Show I 1 JOIN oil STARVE what would you think it if a law were passed making it possible tor for a private organization to legally force you to buy its product and pay it initiation tees fees and dues dont say that s impossible ll F for or that is what powerful labor unions are seeking under closed blimp contracts in some adu industries such as soft coal they have succeeded the demands now made by the steel workers organizing committee on the companies known as little steel are typical the committee would make it a con of employment that all employed emp loyes ot of the company become and remain members of tile tiia union in good bt anding within 30 days of their time of 0 employment they demand further that the companies check ot off deduct froidl all employed emp loyes pay checks the union dues and initiation tees fees and turn them over to the union and finally fenall fl nall they demand that the union itself be regarded legar ded as sole role judge of what Is meant by the term teim in good standing and that the employer be absolutely bound by the decisions of the union on oil this matter mattei what does this all mean it means that no man could hold a job unless lie he joined a union paid tribute to a union and kept in the good graces of union officials it means meana that the employer would be forced to act as a collection agency in the matter inetter of dues irrespective of the wishes ot of the employed emp loyes it means that union officials would be given vast tums hums of money to spend in any way vay they saw tit fit money over which there lg Is no governmental regulation or control ot of any kind hind and it means lastly that these unton union officials would have czar like itice authority over the jobs the opportunities and the livelihood ot of all workers in great basic in destries du dus atiles tries I 1 labor organizations are no longer content with volun voluntary collective bargaining they arra arn no longer content to sell their oer services vices to potential members ou on th the e basis of merit they want every working person to be compelled to join or starve it if they get their way we might as well stop to I 1 talking about freedom in tills this v country |