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Labor refor By JOHN WEST Editor-in-Chief Possibly the greatest freedom America has to offpr is thp Hoht nf on^h citizen to make a living in the way he or she so chooses. Possibly the greatest threat to this freedom so far is a bill, already passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and now resting comfortably in committee in the Senate. Its name is the "Labor Reform Bill," its purpose is to push America's working people into compulsory unionism, to obtain a stronger arm for big labor bosses, to mit the fprfpml government further on the side of unions, and inevitably, to further America into the steps of England and into a system of governmental control that suffocates all chances of success for the individual and for the nation. HOPES THAT WE were realizing our mistakes and England's were inspired by the decline in union memberships by Janitors ?? From page 17 proceeded to the second floor. To th< In the janitor's supply room were two people. One was a I've maid. She was stretched out in Game a semi-prone position across a semes table and chair fast asleep. In a of the nViQit* ^ ^ viiuu ovi udo UiC I LHJII1, 3 CAlCIl! janitor was also fast asleep as the Ri he reclined back in his chair. I've Approximately two hours some later, I passed the room again The on my way back to class. I met have two friends coming up the there! steps in front of the janitor's only r supply room. The door was still n wide open and the janitor and | maid were still fast asleep. We | all three observed them for I ^ several minutes. I Jfifa Some people may attempt to MET say that it was their lunch HUfe hour; but in truth, it was at least two hours and they were in fact being paid from the ? students' housing fees to sleep rather than work. To pay these expenses, the npw hniicino pnnfrortlc few ,.v? aavtuJIllg VUIIU UVlk) AVI UIC ' fall semester contain a substantial increase in housing costs. I, for one, am tired of ( being someone else's meal ticket while I work my way through school. J I informed the head of men's / housing of what was hap- / pening, and he assured me he j wnillri rhpplr nn ' ? ?.w? vii ???j viaiino. lie / undoubtedly did have someone check, because if the con- ' ditions were not corrected, at ^ least the doors are kept closed. 1 Ron Bailey c0f, BA Junior Toni Read I inrr ( i b m o< The , Gamecock 254 m bill will on nearly half a million persons in the past two years. That such a bill as the "Labor Reform Bill" could pass the House in spite of opposition by the majority of both union and non-union U/nelfOrC ctifloc cunK linnnn fvvmvjikj) kJVUlVtJ QUV?1I AIUpVO This bill is not intended by its creators to increase the freedom of choice in the labor field, but rather to increase the control big labor bosses and big government have over them. It should be one of the fundamental rights of man to choose whether he wishes to belong to a labor union or not. If this bill passes the Senate, it will e? _" ? nullity tm? ngiii iur an practical purposes. If the example and trends of American workers cannot stop such legislation, then what can? HISTORY HAS SHOWN that once a union obtains a certain level of control over an industry, productivity declines. When labor unions are given the strengtn to obtain salaries, special benefits and employment guarantees Window phot< ; Editor: Th< spac< read just about every issue of The well cock since my arrival here last Th< iter, and I must say that I'm proud prov< job The Gamecock has done in its are s sive and comprehensive coverage of them 11 it 1 issen jtiouse s magmiicenc winaows. Hous had adequate time to formulate If theories about this unique behavior. Gam ory (a): The Gamecock does not impa enough money for flashbulbs, the >y forcing its photographers to shoot "maj lear windows. move <TOvlil OGft it into .ring [,l L}\ 'j UA A/ Ai /ftwP -/ wr ^er h 1 if Eaa -> < - ' I / less, ease, romance... Todd's peasant look lachine wash-dry mm mm onspell $33?? ESQ lie Happy Dashery -9366 5 Points _____ ily help unio to the point where industry cannot realize capital for investment, two forms of destruction occur: First, as equipment depreciates and is not replaced because of lack of funds, jobs are destroyed, as are incomes. Secondly, since the industry has not been able to keep up technologically, it cannot compete in the open market. Once again, jobs are destroyed and sources of income, lost. This is precisely what has happened to England. Now, the once industrial leader of the world lies dormant past' hope to regain economic stability. AMERICA HAS NOT passed all chances for survival, has not passed all chances to not become an isolationist nation, has not passed all chances of being able to compete with such nations as Japan, West Germany and others, unless we continue passing such so called labor reform bills as this. The basic economic consequences of >s overempl /U\. rrn cwy \ur. mey are lining in dead 3. (In this case, they might just as r fill in the current comic strips.) t eory (c): The Gamecock intends to r s that the windows in Russell House r ;o dirty, one can take a picture of v , thus embarrassing the Russell p e cleaning staff into cleaning them. E indeed Theory (c) is true, The ecock must not be satisfied with the ct that their coverage is having on cleaning staff because the 1 mificent ebsswarp" Vmc nmi; Knnti 1 ^ v ??V?U 1IVTT MVV11 kJ to the front page. J5CBO /Vntrh 5>ntMrrln\/ Fc ? ~7 / * norial Youth Cent USf vs. iiTvnnvaiee State IKING - BOXINl Maxcy Gregg Park or ns unions with too much federally-backed power have become apparent to many Americans. Last year, unions were rejected in a majority of organizing elections by the very workers they tried to unionize. Ironically, the representatives of these DeoDle. in stead of supporting them in their efforts to limit labor power, turned and sided with big labor. Thus, they have made it very possible we shall lose our right to work as we so choose. Moreover, they have jeopardized our ability to be a free, healthy and productive nation. THE 44LABOR REFORM BILL" can still be stopped. It has yet to pass the senate, as voting constituents, our future is in our hands. Write your senators and give them your opinions. Tell them you wish to maintain your right to work where you please and to join or not join a union as you please. Tell them you will not sell such fundamental freedoms as the right to work at any cost! Iiasized I'm not nna fn p??t 1 *' a ?? i*w v/iiv w oojf uictt my scnooi s lewspaper cannot change with the times, hough. I was very pleased to see in the nost recent issue of the Gamecock a efreshing change from the hum-drum window scene at Russell House ? a licture of the windows in the WilliamsJrice College of Nursing. Come on, Gamecock. Show some taste. >avid Cain Jndecided Freshman ?i KING M }b. 1 8,1978 er at 8:00 p.m. G-BOXntD i Assembly