The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-07-25
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now out on strike for and waived
many conditions necessary to the cleo
trical workers, and also agreed that
their men would work with strike
breakers and scabs now in the employ
of the company
Fortunately, the McNulty men who
can do this class of work have refused
to work under this agreement, and
while what few men they have been
able to furnish don't do us much harm,
the company recognizing it has an
agreement which it could not hope
to get from the Light and Power Coun-
Gil, maintain that they will not abro-
gate this agreement, hoping to break
| the ranks of the electrical workers
who are now out on strike and force
them to come under same.
| eraser and the McNulty faction
have been denounced from coast to
coast for this peace of scabbery, as
they are not only scabbing on the
strike of the electrical workers, but
gas workers, boiler makers, machin-
lists and firemen as well, all of whom
are affiliated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. To date the men
have all been standing firm and are
determined to win. The strike has
been on now for two months. We
have succeeded in keeping them from
getting injunctions to date, but it is a
very costly strike.
The Light and Power Council has
no source of revenue, having no sal
aried officers, nor under normal con-
ditions any expense.
The strike has been Endorsed by the
executive board of the State Fedora
ton of Labor and the Central Coun-
ellis in San Francisco, Oakland, Sac
ramento, San Rafael, Vallejo, Santa
Rosa, Fresno Los Angeles, Richmond
and Iron Trades Council of San Fran
cisco and Building Trades Councils of
San Jose and San Mateo; the label
section of San Francisco District Coun-
Gil of Iron Workers of San Francisco,
and many individual local unions
through the strike zone. These in
clude the McNulty locals No. $40 OF
Sacramento, No. 1872 of San Jose, No.
591 of Stockton, No. 595 of Oakland
and Local Union No. 9 of Chicago, the
largest local union of linemen in the
United States
Up to and including June q, there
has been donated to this strike by
other local unions and central coun-
ellis, ETC., $5,27S.63, and the council has
expended for strike benefits, etc,
$4,971.30.
The individual local unions affected
by this strike of course have expended
| thousands and thousands of dollars
from their own treasures. 1t is i'm
perative to organized labor in and
around the Bay Cities, and in fact to
all organized labor that this strike
| should be won.
The Light and Power Council stands
ready at all times to effect an annie
able settlement but is insisting upon
the abrogation of the McNulty agree
ments as they were entered into for
strike-breal1ing purposes and lower
wages than we are asking for with
absolutely no working conditions and
for a period of three years and would
be unjust and criminal to force the
electrical workers under any such con
/ tract.
eraser has been denounced as
wores than Farley and has been re-
pudiated by the entire labor move
ment with the exception of few in
San Francisco who are in sympathy
with such tactics.
The Light and Power Council recog-
nizes that all its affiliated member
ship should be under charter of the
American Federation of Labor, and
will do all in its power to effect an
adjustment of the electrical workers
controversy, but such we feel must be
|
do not believe that you can win men
over by scabbing on them. We would
ask that this matter be taken up.
As evidence of what the labor move
ment thinks of the McNulty tactics,
we quote the following:
"'COPY' NIGHT LETTER"
"San Francisco, Cal, June 2, 1913.
"Mr. E. N Nockles. Secretary, Chica-
go Federation of Labor 116 Wet
Washington St., Chicago, ILL.,:
"Have been informed that L, C.
eraser, international third vice-presi-
dent McNulty electrical workers, is
in Chicago securing strike-breakers to
fill places of outside electrical work
ers now on strike here. If this is true,
l request you to give publication to
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