102 —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 21,1978 AFBF sees dangers EDITOR’S NOTE; The following is reprinted from die Jan. 2, 1978 edition of Farm Bureau News, die American Farm Bureau Federation’s official newsletter. AFBF granted permission for the use of this article in Lancaster Far ming. By Allan Grant, AFBF President WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hot on'the heals of the re election of George Meany as president of the AFL-CIO has come a renewed, all-out effort to get a drastically revised National Labor Relations Act <NLRA).~ The NLRA is die federal law that gives labor unions the right to bargain collectively witii employers. It spells out unfair practices on the part of unions and employers and sets up ad ministrative procedures for the conduct of employee elections to determine union representation as well as the Animals account for 15.9 per cent of all farm ac cidents with a large portion of these accidents occunng on dairy farms, according to a Maryland farm accident study done recently. The study indicated that animals were the second leading factor m farm accidents, preceded only by farm machinery. Inadequate handling facilities con tributed greatly to the problem. For the big MGS MGS Trailers are exceptionally versatile for contractors, farmers, gardeners, land scapers, movers, appliance dealers, motorcyclists, snowmobilers, car dealers, anti que car buffs, and anyone with bulky materials to move. MGS Trailers are built with strength and mobility from end to end, top to bottom. Designed and crafted for easy service and long, dependable usage by Pennsylvania Dutch craftsmen. MGS Trailers offer a wide variety of sizes, styles and heavy-duty equipment to assure you’ll get the trailer to exactty meet your needs. CAR & EQUIPMENT TRAILER Model 917CT88 Safety chains Safety tread plate steel deck 2-mch ball coupler Electric brakes w/safety switch Jack stand 6 50 x 13c or 7 75 x 15c tires Bed width 78 inches Tandem axle 6-point electrical connector 5000 lb capacity Recessed lights and reflectors • Two 17" wide loading ramps License plate light A-frame tongue OPTIONAL FEATURES Solid safety tread plate steel deck, spare tire MGS TRAILERS ;oted along Muddy Creek Church Rd , R D 3, Denver, PA 17517 (1 Mile North of Pa Turnpike, Exit 21) Open daily 8 to 5. Saturday 8 to 12 noon, Phone 215-267-7528 questions of changing or ending union representation. Organized labor’s main goal during 1978 is passage by the United States Senate of S. 1883. It is clear that the Carter Administration will be in Labor’s corner, fighting with them all the way. In a speech at the recent AFL-CIO convention in Los Angeles, Vice President Walter Mondale said, “I want you to know that this Administration has no higher priority this year than passage of labor law reform in the Senate.” With that statement, the Vice President elevated die so called “reform” legislation passed by the House to a status it did not appear to have up to now Among other things, S. 1883 would “pack” the National Labor Relations Board by increasing it from five to seven members. The Board is the semi-judicial agency that sets policy and oversees the administration of the NLRA. It is not dif ficult to predict who would have the principal influence on these appointments or what orientation the new board members would assume. Why are the unions going all out for this bill? The unions are in real trouble. They have been losing membership. They are a smaller portion of the total work force than in many years, 20 percent or less. They rank very low in public esteem. They are losing more representation elec tions than they are winning. haul or little haul. . . TRAILERS OM FACTORY SALES of MGS, Inc. Allen Grant Decertifications have in creased 350 per cent over the past 13 years. The unions have made it clear than one of the main purposes in changing the nation’s labor act is to make it easier for them to force unions on employees and ERTHRITE SOIL GOHDiTiOHER MAXICROP LIQUID PLANT FEEDING FEED-RITE Vitamin 4 Mineral for livestock and poultry ZOOK & RANCK, INC RDI, Gap, PA 17527 Phone 717-442-4171 in labor legislation employers in the South. The ultimate aim of Big Labor is to repeal Section 14b of the Taft-Hartley Act, which permits states to enact right to-work laws. It is these laws that forbid closed shops or compulsory unionism. For the 2.8 million member families of Farm Bureau and for the millions of other Americans con cerned about organized labor’s already existing monopoly power, the battle lines are drawn, and the United States Senate will be put to the test. Veteran Washington observers believe -that the forces against S. 1883 can now count on about 32 votes. Another 30 votes or so are almost certain to favor the bill. It will be the 30 to 35 uncommitted Senators that will mean the difference between victory or defeat for organized labor. Good deals are everyday business at our store But now through January 31, the deals will be extra big—on 40- to 180-hp tractors and self-propelled combines How big 7 $ 100’s, even sl,ooo’s bigger For good reasons We want to encourage early orders—both on the few models in stock and for models ordered to customer specifications from the tractor and combine factories Because when you order early, we can figure your trade-in at top value, knowing we II have it in lime to sell before the next work season Early ordering also helps to substantially raise the amount you'll save by elimi nating the expense of carrying a machine in stock at high interest rates Order now- and no fmanc e charges will be imposed from now until March lon tractors from now until the next season of use in our area on combines So take your choice at bigger than usual savings on LANDIS BROS. INC. Lancaster, PA 717-393-3906 ADAMSTOWN EQUIPMENT INC. Mohnton, RD2, PA. 19540 (near Adamstown) 215-484-4391 PIKEVILLE EQUIPMENT INC. Oyster Dale Road Oley RD2, PA. 215-987-6277 R.D. 2. York, PA 1-83 Loganville Ext. 3 717-428-1953 or 235-1306 SAVE sloo*B EVEN sl,ooo*B We’re bargaining beyond our usual good deals on new John Deere 2-W-D Tractors and Combines—through January • 40-hp 2040,50-hp 2240,60-hp 2440,70-hp 2640, and 80-hp 2840 Tractors • The New Iron Horses “:90-hp 4040,110-hp4240,130-hp4440,155-hp4640. and 180-hp 4840 T ractors VjH| • Combines: 4400,6600, Side Hill 6600,6602 Hillside, and 7700 NEUHAUS’ES, INC. the issue is likely to be decided on which side executes the most effective SHOTZBERGER’S EQUIPMENT Elm, PA. 717-665-2141 A.B.C. GROFF. INC. New Holland 717-354-4191 ROBERT L LITTLE INC. AGWAY ' _ Chapman Equipment Center 215 287 9M3 Chapman. PA. 215-287-9643 215-398-2553 STANLEY A. KLOPP r INC I. G.’s AG SALES Bernville, PA. 215-488-1510 Senate letter writing campaign. Mountains of mail can be expected from Big Labor .and its allies. Whether opposing forces can generate a matching effort remains to be seen, but that is what it will take to defeat 5.1883. HERMIT K. KISTUR, INC. Lynnport, PA. 215-298-3270 M. S. VEARSLEY & SONS West Chester, PA 215-696-2990 Silverdale, PA. 18962 215-257-5136
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