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~ Demand for Compulsory

~ Union Membership Still Bars Settlement of Steel Strike

Union leaders have shut down the nation's basic. industry. in.an c%fort fo-get compulsory

~ unionism which would give them monopoly control over employees in steel.

: The strike in the nation’s steel plants

has continued for five weeks.

The companies are deeply concerned over the hardships this strike is causing nearly 600,000 steelworkers and their families, employees in other affected industries, and the public in general. 3 :

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The companies are anxious to reach an agreement with the Union and get their plants in operation.

"In the hope of doing so they have made

the best wage offer in the history of the industry. This offer includes an average increase of 16 cents an hour plus fringe benefits, making a total cost to the companies of about 25 cents an hour.

Defense program injured

So long as the strike continues, the country’s defense program and the national economy are being unnecessarily injured.

The steelworkers have already lost ap-

proximately $300 millions in wages or about

$500 each.

The loss in steel production since April has been almost 11,000,000 tons.

The steelworkers’ strike in the iron ore

mines is of critical importance to our na-.

tional defense.

. This is true because iron ore can only be shipped on the Great Lakes in summer. The present stoppage in the movement of ore

STEEL COMPANIES IN THE WAGE CASE

could cause a loss of steel production during the winter months ahead.

Why does this unfortunate strike go on?

Why do the Union leaders refuse to accept

the companies’ offer—the highest in the

history of the industry — and permit the workers to go back to work?

The companies believe that their last offer

was not accepted by the Union leaders be-

Steel Companies’ Offer to Union June 9, 1952 =

1. General increase in wage rales averaging 16 cents an hour.

2. Six paid holidays, double fime for holidays worked, with appropriate provisions as fo eligibility.

3. Increase shift differentials fo 6 cenis per hour for second shift and 9 cents per hour for third shiff.

4. Three weeks vacation after 15 years of service, el fective January 1, 1952.

5, Decrease Southern differential of the two companies concerned by 5 cenfs an hour.

6. Above adjustments fo be effective upon execution of complefe agreemenf and refurn fo work, except thal

general increase in wage rafes fo be retroactive fo April 1, 1952.

1. Agreement fo run fo June 30, 1954, reopenable by either party as of June 30, 1953, on the subject of general adjustment of wage rafes.

‘8, Union security provisions of present agreements which ~ lo join or refrain from joining the Union will not be fo join or refrain from joining the Unin will nof be . changed. r

9. All other mafiers must be safisfaclorily resolved.

cause the companies refused to capitulate on the issue of the Union Shop, which means: compulsory Union membership.

~ The companies oppose compulsory Union membership because:

1. Freedom of ‘choice to join or not join

any organization is a basic American .

right.

2. Compulsory unionism will give Union leaders monopoly power over employment in this basic industry.

" The old “yellow-dog” contract, now pro-

hibited by law, forced the employee to agree he would not join a union. The Unions elaim,

~ rightly, that this contract violated a man’s

right to work. Now the Union is attempting to force a man to join a Union when he gets his job. Is there any difference in principle in these two cases?

Free choice benefits all

Unions can and do render useful service for their members. But, our employees will be assured of a better and more effective Union if the right of free choice for the employee is preserved.

We are now engaged in armed conflict in

the cause of freedom. We are spending vast

sums of money to re-arm and to help our Allies. We. are shedding our blood and spending our treasure in foreign lands for the sake of individual freedom. This freedom at home must be protected from every threat.

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