National news. (Chicago, Ill.) 1915-19??, 1916-05-10
s. j. LOCKED OUT
At STOCK YARDS
OF EAST ST. LOUIS
Central Trades OF East ST. LOUIS
Passed Resolution Condemn
ing Action OF Brotherhood OF
Railroad Tralnmen.
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"fhaod - Hailrusd TraInmsn uttered
INTO Al aErr.m"rt ni'h N" .ocai or
,ihls - IA" >atl"i4t1 stosk Yards Of
East 81. l.ouIs. t. lock out the mem
her- of rh~ sNl'ohmen's union and
procure n 100 per cent contract prior
to that time there VAS = contract be
tween n. stock Yards social club and
the COMPANY Tbs club comprised
all employs. regardless Of organ MIA
ton Tne contract was enforced nv
the men and the local officials had to
live up To II In order to get away
from this the brotherhood Of Rail
road Tra!nmen entered into an agree
ment and signed a 100 per cent con-
tract 10 lock union men out. After
investigating the matter. the Central
Trades and Labor Union Of East st
Louis and vicinity placed the Broth
erhood OF Railroad Trainmen Lodge
No 545, on the unfair list. Since that
time the company and tho Brother
hood ~ Railroad Trainmtn have mod
Ned the contract from 100 per cent
to 80 per cent.
acting as organizers for an outfit. you
can bet your last dollar that that or
ganization does not represent the in
terests OF the employees but necessarily
must represent the interests Of ,heii
masters. who force men into an organ
.athn of that Kind through mir
percentage agreement. to make alb
Jet slaves Of them.
the position OF organized labor In
that vicinity:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas II has been called to our
attention that the Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen. . so-cailed labor
organiLatIon. has through a commit
tee representing Lodge No. S&5 OF this
. city, entered into an agreement with
the ofiCials Of the National Stock
Yards company. To lock out the men,
b~rs II thss~tchmens union Of
North Am-d<a bona his labor
union ISOLATED With this body. and.
Whereas Tn. committee represent
ms Lodge No s.S. brotherhood Of
Rsilruai rrainmen. in conjunction
Win me ofHc.sl. OF the Sa,ionai stock
lsrds company, IN their attempt to
] .sck ols tLS members Of the switch
mems mon 81 North America. are
resor,inx 10 = principle that IL u,lAw-
ful. American. unjust and inhu-
man Therefore. be II
Resolved. That We. the deiegates of
the Central Trades ard Labor Union
% Fast -. Louis. declare the actions
q the committee representing Lodge
No s4g, Brotherhood Of Railroad
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tionaI stock Yard. company. 10 Ne
unfair and menace to the proGress
Of true trade unionism in this locality
and he II further
/ Resolved. That We, the delegates
10 the East 81. Louis Central Trades
and Labor Union. recommend that
Lodge No. 5I5. brotherhood Of Rail
road Trainmen. and ssid conmatee
n. placed upon the unfair ,st by this
body: and he IL further
Resolved. That tn. delegates to the
; Fas, ~ Louis Central Trades and La
hor Union. n regular ssssion as0>a-
hl.d, demonstrate Their loyalty 70 the
swltchmeIs mon Of North America.
I a bona nde labor union afiiiated with
mi. body and the American Fed~rs-
ton % Labor. and recognized a. the
only bona fde organization having
Jurisdiction over men employed In
swttching service I'm the railroad ter
rnlnal. aud Yards Of This country. ana
request that the ofneerp and delegates
q this BODY urge upon their members
i tn ACT IN concert with the represen-
/ tativss % the svitchmen'. Union Of
North Amtrtes. TO insure the main
,enAtrr ~ their vested right. and
! privileges
/ fseaD Unanimously indor.ed Nv
tho Central Trade. and
Labor Union Of East. 81
Louis and Vicinity
% Rou ever hear II railroad ~
+ clafs signing percentage contracts sne
s-ttis a. ofranfrnrs "a torvs men to
inin tNe Ifnfh hood - Locomotive
Engineers. Motherhood Of Locomotive
fircmer 50 Fns.nemea. order Rat
lad Conductors or sN'ehmen
.al.a % &osfH Amctlos as a reaui-
-. >, "a, e. ser, leee so = y quit.
evident r, these percentage contracts
that tie Brotherhood - Eailrasd
Tra.ru#~-s u trei ln he hsnds Il IN.
employer - ee"ree anl Vsla,e Their
.cllrwuan.
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