of the labor bosses and their apparent ability to sway votes in the Senate probable It makes me wonder who is in control of the Federal government The National Right to Work Committee is a coalition of employers and employees organized organized organized or or- in 1955 with a single purpose to protect the right of the individual workers to join or not to join a union without losing their jobs THE NATIONAL Committee led the fight in 1965 66 to preserve preserve pre pre pre- serve Section of the Taft Taft- Hartley Act and has been largely largely largely large large- ly responsible for defeating efforts efforts ef ef- ef forts in recent years to impose compulsory unionism on farm workers public employees and j postal workers |