United labor bulletin., 1915-01-23
LOCKED OUT TYPOS
MAKE FIRM STAND
Action Taken By New Orleans
Central Labor Union
!. 7. U. Furnishing 200 Members There
With Strike Benefits Amounting to
$1,000 Per Week; No Deserters

The lockout of 200 union printers by
three daily newspapers in New Orleans
still continues. President NJ G. Scott
and Vice President Walter Barrett of
the international Typographical Union
have both visited the city, but as yet
have been unable to reach u settlement
The trouble grew out OF the adoption of
a five-day law by the union. Benefits
and special assistance to the amount of
$1,000 per week is being furnished by
I the /. L. U. Frank Willard. well known
4 in Denver as having worked on the
( Post and the News, was makeup on
the New Orleans Item when the lockout
occurred. He is keeping local headquar-
tiers informed as to progress of the sit.
uation. just when the publishers were
about to holler "Enough.' few days
ago, a man named George Flint arrived
from Chicago with II scab printers and
temporarily stiffened the pugilistic pub
fishers backbone The three papers are
able to appear, much reduced in size, by
the interchange OF type and mats, as
sisted by machines operated in non
union book and job office.
The lockedout printers are publishing
an eight page daily paper under title OF
the New Orleans American, which is be-
ing well supported by citizens of the
city.
Central Body Takes Action.
Last Sunday the New Orleans Central
Trades and Labor Council acted ON the
situation, the following resolutions be-
ing adopted by unanimous vote;
Whereas, The publishers OF the New
Orleans Item, the Times -Picayune and
the Daily States have been operating
their several composing rooms under a
contract with New Orleans Topographic
cal Union No. II for Il long number OF
years, especially the Times-Picayune.
whose composing room has never en-
ployed any but members OF No. II; and,
Whereas. The New Orleans Daily
Picayunc for rs years was operated by
members of Typographical Union with
satisfaction to the owners and mana
gers, and continued their employment
until its demise; and,
Whereas, Without a fair and suffi-
eient notice to their employees in their
composing rooms did on Sunday. De
cember 27, 1914, lock out said employees,
who were unanimously in favor OF arbi.
trating any and all grievances OF the
said employers; and,
Whereas, Without any consideration
to these said employees did proceed to-
import and are continuing to impor,
strikebreakcrs from the out side; and.
Whereas, The only apparent cause
for this action on the part of these
newspaper publishers was the enact
ment of a five-day law by the Typo
graphical Union, with the view of Civ
ing employment to its members who
We're deprived of work by the absorp-
tion of the Picayune by the Times Dem
ocrat; and,
Printers Given Hearty Support.
Whereas, All efforts on the part of
the Officers of the National Publishers
|. Association, Of which the New Orleans
publishers are members, said efforts be-
ing supplemented by the Officers of the
international Typographical Union. to
arbitrate any differences between the
two contending bodies We're spurned by
the New Orleans publishers; therefore.
be it
Resolved, BY the New Orleans Cen !
trail Trades and Labor Council OF the ]
city of New Orleans and vicinity. repre-.
senting $4,000 bona fide citizens and (
property owners, that the action OF the (
publishers OF the New Orleans Item. the (
Daily States and the Times -Picayune is [
hereby denounced as unfair; and, be il
further
Resolved. That this Central Trades
and Labor Council do hereby place said
publishers upon the unfair list of firms
and earnestly urge upon all members of
organized labor and other friends to
withhold all patronage from said papers
until such time as they will agree to
arbitrate any grievances they may have
against the Typographical Union"
The three papers involved are the
s-Picayune tomrning) States and
Item ievening). With exception of three
foremen, every member OF the union
locked out is standing true to his obli-
CATION, and with this solidarity are sure
to win the fight.