The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-06
Los ANGELES LABOR
OUT FOR UNION SHOP
alifornia City Getting Taste OF
Reaction from Long War
Waged Against Unions.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, July ST.
Fhe first week in the great industrial
battle. that is seeking to compel
recognition Of the building trades
card has ended with honors In favor
Of the strikers. 1T has been a week
of the most enthusiastic union spirit
ever encountered in Los Angeles.
Strike One Week Old.
The strike in the building trades
Of this city was called last Thursday
| morning at s o'clock. Only the CEN
trail part of the city was covered the
first day. Wherever representatives
Of, the strike committee went they
were met with hearty response by
the workers, who Immediately laid
down their tools and came on the
job. r -. =: p. =. Y = d. -
While committees were working
downtown among the workmen. the
| union men themselves became active,
It'd where the contractor would not
recognize the card Of the building
I trades workers the men. were told to
leave the work and join the ranks
Of the strikers, who are out for
better working conditions . in = Los
| Angeles. ~
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| The strike now. covers all parts. of
! the city, and up to date 500 applica-
tions for membership in the; crafts
affected have been received. At the
Last meeting of Carpenters union
No. 1853. IS new members took out
union cards, and there are $50 APP
| pltcations on file. Great gains have
been made in the plasters; brick
layers, fathers, roofers,' tile. layers,
plumbers and other unions affiliated
with the Building Trades, council.
! Many Jobs Hastily Unionized.
Since last Thursday morning 100
Jobs have been unionized. Wherever
! card the job is Immediately union
ICED. Many of the contractors who
We're fair to the union men in their
employ have not been molested.
Where contractors refuse the men
are called off the job and the struggle
goes on.
Builders Exchange Ignored.
Yesterday morning the strike COM
mittee gave out the positive informa-
ton that it is not dealing with the
Builders. Exchange. which has al
ways been unfriendly to the best in
terests Of the workers. The members
of the committee state they are
working to make the card of the
building, trades popular in Los An
geles and will treat with the men
themselves, and not with unfriendly
interests represented by: a disinter-
ested third party. '.'... 10y q. T.
Bricklayers May Join Strike.
AT the present time there are
about 1900 ON the strike roll. More
than 5000 men are affected by the
strike, but in several instances many
have gone back to work under union
conditions since the call. A vast
majority Of the building trades
workers in Los Angeles: have been
working under absolute conditions
for many months. ..% 49,. -
At y g big mass meeting of the
brtcklayers held last Monday EVEN
ing, In which every Union man in
| town took part, 1t was: decided to
refer the. matter of participating in
the strike Of the building trades to
the international office An answer
lis expected at any time. Judging
from the consensus of opinion among
the bricklayers, that organization is
ready to do all in its power to make
Los: Angeles, a.. better town for the
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