The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-23

AFFILIATED in the Trade Labor assembly,
with the McNulty faction, refused to
work on any building wired by the
Reed Murphy faction of electrical
workers The trades representative IN
the Associated Building Trades coun-
ell of Lake county recognized the Reid
Murphy men as union men and work
ed with them the same as with other
union men. In the Associated Building
Trade are carpenters. bricklayers, stone
| cutters. teamsters, painters, building
| laborers and cement fnishers.
Whe.. the fathers union refused TO
| cover the wires put in by the Reid
| Murphy, men, the Contractors asso-
/ citation in order to avoid employ ment |
! of non-union men. did the work them |
| selves, and this continued until last
! Monday, when the Chicago organization
| of fathers sent men here, who are still
employed regularly on Gary buildings.
The plumbers also refused to work
| on any buildings wired by the Reid
Murphy men. Members of the Con-
tractors association did such work In
the way of plumbing, as had TO be
done in order not to delay construc-
ton too seriously. This was done in
order not to avoid any breach with
the plumbers union, it being the hope
of the association. that amicable re-
suits could be gained in the end with
all the unions in the building trades
Last Monday the association brought
into Gary members of the 1nterna-
tional Association of Steam Filters,
union in good standing, and recognized
/ by union authorities. These men have
. since been engaged in steam fitting on
1 Gary buildings.
The plasterers. union, after agree
Il he Poid
| Murphy people. for some unexplained
| reason. changed its position. and has
| | since refused to work for any member
| of this association. In doing this the
l Plasterers' union violated its agree
ment with the association, which
| agreement contains the following
/ clause:
| NO, Pm case of any difference
| arising between the parties hereto
/ wherein the interests of either party
| are involved. the joint arbitration board
| shall Immediately investigate said diff
| ferences with q view to an AMIGA le
| adjustment of the difference al issue
/ pending which no strike, lockout OF
4 stoppage of work shall be resorted Il
by either party hereto.
l NO. 3=In case of trouble an,
| job the joint arbitration board shall
Il N.OC-S@~-
within twenty four hours from Motif
cation of trouble at issue.
They must first agree upon a.
! umpire who shall be called upon 1
case decision is not reached by sal
| board"
The association called upon tn
Plasterers union to abide by the fore
- going agreement, but met with re
:. fusal. The Plasterers' union, not onl
- refused to carry out its agreement, BIT
&, we are informed at a regular meetin
declared boycott upon all members
this association.
This boycott if made efrectual dro,
- out of business all the contractors WI
are members of the association. ar
n rendered it impossible for them
II erect any buildings in Gary requirir
~ plasterers
The Roofers union declared smil
boy cot against members or this ass
citation.
The association was extremely loa
to break relations with the Plumbe
union, and Thursday. a commit
of the Master Plumbers, who are mer
bers of the association waited up
the International president. of I
headquarters in Chicago. The commit
tee asked that the members of t
RUNNERS union De allowed TO WO
the same in Chicago The emit
situation in Gary was gone over car
fully by the committee from the ass
citation. to the International Preside
The latter refused to make an co
cession whatever He gave two re
sons why the mem bers OF his uni
would not be permitted to work
Gary with the T. A. Steam Filters.
!. That they would permit
= a. Plumbers to work with the I.
nh Steam Filters for the very simple re
son that the headquarters in Chica
said that they were scabs and strl
breakers.
tile ?. The second reason assigned
>. the International President was II
~ owing to the breaking of the contr;
~ between the Master Plumbers and
IN Plumbers union. it would not be pos
Eli bic for the Master Plumbers to e
place to all the men who had hithe
Jill been employed, due to the fact Il
jO there were among these men. seve
y - who were incompetent to do the wo
I'LL II was said by the Master Plumb
~ that for several months the Plumb
m union in Gary had advertisements
0vU Trade Journals advising the memb
to keep away from Gary.
The result of this has been to Ii
n the number of competent men availa
~ to the Master Plumbers, and had &C
PEELED them to employ VIGOROUSLY
1E competent men in order to get IL
MI work done at all.
This committee is convinced that
plumbing work in Gary has cost m
90 y: j Il: e: !:
which the Plumbers union has gi
OH the contractors
ku The Sheet Metal Workers also
clared boycott upon members of
association.
of WhsQ the association met last nj
it faced The proposition of its meml
NGS gong out OF business or of secul
men to do the work in the construc
of Gary buildings. The Plaster
Plumbers, Roofers. and Sheet NJ
- men had declared officially that