Denver labor bulletin., 1916-01-22
''Bust 'Em Wide Open. us Slogan
of Grand Junction Anti Unionists
Building Contractor. and Fe.o Merctans!Fom Alliance
to InaueuTde The "Open Shop" Poliey;s Trades Unons
4 Aroused BY Tactics Of Labo1. .Baifc7s:

referred, declined to meddle with the
matter, insofar as it concerned that
union, and the matter was dropped
Recently, also, the Clerks Union has
been organized and this brought to light
number OF the merchants who were
violently anti-union; these, no doubt, are
in the movement for an open town.
Make "Raw" Statements.
The agreement, overlooking some
choice instances of misspelling, makes
some rather raw statements, for in
starsce, THE closed shop idea is un-
American and detrimental to the develop
ment of the communityn-but it doesn't
say why. 1t dilates on the "intolerable
practice" of the Trades and Labor As
sembly in debating how We should con-
duct our affairs and whom We shall en-
ploy-when, in fact, the Trades and
Labor Assembly has never dictated how
much shall be paid the men, nor who
shall be employed, except in cases that
were referred to it after action had been
taken by the locals having the trouble.
Continuing, it recognizes the right of
laborers to organize for self-protection,
but ignores its right to dictate the
prices it shall receive
The signers of this remarkable docu-
ment pledge themselves to pay what they
think laborer is worth, recognizing the
union scale only as a basis of eomputa-
tion.
Pledge Forfeit of 500.
In order to bind the agreement, the
signers agree to pay 500 fine to the
secretary OF the organization, which, it
is understood, will be formed later-if
there are enough signers.
At the meeting of the Trades and
Labor Assembly last Friday evening the
matter of the open shop" policy of some
of the contractors and business men was
taken up and discussed quite extensively
by the large crowd present. Committees
were appointed to look into the matter
and plans laid for combating the open
shop" proposition
BY practically unanimous vote IS was
donated to the Committee on Industrial
Relations to help in the printing of the
summary of the Manly report
Assembly States Its Position
A committee was appointed by the
assembly consisting of Ounce Hutton,
Frank Iogsdon and A II. Kicker to draw
up a set of resolutions for publication
| in the two local dailies relative to the
open shop and the following were se-
eepted:
1T has been brought to the attention
of the Grand Junction Trades and Labor
Assembly that an organization is being
formed by some Of the building con-
tractors and business men in tins city,
for the purpose of disrupting organized
labor and instituting open shop" con-
ditions. which every one knows has
caused a great deal of trouble over the
country and especially in Colorado. Such
move invariably brings in a floating
population which is never benefit to
the community when there are already
more men in the city than are necessary
TO handle all work
Against the "0pen Shop"
I'VE believe that the Chamber of Com.
merce as body should put their stamp
of disapproval on this scheme of some
OF its Officers and members and so-called
boosters working not in the interest OF
community service and the welfare OF
the large majority of the citizens OF
this city, but rather to the detriment
and against the Advancement of all but
a few. We believe now is the time for
that organization to show that its oh.
ject is for the building up and not tear
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