The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-24

Trades and Labor Council of Hammond
is one of the moving spirits in the 7
Collins McNulty electrical faction. AS /
a result the unions of Gary against |
which open shop has been declared are |
members of the Hammond council !
Gary unions not involved are members |
of the Gary Building Trades Council |
and some time ago, if not now. the !
feeling between the two was not the |
bess
Should the plumbers fathers, roof
ers and sheet metal workers not return
to their work. there is no doubt that
the employers organization, which is
county wide in its scope and which has
Whiting, East Chicago and Hammond
members within its fold, may begin to
hire nonunion men to take their
places. Then the trouble will begin.
Efforts to Preserve Integrity Fail.
we have tried TO preserve the in
tegrity of the unions" declared an Of
fetal of the employers body, when we
went out and took the places of the
plumbers and other non-working
crafts. Rather than hire non-union
men we worked ourselves, but now
unless the men who are out in sym
pathy with the Collins-McNulty men
in their places.
The unions now out want us to let
out the ReedMurphy faction of the
electrical union which we will not do.
We are willing to employ both fac
lions. The Reed-Murphy men will work
with the Collins-M cNulty men, but the
Collins McNulty men and their sym
pathizers will not work with the Reed
Murphy men, so there you are"
How VIII 1t End.
Several problematic questions now
arise as the result of the wrangle
Should the open shop prevail for the
roofers, plumbers, fathers and sheet
metal workers, will the other Gary I'M
ions that are not involved in the con-
! troversy work with non-union men?
If they do work with non-union men
| what effect will it have in Hammond
and elsewhere and what will the strik-
| ing unions do?
! If a Gary union man not involved
in the labor mixup should work with a
| non-union man what effect will it have
on the Hammond and Lake county la
| Dor situation, where such union man
! is affiliated with Hammond orGaniza-
tons?
To offset the story that the Reed
7 murphy union eloctTiCldhS are SCdDS
the contractors today eissued to the
press a copy of their agreement with
the Reed Murphy faction. It is signed
by the contractors association, the
Gary electrical firms and the Interna-
tional brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers 1t follows herewith:
Articles of Agreement made this 2nd
day of December, 1910, by and between
the Electrical Contractors of Gary
Ind. of the first part and the Interna-
| tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers. of the second part
Witnesseth: Whereas the Electrical
Contractors located and doing a gen
eral electrical business n the city o.
Gary. Ind. and whereas the Interna
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, organized under the constitution
and bylaws of the Internationa
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
now therefore in consideration of tn,
premises and covenants herein con
tanned it is agreed as follows:
That the Electrical Contractors o
Gary, Ind, and the Internationa
: Brotherhood of Electrical Worker
! gree to and abide by the following
! working rules from this date, Decem
Der .. 1910 and expiring May 1st. 1912
: working RuIes or Local LocaI NJ. OBJ
, Members of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers will b
governed by the following rules:
l. A regular working day shall con
sist of eight hours and shall be recls
oned from a. m. to > p. m. exccp
Saturday on Saturday work shall ceas
at ~ o'clock noon.
: . The rate of wages for all wor
) done except in the following rule
: shall be paid at the rate Of time an
; one half for over time
: 8 Double time shall be paid for tn
, following days: Sunday. New Year
; Day. Decoration Day, Fourth Of Jul,
Thanksgiving and Christmas
A. 1t is distinctly understood that n
member of this Brotherhood shall wor
: on the first Monday in Sept. common
,ly known as Labor Day.
: 8 All journeymen and apprentice
= shall have their time paid for from tn
= time of reporting for work. No jour
, neymen shall be paid less than for
: hours pay for any one day or porto
: thereof. unless it is through some fau
- of his
g. Each member of this Union WORK
ing as a journeyman shall receive II
minimum rate of sixty eight and thrt
4 Wages shall be paid weekly, Il
= contractor having the right TO no
= back one and one-half days time, e,
? cept, in case employee is laid off al
= then he shall receive his pay In flu
= All members will stay on the job uni
\ the usual full time is put in
], s. All car fare in excess of TIL
- necessary TO reach the shop or Off
shall be paid by the contractor. Wh'
men are sent out of the city. all e
= pense must be paid by the contractor
.. Any apprentice of member of til
: Union being required by his employ
= or foreman to go to the shop off
= or supply store for material or 9th
= purposes shall report at the pia
= designated at 7:45 O'clock a. m
II Men reporting at the shop or Off
= and not being assigned to any wo
!, must not stay more than one no
unless they are being paid for t
= same. Men must not make written a
plications to any of our Electrical Co
= tractors for position.