United labor bulletin., 1911-09-21
BUILDING TRADES
WILL UNITE FRIDAY
Consolidation To Include Every
Building Trade Organization.

Tomorrow night the building trades of
Denver will, unless something unforeseen
transpires, form one of the strongest
building trades organizations ever seen
in Denver. The organization will be
composed Of the organizations now in
the Building Trades Council and the AS
sociated Building Trades Of Denver and
Vicinity, together with the Brotherhood
Carpenters.
The Associated Building Trades will
meet tonight and take action in regard
to the formation of a consolidated coun-
Gil. The organization will dissolve after
taking official action in regard to the new
council, which will be favorable.
The Building Trades Council will meet
Friday evening at an early hour and take
similar action to that taken by the Asso-
ciated Building Trades At $50 the rep
resentatives of every trade employed In
the erection OF buildings will meet with
the purpose in view of forming the con-
solidated council
The proposed council will not be afiih-
ated with the Building Trades Depart
ment of the A. F. OF L. on account of
several OF the locals that will be afiilf
ated with the council that are not recog-
nized by the A. f. of l. 1t Will be purely
n local council.
The Brotherhood Carpenters and the
Building Laborers. two of the largest and
in the city. will be affiliated with the new
council. These organizations are not in
the department. Also the colored hod-
carriers are not recognized by the A +.
of L., and Electrical Workers 5l5 are in
the same position. Where there are
dual organizations. as mentioned above,
they will be affiliated with the new coun-
ell through district council This will
make recognition by the department i'm
possible
The only hitch in the formation of the
new council comes from the opposition
of the Brotherhood Carpenters TO the
Arnalgamnted Carpenters. At the meet
ing held last Saturday. representatives
of the Brotherhood Carpenters said that
the Amalgamated Carpenters would not
be seated in a district council The
Amalgamated organization is willing and
anxious to join district council. fearing
that through the opposition OF the larger
organization they will be left out in the
cold what the outcome of this latter
difficulty will be remains to be seen. Out
ride OF this there is not a rifi In an 9th
ysrwiso pacific sea.
Y omccrs will be elected at the meeting
called for Friday night Who will be
elected is also problematical-
Thomas Clark. organizer for the
United Association OF Plumbers and
Steamntters. is in the city President
Names short OF the Building Trades De
partmeut is expected In town a. any
time
Other Building Trades News.
The strike on the International Trust
Company building al Seventeenth ana
California has completely tied up ih"
building Cement workers is ihc onls
trade WORKING Engine have been
placed hut the contractors. the Wh.tno,
stein company. have not placed non
union engineers on Them In case o.
further employment OF nnn-union men on
the building action will be taken AGAINST
this company In every city In the United
States In New York city alone This
company has from 10 10 Is large build
ings under way Union men are en-
ployed on all OF them. and strike would
mean their ruin. They are expected to
square" The job as soon as the new
council is ofRcered.
dual organization OF lronworkers lis
causing the building trades some trouble.
Members OF this illogitimatc orEantza- !
tion are doing the work on an apartment
being built by Sam Lang on Fourteenth
street The contract for the iron work
is with Lowith Bros. Larimer street and
calls for fair labor. This firm has been
instrumental in the forming OF the
brotherhood of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. local No. /. which has Sc
cured charter from Secretary of State
Pearce instead OF from the international
Association OF Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers of America. The building trades i
have taken exception to the employment /
OF the members of this organization. as 1
they are not fair labor
Mr. Lang. who conducts union bars at 1
1918 Champa street and at 923 Seven
teenth street. has been notified that when |
further work is attempted by these men |
thcajob will he pulled" The center iron
columns have been set. which viii allow 4
the briclllayers and other trades several /
days work before further work by the |
"scab" organization men will be necessi- |
tated.
II is said that this dual organization of
iron workers was organized especially to |
get around" the contract which said
that fair labor should be employed The
charter was granted on the 18th OF Sep
tember and the men began work on the
14th.
II Is believed that Mr.. Lang Will adjust
this matter TO conform to the contract,
rs IL specifies fair labor Mr.. Lang has
received the patronage OF union men for
n number of years and it. is believed he
will cater to their desires in the employ
ment OF fair iron workers.