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...word sentence seemed to be tacked almost as an afterthought to the labor message sent by President Johnson to Congress last week. It urged repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley law, "with the hope of reducing conflicts in our national labor policy that for several years have divided Americans." But that sentence was no afterthought: it was the fulfillment of a promise made by Johnson to organized labor during the last presidential campaign-and it seemed likely to set off the hottest fight of this session of Congress...
...them would almost rather strike than work. The I.L.A. has struck seven times in 18 unruly years-not including numerous walkouts for the purpose of boycotting ships going to Russia, coming from Cuba or sailing under Communist flags. It holds the record among all unions for having the Taft-Hartley 80-day cooling-off injunction invoked against it six times. "Nobody understands this union," Gleason once said. Count...
...LABOR: While the President asked for repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act's Section 14-B, which allows states to have right-to-work laws that prohibit compulsory union shops, any real presidential pressure to force this measure through Congress would almost certainly create an uproar. It might harden the conservative-liberal schisms in both houses to the point where Johnson could lose valuable support on other more important bills. Though repeal of the clause was demanded in the 1960 and 1964 Democratic platforms, there seems little likelihood the President will risk a fight for it now. Says Mansfield...
...other fields, Ford foresees strong Republican opposition if the Administration "tries to emasculate the Taft-Hartley Act," and promises to take a sharp look at the anti-poverty program, which Ford says is "loosely drawn." While he concedes that the President's State of the Union address well "expressed the dreams of Americans," Ford cautions that "as legislators, our responsibility is to see how the Administration intends to do it and what it's going to cost. I'll wait before passing judgment...
A.F.L.-C.I.O. President George Meany and seven other labor leaders were put in proper holiday spirits by the President's renewal of a campaign pledge to work for repeal of the Taft-Hartley law's section authorizing state right-to-work laws. Then, after sandwiching in a buffet supper for some 1,500 White House staffers, the President greeted 14 business leaders. As he always does, Johnson impressed the businessmen, and A. T. & T.'s Frederick R. Kappel spoke for them all when he reported that the President "is being extremely wise in his thoughtful evaluation...