2ft—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 3.1969
FB Calls On Congress To Enact
Farmer-Farm Worker Relations Bill
(Continued fiom Page 17)
the Depaitment of Agriculture
—the gatheung of factual data
for the assistance of the court
We propose the cieation in
the U S Department of Agricul
ture of an Agricultural Labor
Service, a comparatively small
agency, to perfoim these two
functions.
(3) Protecting workers
We would propose that cer
tain rights of woikeis be pro
tected by statute
These include protection of
(1) the right to join a union, or
to refrain from joining a union;
(2) the right to be fiee of dis
ci imination because of member
ship oi non-membership in a
union, (3) the right to vote with
respect to representation in a
secret election; and (4) the
right to bargain collectively
with an employer if the majori
ty of the employees of an em
ployer so desire
Civil actions could be filed by
workers or unions in the event
such lights are violated
S 8, if enacted, would in our
opinion violate these rights of
workers
S 8 would legalize a pre hire
contract between a union and
an employer which could pro
vide that any workers subse
quently employed must join the
union within seven days after
employment The bill would al
so legalize a contract between a
farmer and a union providing
for a preference m employment
for any woiker referred by the
union m effect a “hiring
hall” arrangement
Although farmers would not
be required by law to sign such
contracts, it could be expected
that many farmers, ui gently
needing an assurance of labor
peace at harvest time, would
sign them under pressure
We submit that these pro
posals would involve an mtolei
able coercion of workers Work
ei s would be denied any right at
all to have a voice in whether
or not they want to join a
union, or be represented by a
union, or any choice as to such
representation Farmeis should
not be compelled to coerce
workers to become union mem
bers against their will
The enactment of these pio
posals would be wholly incon
sistent with the asserted pur
pose of Section 7 of the Laboi
Management Relations Act, that
“employees shall have the light
to self organization, to form,
join, or assist labor organiza
tions . and shall also have
the right to refrain from any or
all of such activities ..
(4) Protecting farmers
Farmers too should be pro
tected against violations of spe
cified rights As with farm
workeis, these rights should be
set forth in the statute, and
should include (1) the right to
be free of secondary, hot cargo,
or product boycotts; (2) the
right to avoid being saddled
with specified “feather-bedd
ing” practices, and (3) the right
to be protected against a strike
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that could result in the loss of
a farm product.
Faimers are indeed uniquely
vulnerable to labor disputes.
Most businesses can close down
for a substantial period of time
to sit out a strike without dis
astrous consequences to the fi
nancial position and the future
of an employer In sharp con
tiast, a relatively short strike in
aguculture at harvest time can
result in the loss of a year’s
income plus the loss of a sub
stantial investment, often of
burrowed money, to bring a
crop to harvest stage.
Under such circumstances, a
faimer faced with a strike and
crops ripening in the field,
would have difficulty resisting
any demands made upon him
even though such demands
were arbitrary, excessive, or
otherwise unreasonable.
We must necessarily oppose
to the limit of our capacity, any
legislative proposal which fails
to protect farmers from strikes
which may result in a loss of
farm products
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(5) Exemption from coverage
The Agriculture Labor Rela
tions Act we support would be
limited in its application to
farmers who employ an annual
average of eight or more work
ers
Most manufacturing and com
mercial businesses have found it
necessary to employ legal coun
sel to assist them in their nego
tiations with unions; to advise
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them concering their rights, res*
ponsibilities, and - obligations;
and to counsel them if legal ac
tion becomes necessary.
Attorneys with this specializ
ed experience and knowledge
are scarce and their fees are
substantial In many rural areas
there are no attorneys with such
experience and specialized
knowledge.
Yet a farmer who did not
have such legal assistance avail
able to him would be taking a
big risk The need to employ
legal counsel would entail a sub
stantial burden that many farm
ers, particularly small and me
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ford.
In contrast, S 8 would author
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