The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-08
SIXTY TIMERS
OUT OF WORK
Another Lockout Declared by
Contractors Yesterday.
OPPOSE WALKING DELEGATE
WORKMEN ARE ANXIOUS TO
SETTLE DIFFICULTIES.

As an outgrowth of the labor condi-
ton, ByWater & GrOO. tin work con-
tractors. declared a complete lockout
yesterday, throwing about sixty tin
ners out Of employment This was
practically the only development in the
labor war Conditions in other circles
remain as they were Monday. On two
or three buildings the lockout remains
in force, but in other places the men
are at work as usual. Neither the con-
tractors nor the union men seem TO
know Just what is what. 1t is be-
Ieved. though. that there Will be some
kind of a settlement reached tonight
when the Federated Trades holds u
meeting
The lockout among the timers was
declared yesterday morning. The con-
tractors stated that in view of the fact
that the question Of unions and their
dictation to employers was being put
to a test in other circles. they would
force the matter 70 an issue also. They
declare that they. too. have had enough
OF the walking delegate and his orders.
After the Walking Delegate
I'VE do not mind dealing with sepa
rate unions" said one of the contract
ors. but when il comes to dealing
workmen because one man in some
small union mas a grievance. we balk.
We can afford to call work off until
this matter is settled, consequently we
did it,
The timers thrown out of employ
ment by the lockout are seeking work
that is not of contract time. and state
that they will do the best they can 20
make ends meet until some settlement
is effected. 1t is their opinion that the
trouble viii not last long.
The contra tors seem to think that
the lockout will result in "A breaking up
of the federation and that each union
will start out on a separate basis. II
this is done. they will call off the lock
out and all will be we'll They declare
that il is the Building Trades Council
that is causing all the trouble, and not
the unions themselves.
We are willing to deal with the sep
arate organizations" said a contractor.
but we want nothing to do with the
gentleman who draws a big salary to
walk around and call all the men on a
building out on strike because one
man has some troubles of his own"
Anxious to Settle Matters.
The laboring men say they want no
trouble and are anxious to settle mat
ters. They cannot afford to lie idle,
they declare, and are willing enough
to go TO work if the contractors Will
give the word. The talk among the
labOTing men and contractors yester-
Gay was TO the effect that the Carpen-
ters' union was holding back the final
adjustment Of the war. II is stated.
however. that there is strong talk
among the carpenters that they viii
pull out of the council If necessary and
paddle their own canoe, regardless Of
what the council may do. Members Of
the union would not discuss the matter
yesterday.
II is said that il the carpenters union
pulls out of the council il will mean the
disintegratiOn of that organization and
consequently the abolition OF sympa-
thetic strikes among the trades unions.
When one union has troubles ii will
have to fight them out alone. This
condition OF affairs would be hailed
with a welcome by the contractors.