The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-04-13
WHAT CONSTITUTES A
GOOD UNION MAN?
1t Is tho Man Who Pays His Dues and
Who Attends Meetings, and Who
UphoIds tho Principles Of Unionism
at All Times.

Well-meaning men sometimes have
a very wrong idea Of what constitutes
g good union man. ~ good uni on man
mt snll ,aSt eI
his 5und ying hatred to all en1plOyer
and that he has sacrificed many good
: positions through the said hatred.
He is not the Jealous individual who
rails against the union, threatens to
pull away. and smash it to pieces and
have no more to do with it, because
so-and-so made better suggestion in
the meeting, which was adopted In
stead Of his. = = :Ss.s
He is not the one who goes around
abusing everybody and everything and
saying by his every act that there is
no good In anything or anybody but
himself and his own doings. -. -
He is not the selfish man who wants
to keep others out of the union lest
they might get his job. Good union
men hold their jobs on their merits as
workmen, and not by the force of the
union. He who wilfully mistreats his
employer, expecting to be reinstated
by force Of the union when discharg-
ed, imposes on the usefulness of the
union and is not a good union man.
He is not one who acquaints his en-
ployer with all the private affairs OF
the union. j
He is not one who tries to obtain
another job by false or unfair means.
He Is not one who absents himself
from meetings of his local and criti-ss
cises those who do attend for what
they do. r. ~#
He is not one who is always behind
with his dues.
He is not one who promotes disorder
at the meetings Of the union and who
eqa o. @oeds71slp SuIMous VI slsls1ed
presiding officer and others who ad-
dress the meeting. The good union
man is he who, while insisting on
just wages and working conditions.
also has respect for the rights Of his
employer and does not regard him
necessarily in the light Of an enemy.
He who Is charitably disposed to-
wards the faults Of others and tries
hard to live up to the true conception
Of a good union man.
: He who is not so selfish but that he.
can give due credit to the conscien-
tious work and utterances of others.
He who recognizes that the union is
for all workers who avail themselves
of it's benefits. -aSs%
He who has the good sense to know
that the success of the union depends
upon getting others to join it.
He who does not divulge the bus
mess of the union to outsiders. ss
He who loves peace, preferring not
to fight the employer, yet who is sensi.
tive to unjust treatment and who is no
coward. s.r'7 = a1s3 sss55sza##5ss z5s
He who is not afraid to go to his
employer, and in a straightforward
manner point out injustice and insist
upon having the same righted. 81;
He who opposes strikes, and con-
sents to them only when all other
means Of righting wrongs have utter-
ly failed. s.,
He who when he goes out on .,
strike stays out till the wrong is right
ed. ~. .. "tsz 4ssz2 s3SsSs
He whose card Is always clear.
He who Is not q knocker, but by
force Of logic opposes all foolish mo-
tions, and insists upon the passage of
all good ones. ...sSs55
He who is mentally broad enough to !
see, that there are others besides hi1
sell. .s .s= BE !. 81