The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-03-31
+. CROAK
GIVES HIS
TESTIMONY


PART
1 BUILDING EMPLOYEES TESTIMONY
The hrst speaker IN the North TOWN.
ship probe representing the employees
was Thomas ]. C'-oak. business agent OF
the plumbers union. who announced that
no had been selected from the different
organi zat tons or the Building Trace
Council to present the general aspects
81 their SIDE OF the case,
The first question Mr., Croak took up
was that of initiation fees and permit
money He seid that the electricians
charge an initiation Zee If $4,000 but
he wanted IT made plain Chat the 800
day, permit foe which IS charged new
man. while he Is on probation before
being given card is credited ON his in
iuation fee if he IS finally admitted TO the
union.
The fact was also made plain that
once an electrician has paid his militia
ton fee he is entitled to q clearance
card which permits him % work ia any
city in the country. The Initiation fee
is required Of the man who has learned
his trade in the country where there are
no unions and who comes into union ter
I ritory to work. The permit money is
charged while his qualifications as an
/ electrician are being gone into by the
examining board
PERMIT MONEY APPLIES
Mr. Croak made it plain that MT.
Granger was mistaken when he said the
! initiation fee in the plumber union
was S250.00 and upword. lie said the
initiation fee In the plumbers union is
$500 with an additional fee of $500
which is paid for an examination. This
! Zee may be paid in installments of ten
4 per cent OF the workers wages. When
! the fee is paid the worker is entitled to
/ card which gives him the right 20
work in any territory.
/ Mr.. Croak denied that the jurisdiction
/ al dispute Involving Pettt Brothers
tied up the Job for more than eight days.
He said the statement that tho work
was tied up six months was absolutely
false lie also took issue with Plumb
/ Contractor MCGUIRE on his statement
4 that it was impossible TO hire men dir
! cct
/ II want to say further" said aIr CroaN
! that we. as trades unions, have the
right to make rules that govern our own
men at any and all times. As far as
hiring men direct, Mr.. Mcclure, or any
/ other contractor in the plumbing or
/ heating business. can hire his men direct
/ if he can get them"
Il want TO say further that Mr.. Nc
! CURE one radiator took a day and half
/ fer two men. I want to tell YOU gentle
men and the public that al any time two
/ stear-tttters doesn't put IN more than
! one radiator in a day and a half, Mt
Mcclure would BE- doing business in
some other territory and not here
DENIES LIMITATION OF WORK
..-rho facr is ON steam radiation. what
IL. ,arn tba one nine system Two men
LIN NM ~, ! arfea1 ~ eixteen radiator
Tx i, IRON, zix ana one-half to seven
davs Now on two pine work. that is
III v.atar ,-ac,p,n ana -ueh a.s that. YOU
~ o,,+ IN nrt..o radiators. that is the
....,...,,., stood ,(b aranrd here and any
80 s+oa,,ft+ars ,rbo don.t GET out that
~ .-a1t.o 10 ef+oaD davs doesn't
,,-,,-r, qor tba+ man agafn
on +bo arnrsnt,oe question Mr.. Croak
ada,t++oa +bat to.o Years apprentices
80 ~ .7tov-od 10 work. on iob a.
.,a.-, a..a~s ~ ssfd tha,, allowed an
-, ,,,,,,,,,o-s IL said This rule
ILL. 49,. $50 4, III, ~ the citfas ~ tho
-.
~ 49,, ,,,,.s+fo,, IL :, rbatber ar ma.
49,. - ~. 10 ..,,.,ttan a.. fronlfed
/ mo- tented nroanction Mr.. rroslS said.
Absolutely no. There i= no such thing
/ a. 7irritstio, Of work The fact of it
i thav- have eot 70 do an honest days
I ,,or, in order "a hold their tobs. 7
baye me-, u nv organization that are
/ ,s - IN ,-eare oId and they cant hold
lob IN hammond unless they are SO