Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-16
DOLL ERMAKEkS WILL NOT Al
low UNION MEM TO WORK
WITH NON-UNlON MEMs
snaH Strike at the Consumers Ice
Company Plant Because Of En-
ploynaent CT Non-Union Men.
WORK GOES RGGHT oN, HOWEVER

small strike was organized at the
Consumers Ice Company plant last
NIGHT. when the union boilerHsahers
quit work because some OF the men
employed On the work Of constructing
the water tank were not members OF
the boilermakers union. The striking
men were promptly paid off and told
not to apply again for work.
The work of constructing the water
tank is under the supervision of Mr..
E. D. Rossell, constructing engineer
for the DeLaVegne company of New
York, He was waited upon by ccm-
mittee of the local boilermakers union
Tuesday and told he could not run
an "open shop"-that is. employ both
union and non-union men.
Mr.. Rcssell says that when he came
to the city to put up the machinery
for the plant, he started out to find
boilermakers who weret union men
because. as a rule, he found them bet
ter workmen He employed all the
union men he could find, but could not
get men enough t. do the work. When
non-union men applied for work on the
big tank he says he was glad to get
them and for a few days the union
men and non-union men worked side
by side, both drawing the same scale
of wages and both seemingly satisfied.
But the local bcilermakers union In
terfered and committee waited on
Mr.. Rossell, informing him that he
must employ union bolermakers. The
reply was that all the union boilermak-
+ ers who applied for work would get 1t
| and at the union scale of wages. The
committee left and the work continued
but they returned and informed the
constructing engineer that there were
no more union men in town and that.
ne could get them by paying their rail
road fare and expenses from other
cities to this place. AS this would IN
Volve great unnecessary expense and
considerable delay on the construction
OF the tank, Mr.. Rossell says he refus.
ca TO agree to the proposition More
dlscontent was manifested among the
1nlon men and last night every union
lan at work cn the tank quit. They
were then informed that it would not
" necessary for them to make fur
Inef advances. This was done to pre-
en' lurther interference and not be-
Iause OF any fault with the union.
quay only non-union men are work.
ns' out the construction of the big
'ater tank goes merrily on.
IL an Interview with the Graphic,
1f' Rossell says:
was sent here by the DeLaVergne
'"pany to put up this plant. Many
'opie have their money invested.
II IS imperative that the work be
A''ied as rapidly as possible. The
'p'osment of union men from other
aoes would not only greatly delay the
ork but would incur an unnecessary
- >~o "hca | have me1 already here
Nn u-' The work. l always en-
-, 'Aion men when they can do thu
s'h' sl, but will not let the unic,s cauro
"' IN the completion of the WORK
n a. consequent loss to the people
b. 49, paying to have it done. The
= employed in the construction H..
me nave to be skilled workmen for
hn |ena the work and they drive
~ i's and rivets. I wanted also tn
tha ,as w wages to men living right here
- ~ city, for this is a horne e,ter.
~ ~ s @na We believe in spending mo.-
o;... - are six union boilerma,Se-s in
Ao several more on tho road
loar se move of the rnioa can no.
isaFaod at this time.