The morning times., 1895-07-20
Propose to Blacklist the Men
Who Drive Their Wagons.
BIG STRIKE WOULD FOLLOW
The Bread supply of the City Would
BE Cut Short For Time-District
Assembly, knights of Labor, En-
dorse Resolutions Adopted by the
Bakers Drivers Assembly.

The Boss Bakers Exchange is con-
frontcd with the certainty Of a strike
that VIII paralyze the bread business If
it carries out It's stated determination to
blacklist the members OF the Bakers
Drivers Assembly
Trouble in this direction has been brew
ing for some time, having grown out Of
information given TO the drivers that
the boss bakers intended TO put the bread
handlers under the ban.
In consequence of this hint the drivers,
who constitute Local Assembly lO46, X.
of l., held a meeting and passed the fol
lowing resolutions:
Whereas it has come to the knowledge
Of L a No. lO4G, X. OF L, that the Mas
ter Bakers Exchange OF this city have
movement on foot to blacklist the members
Of this l. A therefore, be it
Resolved, that we brand such
action on the part of the Boss
Bakers Exchange as cowardly and
un-AmerIcan, and that this L. a.
pledges itself to stand by our brothers to
such an extent that we VIII order a general
strike in all shops controlled or operated
by members of the said Boss Bakers Ex-
change if they should carry out their threat
;
cause"
'RecoIved, That we believe that all wage
earuers have right TO organize themselves
for the purpose OF protecting their mutual
interests, just as much as the employer has,
but not with such an object in view as to
{ oppress our felIowman, but with the purpose
OF lettering the condition of our fellow
workmeu.
Resolved, That we maintain that 1t is
the unquestionable right of every citizen
to obtain employment whenever lie can
without having to be III fear of the black
list hanging over their heads.
Resolved, That copy OF these resolu-
/ tions be sent to ID. A. No. 66 and the Feder-
alton of Labor for acknowledgements
ENDORSED BY THE ASSEMBLY.
These resolutions were endorsed at the
meeting of the District Assembly Thursday
night which will lend it's support to the
drivers.
President Charles Schneider, of the Boss
/ Bakers Exchange, was called on last night
! and was asked to explain the conditions
| that gave rise TO the complaint of the work,
/ men, Mr. Schneider was utterly surprised
II don't know anything at all about it, y
/ he said, land somebody has told a great
/ big lb yes, sir, and good one.'
Mr.. Schneider said if any such action had
! been taken by the exchange he would know
/ of it as its president, and he would be
/ likely to know il such action were con
/ templated.
The president stateme nts were re-
/ ferred to Mr.. George Nairn, secretay of the
/ Drivers Assembly He said that the drivers
! had good cause for their action. He was
/ asked on what grounds the resolutions were
passed, and he frankly stated:
"On the authority of one of the boss
bakers himself.
The secretary Will be able to furnish the
name of this boss baker when necessary.
In case of serious trouble growing out of
! the present relations between the bosses
and the drivers the latter Will hold the
whfp handle They have succeeded in
| getting into their organization all but two
! of the bakers drivers, and these are eX-
pected to come in at the next meeting
THEIR PECULIAR RELATIONS.
| There will then be an organization OF l %
men, who occupy peculiar relations to
their employers The employees, in fact,
are always masters, and if they should
strike their bosses bread would be liter
ally all dough.
| Biacklisting a driver is a very serious
| offense and matter TO the driver. He can
| not obtain employment from any boss
baker in the city, and even should he buy
| a wagon and endeavor to run q route
| for himself the boss bakers can refuse
to sell him bread Blackisting is finan-
| cial ruin and business death.
Blacklisting besides, is a grievous pun
! ishment because the driver is the man who
has created the business OF the route for his
boss and he has in it kind of acquired
| legal right The extension OF boss bak-
er's business in any part of the city is due
| TO the popularity of the driver. Not long
ago a boss baker discharged driver who
distributed 700 loaves on his route. The
new driver was able to retain a custom OF
only 200 loaves on that route, and terms
We're soon made with the old driver again.
One of the Officers of the assembly said
last night that if obliged to strike the peo-
pie on the 121 routes would back up the
drivers until the boss bakers surrendered
THOUSANDS OF LOAVES.
A strike on any night meant the failure
to deliver between go, 900 and 10000
loaves the next morning exclusive OF the
quantity of loaves taken for resale at va
rious grocerystores and markets. The
taking off of tie delivery W agons would mean
a loss of So 600 a day to the boss bakers
| in bread alone
The drivers thiuk 1t extremely doubtful
that the boss bakers could secure drivers
outside of the Drivers Assembly They are
/ quite firm in their resolution 10 stop work
| ing in body if the boss bakers apply the
blacklist to the assembly as body on ac-
| count of the membership in the Knights OF