Arizona republican., 1919-11-23
PLAN JUSTICE FUR MPLOYER ! AND EMPLOYEE
industrial Commission To Be Proposed To Phoenix Building Trades Council By Citizens Committee

In order that better understanding ptween employees and employers of lhoentx may be reached and main Tined, plan has been devised by the tneral citizens committee represent g the various commercial and civic pdies of the city, for submission to the lhoenix Building Trades council The Tan contemplates the creation of an idustrial commission, and it has for s basis justice to both employe and lnployer. c. w. Barrows, chairman the general citizens committee, said esterday regarding it: For over two months the citizens' pmmittee, composed of three members tch of the Phoenix chamber of com cree, the Rotary club, the Kiwanis lub, the realty board and the Mer- lants' & Manufacturers association, hs been earnestly working to bring bout condition of industrial peace this city which would mean a speed up in the building program so es- ntially needed in our development
 The citizens generally are familiar ith the plan providing for a just, zen shop in the building trades and the cation of an industrial commission five which was adopted by the gen. al citizens committee early in Oc- ,ber.
 Shortly after the presentation of lis plan to the public through the 'ess the building contractors accept | the committees report in favor of re open shop in the building trades of hoenix. and approved the plan for ie creation of an industrial commits on or live persons to whom all dis lees between contractors and their nployes should be promptly referred ith an agreement on both sides to )ide by the decision of the commits on. The contractors, some weeks 70, appointed as their representatives, ider the proposed plan, Judge E. W. ewis and H. W. Asbury The general )mmittee then met and appointed as representative on the committee on. Huyel Davies, who is the federal bor mediator for the state of Ari- lna-
 To unionize Crafts
 The committee also addressed a let to the unionibscd crafts in the Hiding trades of Phoenix advising lem of the action of the committee in pointing Huyel Davies, and suggest 5 that the representatives of the lions name their two members of the 'mmisSion at any early date.
 No reply having been received from ae unions by the committee, but hay been unofficially informed that the 'presentatives of the unionized build crafts did not approve of the ethod of forming the industrial com ission but might be willing to be- lme parties to an industrial commis on formed on a different basis, VIC dressed a letter to the Phoenix lilaing Trades Council indicating that hile the committee was firmly con need that they represented the over helming public opinion of the peopl, this community in standing for tho len shop policy in the building trades iey were equally convinced that tn, cation of the industrial commission lggestVi would inevitably bring abou better understanding between em eye and employer in the buildin, ades.
 Also that the committee wants t exceedingly fair and that if tn 'presentatives of the organized build 2 trades preferred a plan for creat an industrial commission as it haI zen indicated they did providing tha le representatives of the buildini ades should name two members, tn neral contractors two members, al ithout restrictions, and that thes UT should select the fifth member at if the organized building trade ould officially advise the committe
 their approval of such a plan an ould appoint two men as their rep sentatives that the committee, in tn terest of bringing about better in Istrial situation, would be glad odify the general plan to the exter hggested.
 "Of Immense Importance"
 We feel that this matter is of i'm ense importance not only to all cit ems of Phoenix, but particularly { ie workmen engaged in the puildin lades.
 "I understand that a meeting of th tnoenix Trades council is to be hel onday evening, November 24, to con der this important question, and lust the proposition of the committt ill be given the fullest considerable
 this general meeting of the organize 'orkers. The citizens committee mes uesday morning, November 25, hich time we have advised the Pho, K Trades council we shall hope rceive their reply to this propositio t the meeting of the citizens commi 'e on the 18th a final decision will ,ached as to the best method of pu hg into operation the open shop pril lple in the building trades of tn