Backing of all western senators and
congressmen in bringing about federal
legislation that would outlaw both
strikes and lockouts, held to be "economically unsound and socialy indefensible," will be sought from the 4L
directors at a meeting Monday at
Portland, according to information received yesterday by the Lewiston local
of the 4L. The Lewiston group will
be represented at the board meeting
by Sidney Oakland and Ed Schwartz.
The request for anti-strike legislation is embodied in a resolution adopted last week at Corvallis by the 4L
convention of its Willamette valley
locals, and says, in part:
Follow Canadian Plan.
"For many years Canada has had a
law, which has been notably successful and has the strong support of both
employes and employers, that makes
it unlawful for any employer to declare a lockout, or for any employe to
go on strike, on account of any dispute prior to or during reference of
such dispute to a board of conciliation and investigation.
"In other words, the relationship
of employer and employe shall continue uninterrupted by any dispute.
"Because industrial disputes in the
United States are becoming increasingly frequent, and because we have
learned from past experience that
such disputes can better be settled
by arbitration than by what amounts
to armed warfare, we think it high
time that strikes and lockouts prior
to or during government investigation be outlawed.
"We ask that the 4L directors take
such action as they may deem necessary to bring this matter to the active
attention of senators and congressmen of all western states."