The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27
MOLDERS ARE INCENSED
WILL FIGHT COMPLAINT OF INDIAN
APOLIs FOUNDRY COMPANY.
They Claim TIsey Have Not Violated
Their Agreemfnt, and Have a Right
to Use Pickets.

The three local. unions of the Iron Mold
ers' Internationas Union of America are
preparing to fight the complaint filed by
the Indianapolis Foundry Company asking
for permanent snjunction against the iron
molders to restrzin them from keeping
pickets about their plant. A strike occurred
at the plant aboft month ago and since
that time the unions have had pickets sta
toned about the foundry. It is charged in
the complaint that the pickets have inter-
fered with the work of the company and
molested the rpnunion employees. The
charge is vehenjently denied by the iron
molders, who sqy that their pickets are
placed there simply to inform union men
that the shop is osn the unfair list.
The iron moldets have employed as their
counsel in the quit the firm of Harding,
Hovey & Wilsos and will appear before
Judge Carter on sDec. to show why a re-
straining order Should not be made per-
petual. There ate several charges in the
company's compliant which the molders de-
clare are erronout. In the agreement drawn
up between thes union and the company
there is no mention or provision made per-
tanning to the urSon shop and consequently
the men have nos violated their agreement.
The clause that sthe union shall not make
demands for a union shop until after April
l. 1904, does not :appear in the agreement.
The only restriction is that referring to the
wages of the mtn, which says that they
shall abide by xhe wages set out in the
contract. 1t waS agreed when the contract
was drawn that the men should receive the
scale existing between the National Foundry
Association and 1.-THE Iron Molders Union
although the Indianapolis company does
not belong to thf former organization. The
contract also p4ovides for the grades OF
men to be represented by separate commit
tees, who are tolsettle disputes that might
arise in that Department of the work. The
| men are knownf as floor, bench and ma.
| chine holders It is further provided that
| all disputes that cannot be settled by the
| local molders shall first be referred to ma
| tional officers fol- settlement before a strike
| is ordered and IN that case the company
| shall be given thirty days notice, all OF
which the molddrs say was complied with
1t is charged inf the bill of complaint that
the molders demanded that the shop bt
made union. Although they admit that thai
entered into the demands. what they base(
! their demands pn was that the molders
| should not be discriminated against by tn,
| foreman of the Slant, who recognized non
union men in preference to union men. TIL,
molders say they waived the demand for
! strictly closed sbop and now ask only tina
| their members He given recognition. The
! question of wages does not enter into tn,
trouble and consequently the contract ha.
| not been violateS.
The iron moldsrs do not believe that tn,
| company can reEtrain them from keepinf
| their men about: the plant for the reason
that they have nbt done any harm and have
not broken theif contract.