Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-04-22
BUILDERS
REJECT ANY
WAGE CUT

stand pal" seems 10 he the slogan
of al the ten crafts connected With
the hallding trades. and Judging from
action taken Ia their various locals.
that Is Just what they are giving IL
do IN regard 20 the demands OF con
tractors Tor 20 per cent reduction
in wages effective May /
The Review has gone over the held
several times in explaining why a cut
IN builders wages Al this time il I'm.
possihle from their standpoint. II l.
onls necessary 81 say that wages ara
far lower than the east OF living rom.
pared 10 1914 prices. and that until
there can be some guarantee there
viii he substantial and permanent
reduction in everything elae 20 Offset
any reduction in wagea. uninn labor
viii stand as a rock for present raies
Of pay
the largest building craft In the Twin
Cities. has issued tho following self
! explanatory open letter 10 The public,
" expresses the sentiment. likaly, Of
the other nine crafts,
General Contractors Association Of Cham.
paian and urhsnR. m.
Mr l., n Nng ssesr,srs,
l.ooai nntnn No "A. unl,.d brotherhood af
Carpenters and iainsrA ot America. Il In
sctnt ~ Yout communication ot rocsat date
requesting this uninn 60 reduce the nseeent
mininnm wess sesle ot ti,eo an hour 10 10
cents beginning Msy |.
The undersigned COMMITTEES IL nnthoFlNed to
adviss yen that at the regular amesslag
Aptt ~. isti uur unian, by unanimous yote,
rejected spur proposal
Reference vac made in suur communication
90 the reduced living eaals, We adult sonsih.
orahle rsdnsiinn IN The eoals q some articles
Of consumption. especially feed nricse thaw.
ever the same haye increased 1--WE per cent
during the last week), hut cur members are
nf the aninien that thsss rr,eea are LARGELY
temporary Tor th. simple reason that fes
rrioes are srea.I, inAusneed by The price %
farm products and theaa are ahonrrnally low
al present and inevitably must ries. which
viii entail corresponding inef.ass IN The
| rnat et tousis 10 the consumer.
| II i- also true that there has been spme
| reduction Nv the cheaper aradss of siothins
| and aho.a. hui not enough 10 warrant any re.
ot living has actually Increased In same re.
speets such rsnis. light vas. water and
railinad fare. and there has been no redur,
,ianA In the saets nf sahcol bocks aud sehooi
/ supplies. medicine. doctors fees. tssss. etc,
| fprthstmarc, t.als. which every esrpentsr
well hnows h. u continually buying, are still
at PEAK pfices. Another thing that many pso.
pie lose siuh, Of is the fac, that The carmen.
straight time darinT the year. ewing 70 had
/ weather. sIuekbs~s ~ work and delay 10 80
curing materials for the job. which makes the
yearly income ~ the dallar hour carpenter
ioah very medrat indeed
| W. look upon the reduction Of wnEss In
| general as direct blow 20 the community. in
that IL reduces the purchasing power of The
wsfken. We believe that time will prove The
Justice Of maintaining the present sealss
Of whpea. and In few menihs when the
wage reducing hyHicriH has subsidized the fal.
lacy of reducing the consuming power of the
community will have baen proven
TAknR the figures Of the H. \. Department
| Of Labor aa u baais hnd that the average
cost Of maintaining an sverass family Of hve
perauna 10 1890 per year. How many esrpen.
trrs earn this amount working an average "
200 days year
! In view ~ the foregoing and The fact that
| our members do not any than earn q
barr lslnr wage, We feel compelled 10 de-
cline your proposition
/ Respectfully yours.
J GEORGE HAWKINS,
WILLIAM WILMINGTON.
| WILLIAM +. JEWELL,
r., u. BRAEiIAM.
| q. H. JENKINS.
! Committee.