The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-05-25
MASTER SHEET metal
WORKERS ARE UNFAIR
Boss Timers Are Not Playing
Good Ball in Dealing
With Union.
Have Repudiated Agreement
Made BY Representative
Conference.


are deserving of the most severe rebuke~
from a fair-minded public. They are
not giving the union a square deal,
and a careful analysis Of the situation
will bear our statement out.
When the troubles with the Building
Trades unions and the Contract
ors' association was settled on May
18th, it was expected. that the result
Of the agreements reached by both
sides would be ratified by all inter-
ests.
Every other Organization Of employ
ers submitted to the settlement made
at the conference Of which Bishop Nc
GOlrick was the moderator. The boss
timers have refused to abide by the
decision reached at that conference,
all statements to the contrary not
withstanding.
Transcript Of Minutes,
We have before us copy Of the
minutes Of the conference referred to
above and from the proceedings we
clip the following:
'Those present were as follows:
Representing the Building Trades AL
lance, A. L. Moore, for sheet metal
workers; Edward Lowe, for the car
penters; ]. P Noonan, for the electric
al workers; w. M. Bodman, for the
roofers, and w. A. Harbour, for the
builders laborers.
Representing the Contractors as
ISOLATION: G. H. Lounsberry, for boss
H. c. Ayers. for electrical contractors;
M. J. M'cMartin, for sheet metal con-
tractors, And !. P. Hollahan. for the
roofing contractors.
Had Full Power to Act.
1.-The question then arose as to the
power of the committee to act. For
the Alliance committee, Mr.. Lowe stat
ed that they had power to finally set
tie all or any part Of the difficulties
that now existed and that the findings
of the committee would be final so
far as the, Alliance was concerned.
"Mr. Lounsberry made the same
statement for the Contractors associa-
tion.''
found the following:
1T was moved and supported that
the Sheet Metal Workers difficulty be
taken up. Motion carried.
"Mr. Moore for the union stated the
four principal questions involved in
the controversy, and Mr.. McMartin
speaking for the contractors, it was
found that settlement could be
made.
ION motion made and supported the
rules were amended to the satisfaction
md nj ,,e1ry
adopted:
1T was moved and seconded that Mr..
McMartin and Mr.. Moore be appoint
ed committee to re-write the rules
and present them to the employers
and the union for signature. Motion
carried unanimously"
Proof That Bosses Are in Error.
From the above it can readily be
seen that the bosses are regulating
their own agreement. In Mr.. Nc
Martins letter to the Herald in ex-
PLANTATION of the Master Sheet Metal
Workers side, he is full of inconsistent
cies. In one paragraph he holds as
follows:
"A majority of the Master Sheet
Metal Workers knew nothing of the
A0" SOAAlAAAAttCc OClAS dppOlIllcu, DuL
were, and are now, satisfied to stand
by any settlement they could make
with the union.'
Then in the next breath he discred-
it's his first statement with the fol-
lowing explanations:
1.-THE committee appointed from the
employers Of Sheet Metal Workers GER
tainly had in mind the settlement Of
our differences, but did not want 70
have a final settlement with the men
until ratified by all of us"
McMartin Agreed to Settlement.
We submit that when Mr.. McMartin
permitted Mr.. Lounsberry to state in
the conference that they had full pow
er to act he consented to the agree
| ment entered into, which has been
ratified by the Sheet Metal Workers
union.
The employers harp much on the
: differential in Initiation fees with the
Duluth union, but that is purely a
| union matter with which the bosses
| have nothing to do. That question
| was not made an Issue at the confer
ence.