The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-18
DEMAND OF THE UNION
THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING BE TAX
EN OUT AND NEW u IN.
Trouble with the South Side Turn
verein acknowledgements
of Strike.

The executive committee Of the Electrical
Workers Union held a conference with
Henry Victor. president of the South Side
Turnverein, yesterday, relative to the
work that is being lone on the clubs new
building. The contract for the electrical
work was let by Architects vonnegut &
BONN to the Sanborn Electrical Company,
which has been declared unfair. President
Victor said it was understood that all
work on the building was TO be done by
union labor. and referred to minutes of
meetings held when 1T was decided to put
up a building. which state that all work
inside and outside must be done by organ
lied labor.
The result of the conference was that
a special meeting of the club was called
for tomorrow night, which will be at
tended by the executive committee of the
electrical workers, the grievance committee
of Central Labor Union and Architects
Nonnegut & BONN. The purpose is 10 ad-
just matters and unionize work. The ex-
ecutive board of the electrical workers
aud the grievance committee of Central
Labor Union also had a conference. and
the grievance m decided to recon-
mend at Central Labor meeting. Monday
night, that a boycott be placed on the
Turnverein unless the trouble is adjusted
in the meantime. The electrical work
ers say all wiring hat has been done Oh
the DullolIlS must De pulleQ out and put
in by union men, not TO inconvenience
a contractor. but because IL was under
stood the work was to be done by union
men. Only one time previous 10 this has
organized labor asserted itself in such q
manner, and that was when Central Labor
Union compelled the fences around the
old baseball park to be painted over and
then reprinted by union men.
All the jourHeymen electrical workers are
now at work, the Fall Carnival Society
furnishing employment for NAM of their
craft. The strike is being carried on
quietly. the chief plan being 10 head off
contracts going TO contractors on the nom
union list. This feature has been car
ried to the point where electrical workers
are themselves contracting. and IL the
strike continues. more will enter the field.
Pressure will also be brought TO bear
upon architects so that they will see that
none but union contractors receive con-
tracts. If concessions i'm this direction
are not granted. they will be placed ON
the unfair list with %nonunio contractors.
Last night, at the electrical workers reg
ular meeting, five new members were taken
In. and eight applications for membership
received. There has been no indication
OF weakening. and the men say they are
prepared to stay out until their demands
are granted. Other than the four men
imported from Cleveland to take the place
OF strikers, no trouble has been experienced
In that direction. These men did not leave
the union station when they met the COM
mittee appointed to watch trains and
learned that a strike was on, but returned
to their home. The floating element is all
that the electrical workers fear, and as
these men are now In the East and getting
| ready to go South for the winter, little In
reference is expected from them.