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Harold J. Laski: “We respect freedom of association by leaving it at liberty to insist that the proposed solution is unjust, while we…”

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We respect freedom of association by leaving it at liberty to insist that the proposed solution is unjust, while we protect the public interest in continuity of service by insisting that the right to strike shall not operate until the resources of conciliation have been exhausted.
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Harold J. Laski

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Laski stresses the importance of exhausting conciliation efforts before allowing strikes.

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