The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-30

men in the building trades on the other
The employers take the position that
1t IS for the interest of both parties
that the WOrHngmen's unions should
be recognized. Therefore it is preferred
that men join the labor unions. With
this known as the policy of the en-
ployers, the union men cannot object
If a nOn-union man is iound OCCASION
ally upon the work
Another fundamental idea is that the
interested sides to a question shall set
tie 1t for themselves, and that no out
SIDE interest shall come in to draw men
on into strikes. There SHAH be no SYM
pathetic strikes. It is further one of
the essentials that the representatives
OF the two sides shall have absolute
power to settle disputes. and there is
no appeal from their decisions.
All questions of mutual concern
must be brought before the Joint COM
mltIee, which is TO be appointed an
nually by each side.
The joint committee must consist of
not less than six members, equally di-
Vlded between the associations repre-
scented, and an umpire, who must be
chosen the first thing after the COM
m1ttee completes its annual organiza-
! ton. He must not be a jOurneyman
craftsman or an employer of Journey
men. The umpire for the first three
years was John =. Long. but he was
never called upon to act. Every issue
was settled by the committee. without
referring anything to the urnpife. Then.
for two years, William Lloyd Garrison
was the umpire, and he was called
upon only once. Charles Francis
Adams, second, is the present umpire.
He has been obliged to settle one ques-
ton.
II any employer refuses to abide by a
decision Of the Joint committee he may
De thrown out Of the association. In
case the wOrkmen refuse to abide bv
the decision of the committee they NAV
/ be disciplined.
Either side may refer matters to the
| JOINT committee, and, after the com
mlttee reaches a conclusion it trans
mlts that conclusion to each associa ton
/ for its government.
| The National Builders association is
/ an advisory body, of which Mr. Saw
/ ward IS secretary. and it impresses
upon Its local constituents the desira-
pity OF making advances to the work
1 lngmenS unions, recognizing them {
/ the outset, and inviting them to recog-
/ nize and cooperate with the employers
/ associations. One of the objects of the
/ association is to prevent any matter of
mutual concern from reaching the stage
! OF a grievance.
! Doubtful points must be settled he
/ fore any work is done. The Boston
| people came home from the convention
/ OF ten years ago determined TO put the
| system upon trial Mr.. Sayward adj
dressed letters to the different building
| trades-the masOns. the carpenters. the
/ painters, the plumbers. and so on-urg-
i ing them to come into the movement.
An immediate response was made BY
/ the mason builders. and he urged them
| to effort so that they Immediately ad-
/ dressed the bricklayers. the stone ma
sons and the building Iaborers, telling
| them about the plan for avoiding
! 4 n frrl~ IT.
matter before their unions and favor
/ able reports were received. The hoist
/ ing engineers came in and the boss
plasterers were able to bring in their
/ employees. Other trades. such as the
! carpenters, have not yet come in. as
M Sayward believes, because of their
conservatism. But enough have entered
INTO the system to control the situation
/ IN the building trades and to make
] strikes q thing Of the past