The daily sentinel., 1910-01-13
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attention to it, whereas he points out
that we are down town at the present
spending some easy dollars he has
made for us while he has been talk
ing to our prospective customer and
weaving him away from us to a worse
fate-all at our expense because we
could not be on the job at that par
ticular time TO watch this so-called
| contractor-union man.
However. these men are quite in
the minority in the Carpenters I'm
ion; but, by distortlng the facts or
in some manner unknown to us, they
manage to rally enough votes in the
union to keep from being ousted
therefrom.
We will follow our prospective
customer little further. They meet
as agreed and our contractor-unlon
man figures on his job. and in day
or so we figure ON this same job.
The result is that we invariably lose
the contract and also the contractor
union man. But, we are not rid OF
him; neither is our prospective Gus
toner whom we have not forgotten.
Now, this job in question did not
pan out as much pure gold as our
contractor-union man anticipated and
he can't pay all the bills contracted.
He is unable to make 81 a day out
of 1t, as he had been getting work
ing for us. The result is that the
owner must foot the bills to the sat
isfaction of the parties who have
furnished the material; SO that.
when the job is done. both parties
are losers and seldom either are sat
isfied with the results.
Now then, after stroll about the
city in quest of another bonanza like
the one just cited, our contractor
union man doesn't happen to land
another victim at once; and, as the
last venture didn't result in boosting
his bank account, he comes back to
us for a job, Now, we have a job.
but We had to compete with his part
ner in crime to get this job; conse-
quently we had to take 1t for less
than 1t was worth to get 1t. When
our contractor-union man worked on
his last contract he made only 81
per day; but, when we ask him what
wages we must pay him to work for
us. he straightens up and says he be-
liengs to the union and must have 81
| for hours.
Now. are we not justified in ask
ing the union to exclude all such in
dividuals from membership in their
organization? This Isl all we have
asked them to do.
At the present time the Carpen-
ters' Union and the Trades & Labor
Assembly is largely made up of con-
tractors. some of them so-called.
These contractors employ some help
which largely forms the two organi-
cations, and we contend that these
contractors have no right or war;
rant to be affiliated with any local or
central body of jurneymen wage
earners, because 1t is contrary to the
general constitutions of the various
unions, the constitutions stating ex-
plicitly that such organizations can
not affiliate employers and employees.
Furthermore, it is not fair or just for
these contractor-union men to make
trade rules for this locality or any
other and try to compel us to live
up to them. because we argue that, II
a part of the contractors have a voice
in the making of these rules that are
to affect all of us. 1t is only fair tina;
these organizations throw down the
bars and admit all of us to member
ship in these organizations, that we
may all have stick in the law-mal-
| ing gallery. This privilege would be
denied us, of course, as 1t should be;
and, not only in our case, but it is 8
rule that should apply to all con,
tractors. We:can and will If neces
sary, prove that this rule is strictl,
adhered to be the conservative labor
organizations throughout the coun
try at the present time.
The contractors have from time t
time received notice from the diner
ent unions that ON and after Ger
tain date they would demand an in
crease in wages which we have al
ways met; not always because W,
thought it quite equitable, but w