United labor bulletin., 1910-07-21

1t is understood that an effort was
made at the meeting of the association
to pass a motion providing that such
members of that body as desired might
continue to employ non-union men.
This motion was defeated, it is stated,
the grounds given being that the COM
mittee was given full power to provide
for settlement, and the association had
no authority to change the terms
A few of the larger firms may with
draw from the association, but the ma
jority of the association members will
continue in the association and do all
they can to promote the interests OF ALL
Not only that, but it is said that the in
iation fee in the Master Plumbtrs' as
sociation, which has been something like
$500. will be reduced to SO, and the in
dependent plumbers will be taken into
the fold. thus Strengthening the cause
of the union and the association.
John R. Alpine. national president of
the Plumbers, who has been in Denver
nearly three months working toward the
settlement will probably remain in the
city for a few weeks. as the hearing in
the suit he has instituted to restrain the
members of the Master Plumbers, Gen
eral Contractors and Master Builders
from--sliscriminating-a against
the men belonging to unions affiliated
with the Building Trades Council has
been continued for two weeks. The
members of these organizations have
been served with papers in the suit.
The injunction is sought chiefly on
the ground that the General Contractors
association recently sent out letter to
all contractors in the building trades.
asking them to sign pledges to refuse
employment to all persons who belong
to unions which are afiliated with the
Building Trades Council. Following Is a
copy of the pledge which Mr.. Alpine says
is clear proof Of intent to blacklist:
The undersigned hereby pledges
himself and reaffirms his former pledge
to refrain from employing any member
of a union affiliated with. represented in,
or contributing in any manner to the
support of the Denver Building Trades
council and to enter into no agreement
with his employees without first submit
ting such agreement to the executive
committee and receiving its approval
thereon.
1--WE hereby pledge our moral support
found necessary. financial assistance to
the executive committee"
One hundred and fourteen of the em-
ployers have been summoned to appear
in court and show cause why they should
not be enjoined from interfering with
the Building Trades Council. Judge John
1. Mullins, attorney for the union men.
says that the defendants are liable to
criminal prosecution and that such
prosecution will most likely be under
taken.
This is the beginning of the end of one
of the most bitter struggles the local
organization of Plumbers have ever had
Shortly after its inception the Plumbers
promoted a cooperative plumbing con
cern which gave the union a great deal
of work and formed the backbone OF
their struggle against the Master Plumb
ers' association. They were also as
sisted by large number OF independent
plumbers, who at all times employed
union men and whose ad has appeared
increasingly in The Bulletin for months.
AS the contest draws TO close, past
difficulties should be forgotten and only
the future should be made bright and en-
men by each and everyone working to-
gether for the interests of all and tho
success of every enterprise. Let the
union plumbers show the contractors
the mistake they have made by making
their services and their work so far
outshine that OF the strikebreaker that
never again will the Master Plumbers
seek to disrupt the Plumbers union.