Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-12
rbree Unions Out Today, Not to to
Mention smeltermela
AtMurray.
WAGE FARMERS RESTLESS : :.
Structural Iron Workers io,r'kE<.se''r Walk
out Today With 1870 Salt
Lake Men Involved.

carpenters, Plumbers, siasons, Latll-
crs, concrete Workers May Join in
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Still Idle.
y with three unions on strike, not to
4 rentlon the smeltermen at Murray, and
! rther unions manifesting an attitude OF
/ uncertainty, the spirit of unrest ap-
,,tars 10 threaten to BECOME epidemic
n proportion. In industrial circles,
II appears from the statenents or the.
cmployed, the return OF normal condi-s
i fms in the business world affords the
opportunity for action Which has long
1 tsen in contemplation. he reasons fof
4 striking. as stated by the men. arc l,riIl-
rjpaly the high cost OF living pr ali-s3
jng, high rent and, in some. cases.3s;e ~
4 disposition of employers to conc EIDE that
he workingman las Il Just claim for
increased wages. III the strike of the
4 prcss men and press feeders, the u d.
ional contention arises out OF an at
tempt of the workine1nen to- force Q b.
fctionable shop rules on the emp oyer.
4 5Today's Incident OF first Importance
In the circle of organized labor was
HE strike OF the structural iron WORK
cFs. affecting 100 men. The demand
is an increase of fifty cents per day.
4 Tho claim Of this class OF labor IS that
1 his the poorest paid craft in the build
4 ng trades, and that in the face OF high
rent, and high cost of living, they are
i fully justified in their contention.
In. the strike of the structural iron
workers added complications are not
4 unlikely The local union the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, declares that
It has the complete sympathy Of all
othcr trades unions in the building
trades council, and that the business of
their strike is recognized by them. This
means one of thesstrikers declared this
morning at their Headquarters in East.
mans hall, that unless the raise in the
wage scale is granted, tho carpenters
and joilers, plumbers, brick and stone
lnasons, lathers, concrete workers and
nl, other crafts in any way connected
with the building trades will strike in
sympathy with the iron workers and
force the demands Of the men upon the
employers.
ATTITUDE OF PREssMEN.
The contention OF the pressnen and
their attitude was asserted to a News
reporter with some show of spirit this
morning just before a. meeting of the
committee of the union in Labor. hail.
a spokesman for the committee said In
answering the attitude taken by the
employers:
1.-THE shop rule relating to the
number OF press feeders to be employed
Is not a new rule but has been in force
for overt year. II has not been stated
perhaps in just the language used in.
our last ultimatum, but Il feeder has
been employed for each press and
switching has only been done in the
manner the rule states. The employers
We're willing at our last conference to
raise the wages of@pressmcn, but not
Of feeders, for which we are asking 81
day of eight hours. The high cost
Of living ana high rents makes this
much money necessary in order for US
To live. The scale sent in Monday was
a compromise scale which was prac-i
tically accepted before it WIS sent in
and as soon as it was received We
heard that the overtime and switching
Jules would not be granted by the em-
ployers. II
TO keep switchinsra feeder all day
would oVerwork him aud it3gwould be
more than he could stand. There is
nothing unjust in that rule. The over
time rule is the same as in force in all
The International sanctioned our
scale and the rules are International
rules over one year and Il half ago, but
On account of the panic and the duh
llmes We did not present them OF. insist
On them, but now that conditions have
Become more, nearly normal and in the
faee of the necessities which confront
Us, we are practically forced to take
this step
ATTITUDE OF EMPLOYERS.
The employers will not accept the
eeaie and shop rules as demanded in
the pressmen.s and feders' unions, said
an an employing printer this morning.
lhese striking men are working out
.ieir own fate ana the open shop will
oe Instituted in this city just as sure
as they continue in the way that they
nave done. This city is one In which
me open sho? would not be difficult to
establish and the decision rests with
.ne.uhions. The employer of course will
welcome it, and tlieAunions cannot pre-
.enl ITS coming If they do not come to
Their Senses
another employer said that feeders
are AT the very bottom of the printing
ttade as far as the pressroom is con-
sethen and that the occupation is cs-
iarShne,aily one for boys or younger men.
nnat being true, he declares that the
scale is high enough, but even
AZ mat the employers would. generally
speuking be willing to grant the in
snIased5 scale, but not With the shop
~ tules forced upon them. For feeders
~; ;ae employers say they have been will
!tg 70 pay si4 per week on u fiat scale
Sua iof helpers on automatic cylinder
ps.ssese the same figure. The union is
ashihs VIC for the latter class of labor
~ me employer maintains that the
4 .espohstbility involved and. the ability
4 ii a Is not sufficient to demand the
,atser Inquire. The employers say thai
i ase nslper has only to watch the presses
n ,;. tiiat his task Is In reality ;nuch
asnter than that of the feeder for the
vth.uitiary press. In the first ultifnatum
~ employers. assert there was no shor
rue, but that ii was interpoIated afte,
4 t .ae eonfe renee on concessions. AT on,
site aile. u Is said the shop rule regarding
4 ssitehlns was in force by common cen
4 sit rather thnn by the acceptance o,
AZ sls dslnand, but that at the request o,
,ne pressnlen and the employers 1t was
ttssclrded because it nterfered wifi
4 NOW IN eonauet OF business in the press
/ PRINTERS MEET TO-DAY.
Nm employer said this morning .ha:
= haa been informed by his forerra.