The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-15
PROPOSE
ARBITRATION
MEMBERS or BUILDING TRADES
COUNCIL IDLE TODAY AS RE-
SUIT OF NOTICE OF OPEN SHOP
POLICY SERVED ON THEM BY
EMPLOYERS SATURDAY.

A considerable number of plumbers,
carpenters, and other members Of the
Building Trades council OF this city
are Idle today, as a result OF the dec
laration Of the employers for open
shop in this city.
The printed notices setting forth
the. intention Of the employers were
Enclosed In the pay envelopes Sa.tur-
day night in most cases. In some,
cases where h men were paid on
Monday morning, they received the
notices today, but it is said that the
men had decided Saturday not to go
back to work today. D..
The Building Trades council is de-
sirous Of arbitrating the matter, as
they. contend that they stand for a
bigger n better and buster Fargo,
and that strikes and lockouts are det-
rimental to the city, therefore arbitra-
ton is the best method of handling
the situation.
The council wishes the employers
to accede to the request that they en-
ploy~ only union men, and no non-un-
ionists. &c.,. ... '....
In return for this they agree to
make all demads for changes as to
wages and rules on the first of the
year, and to allow the employers un-
I'll April / to reach a decision. They
suggest arbitration by a disinterested
board in case no agreement can be
reached in any other way.
1t is claimed by the union men that
the open shop policy is a body blow
the effect Of united effort. They con-
tend that in an open shop the union
men will be crowded out.
THE question is not one of wages,
hours Of labor, or conditions under
which the men work" said P. w.
Farnham today, "but We want to run
our businesses according to what we
deem the best policy, and the unions
have attempted to dictate to us in a.
manner which we believe justifies us
In declaring for the open shop poll
cy." -.-.
The executive committee of the
Building Trades council was in SEES
sion this morning for several hours
and drafted an agreement Of which
the above is the substance. 1t is said
this agreement will be submitted this
afternoon to the few employers who
did not give their employees notice of
the open shop policy on Saturday ave-
ming.
A copy of the agreement as propos-
ed by the Building Trades council to
the employers was handed The Forum
this afternoon and is as follows:
4 This agreement made and entered
into this .......... day of ...!......,
49,, between ............ and the
Fargo Building & Trades council, wit
nesseth: "
That for and in consideration of
settled and harmonious relations, the
party Of the first part agrees to en-
ploy only men carrying cards of the
Fargo Building & Trades council, and
that he will not ask men carrying
Building & Trades cards to work on
Jobs with any men, (whose- craft is -af-
fliated with the Building & Trades
counciD who does not carry a Build
ing & Trades card, Con work within a
radius Of five miles of the Fargo post
office.
For and in consideration Of the
above conditions, the Building &
Trades council agree to the follow
ing: .~~ ~ ...... :. .
That n craft Of the Building e.
| Trades desiring n change Of scale,
or working rules, is to be made known
on o before Jan. /, and the same is
subject to. acceptance on or before
April 1.
In any and all cases where there
shall be disputes arising. demands
made, or any other trouble arising be-
tween the parties to this agreement,
there shall be no strike, walkouts,
lockouts or boycots, but said demands,
disputes or other trouble shall be
taken up by the parties to this agree
ment, or their authorized representa-
tives, for the purpose and with the
idea of obtaining a settlement of said
demands, disputes or troubles.
In event that it is impossible for the