The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-03
MACHINIsTs-KEEp YOUR PLEDGED WORD

industry became larger and land became less plentiful enty the individual worker could bargain equal terms with his employer This led to sporadic of work CTS and produced many strikes which checked production and frequently brought the workers verge starvation The employers, great industrial units combined I was necessary for the workers to combne otherwise their gaining power would be trifng They would have to take whatever conditions the employers imposed. The workers began to organize. Through many weary year. in the face of costly defeat they struggled ways building the American Federation of Labor little stronger. Until the came, labor spite of organization had not attained the eight hour day, the right bargain ectivey tribunal by which its grievances could be heard from time to ime
 The only remedy for any grievance if the employers re- sisted to strike costly. dangerous and unnecessary cure often than the injury resisted
 President Wilson added to his cabinet representative of labor following the Democratic example of Great Britain to various departments of government the great statesmen of the labor movement receved many of whom and are men of unusual ability, power and patriotism.
 As America raised her great armies, American youth went to inc front in it's buoyan courageous millions all patriotic that il necessary find a way to pre- vent strikes. The differences of labor for the period the at least must be composed by orderly process, production might and the soldiers Browning guns cannon, ammunition and the muifod material of war
 By agreement between great employers and the greatest labor leaders policy made to hold for the period The War Labor Board created to give policies which included the eight hour day, with time and half for me minimum wage equal pay for women for equa work the right to bargain collectively through ed committees and tribunals.
 This the greatest victory gained by organized labor
 
 alton until the War Labor Board adiudcated
 The War Labor Board hearing in Bridgeport 6oOoo workers made pares including organized work CTS of many crafts and the multitude of unOrganzd workers including the macInists.
 Upon the War Labor Board, when it in Bridgeport sat the president the head of the Machnists International of the greatest labor organizations in the world
 The organized machins of Bridgeport submitted their case to this tribunal which included their president agreed, in written, terms, to abide by the result
 There dispute the meaning of promise abide by the result of arbitration The meaning of the pledge given by the organized machnss is perfectly by every honorable man.
 The decision great victory labor and especially for unorganzed abor for the people who most needed COnditions and least able to obtain them.
 The greatest benefit conferred upon labor the under the decision of shop committees and the creation of permanent neghborood tribunal with power to just grievances they should up from day to day gain much important in the long than mere increase in wages.
 In spite of their pledged government machn- substantially men as the organze ma chnss have refused the decision they invited They strike
 This strike is an assault upon the integrity of organized labor defiance of the United States government; selfish tempt of few stand alone against all other classes of labor and against the country.
 Bridgeport they struck dsobeyed the order of the union given for the benefit of all They slapped their the face; called their greatest treacherous and unrus!worhy did influence of Mr. Gompers in Washington No group who stay strike did much injury organized this oulawed, and terribly unwise strike does.
 t is essential the continued influence organized bo that the laws of the organization shall be obeyed except when they conflict with the laws of the country which seldom the
 The Union cannot pledge its word union and breal its word mob Where the mob begins> the union ends When individual is substituted orderly action th instability of the mob takes the place of orderly lawful acio and the affairs of labor grow instead of better.
 Who bargain with who will not keep faith witt their governments; who trust them deal with hem their last promise is better than their first?
 Every loyal union will return 10 his work: there obligation upon him to obey order by those wh lead this strike his duty as union man dsobey unio he strikes entitled to orderly referen ballot and discussion the usual meeting places of hi organization.
 This such lawles and uncontemplated qual y parliamentary place in the halls of the proper to discuss there This is shouted strike, order ed public without safeguards and without ton of union laws
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