The sun., 1899-08-22
BIG SIX IN OPERATION.
HOW THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
RUNS NEWSPAPER OFFICES.

when Big Six Comes in Independence Goes
Out Together with Every Man who IL
not n Member of the Union-Incidents
that Tell the Story Of the Con Hscatiop Of
the Property OF the Employer-what Pre-
ceded the Late Strike In the Once Of The
sun-The Typographical Union and
the observation-disclosures Company.
So much has been said and written lately about
the cause Of labop and about unionism generally
as /, is applied In the printing business that THE
Sun readers may be interested in plain story of
just how Big Six az the Typographical Union 10
called, that has all tho newspapers In this city.
except THE Sun, the Evening Post and the Bvook-
Ivn Eagle by the throat runs these oflcca Tho
story best be told by the relation Of series ot
Incidents actual Occurrences and recent ones, the
truth Of none OF which can be questioned. because
several hundred persona the greater number a
them members OF Big Six. were participants In,
them or witnesses 70 them
Before going into these, however. the reader WIN
require little general information concerning tho
Typographical Union. First. the Big SIX Is an,
organization which aims to control absolutely tho
type setting room in every newspaper Office and In
every other printing establishment In New York
City To that end the typesetters in each once on
WnlCn dig DIX mas ltS grip, are OrRdulLfu 1.-Two .
Chapel and in each newspaper Office there Is COM
spicuousy posted the rule:
| 'ALL PERSONS WORKING IN THIS OFFICE ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE NO. UNION CARD
| TO DATE
Big Six s constitution says ANY printer (which
term shall include any one who is classed as com>
positor OF proof reader who has attained the ago
Of twenty one years and has worked not less than
hve years at the business. may become member Of
| the Union" Section 4 of Article Of Big Six d
rules for running printing offices owned by other
people. says: Hereafter no apprentices shall be re-
ceived or recognized by the Union on morning OK
| afternoon papers"
Taking these three rules together the reader will
see that no person can work on a New York news-
| paper dominated by Big Six. rho has not boon
oompositor for five years, OF proof reader for fivo
| years. and no boy can start al the bottom OF the
| ladder in newspaper ofhce and grow UP to be O
| finished workman. He must he finished work.
man with FIVE years experience before he can 60 10
work The men in this union bar their own sons
and forbid their making living. Themselves In
receipt OF wages ranging from S24 TO S45 week.
they arc prohibited from afIordng their own chill
| dren an equal opportunity. The proprietor Of Q
paper the publisher the editor. the foreman Of the
| composing room-not one OF them can put his own
son in business in his own Office and not printer
| he. bad worked in Office forty years could bring
| hiS own son into that office and teach him the
| business
10 become memoor Oh INC ohon' man muss
pu' up an niianoh iee oi 90 WIN "i,,'on oppioe
uon endorsed oy 'hroe members Oh 'he ohion "hon
| application must wall lor regular meeuns Oh 'he
Union whom !" Is referred 70 q oomm''ee 70 report
| on AZ 'he heAt meeuhs' "aioii'' vi 'he h'on>
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