Arizona republican., 1920-03-06

tions. and that equal right shall be given the efficient workers who are prepared and willing to work, but are not union men.
 The open shop provides to the full est the privileges guaranteed under the constitution of the United States, and is not designed to reduce wages in Phoenix. Firms now operating un- der the "open shop in Phoenix" are paying wages as high as the closed shop and in some cases higher. The open shop will strengthen the labor movement, but 1t will place forever beyond the walking delegate and the business agent the power to refuse an honest working man the inalienable right to labor.
 The open shop in the building trades will benefit the employer or contra ctor only insofar as it will permit the en ployer to hire such men as he needs for the work in hand.
 How Individual Is Affected
 Many persons have asked them selves how the open shop or the closed shop would affect them as individuals. Here is one of the ways in which it may affect you materially:
 You must have house to live in. and therefore, you desire to build You have plans drawn and get esti-
  the work done by a general contractor, who will hire the different drafts men, as the job progresses, or you may decide to let the work to contrac- tors in the different crafts.
 We will say that you let the con- tract go to general contractor. Un der the closed shop operated in other cities. and under the system which the Building Trades council of Phoenix is attempting to enforce, he must employ only men of all crafts who carry cards from the Building Trades council. If all works well, and you secure efficient workmen you will have your house built in a workman like manner, but if one of the contrac- tors is declared unfair" by the busi- ness agent of the Building Trades council Cover which you have no con- troD, then all the men on the job will be called from inc work and no work can be done until an adjustment is made to satisfy the demands of the business agent representing the Build ing Trades council.
 Let us suppose that you prefer to let the work of building your house to several contractors. each to perform the work of his craft. Under the closed shop, as ordinarily operated, you cannot give the contracts to any filiated with the Building Trades coun- cil, and you must buy only the ma terials approved and rated as fair"
 You may prefer some material that is rated as unfair" but the work men will not handle it. You may prefer to give all of your contracts except one to closed shops, but if you award one contract to an open shop when the mechanics employed by the closed shop will refuse to work on your job, and you will be forced to hire the men and buy the materials Get Ixxr %h. Building Trades council before your house can be finished. Fair" signifies that the materials were manufactured by closed shop union labor.
 Advantages of Open Shop
 Under the open shop policy, on the men as you desire. You may have one portion of the work performed by union men and another portion of the work performed by men who affili- ate with no organization, yet do the work as you desire. You may also go into the market and purchase such as your requirements and at prices that meet with your ap- proval. regardless of whether they are produced by union or non-union labor. Tn short, you are free to patronize whom you will.
 Since available statistics indicate that between so per cent and 90 per cent of all business transacted in the United States is done on the open shop basis, it naturally follows that the re- strictions surrounding the closed shop l make for curtaihnent of production | ln inefficiency of operation. and bring | lbout conditions that are unjust to the | bulk of the population. and work a 1 hardship on every man. woman, and | child who desires to work, yet per- laps belongs to no union.
 Not a word should be said against he .In of xx-ff .xHsa ,f his fellow craftsmen, but no union should prevent any man from work ng at his trade because he does not belong to a trade union.