Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-05
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Claims Statements Are Incorrect.

MT. Editor: The false and mislead- ing statements in this mornings issue over the name of An Employing Plumber We think demands an answer. First, he accuses me. with other strikers of trying to shirk responsibility for job with which We had nothing whatever to do. As to why the plumber quit the job this person is in a better position to answer than l am as 1 had nothing to do with the job or the man. Next l am accused cf being untrue to the facts when stated that the sheet metal workers had no jurisdiction over the plumbers. This with any other statement that I have ! made or may make. l am ready at any e:Tn5 10 substaatiate or prove before any , ceur. cf justice i'll the United States. NsXt h. f tes that an edict sent out by the -ier3 over m! name on May /! tst desig-atad working rules and regu- i laciols il which jurisdiction was claim l ed over much work formerly done by plumbers. This statement is unqualified I! ly false. As matter of fact this mu- i tua! working agreement between the i sheet metal workers and plumbers and ] steam filters was entered into in Novem- 1 Der of last year and has been in force l ever since without change. l. was not 1 an edics sent out on May 1st by me or i the strikers.
 l Next he causes to be printed three sec 1 tions of this agreement which by the i way was drawn uD and adopted by a 1 joint committee of four plumbers and
 fcur sheet metal workers with full pow
 CT to act and signed by them. He quotes ! these three sections to prove his state
 ment that we hold jurisdiction over then
 craftily emitting that most important i last clause which reads in any case l where doubt as 10 jurisdiction may arise i the matter is to be referred to a join committee of each local.
 Next he claims that no concession i; made to allow a plumber 10 solder z leak in 8 tin gutter on a roof and tha l Local 5 forbids it and claims the righ
 to stop him and call him off the job This statement is utterly false and mis leading as any man can see by reading Section which he quotes in his lette
 as follows:
 He (the plumber) may perform an! necessary work not to exceed one hou
 on any one job.
 This clause was adopted to cover an,
 sheet metal work without specific men tion. The sheet metal workers have n '. jurisdiction over the plumbers what
 ever. The working agreements were sen out in November 1919 and not May l 1920. The sheet metal workers do no
 forbid a plumber doing any kind o ,, work belonging to them for period o one hour.
 As Local 55 has dealings only wit , the employers and contractors of shee
 metal workers, and which by the way another infant organization, excep through the Building Trades Council o
 A. F. of L., we would be pleased 10 con slider this newspaper controversy closed However, if Employing Plumber as h 3 seems inclined to do wishes to make 5 lpersonal matter of this and will iden t tify himself I shall be pleased to mee him at any time.
 As to the infant local 55 if you wi ? confer with some of our 65 or 70-yeal old infants you will no doubt learn tn Amalgamated J. A. was in existence be . fore you were born and no doubt will b
 after you are dead
 GEORGE B. FOX.
 Norwich, Conn.,. June 3, 1920.