United labor bulletin., 1910-11-03
UNION MEN BE CONSISTENT
THE RRINTINe TRADES
TAKE JOINT ACTION
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TAKE JOINT ACTION
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except that they will retain in their en-
ployment the men they were compelled
to employ to keep their presses in oper-
alton.
"2. The pressmen now in the employ
ment of the publishers may unite with
No. %, and the union shall admit them
to membership. This to be brought about
within thirty days.
49, The publishers will employ the
same number of men on presses that are
now employed by the publishers of st.
Louis papers as per existing contract be-
tween the St Louis publishers and the
Pressmens Union of that city.
"A. The foreman shall have the un-
qualified right to employ and discharge
men. Journeymen and others shall per-
form such pressmen's work as the fore
man may direct during working hours.
- The wage scale as provided in the
contract existing when No. % struck last
time shall be adopted; this to continue in
force until September 1st, 1911. Then
the wage scale shall be subject to change
for in said last contract.
&c. The provisions about foremen,
their powers and the number of press
men shall continue in force for five years
and shall not be subject to change or ar
bitration during that time except at the
option of the publishers.
-. The provisions of said last con-
tract as to overtime and otherwise, ex-
cept as modified by or in conflict with
foregoing provisions, may be embraced
in the new agreement
THE DENVER PUBLISHERS ASSO-
CIATION.
(Signed) WILLIAM sTAPLETON.
Chairman.
tSigned) R. C. CAMPBELL.
Secretary"
The committee submitted this propo-
sition to Web Pressnen's Union No. %
and received the following reply:
Denver, Colo, Oct 2s, 1910.
ITO the Committee Of the Allied Trades:
Dear Sirs: Replying to your report
TO the effect that the Denver Publishers
Association have rejected the proposed
basis of settlement OF existing differences
between our organization and them
selves, we desire to say:
That it is impossible for Web Press
mems Union No. % to consider the pub
fishers counter-proposition, for the rea-
sons that:
First. almost without exception the
proposals are of an open shop nature.
and in direct violation of the constitution
OF our National organization.
Second, that the wage scale proposed
is insufficient, and Constitutes an unfair
discrimination against other Denver
newspaper publishers, who are now oper-
ating under signed scales with this or
ganization, and who have declared these
wage scales TO be equitable and satisfac
tory.
e. c. PEEPO,
President
LEE SNYDER,
Secretary"
Thursday evening at o'clock the COM
mittee again met the publishers and pre-
sented the reply Of the pressmen.
Both propositions having been reject
ed, the committee endeavored to draw
forth some proposition that would bring
the publishers and pressmen nearer to-
gether, but were unsuccessful. PROPOSE
tions were then suggested by the COM
mittee, but being unauthorized and mere
ly put forth as suggestions. were with
drawn when it became apparent that no
results were likely to be secured.
The committee then felt that it had ex-
hausted its resources and withdrew after
stating that it would wait twenty-four
hours before preparing a report. at the
end of which time, If no further commun-
ication was received nom either side. the
committee would feel justified in assum-
ing that the propositions in their hands
were the best terms to be offered by
either party to the controversy. and were
in effect ultimatums
The time agreed upon having expired
at o'clock p. m. Friday. October 20. and
no communication, verbal or written.
having been received from either party,
your committee is forced to arrive at its
conclusion as to the Comparative SINGER
ity and fairness OF the two parties to this
controversy by comprison of the terms
OF settlement submitted by them.
Your committee finds that the propo-
sition submitted by the pressmen is the
same as that In force in the pressrooms