United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-05-19


The broommakers took the matter up
with the manufacturers for several
weeks, but no adjustment could be made
of the matter, and the arbitration COM
mittee of the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, was called into the case Secretary
Hickey of the Colorado State Federation
of Labor is chairman of that committee.
and at that time was out of the city on
official business connected with the Fed
GRAFTON. and in his absence President
McLennan of the Federation offered his
services to the Broommakers and called
on Mr. Craffey. The conditions were gone
over, arguments were adduced to show
why II would be advantageous to the fac
tory operators to sign the scale and put
their old employees back to work; and
Mr.. McLennan pointed out thu results
OF his employment of union men for the
past twelve years, and the use of the
Broommakers' label, but to all this a
deaf ear has been turned. and Mr.. Graf
fey has absolutely refused to sign the
scale offered by the Denver local, which
is piece work. at which only the swiftest
men can average $500 per day, working
nine hours.
The officers OF the Broommalzers' local.
believing further effort to induce the op-
orators to accede to their demand would
be useless, have issued an appeal to To-
cal unions and central bodies in Denver
and Colorado and throughout the ada
cent states, asking the support of every
union man who may be reached by the
circular-urging them to purchase only
brooms bearing the label of the Broom
makers Union. and where they are not
on sale, to ask their merchants to place
an order for union-made brooms A list
of factories making label brooms is in
the circular, which is given in full It
follows:
To Members of Organized Labor
We are sending this communication
calling attention to the trouble in which
our organization is now involved with
the NJ. Craffey Broom & Brush company
located in Denver Mr.. Craffey reduced
the wages of his men August l, 1909. at
a time the cost of living was higher than
it has been for number of years. Mr.
Craffey has run union shop for the past
twelve years. and during that time
through the help of the union label he
turers of brooms in the West Believing
that organized labor should receive liv-
ing wage for its labor we Instituted a
strike at said factory April I. 1910, for
putting in effect the scale of wages eff
fective prior TO the reduction last August,
making it possible for an expert to aver
age sS day, working nine hours.
| The trouble with the Craffey company
i L, a..
committee of the Denver Trades and La
Dor Assembly without result. and Mr..
, Craffey has been interviewed by Presi-
dent McLennan of the Colorado State
Federation of Labor. and he has abso-
lutely refused TO consider putting his
old men, members OF the international
Broom and Whiskmakers' Union, Local
No. 40, back to work at the scale in eff
feet prior to August /, 1909.
We now appeal to organized labor in
Colorado and throughout the West to
come to our assistance by demanding
the union label on all brooms aud whisk
brooms. and use your influence with your
merchants to have them handle union
made brooms We desire that you ap-
point a committee to take this matter up
with your merchants and have them
place order with label factories and In
sist that your members purchase only
union-made brooms.
The following factories are makers Of
union brooms:
Seltzer & Pfountz. s510 Larimer street.
Denver. Colo.
Queen City Broom Co., t35 South
Broadway, Denver. Colo.
Pueblo Broom & Bedding Co.. Pueblo.
Colo.
The Colorado Springs Broom Manu-
featuring Co.. Colorado Springs.
We thank you In advance. believing
that you will give this subject the atten-
tion its Importance merits. Yours fratsr.
nally.
INTERNATIONAL BROOM AND wHfSIS
MAKERS UNION. LOCAL. NO. 40.
The Broommakers are making a stand
for a just wage. Three dollars day Ia
surely the smallest maximum scale that
any skilled craftsman should receive.
They should receive the support Of every
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