The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-03-20
CONDITIONS
NOW ALTERED
Broken Union Contracts Re-
suit in Difficulties

Delegates to the Central Labor
council from unions that broke con
tracts with employers during the re
cent general strike complained We'd.
ncsday night before the Central La
bor council because some employers
viii not take back workers under
conditions that existed before the
contracts were broken BY the unions.
Auto drivers local ga wrote the
council asking that the Seattle
Taxicab 4 Transfer company be put
on the unfair list. All the men
running tnxls for the Seattle Taxi
cab a Transfer company are non
union, the delegate said. The com
pauy IL giving jobs to returned
soldiers.
The question Of putting the com.
pany on the unfair list was placed
before the executive committee Of
council
Reinstatement OF all the workers
locked out by the LILY Milling com.
pany WAS demanded. Cereal work
crs. Transfers and mlllwrightH
threatened to go out at that plant
on Thursday II the men were not
reinstated The business agent Of
the Central Labor council was ap
pointed TO work with representatives
/ of unions affected to try Ia reach
an agreement with the management
of the milling company
Urges slow Action
Putting the Seattle Lighting com
pany on the unfair list WIS discuss.
I'D but put over until the meeting
OF the council next Wednesday. II.
j. Philips. OF the gas workers. ask.
ed that only the distribution and use
OF gas be made unfair saying that
the Georgetown plant at present n
fair 10 organized labor. and that II
the employees so out now he ~ con.
fident the plant will not go back
10 work with union men.
During former Htrikn the gas
WIS not turned off by any OF the
members Of organized labor he de
clared. and he did not believe that
the unions In the nhipynrdn would
uphold the gas workers II they went
on strike. lie charged that the
Metal Trades council had not seen
that the employees OF the gas plant
were reinstatcd under the same con.
ditiona that existed before the
strike. as the metal trades had
promised.
I Back tp I. l.. \.
/ The Central Labor council passed
resolutions Co support the longrhore. /
men In their demand that no mem.
hcr Of the l. l.. 4. should work on
The docks 81 Seattle after next
Monday with anyone not wearing
an l. l., \. button. Condemnation
81 the waterfront employers hall
which IL was said would open the
first OF next week was voiced by
several Of the ]. l.. A. delegates.
Harry Ault moved Co rcaffirm be.
lief in this integrity OF George T.
I.iatman. dismissed from the civil
servic. commission by Mayor Han.
son because Llstman gave bond for
Walker r. smith. charged with
criminal anarchy. II was unani
nousiy adopted without debate.
The Central Labor council defense
committee reported. that IL had no
funds to bring injunction against
Chief OF Police Warren to prevent /
him from overseeing the running of |
the Equity Printing company opcr
atcd by Walker T. Smith and |
others. The council voted 500 for
this fund.
Local educators were present at
the request Of the Workers TINT |
vcrsity committee. They did not
speak.
1 T.. i. Cox and James Grove were
appointed TO work with Charles 1
Doyle. business agent OF the council. /
on the committee composed of rep
rcsentauvcs from various bodies \
which meet with the port commits. |
sion at the beginning OF each month /
TO decide certain policies OF the
commission.