The Daily Missoulian., 1914-06-08
END OF BIG STRIKE
IS BROUGHT ABOUT
Seattle Becomes Open Town as Far as the Teamsters
;ansd 4, ~ ,slo,olne 70 an Agleemen'

:
the Teamsters' association and the
Team owners association has been
brought to an end through the efforts
Of the COMMITTEES appointed by Mayer
Hiram C.@Gill OF this city Five prin-
cipafsrales govern the agreement made
between the Central Trades council
and the team owners OF Seattle. They
are: Stea 4 Sfss vi ss$ N!t
l. The unequivocal and non-inter- :!
fering open shop policy for the unions.
2. That the unions have immedi-
ately called off the strike.
s. That the employers as the Team
Onwers. association, in future agree,
ments are to treat with the steamstera
that are employed only
A. That all striking teamsters shall
be re-employed as fast as positions
can be made for them, with the ex-.
ception of those who have committed
violence who under the agreement are
prohibited from returning to work.
5. That no man because he does not
belong to the unions shall be inter-
fered with by the unions in his every
day employment and that, because a
man telongs to union shall not be
ana excuse by employees or employers
to prevent him from occupying an
equal position in the service of a
teamster. Esis5s Az @l
mittee: ia "A.
To the Honorable Hiram G. Gill,
Mayor of the City of Seattle, Seattle,
Wash.
The undersigned, who were selected
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to investigate the subject of differ
ences between the teamsters and team
owners of this city beg leave to report
as follows:
The committee possessed no power
to take testimony, but desiring to
learn as much as possible about the
facts, we invited the following organ
izations to appear before us by such
representatives as they might choose,
viz
The Teamsters' association, the
Team Owners association, the En-
ployers association, and the Central
Labor council.
The above organizations appeared
before the committee respectively on
different occasions, and each volun-
tarily submitted such full and frank
statements, both written and oral, as
they desired to make.
From these hearings, it developed
that some time ago, the Transfers as
sociation called strike against Ger
tain team owners of the city, and the
places of the striking teamsters have
since been filled by other employees,
leaving, at the time of the hearing,
about so of the striking teamsters yet
in the city unemployed.
Tho issue involved.
Involved in the dispute before the
strike were difference of view bearing
upon what are commonly called
"closed shop" and open shop" The
team owners informed the committee
that they would, under no considera-
ton, entertain the CLOSED shop idea
as a working plan for the future; and
. the teamsters at no time demanded be-
fore the committee that the "closed
shop should be a necessary element
to restoring harmonious conditions.
The teamsters stated that they de-
sired only to take up with their en-
ployers the question of better wages,
hours and working conditions and
lHSyf CLdO ShSd tIlIl lIiG SlIIhiliS team =
SterS be re-emplOyed.
The team owners stated, at their
hearing, that they would not discharge
men now in their employ who came to
their assistance when the strike was
inaugurated but individual team own
ers stated that, in their opinion the
striking teamsters would be re-em-
ployed as fast as vacancies occurred,
If the strike is declared off; and they
believed vacancies would occur maxi
ing place for re- employment of the
men within 80 to so days. but they
Furthermore stated that they would
refuse to re-employ all men who have
been guilty of. acts of violence in con-
nection with the strike.
Committee Asks for Statements.
The committee therefore felt that
the two factions were not far apart,
and that all differences should be ad-
justed. A sub-committee was accord
ingly appointed to negotiate with like
small committees from each of the
two organizations, in the hope that a
definite and satisfactory understand
ing might be reached. Conferences
were held between our sub committee
and like committees from the two
other bodies,s and they were each re-
quested by our sub committee to SUBJ
init to this committee a concise state
ment of the most favorable terms
which would satisfy them as work
ing basis for the future. In response
to that request, the Teamsters associa-
ton sent the following communica-
ton: H. .s-.s.sg
Seattle, Wash, April II, 1914.
Mr.. H. J. Ramsey, Secretary, Com
mittee on Cancellation, Transfers
Strike, Seattle, Wash.
Dear Sir-Believing it would be OF
advantage to your committee to have
a short and definite statement Of just
what the union teamsters are con-
tending for, we submit the following
proposed terms of settlement of the
strike: .
"A graduated wage scale with a
minimum wage of 1915 per day.
Ten hours to constitute a days
work.
"All men on strike to be given posi-
tions.
(List of names attached.)