The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-07
DRIVERS CLAIM TO
Be LOCKED OUT
Glover Farm Dairy Trying to
Resume Deliveries With
out the Strikers.

The striking drivers and the man
agement of the Clover Farm dairy ap-
pear to be farther from a settlement
Monday morning than at any time since
tne strike began: W. A. Austin, pres
ldent of the Milk Drivers union, de-
clares the situation has now changed
from one Of strike to lockout This
is the case because the company re-
fuses to take the drivers back and ne
gotiate with them as a union, but in
sists that If they come back as a unit
they must exclude from their organiza-
tion the five route foremen, two ship
ping clerks, one receiving clerk, five
truck drivers and five stablemen who
struck with them. This they cannot
do, Mr.. Austin says, because the In
ternation Brotherhood OF Teamsters
Chauffeurs, Stablemen AMI Helpers OF
America, OF which they are a part
includes these worhers in its name and
bylaws, The refu.dl Of the company
10 consider these workers as legitimate
members OF their organization con-
stitutes lockout, he said, because they
are willing to go back and take up
negotiations where they were broken
off by the strike, as the company pro-
poses, If the company will not insist
on the union being composed Of driv-
ers exclusively.
This stand of the company has re-
versed the attitude of the Trades
Labor Council toward the strike, Mr.
Austin claims. He has. in his posses
.sion statement said to have beer
made by Arch Schwalb, president oi
the Trades & Labor Council In which
Schwalb said: THE recent develop
ments of the milk drivers controversy
which seems to change it from a strike
upon the part of the employees to a
lockout upon the part Of the employers
Will very probably put a different ligh'
upon the matter as viewed by the
Trades g. Labor Council. A meeting
Of the Trades & Labor Council will be
held at an early date to take such &C.
ton as they consider proper in the mat
ter.
"The original strike of the employees
was not indorsed by the Trades & La.
Dor Council because the same had moi
been called after taking the regular
steps necessary thereto; but in tn,
present attitude 1t appears that the
men are being locked out and excluded
from employment notwithstanding theil
desire and offer to return to work, fol
the sole reason that they have perfect.
ed an organization, and ask that theil
organization be recognized in negotia,
tions between employer and employees
THE Trades & Labor Council desires
to promote industrial harmony by tn,
prevention OF strikes and contests, anC
no union man or organization can tol
crate the locking out OF men merely be
cause they demand recognition as al
organization"
Because of this lockout situation, Mr.
Austin claims, the strikers have beer
forced to discontinue the delivery o
milk to hospitals, baby customers ant
milk stations, because the laws OF thei
organization will rot permit it,
As consequence of this no specia
deliveries were made to baby customer'
Sunday morning according to a state
ment made at the dairy Monday morn
ing However four wagons, manned
by employees who did not strike, wer,
put on as many routes by the dair!
company Sunday morning and agail
Monday morning.
1t is said at the dairy that othe
wagons will be put out as rapidly al
new men can be employed to driv,
them