Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-05-29
HAMMER AND SAW.
Trouble Between Master and
Journeymen Carpenters.
OF THE LATTER ISL ARE OUT.

OF THE LATTER ISL ARE OUT.
All the Contracting Carpenter Firms in
the City Afrected-Cause 'of the Trouble
and the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and State
ments by Each Stde-A Lockout Declared
by the Journeymen Carpenters Rather
Than a Strike.
There is trouble between the mas
ter and journeymen carpenters of
Rock Island. which has resulted in
the latter to the number of Isl quit
ting work, thus affecting every one
of the 10 contracting carpenter firms |
in the city. The present disagree
ment is not due To the wage question, |
although the nine-hour day enters
into the controversy. Primarily the
iourneymen maintain that only union
men should be employed by the master
carpenters. This position on their
part was fully set forth in 4 petition to
ths master carpenters submitted last
week. and which contained objections
to a non-union man employed by one
of the firms. and alsb asked for nine
hour day.
The Contracting Carpenters.
The Contracting Carpenters Assoc
citation held meeting Saturday eve
ming To consider these demands with
the result that the following rcsolu-
tons were adopted:
Resolved, That this association
while recognizing the rights of or
ganized labor to he the same as that
| of the individual members thereof.
| and while we are willing to grant the
demand of the Carpenters Union
| that nine hours shall constitute
| days work. we most emphatically
| deny the right of any body of organ
| lied labor to dictate to Us whom we
| shall hire or whom we shall dis
| charge. Furthermore we claim the
right to conduct our business in our
] own way without regard to any rules
that may be adopted by any labor
| organization.
Resolved, further. that while we
| will not discriminate against union
| men because they are such neither
| will we discriminate against non
| union men in the matter of employ
ment but Will employ either on equal
| TERMS kANh NpIilN>- / ItNltttlll-
| MELVIN PARKER. Sec.
| Contracting Carpenters Associa-
| ton of Rock Island.
The ,Journeymen.
| The iourneymcn carpenters hold
that according to these resolutions
they are placed in the position of be-
ing locked out and that their -ceas-
ing to work j. not Il strike. The
4 II y L.
Carpenters and Joiners' Brother
| hood of America. met this morning
at Killers hall and adopted the fol-
ing:
Rock ISLAND, May 20. - In
Sunday mornings Union appeared
| an article from the Contrac-
tors and Master Carpenters
| association. stating that they would
not discriminate between union and
| non-union men. which is contrary to
the constitution and bylaws of Car
| penters' union 100 of Rock Island.
| We wish to state that the members
| of the aforesaid association have all
received a copy of the bylaws and
| constitution of the Carpenters union
| loo of Rock Island. Consequently.
| they are fully aware of what the con-
| tents of said bylaws and constitu
| ton are. We also wish to state that
| most Of the members of the Con
| tractors and Master Carpenters as
| ISOLATION formerly belonged to the
| Carpenters union 100 of crock
| Island. and from the appearance of
! the feeling that exists with the con-
! tractors. they are trying to crush
! the Carpenters union. The cause OF
| the trouble i briefly this: \ man
! by the name of William Robson. n
| former member OF this union, after
| paving Il few months dues dropped
| out, claiming that the secretary of
| the union did not notify him that he
| was in arrears. He was reinstated.
| and during the last wear he became
| delinquent, and his plea Is the same
as before. while the books of the sec
| rotary show that he was notified
| twice.
Our constitution says no member
can be rcinstated unless he pays six
months back dues and the initiation
/ fee (Which is so and cost Of memb er-
ship card (Which l. 80 cents. This
he refused to do most emphaticalIy.
using language unfit. Collins Bros.
employed this man. ana he is the one
that is the cause of all this trouble.
For any contractor to be so stubborn
as to insist on keeping any man who
is so ignorant that he does not know
when he is in arrears-when his card
shows how he stands-any reasonable
person will see the folly of such a
course. What the object is of the
Master Carpenters association in tax