The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-06-18

In addition to the foregoing the
following unions have secured the a.
hour week covering all offices in their
jurisdictions. These are the gains
since the last bulletin was issued: AL
buquerque, N. NJ; Ashtabula, Ohio:
East Liverpool, Ohio; Elmira,, n. T.:
NATION, ILL.,; Glens Falls, n. Y;
Marysville, CAL; St. Hyacinthe, Que:
Mason City, Iowa; Oroville, CAL: sault:
Ste. Marie. Ont; Somerville. n. j.;
Victoria, B. c.
''Lct the Called Jade VINCE
The open shoppers are sending out
circular-under the head Employ
ing Printers Of America (open Shop"
This circular is filled with false and
malicious statements. the usual resort
in a losing cause. Our members are
wise to this sort of campaigning and
twill not hoodwink any Of them. The
10 per cent assessment is being paid
and our members are as loyal, earnest
and confident Of victory as when the
44-hour week battle was started.
This fight, primarily for a. universal
Saturday half-holiday, has through
outside. influences now developed into
fight against the Introduction of the
open shop in the printing industry.
The employers cannot secure nom
union help in sufficient number to be
OF any assistance and now resort to
INSCRIPTIONS methods to break the
morale of our members on strike. In
the circular. mentioned the open shop
pers refer to members Of the Inter-
national Typographical Union as
"Goose-steppers, pulled shock troops
OF labor union autocracy." They say
further that Manufactures and
trade associations announce that no
business will be given by members to
any printing firm that accepts the a.
hour week." and that-"Tn St. Louis,
Dallas, Denver, Spokane and many
other cities the business interests are
giving their sympathetic support to
printing firms resisting the slack
work-week." So much for their threat
Of boycott.
In q futile effort to break the mo-
rale Of our members on strike. they
say-"Strike benefits paid by the
unions thus far are so small in COM
parison to the wages to which the
strikers are accustomed that the strike
is already being financed to a. large
extent out Of their personal savings.
Bitter complaints are being voiced be-
cause of suspected partially in the
distribution Of strike benefits, some
localities being mysteriously favored
and others painfully sighted
They say further-"Confron with
disastrous defeat in the present strike,
union leaders in some localities are
already attempting an infiltration
movement, quietly instructing certain
picked members to get their jobs back
on the 48-hour basis if possible"
And once again we are compelled to
say-"Lies, all lies"
The meat Of the entire campaign OF
these industrial disruptionists-("Em
ploying Printers Of :America-Open
Shop')--is in the following, which is
taken from their bulletin:
LET the men come back only when
they decide to tear up their union
cards and sign individual contracts"
That is precisely what they want
that is precisely, the condition they
would enforce if they could defeat
tho 44-hour movement.
Keep Everlastingly At 1t.
The members Of the international
Typographical union have never failed
in crisis and will not fail now. The
tight Is. won, and this notwithstanding
the support the employing printers are
getting from persons and associations
not connected with the printing in
dustry. j.:
The great majority Of offices af-
fected are unable to operate. This
condition will continue as long 40 the
fight lasts. because it is not possible
to secure competent help outside our
ranks.
We do not have to bolster up our
cause with manufactured statements
and we will not issue bulletins except
when there are important Develop
ments that will make it necessary.
The tabulated vote on the 10 per cent
assessment will be published in tho
June issue. Of The Typographical Jour-
mall The official vote was 40,703 for
and 11,499 against.