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Editorial
March 9, 1945
Summit County Labor News
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Editorial criticizes the Christian Alliance's fascist campaign against organized labor in southern states, promoting anti-union 'right to work' and 'anti-violence' measures, while noting the poll tax disenfranchises workers.
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How the outfit known as the Christian Alliance is carrying on its fascist campaign against organized labor in the southern states is told in a recent issue of The Southern Patriot.
Besides the phony "right to work" measure, which is in fact only a measure to smash unions, the CA has an "anti-violence" measure it is promoting. Explains the Patriot:
"Under this proposed law, all that's necessary to break up a Labor Union is for an employer to get a stooge to charge that Union officials, members or pickets have threatened, (not necessarily committed) violence 'to deprive him of his right to work.' Stiff sentences and heavy fines do the rest, and everybody who opposes these laws is accused of upholding the right to riot."
It is worth noting that this rash reactionary blitzkrieg has hatched in the South, where the disgracefully un-American Poll Tax keeps thousands of workers from defending themselves at the ballot box.
How the outfit known as the Christian Alliance is carrying on its fascist campaign against organized labor in the southern states is told in a recent issue of The Southern Patriot.
Besides the phony "right to work" measure, which is in fact only a measure to smash unions, the CA has an "anti-violence" measure it is promoting. Explains the Patriot:
"Under this proposed law, all that's necessary to break up a Labor Union is for an employer to get a stooge to charge that Union officials, members or pickets have threatened, (not necessarily committed) violence 'to deprive him of his right to work.' Stiff sentences and heavy fines do the rest, and everybody who opposes these laws is accused of upholding the right to riot."
It is worth noting that this rash reactionary blitzkrieg has hatched in the South, where the disgracefully un-American Poll Tax keeps thousands of workers from defending themselves at the ballot box.
What sub-type of article is it?
Labor
Suffrage
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Poll Tax
Christian Alliance
Anti Union Campaign
Right To Work
Southern Labor
Fascist Measures
What entities or persons were involved?
Christian Alliance
The Southern Patriot
Organized Labor
Southern States
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Christian Alliance's Anti Labor Campaign In The South
Stance / Tone
Strongly Critical Of Anti Union Measures And Poll Tax
Key Figures
Christian Alliance
The Southern Patriot
Organized Labor
Southern States
Key Arguments
Christian Alliance Conducts Fascist Campaign Against Unions Via Phony 'Right To Work' Laws
Anti Violence Measure Enables Employers To Dismantle Unions Through False Threats Of Violence
Opposition To These Laws Is Smeared As Supporting Riots
Poll Tax In The South Prevents Workers From Voting To Protect Their Interests