Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-10
INVESTIGATE
CONDITIONS AT
UNIVERSITY

focal union printers are up IN arms
,,sr a false report that has been go
,ns the rounds that any printing mat
10 hearing the union label Will cost
~ customer more than II the Label
= 1aft off Such is not the case. as
~ nse of the label is absolutely free
The label is the property OF the Allied
printing Trades Council, who simply
Iena II 10 the printing offices 10 be
nsea without cost upon printing where
A. i demanded Any proprietor who
ssvs he must charge more to place the
lshel upon printed matter does so be
rsnse he is not entitled TO use the
,shal and seeks to evade the issue by
making such statement The union
label is used without cost by all prin
ers who are entitled to its use.
The strike of the local printers an
nressmen is now in its sixth week, al
while considerable progress is bein
made present indications are for
long fight unless the matter is taken u
ofjeiallv by the state labor board ali
brought To termination. This actio
IL thought probable because of tt
fact that the University printing offit
has become involved in the strike wit
result that the University shop ma
he Indefinitely closed. A delegate fro
the union was before the labor boai
on Monday. At the same time III
illinois Joint Labor Legislative Boar
was asked 10 come to the Twin Cite,
10 conduct an investigation Of condi
tions at the university. particularly
they pertain to the printing trades i
the University.
The following resolutions were ad
onted at Sundays special meeting
the union
Whereas. the attitude OF the Uni
versity of Illinois toward union labor
has heen and is Of a discriminatiyt
character, and
Whereas, Mr.. J, M. White. supervis.
ing architect and general director OF
labor of the University OF Illinois, mas
issued orders to close down the Uni.
yersity printing office for a period OF
one year, and
Whereas. said order is the direct re-
suit of the disinclination of Mr.. White
TO recognize union labor in the Uni
yersity printing Office, and
Whereas, sad University printing
office is a part of the University Of
Illinois, representing cost of about
s5o.og0, and lis to be of no further use
to the tax payers OF the state OF Illi-
nos II the orders of Mr. White are
carried out and
Whereas, the printing ordinarily
done In the University printing office
is to be parceled out to various cor
Germs throughout the country at a
greatly increased cost over what 1t
could be done for the University print
ing Office, to the detriment of the tax
payers, therefore. be it.
Resolved, by Champaign-Urbana
Typographical Union No. 444, assem-
bled in a special meeting called for
the purpose OF acting upon conditions
at the University of Illinois printing
Office, that the Illinois Joint Labor
Legislative Board be asked to come
to the Twin Cities and conduct an in
vestigation of labor affairs at the Uni
versity of Illinois, especially as they
concern the University of Illinois
printing office, and be ii further
Resolved, that the Governor and
the State Legislature be acquainted
with the findings of said Illinois Joint
Labor Legislative Board in order that
relief from the conditions now existing
at the University of Illinois may be
had
President Snyder of the Typograph-
leal Union made the following state
ment m
The University of Illinois agreed to
operate their printing office under un-
ion conditions and hours providing the
union would furnish competent help.
II is under these conditions that the
shop has been operated by union men
since it was started several years ago.
Since the open shop movement start
ed in the Twin Cities, the leaders of
mat movement have been using Prof.
White and the University to further
their interests. When the 44-hour
week went into effect May / the Uni
Versity authorities refused to grant
same to their printers and it became
necessary to revoke the permits for
our members at work there. Some
TWO weeks ago | met Prof. White and
nad a conference with him concern
ing the opening OF the shop on the
44-hour basis and he talked favorably
ana was TO let me know the following
uay what the decision would be- but
nave not reviewed any word from him.
10 view of the fact that Prof. White
mas recommended that the University
printing Office close for one year, at
special meeting OF the Typograph-
lesi Union held Sunday the foregoing
resolutions were adopted. and a com
-Ais'ee sent to Springfield with them. .