Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-29
UNION MEN TO QUIT
The Painters and Decorators
Refuse to Work
WITH NoN-UNloN W0RkMEN
And WIN Go Out On . Strike Next
Monday Unless the Bosses Aceeds
90 Their Demands a. Submitted.

On Monday. May I. the painters.
decorators and paper hangers, about
l67 in number. viii 20 on . strike.
Their only grievance 10 they can not
work with non-union men. One year
ago the painters. decorators and paper
hangers asked and were granted ten
hours pay for nine hours work. The
following notice, copy Of which has
been served upon all the master paint.
ers and decorators in the city, explains
the position of the Painters and
Decorators' uniou:
Of the city OF Grand Rapids and vicin-
ity, greeting.
In accordance with the laws which
govern our local union No. 1l9 OF the
United Brotherhood Of Painters and
Decorators Of America, and by special
request OF the general executive board
Of the order, you will please take
notice, That on aud after May !, 1892,
section 4 OF our working rules will be
strictly enforced, in consequences OF
which all men belonging TO said
brotherhood will thereafter absolutely
refuse and refrain from working with
non-union men.
We take this action for the purpose
of bth maintaining the standard and
qu6iity Of tho work performed. and
also to obtain fair wages for fair days
work. We also desire to cooperate
with and sustain all employers who re-
fuse to underbid and tske jobs for less
than they are fairly worth, and then in
order to save their profit work Off ON
their customers poor w0rkmen and
materials, and to this end we propose
to publish and advertise all employers
of strictly union labor, and be response
bic fo- the quality of the work done
under them, to the end that the public
may be abie-to discriminate and thus
secure good work. for which all far
minded people are willing to pay fair
prices. p
We are working to cooperate with
our employers TO our mutual ad-
vantsge, and hope to be thus under
stood.
BY order of the Painters and Decora-
tors union, No. 1ls. II. WHOLE.
Fin. Sec.
Grand Rspids, Mich, April %, 1892.
Many Firms Idtsrested.
This time~of year is chosen as the
most opportune, because work Is
plenty. Tie demands upon leading
employers has been large and it has
been impossible to fill orders promptly.
The firm employing the largest num-
Der Of men is Harvey & Heysteck.
Twenty-Five men are on the pay roll,
half Of whom are union men.
Other employers are: Miller & Mid
dleten, Caroline A. Goebel, A.. II.
Fowle. d. q. Henry, Wiidman 4
Tanner, p. j. Long Il Co., A. +. Burch,
II. NJ. Benjamin and 4. ]. Blymeiar.
With tho exception of the two last, all
are dealers as we'll a. employers. There
are also many others OF lesser import
ance. Two-,tirds of the painters and
decorators employed in the city, it is
said, arc uoD-unIon men. The union,
however, claims the number diamstric-
ally the opposite.
As 10 the ABILITY of the union to hold
out until the master painters and dec,
orators come to terms there seems to
be no doubt ON the part of those who
intend to walk out Monday providing
their demands are not acceded TO.
Mr.. Harvey, of Harvey Il Heystek
said last night that master painters and
decorStors thought the demand an un-
fair one and would not grant 1t. He
said that a nIne-hours work day had
been given without any reduction in
pay one year ago, and that their griev
ance this year was in fact no grievance
at ali. He was in no way prejudiced
against union men, but thought, mas.
much IS they were receiving more pay
than other mschan cs they should lei
well enough alone.