The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-06-29
MARTIN COLE kept
BUSY At HIS POST
President Of Z. T. P. a. Returns
to Duluth After Two Months
Of Strenuous Work in East.

the Licensed :Tugmen's Protective as
ISOLATION, returned to his home in
Duluth Tuesday after two amonths'
absence, during which time hei
visited local branches Of the tugnaen
in all points along the chain OF
lakes. '-,s go 4
His principal duties while away
from home have been in adjusting
differences and making schedules
with employers for the engineers and
captains on tugs in the several har-.;:s
bors along the chain of lakes. He
succeeded in settling many diff
culties' and in closing trade agree:
ments at every point. $50 =;
Violates Union Agreement. =,
Only at one point has there. been
any difficulty. The tugmen at Chi.
cago made an agreement with their
employers on May LIST. This was
made in: good faith. but was not in
force more than q day or two when
the members Of the union violated.
the agreement. Mr., Cole was APP
pealed to and he tried his best to
affect an amicable settlement, but
tho members Of the organization
were. arbitrary and refused to accede
to the terms of their contract. There
was nothing left for Mr.. Cole to do
but to revoke the charter of the
Chicago union, and this he did with
out any hesitation after finding that
the! members refused to live up to
their agreement.
Manned by Union Men.
AS a result Of this action on the
part Of the president, the tugs in the
Chicago. harbor are being manned by
union men from other points to
carry out the provisions Of the agree
ment entered into by the Licensed
Tugmen's Protective association. +
Mr.. Cole was called to Cleveland
on June Is on account of a. strike of
tug firemen at that port. In this
issue, as in Chicago, the question of
the violation. Of trade agreement
was involved. The f1remen expected
the engineers and captains to go out
with them. but when Mr.. Cole in
vestigated the. situation he found
there was violation of agreement
and he refused to sanction a general
strike. The attention Of the Inter-
national Longshoremen's association
was called to the Cleveland situation
and thereupon President O'Conner of
that organization revoked the charter
81 the f1remen.
Tug F1remen TOO.
Prior to this they were given an
opportunity to go back to work and
live up to: their .agreemept,. which
they refused to do. After the charter
was revoked the members Of the
| fremen's union who were on strike
saw the mistake they had made and
they were obliged to renew their ap-
plication to the International Long
shoremen's association, for n1ember-
ship therein. The matter is now on
the way to adjustment. Mr.. Cole
states that the firemen all returned
to work as members Of their union
Tuesday evening last. =
The. labor situation along the. chain
of lakes, SO Mr.. Cole says, is: In: good
condition. and no: further trouble is
expected during the season. Mem
bers of the marine: unions are we'll
employed at fair wages and general
| satisfaction prevails: :.". ::
Mr.. Cole. expects to remain in Du.
luth for the nexts ten days to take
care Of a pile Of business matter that
accumulated during his absence. On
less sooner called from this city, he
will leave here July s for Chicago,
where he will attempt to finally
| adjust the situation there. He will
attend the annual convention of the
international Longshoremen's associ-
alton at Port Huron on July s. =