The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-04-07
THE LABOR
SITUATION
Affairs Are Practically What
They We're Saturday

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Electrical employers shy they have
men 10 do their pressing guba. ana
electricians say most oil the men
are al work, although tho lockout
81 not settled.
A. FAR as 10 known. none OF ths
members % the sheet metal workena
are working. A meeting % the
union viii be- held tonight at Car
peut0rn' hall 20 discuss tho nstuil~
tion n Is reported that Percy
Corp, who ~ establishing large
sheet mrthl shop AZ the food Of Pike
street. viii give work 10 AT least 10
metal workers this week copp 10
not member ~ tho Employer as
bociatlOn, and Is getting the benefit
OF the lockout.
T'he electrical work on a building
az First and Ben street was being
done BY three non union eisctFt-
clans Saturday two ~ the cleo
tricians Clarence ~. Smith and
Fred Gaber, applied for membership
90 the Eiectriclans' union. They
were Immediately called on tho
work ~ the union. ara now tho
work In being finished b. one nom
union man named Fred Do@v.
Mr.. Pipsr's Statement
Saturday A. l. Isper, for the Y. c.
Miles a. Piper Co, gave out a state
msnt reviewing he Arms trouble
with the unions Ito stated that the
trouble began when tho Arm NOV
I'd into the new building nt Elrst
and Spring streets A nnn-union
carpenter caused h slight difficulty.
but was quickly settled by his joiR-
ing the union.
Then tile and electrical work on
the Globe building, Tor which the
frfn had the contract, was suspend
ga because the telephone company
began work On the building and the
union men were called on. This
caused considerable loss 20 the
Firm, which has nsyer been made
good
we we're ana are friendly 90 or
Eanissd labor and good wages fux
the working man, 10 II the Eup-
plpycrT association. Tor " stated In
lee declaration % principles tha, IL
recognized tho riRht % IN. iabOring
men 90 organize 20 auelsorate their
condition. and provides Tor q fair
board 81 arbitration 10 ecttls cases
% dispute.
The Employer association has
accomplished much already. IL has
assisted Ia the settlement Of the
plumbers and plaFterers' troubles,
and " the unions we're only familiar
with 20 they would see ~ once that
q IL today the best friend they have.
Der Agreement
How friendly We arS ana II II 10
organized labor ~ shown by the
agreement made ~ the electrical
contractors ard the committee of
the union. This agreement grant
81 the men their increase In wages,
provided Tor the employment Of
only union men. " camyasent fnen
could he secured. provided for asbi-
tratinn. and aia0 provided Tor men
. work 90 any lob 70 which they
svre sent. thus allowing their sfn-
pieycrA 20 figure on All work. both
uni4n and nununion. II also gave
tho union electricians practically all
the work "a the city 20 do.
Much 10 our surprise. the union
failed a. back up itH committees. al
though Il was composed Of its ON
GERS and representatives. namely,
the national associations vice pres
idrut. the local president. secretary.
delegate g. the Trades counsel and
the Western Central Labor union.
We consider that we have done
all we can 60 peacefully settle tho
points a. issue. But our business
must be- carried on. and We are now
10 a position 90 execute any and AL
contracts"