National emergency labor disputes -which imperil the national health or safety demand an orderly and effective procedure for the settlement of differences. While Mr. Jones concedes that the current emergency disputes provisions have generally succeeded in temporarily halting strike activity, he argues that the policy behind the settlement machinery has the higher objective of encouraging responsible labor-management relations. He questions the success of the present provisions of the Taft- Hartley Act in fulfilling this higher objective. The author's extensive analysis of each of the applicable sections of Title i of the act, including their legislative history, is followed by his recommendations for procedural reform through a draft executive order and legislative bill.
