Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-18
Timely News of the Unions in the
City of Ottumwa.
THE TEAM DRIVERS TROUBLE.
Meeting Tonight, When 1t Is Hoped
That All Differences May Be Settled
Movement Looking to organiza-
ton of Servant Girls Proceeds.
1.-THE matter published in this col
umn is furnished by the officers of the
Federation of Labor.l
From Fridays Daily.l

FROM frldayS Dally.I
The unions in Ottumwa are nearly
all in prosperous condition, and
those which are not stand good show
of being brought to the front in short
order The trouble among the team
drivers of Ottumwa, a matter which
has been hanging on for some time,
stands good chance of being speedily
settled. A meeting will be held to-
night for the purpose of patching up
an agreement that may be satisfac-
tory to all members.
The movement looking to organizing
the servant girls in union, is no joke
as some of those who employ kitchen
help seem to believe, but it the real
thing. The editor of the Courier's la
Dor column is not yet at liberty to give
any names in connection with the
movement. But it is coming, and that
sure.
A meeting of the committee which
has charge of the proposition to build
labor temple will be held Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Team Drivers.
The attitude of some of the organi-
atoms towards the team drivers is not
in keeping with the constitution of the
American Federation of Labor, which
says in it's preamble that an injury to
one organization is the concern of all.
| Of course, it will be admitted for the
sake of argument, that the Team Driv-
ers Union No. Ga, at the time of It's
organization may have made some
mistakes, and possibly these mistakes
may have worked to the injury of
some organizations, yet, it must be
borne in mind that the men who forced
the adoption of what is claimed to be
the unfair scale of last year, are the
very men who are today fighting the
team drivers as well as a just and
equitable scale that has been adopted
and endorsed by the Ottumwa Trades
and Labor assembly.
Experience has taught those who
have been long in the labor movement
that the men who ask and force exhor-
bitant wages, and equally as unfair
conditions, are the first to desert an
organization when its members insist
upon fair treatment to employer and
employee. In justice to all it can be
said that the men who are now out
side of the Team Drivers union and
are hauling coal from the different
| mines are the very ones that COMPEL
ed the members of the Team Drivers
union to sit down on them for their
radical and unreasonable ideas. Fail
ing to accomplish their purpose these
radicals have made an effort to de-
stroy the Team Drivers union, yet
sucn can never take place, as the
team drivers have the support OF
every organization affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor and
the Ottumwa Trades and Labor assem-
bly,.
This is the truth of the trouble be-
tween the union and non-union team
sters, and in order that all may I'M
derstand and become acquainted with
the true condition, Team Drivers I'M
ion No. 81 invites all those who have
been members or intend to become
members to attend their meeting this
evening in Labor Hail.
The Bartenders' League.
In the selection of Charles Camp
bell as president, the local Bartend
ers' League has one of the best in
formed and most conservative trade
unionists in this city, as it's presiding
officer. The bartenders have grown
to be great factor in the labor move
ment, and their membership is in
creasing so rapidly that it is hard tc
find in the United States any first
, class and competent bartender who is
not a member of the League.
The Trades and Labor Assembly.
The assembly met last night a
Labor hall and had a very interesting
session. The new constitution anC
bylaws were read over, and laid or
the table until the next meeting fol
adoption. AS the next meeting, which
will be held Wednesday,, December
26, will be the semi-annual meeting
it is desired that all delegates be pres
ent. as the election of officers will