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& Memorandum Submitted to Premier C o n a nt Undue emphasis has been placed on the protection of union member-- ship and employee activity without adequately recognizing the position of the employer, the Toronto Board of Trade, over the signature of F. D. Tolchard, _ general manager, -- told Premier Gordon D. Conant in a memorandum submitted last night on the collective bargaining bill now before the Ontario Legislature. The memo recognized that noth-- ing had been done to take away the legai rights of the employer to dis-- charge any of his employees for good and sufficient reason, but it was felt, the memo said, that many workers might believe the employ-- ers' right in this respect had been changed. It was the opinion of the board, therefore, that an additional sub-- section be added to the bill provid-- ing that "nothing in this act shall detract from, or interfere with, the right of an employer to suspend, transfer, lay off or discharge em-- ployees for good and sufficient cause." The board regretted that the act did not provide for assurance of peaceful labor conditions in a plant, free from agitation on the part of the minority after one bargaining agency had been certified as the representative of the company and had entered into an agreement with the employer,. The board also objected that no provision had been made in the bill for the prevention of strikes and lockouts pending the settlement of industrial disputes. An additional suggested amend-- ment urged that the section appeals from the decision of the labor court be changed to permit appeals on -- questions of law. The suggestions, the memoran-- : dum said, were made by the Board | of Trade solely with the desire to | remove potential sources of dispute | from the bill and to facilitate its administration. |