The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12
RECOGNITION Of
UNION QUESTION
No Change in Threatened Street
Car Strike i'm Salt
Lake.
COMPANY AND EMPLOYEES
ARE EACH STANDING PAT
1t Is Likely That Definite Action
Will Be Taken by the
Men Soon.

Recognition or on-recognition-that Is
the question agitating the local street
railway company. The management re-
| fuses to recognize the local branch OF the
| Amalgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of America
as the union Is called and upon this
hinges the present feeling of discomfort
among the men, officials of the company
DO not come out hat-footed and say they
VIII not recognize the union, but In other
words indicate they will not take cognl-
zance of the organization existing among
Its employees.
Campbell's Declaration.
we VIII not treat with q foreign cor
poration or combination said General
manager Campbell Monday night, I'VE
bor."
lis that another way of stating that
you VIII not recognize the unlon2' he
was asked.
We simply VIII not take an entirely
foreign body into consideration In hand
ing matters of this kind with our men"
was tho reply
Met Mems Committee.
The men appointed a committee to
consult with the officials OF this COM
pany last Friday night" continued Mr.
Campbell and we treated them with
due courtesy and consideration They
wanted us to Sign an agreement in when
an entirely foreign corporation was in
volVcd, and we decided that we would
not do 1t. When the men come to us as
individuals we Will be ready to talk this
thing over with them, and not until
thcnyS
Now UP to Employees.
do you expect a striker" WAS asked.
AS TO that | cannot state positively
but / hardly look for such a contin-
gency," he replied. I'VE have given our
M 10 he.
Nothing definite yet has been de-
cded upon by the men in the matter of
a strike. There is considerable strike
talk, Something Will happen soon"
said one OF the men Monday night. "and
then watch things drop
Matter Becoming Serious.
1t appears that this question OF recog-
milton of the union on the part OF the
management has been n sore one with
both sides for the last two years, or ever
since organization among the men was
effected. But It has been only within
the last month that things have come TO
u serious turn.
Another committee waited upon Cen
eral Manager Campbell last Saturday
night, but IL seems that reconciliation is
still as far off as ever. The company Is
apparently determined not to recognize
the. union, and the men are just as de-
termlned that the company shall. There
the matter rests
Representative Coming.
representative of the National or
ganization. with headquarters in Detroit.
is expected in the city within the next
few days, and until he arrives 1t Is un-
likely that any definite action Will be
taken on the part of the men
More than one-half OF the men, 1t is
claimed, are members of the union. and
1t is expected that the balance Will be
induced to join the ranks. and. II called.
will walk out on strike Disaffection has
spread to the shopmen. who, among
other things, demand a rate or q cents
an hour and an clght-hour day. They
are now receiving 20 cents an hour and
work ten hours a day. With the shop
men the company employs about 800 men
Questions of Pay and Time.
Although there are several grievances
among the carmen. the principal source
of the present wrangling are the ques-
tions of pay and time Carmen now re-
ceive . cents an hour, and work from
eight to twelve hours day. They de-
mand q cents an hour and nine-hour
day.
AT tho next meeting of the union, next
Thursday evening, it is thought that the
present trouble will be thoroughly dis
cussed and " any action is contemplated
it is moro than likely that 1t will be
brought about at that meeting.