Lawmakers Consider Labor Reform Tied to Unionization
A proposed measure by Senator Leahy would subject Congress to civil rights and labor laws, citing Acts like the Rights Act of 1964 and the Occupational Safety Act. The idea suggests lawmakers could face OSHA fines and increased scrutiny, potentially altering affirmative action dynamics and slowing new policy moves.
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Vouer
Sen
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Leahy
Beaty
Tn Aie
Jonmedne
Law reform debate spurs expected Senate action
Secretary Vianshall warns the right wing seeks to hijack debate on a bailout bill by inflationary unions and labor interests. Jeffrey St. John counters that the measure targets small businesses, adding up to 3 percent to the CPI and doubling inflation with each 10 percent boost in unionization. Administration experts reportedly do not dispute these findings.
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Vianshall
Waban Socialist
Senate
Jeffrey
ST. John
South Korea
Park
State Department
Korea
Jaworski
Congress
S Pogo
Los Angeles ‘Times Syndicate
Sensing the news price of welfare
Senator Hayakawa notes government redistributes income as a major goal of Carter's domestic policy. Freeman and Rabushka of the Hoover Institution argue welfarism grows state power, redistributes wealth, and concentrates citizens near the middle. They warn the securitarian state erodes liberty as Americans lean on federal benefits.
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Anthony Harrigan
Sen
S. J. Hayakawa
California
Carter
Roger A. Freeman
Alvin Rabushka
Hoover Institution
Mr Carter
Profs. Freeman
Rabuska
Il Lusors
Washington
Lead Foot and Lead Bottom in a Witty Letter
In a humorous note from Connecticut a man recounts how a police radar stop led to a playful confession about his wife’s speed and a fond jab at justice served. He quips about genetic mutations and a parking lot misadventure, ending with a comedic boast about his own foot.
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Erma Bombeck
Connecticut
Milford
Union City Busted by Union Town Critic
A tirade argues New York City became a union town under labor leaders and politicians like Mayor Ed Koch. It claims corruption, pension theft, and taxpayer burden, accusing unions of holding workers and the city hostage while demanding unchecked power and pay hikes.
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Alice Widener
New York City
Ed Koch
Emergency Financial Control Board and Cartel Administration
Congress
Charles Dickens
London
Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
Sam DeMilia
New York Daily News
Union Town
United States
Treasury
William Simon
William Promire
Union City
Victor Gothaur
Barry Feinstein
Teamistes Local 237
Albert Shanker
Teachers’ Union
Washington Weekly Human Agents
Carter
Patrick Caddell
Tate
George Meany & Co
AL Syndiecte
Carter's Labor Bill Trickery Sparks Washington Debate
President Carter faced criticism for suppressing a government study from the Small Business Administration that warned the labor reform bill would tilt balance toward labor. The report said deadlines could lead to quickie elections and called parts discriminatory. The leak undermined political optics.
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Andrew Tully
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Democratic Party
Carter
Office of Advocacy
Small Business Administration
Senate
Will Rogers and the pumpkin parable on Congress and reform
A Will Rogers anecdote contrasted with congressional inaction on subsidies and relief, followed by discussion of a Labor Department rebuttal leak and political reaction. The piece questions labor reform politics under Carter, citing pollster Patrick Caddell and Senate figures as the debate continues.
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Orr Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Steve Mollett
Office of Advocacy
Mollett
Senate
Jimmy Carter
Patrick Caddell
Jimmy Carte
White House
Caddell
American Retail Federation
Powe
Harrison Williams
D-N.j
Congress
SBA
Junny Carter
Carter
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