24—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 26.1969
Congress Asked To Establish
Farm Labor Rules Legislation
Ch.nlcs B Shuman, president
ol the Amciic.m Farm Buienu
Fedciation. the nation's largest
gencial faim organisation. to
day called on Congiess to en
act legislation "to establish
mles goieinmg the i elation
ships of farmeis and faim woile
ers "
In a statement prepared for
presentation at a Senate Labor
Subcommittee heaung. the
farm leader said the new law
“should not be a part of the
Labor Management Relations
Act" because that statue "was
designed to fit indusliial and
commercial concerns and then
employees "
“Its language and concepts do
not reflect any consideiation oi
recognition of the unique fac
tors relating to agncultuial pin
auction and employment, ’ Shu
man said
He offeied the Senatois a
lough draft of a bill which he
said takes into consideration
“many of the special circum
stances governing faimer-work
ei lelationships ”
The Farm Bureau president
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said the concept of a separate
labor relations statute geared to
the circumstances peculiar to
an industiy is not unpiecedint
ed And he added
"The Railway Labor Act
governs employee-employer ic
lations in the Railway industry.
In 1936 Congress enacted Title
II of this Act coveiing laboi re
lations in the airline industry
Agriculture is a larger industry,
and employs more workers than
either of these industues oi
both combined for that matter.”
Shuman said new legislation
should piotect the lights of
faim woikers (1) to join a
union, or to lefram from join
ing a union, (2) to be fiee of
discrimination because of mem
beislup or non-membership in
a union, (3) to vote with lespect
to i epresentation in a secret
election, and (4) to bargain col
lectively with an employer if
the majority of the employees
of an employer so desne.
“Farmers, too, should be pro
with
tooted against violations of
specified rights.” he said.
"As with farm workcis. these
i mhts should be set forth in the
statute, and should include (1)
the right to be ficc ot second
aiv. hot cajgo. or pioduet boy
cotts. (2) the right to a\oid be
ing saddled with specified
‘featherbedding’ piacticcs, and
(3) the light to be pi elected
against a slnke that could ic
suit in the loss of a faun pio
duct ”
Shuman said fanners "aie in
deed uniquely vulnerable to
labor disputes Most businesses
can close down for a substantial
peuod of time to sit out a stuke
without disastrous consequences
to the financial position and the
future of an employer In sharp
contrast, a relatively short
strike in agriculture at haivest
time can lesult in the loss of a
yeai's income plus the loss of a
substantial investment, often of
bon owed money, to bring a
ciop to haivest stage
"Under such circumstances, a
farmer faced with a strike and
ci ops ripening in the field,
would have difficulty resisting
any demands made upon him
even though such demands were
aibitrary, excessive, or other
wise unreasonable ”
Use of DDT Declines
Use of DDT has declined since
1959 when domestic use reached
high of almost 79 million pounds
Use in the 1966-67 crop year
was down to around 40 million
pounds, reports the National
Agncultui al Chemicals Asso
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Pennsylvania is the leading
cut flower producing Slate in
ihc noilhcasl and the third
leading State m the Nation.
Wholesale value of carnations,
standaid and pompon clnysan
thonnims. gladioli and loses
weie estimated to be $13,284.-
000 for 1968, up 10 peicent from
the 1967 gross wholesale value
of sales The wholesale value of
potted mums was $780,000,
down 3 percent fi om a year ear
lier, for a grand total of $14,-
064,000 for the flowers survey
ed In addition, foliage plant
net sales totaled $1,020,000,
down 4 percent fiom last year.
Glowers in the Common
wealth plan to increase produc
tion in iosi'S by 7 percent, stand
ard chrysanthemums by 3 per
cent and gladioli by 3 percent
Gladioli pioduction in 1968 was
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down 22 percent from 1967.
Pompon mums and carnations
arc expected to decline 2 per
cent. Area used for foliage plant
production is expected tv de
cline slightly in 1069.
Miniature or sweclhcait toscs
accounted for 16 percent of the
total wholesale value of oses
sold, while minialuie carnations
accounted for 5 percent of all
carnations sold. These terns
were surveyed for the first time
this year.
Other highlights fron the
survey showed Pennsylvai la to
be.
Second in the Nation ii pro
duction of roses 12% cf the
23 State total.
Third in production of pom
pon chrysanthemums —7% of
total.
Third in production of cai na
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