The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-04-08
Disappointed At Workers Accept
ing Wage Cut, Thereby Saving
The Eight=Hour Day And
Continuance of AlsChuler
Agreement


agreement with its protection of SEN
iority rights, protection against dis
elimination because of membership in
the Union; protection against further
decrease without arbitration.
(And let me here explain, what may
be misunderstood, and that is-that
we have the right to ask for an in
crease any time during the next six
months, if we believe we can con-
vince the arbitrator that the cost Of
living or wages has gone up since we
accepted the cut)
Fourth-We have solidified the in
terests of all of the trades employ
ed in the industry, and placed our
selves in a position where we have
six months to strengthen our organi-
zation-both IN numbers and finances.
Fifth-We have shown up the pack
ing barcns before the general public
as being grossly unfair and have
strengthened our organization by get
ting public sentiment squarely behind
us.
Remember that the procedure and all
of the rights contained in the AL
schuler agreement are now restored.
The packers cannot now refuse to
meet and treat with the representa-
tives that you as union men, have
selected.
The Job that every member must
tackle Immediately, is that of bring
ing into the fold of our organization
every man, woman or child employed
in the industry Let every member
understand that he or she is and must
be an organizer-talk to those who
are not members and get them into
the Butcher Workmen's Union, the
only movement that has ever done or
can do anything to safeguard and
improve their working conditions.
The packers will try to push their
fake company organization, and have
them go on record for the ten-hour
day and another wage cut. / know
that the workers will never forget
that on March Ia the packers cut
wages and increased hours-and on
March l5 they started their bunk
company organization Had it not
been for the real trade union-our
union-they would have established
the ten-hour day and thirty or thirty
five cent an hour wage.
We have six months to get all of the
packing house workers thoroughly
unionized. If we can accomplish that,
there will be no necessity for strike
six months from now
While we are organizing, we must
also prepare financially for the day
when every local union may need the
biggest and healthiest kind of a
treasury. 1t is my suggestion, and |
feel sure you will concur in it, that
every affiliated local union should inn
mediately arrange to supplant their
treasury by dollar week emer-
gency fund"
believe that when the membership
gives thought to the fact that had a
strike occurred their income would
have been completely shut off for d
month or two months-they can, there
fore, now agree that while at work,
even out of their small wages, to SCI
aside dollar a week. in an emergency
fund in their own local, as an invest
nent for future preparedness.
| hope the information in this let
ter will reach all of the membership
and that | may hear from you that
my suggestions are being concurred
in.
Hold open meetings; appoint COM
mittees TO call at the home of the
workers who have not joined the
union-keep active until you have
them one hundred percent organized
With best of wishes and kindest re.
CARDS, remain,
Fraternally yours,
DENNIS LANE,
Secretary Treasurer
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| MINERS CHIEF RESIGNS
London, England.-Robert Smile
president of the Miners Federation
| of Great Britain has resigned hacans,