The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-06
calling out all union wiremen.

calling out all union wiremen.
Ten cities-Ogden. Pocatello, Twin
Falls. Boise, Lewiston. Butte, Helena
Great Falls, Missoula and Billings
are affected by the move, Mr.. Nicol
being interested In shops at all of
those points The union officials were
not prepared to say how many men
responded to the call, not having
heard from all Of the cities affected.
Mr.. Nicol left for Los Angeles yes
terday afternoon and could not be
reached. However, the report given
out by the union ofllcials was partial.
ly confirmed by Assistant Manager
Cougar.
while understand that the men
have been called out" said he, II
have had no direct information to this
effect. am not prepared to say how
many men would be affected, as l am
not familiar with the number of men
employed in the various shops. How
ever l understand that some OF the
men have refused to meet the de.
mands OF the union and will remain
at their posts
Aside from the developments in the
electrical workers strike and the
strike OF the painters and psperhans-
rs the local labor situation remained
unchanged ut the close Of the day.
The brickiayers, sheet metal work
srs and structural iron WORKERS re-
main out, with no indication Of a set
tlsneut, though the Hnioa ofiiciais ex-
press the opinion that an agreement
will be reached before Monday morn
ing. On the other hand the employ
err assert that thW will not recsde
from their stand and that tho only
settlement that can be effected IL for
the mon to return to work under the
1919 agreements.
While the plumbers and sseamfit.
tors have no grievances with their
employers, about forty have been call
cd out In sympathy, according to r.
w. Jones, secretary of the Master
Plumbers association. These men
we're called of the high school, the
old Federation Of Labor building and
the university central building. The
men on the high school were called
OF because of an attempt to work
non-union men on the central build
ing, both contracts being held by the
same contractor, p. ]. Moran. The
men were called of for the Fedora
ton of Labor building because an ef-
fort was made to pursue the work Of
structural iron workers with common
labor.
The labor troubles at the capitol
site had apparently cleared yester-
day. About forty labore-s on the
capitol struck Thursday afternoon at
2 o'clock, demanding a raise OF rs
cents day from $2.25, the present
wage. The strikers took what they
believed to be an opportune time
just as the contractors began pour
ing cement for the second OF the i'm
mense foundation pillars which will
support the dome. They were told
to get away from the Job, and a nur-
ry-up call for more laborers brought
nearly full force in few hours.
Incidentally, however. II was 10
o'clock at night before the big foun-
dalton had been poured. In work
Of this kind 1t is imperative that the
cement be kept running from start to
finish of the job.
The working agreement to govern
the Utah Light & Railway company
and the street car men was signed
yesterday afternoon. The new agree
ment is for period of four years,
and grants an increase Of cents an
hour to motormen and conductors.
Under the new agreement track
/ cleaners will receive an increase of
10 cents per day.
The new agreement was signed by
the following: For the company: 10
seph s. Wells, general manager. and
w. T. Maddox. assistant general man.
ager. For the men: James H. La
mont, A. H. Burt, w. ID. Randall, j 4.
A. Reeder, v. N. Hixson, w. H..
Linck and A. H. Kempton.
AS yet the brewery workers nave
received no word from the interna.
tional union. Consequently no new
developments were recorded in their
differences with the breweries yes
| terday.