The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
In Lab or S Field
TO HANDLE |lIlll STRIKE
Trades and Labor Council Names
Committee to Look After Phone
Girls Matter.
Routine Of Council Meeting Terms
With Carriage Firms May
Be Secured. Il

The Trades and Labor Council ap-
pointed a committee Wednesday evening
to handle the strike of the telephone
operators and an endeaNor will be made
to reach a settlement of the difficulty.
The committee met yesterday and decided
upon a course of action The council
heard the report of the committee which
had charge Of the affair up to Wednes-
day evening, after which the strike was
Endorsed and the strikers were pledged
the moral support of the council. The
following resolutions were introduced and
adopted:
Whereas, The Twin City Telephone company
has discharged four of their young lady telephone
operators whom they claim were discharged for
characterization, but upon investigation by COM
mittee FROM this council it was found that they
were discharged on account of their intentions to
form labor organiza ton to enable them to bet
ter their conditions; and
Whereas. Twenty other employees quit in sym
pathy with the four discharged knowing that
they were unjustly treated and claiming the
right to organize themselves for their own protec-
ton against the company who exact military dis
c1pline and pay wage much too small to permit
their employees to live as American citizens should
live; and .r
Whereas The said company has thru the man
ager and president refused to recognize their
rights to organize and have also refused to
submit the grievance to arbitration or in any way
go, into. the mater with their employees or the
committee from this council, but demand an I'M
clEltS
employees and that they continue working under
the present conditions; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Trades and Labor Council of
the city of Minneapolis that we, condemn the ac-
| ton iof the Twin City Telephone. company and
call upon all members of organized labor and all
fair-mtnded citizens to render all assistance pos
sible to the said employees to secure their rights
and be It further
Resolved, That we indorse the action of the en-
ploycs who have endeavored to secure better
conditions for themselves and other employees Of
said company: and be 1t further
Resolved. That we pledge ourselves to give
them all the moral and financial support and use
all honorable means within our power to effect-a
settlement.
| Team Drivers union and Endorsed by the
council.
Mr.. Carver reported that an organiza-
ton of saw mill employees had been eff
fected, and delegates from the new union
We're given seats inSthe council.
| "A member of the organization commit
| tee reported that terms with some Of the
carriage and wagon firms whose en-
| ployes were on strike might be secured.
c. Birkhofer appeared to deny the story
that the Birkhofer Brewing company, was
buying non union bar fixtures
The coopers delegate reported that an
| effort was being made to induce ali the
| milling companies to use the coopers'
label.
A committee was appointed to attend
the lecture given at the state university
last night by James b.. Dill of New York.
The trades council will make an effort
| to organize the cigar and tobacco sales
men. 49,
| The committee on revision Of thereon
stitution and bylaws submitted IT'S re-
/ port: Among other changes is the addi-
lstion of aSsclause which prohibits any per-
so nnot VINO holds political office either
office in the council 81" &, Ssass-aa97sf
me revised constitution and, bylaws
will come up for adoption at the next
meeting, when lively time is looked for.