Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-11
.UNION|STS TO
AID STRIKERS
SPECIAL MEETING OF TRADES
AND LABOR ASSEMBLY TO BE
HELD TOMORROW NIGHT.

The unionists of the city will aid tho
union telephone operators in their
strike for the union shop clause In
their agreement with the OttumWa
Telephone company which resulted IN
twenty -one girls walking out yester-
day. President S. c. Turner of the Ot-
tumwa Trades and Labor assembly IS
sued call this afternoon for a spec
ial meeting Of the Ottumwa Trades
and Labor assembly to be held in La
Dor hall tomorrow night at which time
plans will be discussed to help the
striking operators in their desire for a
closed shop In his call, President Tur-
ner urges a full attendance of dele
gates.
The strike situation is about the
same as yesterday. The tWenty-one
union operators declare that they VIII
not go back until the Ottumwa Tele--
phone company signs the agreement
for a closed shop and only union op-
orators The company on the other
hand declares that it will refuse to
sign that part of the agreement calling
for union shop and it looks as though
the striking operators and the com
pany will keep on fighting. The girls
walking out yesterday crippled the
service and the south SIDE exchanse
was out of commission all day. An
effort to resume the service was tried
this morning. The company is adver-
tisine for girls to take the striking op-
orators places and Manager England
saws the company will fight to nm
ish.
The striking operators say they are
willing to meet Manager England In a
conference looking for q settlement
The union operators claim that for
them to sign contract as asked by
Mr.. England at the last conference
with him, would result in very snort
time in a CLOSED shop to the union
girls.
An effort is being made to locate
President A. l.. Urick of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor who is supposed 70 pe
ct sioux City He has been wired but
has not as yet been located. he mas
been asked to hurry to the city ana
take charge of the strike SITUATION
looking for a settlement between t'ie
Ct r;l-;r,g operators and the company.
The striking girls declare that there
will he no acts Of violence on their part
in the strike They have established
nickets and are trying to induce the
girIs who are filing their places to
ioin them in their fight.
"There is no fight on the part OF the
ottumy>a Telephone company. saio
Manager England of the telephone
COMPANY. Ile toiipthhS iit's' ito''iii9
AGAINST the girls who have gone on a
strike but we have objections to the
closed shop clause in their agreement:
Contrar.r to expectations we did not
omen the south side exchange yester-
day we thought it not advisable with
the girls not understanding the switch
board but the exchange was opened
this morning at o'clock. While two OF
the girls who were with us yesterday
left and Joined the striking operators
all Of the places have been filed and
the service is not crippled. We have
nothing at all against the striking OPP
orators. but we feel that it is an
obligation to give the public service
we have always been friendly to union
labor and have union men in our em-
nloy but we do not favor the closed
shop. / have been in communication
with the stockholders in the east but
II do not believe any of the head Of
.fcials will come to the city and take
charge of our side of the case but they
NAV send a representative here to as
sist me in loaing after thier inter-
ests.''