Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-07-03
Form Industrial 0rganiza-
ton and Fight To Unioniize
Country's Tin Mills
Battle Starts With
Phillips ShGet& Tin


trialism these days. The workers are
satting closer together. The latest
development is the merging of the
Tin Plate Workers International Pro.
tective Association of America with
fine Amalgamated Association OF Iron.
Steel and Tin Workers of the United
states and Canada This completes
an industrial organization bis
nnion-tlfat> embraces in its jurisdic-
tion the workers of the mills of the
country. skilled and unskilled, with
ont regard to race, creed sex or col
or It is consumnation deVoutly to
bp wished, and an end that has been
longed for and worked for for years
by the far seeing induStrialists of both
organizations.
The actual amalgamation has moi
vet taken place but it is now assured.
At joint meeting of tle SteubenWille,
Follansbee and Wheeling lodges OF
the Tin Plate Workers held with
Stedbenville lodge of the, Amalgamat:
ed at Steubenville last Saturday night,
the sentiment was unanimously in
favor of merging the organizations.
Officials Favor Plan.
For the first time all the high Off
Gals of both Organizations have de-
clared in favor of the plan. Presi-
dent Hunt of the Tin Plate Workers,
was present, and declared himself in
favor Of the plan, and letters were
read from the Amalgamated National
officers decidedly favorable The
Steubenyille lodge voted unanimously
IL With al
ing and Follansbee lodges did not vote
because the full membership was not
present, it is certain that they will
favor the plan at special meetings
which have been called. And that
similar action will be taken by al
the other lodges is certain.
The Plan.
The plan is to allow the tin house
workers to maintain separate lodges
with tin house autonomy practically
as at present. The tin workers are
to have a vice president permanently
employed to look after their inter
.ests, and their present vice presidents
are to be made deputy organizers
The dues system will be placed upon
a per centage basis, thus equaliZine
the payments between the higher and
lower paid workers. Every worker il
every department of the mills is to
be eligible to membership in the
greater organization and a determin
ed effort is to be made to bring. them
into the fold
Inspiring Meeting.
Yhe presence OF about so women
workers made the Steubenvi.le joint
meeting inspiring And the spirit OF
class consciousness rung true. The
I'm house workers declared that al
though they have a separate agree
ment With the Phillips Sheet and Tin
Plate Company, expiring two weeks
alte the Amalgamated agreement
they viii cease work any way the mo-
ment that the company attempts to
employ one non-union worker in the
aot mills. They will work out their
agreement only if no attempt is made
70 run the hot mills.
Big Strike On.
The big strike is on, the biggest
since the Trust strike and certain to
END differently because conditions
are different. The Phillips Sheet and
! IN Plate Company has declared that
! VIII operate the Pope plant at
Stenoenville open shop after July 1st.
ie company had already been oper-
1tlhs non-union at Clarksburg and
Nlerton This led the union to de
eInlne to not only resist the non
uhloAlzlns Of the Steubenville mill, but
~ attempt to organize and strike the
Niarksbnrg and Wierton mills. Ac-
yoIulhsly organizers have been quiet
al work for week or two in both
pidtTS- At Wierton, which is not an
Incorporated town. the company owns
eseh me streets, and anybody suspect
VI having Labor leaflet in his
boVhel or Labor thought in his head
r d.. oeen chased out by slave official
~ SUI the seed is being sown
resident Hunt of the Tin Plate Work
~; dnd others have been busy there
"iu at Steubenville.
Socialists Help.
Al harrisburg, Dick Selway, OF
3,euOenyille, and Walter B. Hilton
edfted the ball rolling the first of last
~ 80 ana We're joined by the valiant
W ,yuere Edwards and several others on
W. TulieSday. The latter are continu
t i,S me Work. Chances for organiza
hon bora are particularly bright at Clarks
, ~a., where the Socialists have
nv HNe en- hold to help the union, and LED
ma 0ya5e Secretary Edward H. Kintzel
1eners, are rendering valuable
wo S.stahce A large number of Firms
Sooia, mere and they are practically al
haf ElellSlS- They have not ORGANIZED
VIE sruse because they did not favor The
tha ing a!5, crafts system, but now tina
co.a nilll unions have united and be
rs sI,;e industrial and militant they vii