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Page Two . > V !•,!!. • • r THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C. i'l Friday, July 17,"1970 The postal reorganization bill which won Senate approval on June 30th contains a *'un- lon shop" provision which I F&L MOTORS Home of Sharp Cars builders of HQQ9 happiness Education, travel, financial security. These are rich rewards that coma from saving at the ^family financial center.*’Join upl Start saving todayl 5% CURRENT YEARLY PASSBOOK RATE New Bern Savings & Loan Association 310 Craven Street strongly opposed during debate on this measure. Ibe Senate version of the bill to convert the Post Office Department in to an independent government agency differs from the House version which eliminated the compulsory unionism require ment for employees of the pro posed U. S. Postal Service. I voted for the Fannin Amend ment which would have assured all employees of the Postal Ser vice the right, without fear of reprisal, to form or join labor organizations, or to refrain from such union activities. I regret that the Fannin Amend ment was rejected by the Sen ate, because I believe that every man should have the right to join a union or the ri^t to refrain from joining a un ion. I also believe that where persons voluntarily join a un ion — it makes no difference whether they are Federal em ployees or employees of a pri vate employer--they should have the right to negotiate through representatives of their choosing with their em ployer, whether it be the Fed eral Government or a private employers, in respect to con ditions of their employment in sofar as those conditions are not regulated by acts ofCon- gress. The Senate-passed bill pro poses fbr the first time in American history that Federal employees shall be compelled ed to pay to labor unions sums of money for the privilege of work for their government. It would give to unions as auto cratic a power as the kings of France had in their most des-, potlc days. Once" the kings of France possessed almost absolute power over the lives of their subjects, and French men had to pay their king for ALL-SEASON AIR CONDITIONING .vjrrvs or cools at a touch ^he S. B. Pariceil Company 1104 Natimal Avenue Ml 7-3307 Lonnox Comfort Croftsmon i LISTEN TO WVWB-FM 97.7 the right to earn a living dur ing that tyrannical era. Today, we find this doctrine enunciated by those who advo cate compulsory unionism in the Postal Service. In essence, what is now proposed in the Sen ate-passed bill is that the right to work in the Postal Service is a labor union right which the labor union can sell and the in dividual postal employee must buy if he is allowed to earn a livelihood for himself and his loved ones. During a previous genera tion, labor unions rightly con demned "yellow dog" contracts whereby employees were re quired to agree either to join a unlcm selected by their em ployer or to abstain from join ing any union whatever. The current demand for compulsory unionism in the Postal Service, in my judgment, is actually a demand for a "yellowdog" con tract which says that a man cannot join a union and a "yel low dog" contract which says that he must join a union. No free man ought to be com pelled to join any organization against his will for the privi lege of earning his bread,and no man should be required to join a union or to financially support a union except by his own free choice. Certainly, no man ought to be required to pay union dues as the price of working for his own govern ment. For these reasons, I am hopeful that the Senate-House conferees, who are considering this bill, will eliminate the pos- slbilty that postal employees may be compelled to join a union Irrespective of their own free will. • Ceramic Tile • Quarry Porches • Marble Fireplaces • Rubber & Asphalt Tile G. H. BRYAN Tile Contractor ME 7-5418 NAT DIXON NURSERY - GIENBURNIE • Growers of Fine Trees, Shrubs and Plants FRY BONDED BUILT-UP ROOFING -Call For Free Estimates- R. E. BENGEL 1311 N. Crevon S. Dial ME 7-3404 The Fashion Center's SUMMER FASHION CLEARANCE Now in Progress Famous Name Brands V DRESSES e SUITS e SKIRTS SPORTSWEAR • SWIMWEAR e SUNWEAR ACCESSORIES e HATS Reductions Up to 50% Semi-Annual Clearance Shoes & Bags For Street Wear, Dress Wear, Casual Wear Sizes to 12. Widths 4A, 3A, 2A, A, B Lots of Styles and Sizes. Values to NOW 26.00 . . . . . 14.90 20.00 . . . . . 12.90 17.00 . . . . . 10.90 15.00 . . . . . 8.90 12.00 . . . . . 6.90 10.00 . . . . . 5.90 Canvas Shoes V2 Price SHOP and SAVE for Your Summer Wearl ^ CENTER
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