ABSTRACT
When employers say they accept "the principle of collective bargaining" but refuse to concede to labor the free right "to choose its own representatives", they expose the foundation of their so-called employee representation. The right of railway employees to organize for lawful objects shall not be denied, interfered with, or obstructed. Employees' representatives chosen in this way are not only ill prepared; they are subject to discrimination and discharge. The more carefully these employers' plans for employees are examined the more certain it will become that, if successful, they are likely to be paid for in large part by the consumer and the public. No discrimination shall be practiced by management as between members and non-members of organizations, or as between members of different organizations, nor shall members of organizations discriminate against non-members or use other methods than lawful persuasion to secure their membership.
