1976-12 December IBEW Journal.pdf - International Brotherhood of ...

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editorial COlnlnellt
• I he furor of the 1976
prc,idcn til.l l election is over
for another four }cars. :mu
it Ila .. joined the other Clcl;·
lion dtl)'> in Amcric:1Il political
hi~lnry. It was a
gTem hi!>loric ckction day
for org:mizcd labor, because
the winncr~ in the race for
P l c~idc l1l and Vice Presi
clelll had morc votes ca,,\ for them at th e p()l1 ~ by L1llion
IlI c mb c r ~ and their familie .. than in past elections.
I h..: day brought victory to Ihe AFL·C1Q and it~
alliliah!" 'lIld although the finn] rc.,ull!. of the tally wen:
close. vielOI) was sweet. The CO PE drives for \o(cr
rcgiMrUlion und gel out the \otc Ihl\ year \\crc tTl'Il11'IldOllS
and \ucccssfu1. Organilcd labor has bCl'n credited
in man) seclors wilh being the deciding factor \\hich
turned lhe tide in favor of the labor-\pI)me communitie), thl! ,o-ca lled
"Right to Wo rk" Law h:., r..:ndcred organi/ed labor
ab~olutel} ineffec tu al. therefore the I BEW joirh the
AFL-C IO in ~eeking relief from 14(b) and rightrully
wc feel we ;If..: entitled to II.
Wilh the election O\er, the two-part) .sySlem 1m ..
provcn again it i~ good for America ;md I urge our
m e lllb c l ~ tu wUlk f Ol Ihe golXl of UUI ll'lliull ;IIIJ \lUI
Bflllhl'rhood and if wc ,land united in our L1llion,
the IBEW will become .. trnnbcr and .so will our natio n
that wl'lovc and chcri~h,
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