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Richard Nixon: I recommend that the emergency strike provisions of the Railway Labor Act be discontinued and that railroad and airline…

On the recordFebruary 26, 1970
I recommend that the emergency strike provisions of the Railway Labor Act be discontinued and that railroad and airline strikes and lockouts be subject to a new law--one which draws upon our experience under the Taft-Hartley Act.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Labor Disputes in the Transportation Industry.

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