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St. Louis, Missouri, resident "Bricklayer Bill" Kennedy writes Governor Fred Hall of Topeka, Kansas concerning his veto of the "Right-To-Work" bill (House Bill No. 30) then recently passed by both houses of the Kansas Legislature. Mr. Kennedy commends the Governor for vetoing the bill and implies that the entire laboring class in Kansas (both union and non-union) will benefit. A union member for fifty-eight years, Mr. Kennedy denounces any association with "red or radical" unions and thereby acknowledges a popular perception linking organized labor with communism. House Bill No. 30 stated that no person should be required to join a labor organization to gain or retain employment. Kansas voters at the 1958 general election approved a "Right-To-Work" amendment to the state constitution.
Creator: "Bricklayer Bill" Kennedy
Date: January 21, 1956
Item Number: 208196
Call Number: Governor's Records, Hall, Box 6 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208196
Business and Industry - Labor - Unions
Date - 1950s - 1956
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Hall, Frederick Lee
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hall, Frederick Lee, 1916-1970
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Thematic Time Period - Eisenhower Years, 1946 - 1961
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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