Denver labor bulletin., 1918-04-06
NEWS, TIMES AND POST REFUSE TO
ACCEPT AN AWARD MADE BY THE
COLORADO INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

representing The Rocky Mountain
News and The Denver Times, and Mr..
Bonfils, representing The Denver
Post, were present, the publishers Of
fered an increase of 50 per week on
the existing 4S-hour week, lunch time
of 30 minutes included, or $500 less
per week than the wage scale fixed in
the award made by your commission.
In other words, Mr.. Sherman, acting
for John C. Shaffer, demands that the
employees accept less than one-half of
the wage increase contained in the
award made by the industrial commits
sion of Colorado.
We believe that this is the first in
stance where a representative group
of employers has refused to accept
an award made thru arbitration pro-
ceedings under the laws of any state
in the Union. We are convinced that
the action of Mr.. Shaffer, thru his
representative, Mr.. Sherman, if per-
sisted in, must inevitably bring disas-
trous results not only in Denver, but
elsewhere
Mr.. Sherman also demands that the
new wage scale shall be effective on
the signing of new agreement, thus
denying to the employees all claim for
an increased wage from January 25th
last, the date on which the old scale
OF prices expired.
Union Accepts Findings.
By authority of Denver Typograph-
ical Union No. 40, representing the
employees in this controversy, we here
by notify you officially that the en-
ployes will accept the findings and
award covering the wage scale and
working conditions made by the in
dustrial commission of Colorado, from
tt- ntatn 20. ,s. lot ,a.l
without any reservation whatever.
While the award in some respects is
unsatisfactory to the employees, we
believe it to be our duty as loyal
citizens of the state and nation to
accept this decision without further
controversy in order that industrial
peace may be preserved in the COM
munity at this time.
Having thus accepted the findings
and award made by the industrial
commission, we most earnestly request
the full cooperation Of tho members
Of the commission to the end that
your decision may be made fully ef-
fective without further delay.
We take pleasure in stating that
the publishers Of The Denver Express
and The Colorado Herold have given
satisfactory assurances that the
award made by the industrial COM
mission will be accepted by them with
out controversy.
Very respectfully,
SCALE COMMITTEE DENVER TY-
BIOGRAPHICAL UNION NO. 40.
VIM. TANNER, Chairman.
30l Bank Block.
Appeal to Governor and Mayor.
Communications were also mailed to
Governor J. c. Gunter, Mayor X. w.
Speer and others, requesting their as
sistance in enforcing the award handed
down by the industrial commission. n
board constituted and having its be-
ing under the laws of the state Of
Colorado.
No. 40 contends that the hearing be-
fore the commission was in reality an
arbitration proceeding, and declines
to again 90 thru that procedure, on
the theory that if again arbitrated,
and the decision was distasteful to.
for instance, the printers, then they,
too, would be entitled to another hear
ing, and the settlement of the con-
troversy prolonged indefinitely, and
members forced to work at the old
scale for an unknown period.
The local union, having fully COM
piled with the laws of its Interna-
tional, as well as the statutes of the
state of Co orado, in this controversy,
has the hearty support of the |. 7. U.
executive council in its contention.