United labor bulletin., 1911-09-21
LAUNDRY WORKERS
WANT ANOTHER PLANT
League Making Bid for Another
Union Laundry in City.

Union Label League and Organized
Labor of Denver will make a special ef-
fort to unionize another laundry in the
city. A steady appeal has been made
OF late to union men at all meetings to
patronize the only union laundry in the
city, but for some reason there was no
response, the appeal fell on deaf ears,
and it remained only for a repetition Of
the appeal to show how unresponsive the
workers are in behalf of the Laundry
Workers union.
The Bulletin has proposed that 100 or
more new customers be secured by N. r.
Tustison, the organizer of Union Label
League, and the names be placed in the
hands of President Harrison of the
League. These 100 new customers will
be offered to the first-cIass laundry that
will unonize its plant and employ only
union. The expense of this work will be
paid by Union Label League out of
money earned by The Bulletin.
Delegate Hamilton of the Laundry
Workers union to Union Label League
and the Trades Assembly has been
never-tiring in his work for the Laundry
Workers. He has tried many schemes,
none of which have been effective in
arousing the workers from the lethargy
that seems to consume their very beings.
Something must be done to save this
organization for the future welfare of the
women engaged at this body-racking and
heart-breaking labor.
Union Label League proposes that Or
ganized labor shall have another first
class laundry in Denver 1t proposes
that this laundry shall be the best to be
found in the city. 1t intends to offer
them 100 new customers to organize the
plant and may offer another 100 custom
ers if the work turned out by that plant
surpasses or equals the product of any
other plant in the city.
The League believes that organized
labor will patronize a first-class laundry
TO an extent that will fairly smother it
with work when once it becomes known
that the product OF said laundry is high
class. Organized labor wants the best;
organized labor is well paid, and will
pay well for the best. The past has
demonstrated that the workers will not
give their money to some cheap busi-
ness man who unionizes some concern,
which is managed in half-hearted way,
which is equipped with poor machinery
and which is unionized solely to claim
the work of union men.
In past years union men have given
| their work to different laundries, some
of which would send it back torn, dirty
and wrinkled and then expect their pat
rons to continue sending them their
wash.
than the laundry trade. This can be
applied to restaurants and bars, in par
ticular. Some of the union restaurants
of Denver are small, dingy holes in the
wall that secure a card and demand from
the union men their trade that the un-
principled proprietor may serve to them
spoiled stuff at which many beasts of
the animal kingdom would rebel.
It is comparatively the same at many
s.H . h.
course, the same practices are in vogue
at non-union houses; but then it is up
to the union bartenders and proprietors
themselves to say under what conditions
refreshments may be served.
The writer knows of some very pop
ular houses for the workers where half
emptied glasses of beer are refilled in
sight of the customer who applies for
"a glass of beer" In the same houses
and in other houses beer is drawn in
advance of the customers entrance to
the bar and becomes more or less fiat"
but is refreshed by dash from the
faucet before sliding il along the counter
to the thirsty customer.
This is not enicing. and saloons that
practice this are sure TO lose trade. The
saloon man that reills half-emptied
glass fresh from the lips of a departing
customer-who. by the way. may be af-
flicted by any OF number of diseases
has no right to demand, or even seek,
the trade of union men simply because
n hoUse-card is suspended on the wall.
He is lucky il he is not boycotted by
every man who has any respect for him
self or desire for future happiness.
The saloon man who has his free lunch
spread out on the counter, over which
the dust is constantly settling, is a good
subject for the health department. Much
eNpectoratng is done in saloons and the
floors become more or less filthy at times.
The passing to and fro of the many fire.
quenters of refreshment places keep the
air constantly filed with the sediment
from the floor. and this settles over all
parts OF the room equally. In some places
this condition is most repulsive Union
bars that have these conditions cannot
expect the better trade of the workers.
This applies to every business the
same. The Bulletin here endeavors to
show why the employment of union labor
will not in itself swamp" the business
man with union trade.
The business man who employs union
labor should excel all others in his busi-
ness because he employs union labor
the best generally, to be found in this
wide world OF ours.
a special effort viii be put forth in
the next few weeks to swell the ranks
of the Laundry Workers union and make
it one OF the strongest organizations In
the city.
Let every union man send his work TO
union laundry and demand that tho
work be of the best. Get mad and fight.
but boost" Just the same.