The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1921-03-26

benefits. there being but So persons
who were paid benefits. The policy
Of retrenchmeN, as per advice ten
dered, was carried out to great ex-
tent. It was nd4iced that none Of the
female strikers fwas paid any benefits.
One Of these Was extremely put out
over this fact ind in company with
seven ;eG;9as other et' left the hall highly
"Fdrthern1ore, any young boys who
were present under the age Of u were
not given any benefits. This tended
to further create dissatisfaction and
friction and there were many threats
made to the effect that an early re-
turn to work was to be expected.
"You may rest assured that these
sentiments were fostered among the
various individuals and many were
caused to realize that the organizatioh
was fast Weakening and theirs could
be no hope Of future financial aid. It
therefore behooved them to set about
to call the strike of. and return to
their former occupations.
Denied Strike Benefit.
Zone Of the individuals was refused
a strike benefit, on the ground that he
had not been present at the meetings
on each and every day. He was ac-
cused Of working elsewhere. which
was an i1ntruth, but nevertheless, this
accusation had the desired effect, for
instead Of continuing to remain an
active striker, in his indignation he
started to call all the officials
Crooks" and walked out of the HALL
quite angrily and proceeded in the
general direction Of the plant. Prior
to his leavingt he was encouraged to
go and seek reinstatement and this he
promised to do"
So much will serve to draw the
work and in its attitude toward the
client who must pay the bills.
Since the actual text of the spy's
report is the actual return on the in
vestment he represents, it behooves
the intelligent employer to question
weights and measures very cool1y. The
two gr6t1ps Of reports which have been
here considered are really of excep-
tional quality, for they were chosen
primarily to illustrate the methods Of
Industrial spying: But an examination
even Of these Will show only two
things. On the part Of the spy, an
ability to record infinite unimport-
ant detail. On the part of the agency,
Keen instinct for telling the en-
p1oyef -Glit ut what, in the terms OF
the agency's business, he Should most
pfefitab1y be told.
Has Little: Of Value.
= Beyond this, evidently, the informa-
ton indicates certain rather obvious
trends Of Union opinion, gives assur-
aiaee Of, the energy Of the agency in
its adti=strike propaganda, informs on
the financial condition Of the striking
union, and furnishes the substance Of
the blacklist. Ethics ana social ex-
pediehce aside, d consideration Of
these REPORTS In their proper aspect
Gas part of a substitute for real indus
trial relations between employer and
employee reveals them as singularly
valueless.
You may search hundreds Of pages
Of them without finding anything as
significant as the passages quoted
above. Here Ii an example Of what
| one usually finds:
''Mr. Ernest: Local No. 900 was
called to efder at p. m. The reading
Of the minutes. were approved except
one alteration.
Conductor, inside sentinel ana two
trustees were absent. ~
"Uhe member Was reported on the
sick list, his name was and he WAS
not ii, need 90 assistance. There were
81 applications and q cut Of the NUM-
Der were from Allis. ri, :.
" could not get the names Is they
we're read and, tafna We're turned
over TO Business Agent Wilson.
Not reports Oh cofnmittees on~can-
Ididates. ts
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