The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-02-13

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no organization existing among tins class Of wage yet
there to be unNren law that binds them respects
more closely than the thorough Organization existence h
TIME Aother feature worthy o notice the thorough machine
like action that characterized their every effort Some Of the od
and most experienced labor unions in the State could well afford
OF how win a strike
panic OF 1907 when or the sake OF keeping the plants in operation
the wages Of employees reduced about fifteen per day
his reduction made however, after conference between
poyeT and the employees during which the question of restoring
the original wages when times improved thoroughly dis
that OF the condenser cleaners Plant No
thirty per day The demand question refused by the
company they Offering however increase the wages twenty cents
per day The result was that within twelve hours the entire forces
OF the three smeers Baresvlc ont with demand
increase of thirty day and this action leads the point
h m m @ t ~ g ts Iff "s .. mlI. MA ,ifs ~ n 'nuas'ls
other words the Of the furnace In the plant mentioned
the furnace had capacity Of eighty eight eor and
the condenser receiving day. Whether
the strike could have been ayere y the company meeting the demand
of tf employee in this particular instance OF conjecture
raise in is sufficient grounds Tor the others demand
poyecs per usiabe unless those receiving higher
lsss d occnaon Alf fifteen hundred men were involved in This
strike The Department called they had been
out for three days knowing that organization existed
among the men il was n be assumed that the representative Of Die
Department would have some difficulty in securing conference but
upon arrival the city Of Barteve found that organza
ton had been perfected and that committee Of three from each
plant had been appointed with full power effect settlement There
was violence congegatng the street in fact
and accordingly meeting was arranged between the committee
and the employers for the next day. After discussion BY the
ions committee evident could be effected
through that medium and It was apparent from the attitude OF the
bosses that While they would Pit forth effort break down the
strike waiting game. with the hope OF starving the employees
feet offering the services OF the State Board OF
en that there was nothing developments
week after the strike had been called certain officials OF the mer
day4h adjusted the employees receiving flat increase
fifteen day, thus in reality placing the upon the
same wage ''f CLASS , woRk2ss STAKE a -H 1907
Another strike that attracted considerable attention. with which
the Department spent the Glass Workers
Tulsa which occurred in the early part 81 March 1911
The question involved that of certain trade rules which pre-
yai this relative to apprentices seems that no agree
nent could be reached and when the department called into the
affair the relations were strained the employers had been successful in
importing strizebreakc and found impossible time
effect settlement In October OF this year however has
been before mentioned in this report the kebreake
quit and here that Glass Workers International organa
lion showed that they were only protecting their membership
but that protection extended alike all
with them Instead OF taking advantage Of the situation and
placing their With the company hey stood by the striking strike
breakers and proceeded to take them their organization
press, the affairs the The plant
operating with few and there hope cffecting
Numerous building trades ca difficulties with EN-
oye over wage scales etc. during the year but OF
n part within short time
The Nachi4ists in the shops at Mnstogee called
strike because Of the discharge OF their
was adjusted after two Or three weeks.
The Cooks and Walters in Oklahoma City involved in
controversy with employers over the question Of day holiday
turing the week No increase in asked for they simply
eed OF They their
aon throughout the fight and have this time great many
aurants signed up in the city.
The Painters in Oklahoma City gained Of five cents
r hour after being for few days This scale of
his craft 50 cents per hour
NEW LEGISLATION
The last session Of the Legislature requested enactsevera
lbor only few OF which, finally the approval
ors and the Governor One Of the important amendments
far this Department concerned the bill amending
prescribing the and duties OF the Commissioner Labor
his amendment the Department additional factory Inspector
ho badly needed Oklahoma is large progressive state and
e many ne" institutions that being opened up particularly the
lr districts have made impossible for inspector to cover