The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-15
NON-UNl0N MEN
FORM A UNION
Will Fight Older Organization of
COOKS and Walters.
WAR NOW THREE.CORNERED
ACTION ON cNE-CUTTERs'
DIFFICULTIES Is DEFERRED.

4-NENPECTED e-,mpucahons arose
iu the local labor situation yes
te-day when it developed that a
rsv Union Of cooks and walters, COM
posed 1f uon-union men. was in process
a. arranization for the purpose Of
fighting the original Cooks and Wal
tsrs union and protecting the non
union men. The members Of this new
,Izau.zation propose, as soon as they
can secure their charter, to launch
forth 10 determined fight for what
.hcy consider their own rights. and as
.iz of the restaurants have refused to
sign any agreement at all with the
C-.giHaL union, the situation gives
pr0mI-a Of a lively ree-cornered
right The Federation at It's meeting
Hsr night declared tho difficulty be-
tresa the cooks and walters and those
rsuurants that have signed agree
us0ts as settled. but upheld the union
u Dos stand against the six refractory
ones and instructed the union TO fight
these restaurants in any name il
saa fit
Each Fighting For Itself.
The organization of the "non-uaion
men union has been going on quiet
ly tor several days, and under the d.
rscti0n OF an organizer who came here
from wyoming for the purpose. These
men. realizing that if the union sue
ceedrd IN forcing all the restaurants
% sign an agreement in their favor il
would practically preclude the posi-
biLtT of their getting employment
here. determined 10 take some steps
tu protect themselves. They decided
that by organizing a union of their
own and aliiliatirg with the American
Federation of Labor. they would re-
caINe backing from that organization
and could probably make a successful
stand against the local union Under
the direction Of the organizer from
Wyoming they formed a temporary
organization with a membership of
sixteen. and applied for "a charter from
The American Federation. As soon as
this arrives the union win be perfected.
and it is stated that a large member
sH p will be secured.
The members of the new organiza-
ton purpose. IL is stated. to stand with
the SIX restaurants who are fighting
the original union thus protecting
their own jobs and assisting the res
rurant men 70 thwart the purposes Of
the old union. The instructions from
the Federation to the union to fight the
six refractory restaurants win neces-
arily involve the fighting OF this new
UE.on.
Six Declared Unfair"
The arbitration committee which has
had The cooks and walters difficulty
u hand Tor the past two or three
weeks, made q full report Of its work
90 ne Federation last night. and rec
commended that the six restaurants
That refused TO sign any contract lie
'"ared unfair" The Fedora ton aC-
,orlingly took such action. and de-
D.raf the difficulty at an end between
t'e union and those restaurants that
have signed
The six restaurants declared unfair
arr the Royal Tavern. European, the
SaddIerock. Bonds and the Crescent.
Instructions were given the delega-
ton for the Cooks and Walters union
On fight these restaurants i'm the man
rer tie union saw fit and promised
assistance. financial and Of other ma
t1ro. from the Federation and all b.
unions affiliated with the Federation.
The manner of fighting these restau-
rams viii be determined by the cooks
ana walters a their next meeting. It
is understood that a strike Of all union
men at these places win he called. but
81 this Is done the members % the non
uu0n mems union will step into the
strikers places. and the restaurant
mcn say that business will go ahead
just as we'll with the strike as with
out it.
StOne-cuCters' Trouble Unsettled.
The difficulty between the Stone
cutters union and the contractors
was not considered by the Federation
last night The arbitration committee
which had the matter in charge ad-
Nsed the sto1eCutters to pursue "a GER
tam course. which they would not dis
close. and the union men repor. ed that
they had not yet been able to carry oue
That advice, and asked to &c given
more time, The matter was accord
HTIy deferred until the next meeting
Of the Fedora ton.
The beer bottlers Of the city COM
T.etod the organization of a union last
night and appointed a delegation to the
Federation.
A Few Pointers.