Compulsory Arbitration

Archive Report

Strike Emergencies and Strike Controls

New Federal Procedure in Major Labor Disputes

The Taft-Hartley Labor Act, leading domestic measure of the new Republican Congress, has equipped the government with new powers in national strike emergencies, but it fails to provide the complete assurance desired by large sections of the general public that there shall be no future interruptions by work stoppages to vital services or the flow of vital commodities. The elaborate new procedures for dealing with labor disputes in essential industries include a strike ban, but this ban can be kept in effect for no more than 80 days. The public still remains subject to the inconveniences and hazards of work stoppages if stubborn disputes are not settled within the 80-day period.

The new labor law ...

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