Taft-Hartley at 30 editorial on labor law legacy
The 30th anniversary of Taft-Hartley prompts review of union growth since 1947 and the law’s impact on organizing, strikes, fringe benefits, and right-to-work trends. It notes that union membership has risen with the workforce, while open shop and state right-to-work laws affect southern unionization and political debates in Congress.
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Truman
Taft-Hartley
South
Iowa
National Labor Relations Board
Big Labor
Bill Kit
Carter
Congress
Illinois
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Marshall
Texas
University of Texas
Atlanta
Buffalo
Iowa Senate Eyes May 1 Adjournment To End Short Session
In early days of the session Iowa lawmakers debated 120 day limits. Senate leader Kinley sees May 1 adjournment as feasible, potentially ending the session at 112 days. Outcome hinges on House and Senate agreement on emergent items and the political cost of delay.
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Iowa
Senate
Kinley
Letters on ERA and equal opportunity in Iowa
A reader responds to The Gazette March 2 article Anti ERA Move Launched in Iowa arguing the ERA would create equal opportunity and pay for women. The writer cites security in needing to work, questions fears about higher paying jobs, and contends ERA expands choices without forcing work.
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the Gazette
Iowa
United States
Stop I 380 proposal to extend Cedar Rapids to Waterloo
Letter objects to extending Interstate 380 from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo, arguing the diagonal route would destroy farmland and cost the state money. It suggests widening existing highways instead and cites concerns about Rep. Michael Blouin accepting campaign funds from a debt collection lobby and opposing a reform bill.
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Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Associated Press
Rep
Michael Blouin
Blouin
Board fires back at critics over delayed position
A reader voices concern about the Citizens Committee on Alcohol ism and the board's delayed public statement. The writer accuses the board of blaming others and calls for accountability while urging more compassionate news coverage that avoids graphic accident footage.
Card system to restrict illegal aliens
The Carter administration is reevaluating U.S. immigration policy with focus on illegal aliens who outnumber the unemployed. Proposals include amnesty for noncriminal aliens, noncounterfeitable social security cards, penalties on employers, and a redefined quota system prioritizing economic need. Secretary Marshall stresses a fair system balancing security, privacy, and labor needs.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Secretary of Labor
F. Ray Marshall
Marshall
Compromise bill to reform federal criminal code urged by McClellan Kennedy
Senators McClellan and Kennedy push a new version of the federal criminal code to replace S1. It would repeal the Smith Act and travel ban provisions, ease marijuana penalties, create a sentencing commission, allow appellate review of sentences, and adjust gag order rules. Dershowitz backs the plan as a net civil liberties gain.
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Boston
John McClellan
Arkansas
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
McClellan
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
FBI
McClellan-Kennedy
Alan Dershowitz
Harvard Law School
Dershowitz
Government reorganization misnomer and chaotic hints
A caustic take on reform, mocking attempts at government reorganization. The piece likens bureaucratic streamlining to painting stripes on an arthritic camel and lampoons legislative inertia, ending with a satirical note about a historic figure and a broad range of suspects.
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Fiam Harnish
Willliam Harnish
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CCA
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Gazette
Citizens Committee On Alcoholism
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By James Reston
Justice, Labor and State Departments
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Partment
Mexico
New York Times Service
By Anthony Lewis
Meanor
Mark Russell
On High
John Wilkes Booth
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
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