The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-08
PLUNIBERSH0ID ...
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Continued from Page 4.

SCr1ct the learners IN plumbers ana
keep the quality Of the work at a
point above former years standards.
Have Raised Standard. !
THE five-year rule is rigidly en-
forced by the WISCONSIN Plumbers.
association. This means that no
young man can become $ a union
plumber without serving his full APP
premiership. In other unions, :. and
even in ours, there have been cases
where the market has been. flooded
with men claiming to. be full-fledged
plumbers. who In reality are little
better. than helpers. ~ -:
The significance Of this condition
IS apparent, The plumbers who have
become long established in their trade
are given q race to run with the
younger element. When, the discrim-
ination is made il employing plumb.
erss the shop owners take on the men
who will work for less wages, and
don't think Of the lower grade work
manship they are hiring This tends
to lower the opinions In regard to
unionisn, hence the restraint
Since the apprenticeship have
come underline regulations Of the I'M
ions the young men have been forced
to serve their full term, and then are
given union cards. In the old method
the unslkil1ed tradesmen were thrust
on the market, and then the unions
made it obligatory to take them into
their fold in order that the minimum
wage schedule may not be- lowered
through the competition Of the two
factions. The standard Of union
a n n
level; and the results IN every way
were not the hest:z==:-:: To say: that: the:
strict rulings of the plumbers in this
respect are favorable, is undeniable:"
:e Mr.. King took up some time in
pointing cut the n1>ny pro -, ms 1T
the Sanitation law a. -: t.-s
= Remedies in New Code. ,ss...:
j Among tie remedies whicn the new
code will effect are the following: In
cr@asing the sanitation Of Wisconsin
homes: tnsuring hixh-olass plumbing,
done in accordance with the most
progressive ideas, the; safety Of know
Ing that the plumbing has been
thoroughly tested and inspected; i'm
possibility IF having any but master
plumbers. c"1: wing state licenses, do
Ing the work, and, lastly, the fact that
the state board Of health approves of
the code and has been prominent in
working out the details Of ordinance.
The; state law provides for inspec-
tors Of. plumbing and all house and
building sanitation, sewers, ces,hbools,
drains vents. tanks, etc, being ap-
roriioned che to each town OF more
than 5000 1nEs bitants. In adj ion.
the Inspector. have charge OF lie ems
ing the plumbers employed .wltl,in
tholr tu-is lii 'cn and limit the: nus,
bec Of workers to the proportion of
population. Protection is guaranteed
the people ind the plumbers ther:-
selves In this way, and the licen sing
Of y plumber in third or fourth class
CITY docs hot enable the licenses to
change his loo q ton and move to a
larger city without due notice being
siven. - IS +. st@}5ss e
= Copie:, of the code were distributed
to the men present and Inspector
King took up each detail in ord1 and
In as simple manner as possible. He
declared that the best way for
plumber in this state to become pro-
fictent was to study the manual and
und erstand< each point Of the code
SACoAAy. WILL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, SACn
plumber should be credit to his
trade, and the plumbers Of other
states will profit by adopting the pro-
igressive methods of the Badger
union" King concluded y
Praise Assemblyman Cannon.
Especial commentator was given
Phil Cannon, local assem- blynan who
introduced the bill IN the legi:Ilture
and worked consistently under the ur-
gent promptings Of the Superior local,
to have the code recognized.
Following the reports Of the vari-
GUS cenamittees at the Sunday session
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
President, Z. M. Ferguson, Madison
first vice presid ent. e. p. Barry, SUI
pertor; second vice president, Rud
saeger. Milwaukee,: third vice presi-
dent Fred Schmidt, GAINESVILLE sec
retary-treasurer, j. ]. Wiertz, Ra-
cine. The next meeting place decid-
ed on for i sl6 was Oshk
The convention was q success III
every way and all delegates were
greatly pleased with the. entertain
uent given them white n the city. s
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