The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-05-10
Please Don't Read This;
1t Might Interest You
Paying Does to Union Doesn't
Absolve YOU from Employ
ing Union Labor Per the
Label.

You carry card in your Union
don't you? Pay your dues regularly,
and you have been known to be at a
meeting of your Local, haven't you? :?
If this is true, you don't have to read
this for it can not apply to you.
You say you have paid-up card,
and good job; that's all right; it's
a good thing to have, or two good
things to have Now, let's see what
you have done to deserve these good
things: Did you go to the meeting of
your Local when they were fighting
so hard to get that last raise? Did
you lend your valuable assistance TO
the Business Agent or to the Com
mittee when they were working from
early morn to late at night to secure
the raise you got, or did you send
your dues down by some active mem
Der. and then kick because the Local
assessed you two bits to help in a
campaign for organization
Yes, we know that you are good
Union Man, because we know that
you pay your dues, and we also know
that you brag about your Union be-
ing so strong that your Boss is afraid
to fight it, and we know that you dc
quite bit of arguing on Unionism
on the street corners or III the saloon,
and we sometimes wonder why you
don't do little bit more of this kind
of work in the Local meetings, but
of course your Unionism can not be
questioned, even if you do wear
Nom Union Hat, you say that a Un-
ion made hat doesn't suit your par
ticular style of features. and OF course
you have The right to spend the
money you make under Union condi-
tions in any way that you like. We
know that you are a Good Union Mar
even if the collar and tie you have
on are made in the sweat shop, We
know that you have almost as gooc
an excuse for not wearing Union made
shirts, collars and ties as you have
for not wearing Union made hat.
We know that your brand of Union
ism must be good, for you say so, an6
YOU attack any other brand that doe;
not appeal to you both on the stree
hn
roast your own officers as much a:
YOU do others, for they are not your
kind of Union Men, and they do no
do things right; we also know tha
YOU can't wear Union made shoes
you know it is so hard to fit som'
neople's feet with Union made shoes
and then nice Convict made shoe il
so comfortable, and it looks so wei
on your feet, and then lot of dealer
sell Union made shoes just becaus
the Label sells them; they don't las
they get out of shape. Ke know tina
your Unionism is just as good as any
even if you do smoke and chew non
union tobacco, we know that you thlnl
that the Union made Cigars and u
garettes are not good enough for
Union man like yourself; you wan
the best and of course you make you
money and you spend it as you please
You are good union man, and o
course we have no right to critlciz
any man who carries card even
he is helping to bring the Labo
movement into disrepute, helping tn
enemies of Labor to kill and disrup
and scatter our forces, we'll we tol
you in the first place not to read this
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ENGINEERS REDUCE HOURS.
Athens, Eight months ag
stationary engineers in this city OF
ganized. To date they have perfecte
a 100 per cent union, reduced the wor
day from IL to eight hours and j:
creased wages 35 per cent.
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Baltimore Stationary engineer
announce a wage increase Of 10 cent
an hour.