The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-20
THREATEN TO TAKE
MATTER TO COURT
President Dunsby Of Painters;
Union Objects to Use of the
clearance Card"
LETTERS THAT PASS
BETWEEN PARTIES
Master Painters and Decorators
Refuse the Demands of
the Union.

''Unless the strike situation between
the Painters union of Salt Lake City
and the Master Painters and Decora-
tors association is settled in the near
future. we will be forced. in order to
project ourselves, to furnish the United
States district attorney of Salt Lake
City with the evidence we have re-
which evidence wc believe will prove
the clearance card system at present
employed by the Master Painters and
Decorators association Of the city, to
be nothing moro or less than unlawful
'blaclllisting.
Such was the statement Of President
a. E. Dunshy of the Painters union
OF Salt Lake City when seen Saturday
afternoon by representative OF The
Tribune When asked as to whether
any steps had been taken to settle the
strike, President Dunsby said that the
master painters had stated to the mem
bers of the painters union that the
master painters were firm In their
stand to refuse. the demands OF the
nnion in regard to the "clearance
card.'' President Dunsby also said
that the union painters Of the city were
equally firm in their demands that the
"clearance card' should be abolished,
and for the purpose of arriving at some
sort of agreement Il meeting had been
arranged for Monday between the two
sides
Julius Never who is one OF the prin-
cipal master painters and decorators of
rho city is reported to have met the
demand Of the union on Saturday and
put all of the men to work without
clearance cards.
Sends Out Letter.
Regarding the rumored report that
the Master Painters and Decorators
association knew nothing about the de-
mands of the painters, President Duns
by stated that he had sent the follow
ing letter TO the secretary of the Mas
ter Painters association:
Salt Lake City, June 10, 1o09-To
The officers and members of the Master
Painters and Decorators association,
Mr.. A. Lord, secretary. Gentlemen:
Some time ago it came to the notice of
local union No. ~ that your associa
lion had introduced a clearance card
to be given to each and every man who
was leaving the employ of the individ-
ual members of your association. Lo-
cal union No. n took action on the
matter and instructed our secretary TO
so notify your association, which was
L. y
from Your secretary. This matter is, In
my mind. a matter of the utmost i'm
portance to both of our organizations,
and / would suggest that conference
committee be appointed by both sides
TO adjust tho matter and also to try
and perfect An agreement between the
iwo organizations for the betterment
Of the trade and all parties concerned.
Hoping that You Will give tins due con-
I;5 I firmly
dent and secretary of local No. a.
.1ouTneymen Painters, Decorators and
Paperhapgers Of America.
Receives an Answer.
IN reply to this letter President
Dunsbv produced the following letter
from the secretary Of the Master Paint
crs and Decorators association:
master Painters and Decorators
association, Salt Lake City, June l6,
l9o9.-Mr. A, L. Dunsby, president and
business agent of local union No. H.
Dear sir: in answer 10 your letter Of
the 18th inst, regarding clearance
card, / am instructed TO inform YOU
that your letter being a personal one
and not coming from local union No. n,
this association could not act upon it.
Very truly yours, A Lord, secretary. -
President Dunsby said that on Thurs
day morning he knew of fifteen men
who were looking for work in the shops
of the city He also said that he had
made a canvass Of the shops Of the
city for the purpose Of finding places
for these men and that one shop needed
eight men, while another shop needed
nine men. Neither of these shops
would employ the idle men because the
men did not have clearance cards. -
When asked bv representative Of
The Tribune regarding the strike, Pres
ident Bodel of the Master Painters
and Decorators association said that
there was no change in the matter and
that the master painters had adopted
"A resolution at their meeting of Friday
to refuse the demands of the union.