Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-29
THE PLUMBERS.
Both Sides Apparently Willing t,
EannnSSinIaS

Both Sides Apparently Willing to
Grant Concessions.
A meeting was held at the Paxton hotel
yesterday afternoon between u committee of
the Master Plumbers association and COM
mittee from the Journeymen Plumbers
union, with view of settling the present
difficulties. The ASSOCIATION was represented
by President Hussey, Nj. A. Free, ID. Fitz-
patrick, and Graham Park, and the union by
c. Clancy, William Thompson, ID. Creig,
George Mcdonald, Gus. Zeh and j. A Harris
When the meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Hussey, q little informal discussion took
place as to which side was responsible for
the meeting. 1t was concluded that each
side was as willing to . meet as as
their object in meeting was to fix
the difficulty between them, and wanted TO
know what the gentlemen representing the
association had to suggest. That was what the
association desired to know of the union.
An hour was spent in discussion as to the
reached. The committee from the union de-
manded the recognition of that organization
The association was willing to recognize the
union but none of its rules, and that is the
point at ISSUE They talked or former rules
and agreements made and broken, but still
nothing was reached. Finally Mr. Hussey
read the following as proposition which
they are willing to stand by:
Resolved, That the members of the Omaha
Master Plumbers association feel that their
business interests are beng unnecessarily
and unwarrantably hampered. injured and
,nterfered with by the journeymen's union
of this city, in that said organization, by its
rules and acts, denies to the master plumbers
of Omaha the right, as business men, to di-
rect and manage their business affairs ac-
cordine to their own IDEAS This interfer-
ence has gradually become more and more
unbearaDle, inasmuch as the said union, !"
through the acts of It's members, walking
delegates and other officials, assumes the
right and power to dictate to employers as to
the wages they shall pay, the number of
hours which journeyrnen shall work, also as
to the particular kind or class Of work which
employees shall perform, the number of ap-
can employ, and other rules equally arbi-
trary. 80 efE
Resolved, That we recognize none OF the
rules of said "Union" as being binding or OF
any force with us asindiyiduals or as mem
bers Of the Master Blumber's association.
Resolved, That We are ready and willing
to pay good wages to our employees, and
always have done sopplumbers now receiv-
ing higher wages than any other class OF
mechanics in OMAHA .
Resolved, That the s'Union," In so far as
it tends toward the elevation of the class OF
mechanics in the trade, and the promotion OF
character and impi piovement OF their condi-
ton, and the obtaining OF good wages for
competent and industrious mechanics, has
our hearty sympathy and support; but the
assumption of the right to dictate to EN-
ployers as to nearly every detail of their
business, as above set forth, is obnoxious In
the extreme, Is contrary to. the principles
and institutions of American citizeus, and
should not and can not be further tolerated.
Therefore, 1t is resolved and agreed by
this association, that every member Is
pledged TO abide by the following vote,
namely:
Voted, That we, the Master Plumbers as
sociation of Omaha individually and collec-
lively, agree to recognize, IN engaging work
called ssunionn and "non-union" men; but
both will be given work and kept in employ,
and treated with the same consideration and
accorded the the same rights
Also, that hereafter We will, without any
discrimination for or against "union" or
"non-union" help, hire whomsoeyer We