Word: strike
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Massachusetts voters will pass judgement on three proposed items of labor legislation November 2. These would: 1) ban both the closed shop and the union shop in the Commonwealth; 2) require annual election of union officers by secret ballot, and 3) prohibit any strike not authorized by a vote of the majority of all members of the striking unit...
...Majority Strike Votes...
...Strike votes are currently a tricky thing. Typically, only those vitally concerned in the strike issue show up, and minority meetings sends the entire plant out. The great body of workers who just don't care lose one, two, or more weeks' pay without having...
...danger of requiring a majority vote of the entire working unit to call a strike is that the vast body of workers may be too apathetic politically to bother to vote. Foes of the referendum argue that the union may thus be deprived of its strike mechanism...
Such fears seem exaggerated. Going out on strike is a serious matter for the worker. For a period of time, he is giving up his livelihood to fight for something he supposedly believes in. There can be no apathy about so drastic an action. If a worker is willing to strike, the chances are that he is aware of his willingness and is ready to participate in the strike vote. In administering the law, it is important that the Commonwealth guarantee every union a convenient time and place for the balloting. Otherwise the law may damage the union's bargaining...