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employees the rights which otherwise would have been demied
to them to bargain, to organize one with the other, and
to bargain collectively.
in the course of the succeeding years since Jones
& Laughlin, and I might say that the New York Constitution,
the 1938 Constitution prior to the National Labor Relations
Act contained 9 right to organize and bargain since the
time of the National Labor Relations Act and the recognition
that the State should and must afford this fundamental
right to working people, a number of states have recognized
it and have both costitutionally and by statute effectuate
the right.
We in Maryland have done very little, as a practical
matter, nothing to guarantee the rights of our working
citizens to organize and bargain collectively.
Historically, I think it is interesting to note,
because I am sure that many members of the committee will
want to know how this recommendation fits into the context
of the Declaration of Rights which we have been discussing
I the last several days, I would call to your attention that
the previous edition of the Model State Constitution publisher