The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-08
Laundry Workers Take a
Labor Day Vacation
Are Fired and a Big
Crusade Viii Develop.

As a result OF the lockout OF 20
n, laundry workers from the Sup
N laundry works. all because they
arissed on a vacation on Labor
". promises 10 develop into a gen
- Investigation Of laundrles aud
{ther places where women are EN-.
SA0ved.
Eght % the girls locked out III.
" complaint with Charles W
nuyle. business agent OF the Cen
krzl Labor council, and the stories
kAsse girls tell Of the conditions
krder which they have been forced
n work and the admissions made
" TIE foreman at the Supply iaun.
fry snows 40 clear a violation Of
~ state law as 70 warrant DOYLE
Ma other labor leaders. who have
hxkea an interest In the case. to
lsce the matter In the hands OF
Thomas p. MseMahon. attorney for
khe Labor council. with instrue.
aioas 70 take the matter into court
I necessary.
viii BE Widespread.
And. "a the e0ndltions at the
Supply laundry are said to be- no
worse than IN almost every other
baundry 10 the city and Al other
places where women are employed.
khe action 10 be taken In this lock
bur case PROMISES 60 develop into
wide sweeping crusade for the
estermenf az working conditions
bf al women employed In laun-
1riss or factories in Seattle.
The centrai Labor council will
)ay the natter before State Labor
rcmmisssoner Charles r. Hubbard
bnd demand an investigation.
Management Denies IT,
wken the girls reported the mat
ter % Business Agent Doyle. they
kfate1 thar 20 had been locked out.
PITTS the management denies. and
hksy say that only seven we're dis
EharKsd
The girls also stated that they had
nos been granted 4 holiday since last
fhrIs,mas. and that early this year
they usre promised a day off on
Labor asy. as well as tickets to the
Iexposition.
| II vas because ~ this promise
that thsy worked All day Decoration
CAY, and also Monday. July 5. which
was the day celebrated by everybody
a. the Fourth.
worksd Overtime.
Not only have We been denied all
holidays, but We have been worked
longer than the Iaw permits" said
enc Of the girin
Every Saturday and many times
during the week We are forced 10
work until 10 o'riock at night. and
sonsfimes until IL O'Clock. This ran
our hours up to from IL to "a hours
. day.
Too Well Treated. He Says.
G. A. Christensen. foreman OF the
plant. said this morning.
The girls have been too well
Treated. and they don't appreciate
" II Is true that we work them
overtime, bur we have 70 do that IN
order to set the work out. All
.s'indries n the city are forced TO
% 20 II the girls had come TO me
SATURDAY. and told me that they
wanted % get off Monday. why. +
sngnia not have kicked Il BIT"
ini' last statement the girls deny.
canning that they asked Christen-
~ Tor vacation on Monday. and
'nA' they were turned down.
Wsirs Statement.
George D. Weir. manager Of the
sapply Laundry. could not be found
VI morning. but be called ~ The
a'af mis- afternoon and denied IN toto
~ story Of working the girls over
VINE He insisted that his books
-Vaid show that the girls had been
snsn other holidays. ana that they
W. ine'best paid laundry workers
y ne United States.
I Y lust this way about the dis
.ossFe o. those girls" he added
A.. ~ % a hotel and restaurant laun-
~ supply business. We had "a
80 our customers the same on
s.s a. other days Seven girls
800 49, % show for work Monday
~ .,..sh'ng' and We put seven other
~ y 'heif places. No when those
~ =. aalled 70 work Labor day ap-
60. $50 lof work Tuesday. they found