The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, February 16, 1978, Page Page 18, Image 20
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
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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
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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
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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.
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I informed the head of men's /
housing of what was hap- /
pening, and he assured me he j
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undoubtedly did have someone
check, because if the con- '
ditions were not corrected, at ^
least the doors are kept closed. 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ct that their coverage is having on
cleaning staff because the 1
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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
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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
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