Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-06-17
JOINT LABOR
LEGISLATIVE
BOARD ACTS

lhNl the iiilhois state Federation ef
Labor has determined to set Al the
bottom OF labor affsirs at the uulser.
siiy of Illinois. and stralkhten out thu
confusion existing ~ that institution
IN respect TO unien labor Ia evidenced
by communication received frem the
chairman Of the illineis joint Lsbns
Legislative Board There has been
more or less trouble at thu university
fer several years and uAien men Of Va
rions crafts alleEe discrimination Ia
faser of non.unien werkmen. The Il.
tuafion became particularly aggrasai.
ins when u became necessary for thu
local typographical union and the
pfeEsmen'a union to withdraw their
faembers frem the university printing
s.ffiee for failure OF these In charge 10
recognize the tt,honr week. and the
subsequent recommendation OF rref.
white that The printing Office be eloaed
fof year The condition existing NJ
the university waa laid before the IN.
nols Joint Legislative board. which
has taken the aesion indicated IN the
Following letter.
since action was Niarisd, however.
conference between the university an.
ihorities and representatives of the
prin lng unions has resulted In the
ent re acceptance Of the nnlnn's con-
ditionk and tho men returned TO wnsk
Monday morning.
srRiN0FiELn. M. June sA mo-
ticn WAS adopted by the Illinois Joint
Labor Legislative Hoard In meeting as.
semhled today. to the effect that the
Executive hoard of the lllinuiH State
Federation OF Labor be requested 10
make an investigation of the unisersi.
~ of Illinois al the earliest possible
moment, because of reports which are
constantly being received from Cham.
paiEn and urbana, regarding the atti
tude of certain officers af that tnstiin.
tion. with reference TO labor and the
general administration OF the Inatitu.
| tion.
The University OF Illinois, although
OF public character and supported by
the tax payers of Illinois, In perhApn
less known TO the people of Illinois
than any other state university In the
country,
| There Ii an apprehension In many
private interests. aud that public need
land public welfare tor which the IN.
stitution was estahlishedl y ,Htyen
sgI.aez{ ~. y l. - i lls1 g /. 3 :
/ Information W obtHin from otlit1
states n that there Ii lens contact be.
tween the people OF Illinois and the
University of Illinois. than there Ii
between the people OF other states and
their universities.
The immediate occasion OF the nc.
tion by the Illinois Joint Labor Legia.
stive Board. was the consideration ef
a resolution that has been adopted by
the Typographical Union OF Cham
paign.Urbana. demanding an investiEa.
tion OF the discrimination aEains,
I their members, OF the dincnrdink Of
the University Printing Plant which
has been bought at n coat OF about
| $50. 900 tn the tax payers OF Illinois,
and the contemplated parceIling out of
the printing done al the University, 10
private concerns nj a much higher
cost 10 the people than 10 could have
been done by the University itself. In
their own plant.
This resolution. taken IN connection
with previous discrimination against
the plumbers and common laborera
around the university. who are mem
bers Of the Federal Labor Union af
that place. and the activity 0f Dean
Davenport. head of the Agricultural
Department OF the University OF I'LL
nois. In the interest OF the Banker.
Farmer landlords and their corp0ra.
tions. all contributed 20 the determin.
alton on the part OF the Legislative
Board TO have thorough investigation
made of this situation and It's findings
being made public.
Recent action OF the Illinois State
Federation Of Labor Executive Board,
resulted In the Joint Labor Legislative
Board visiting Governor Len Small
and requesting that In the new hard
road project work that. In now about
20 become under way. no outside labor
be imported, that only residents of
| Illinois, preferably those supporting
dependents be used In that enterprise,
and that what labor IL needed be Ne
cured through the Illinois State Free
Employment offices so Ms to avoid the
iaborers having 10 pay fees or tribute
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