The Connecticut labor news., 1921-03-04
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 trouble, or ever look for trouble, but if Van Dyck and his ilk Ill the Typo thetae want it the printers will endeav- or to satisfy them.
 In the memorable battle for the eight hour day the printers were opposed very strenuously by the United Typo thetae and after an IS months strike in which the International Typographical Union expended more than two million dollars, not to mention what the local unions expended through assessments on working members in the newspaper field, it was proven conclusively to the Typothetae that the International Typo graphical Union was here to stay, and is today stronger financially and numer- ica1ly than ever before in its history. As President John Mcfarland of the International stated at a special meeting of No. 47 a few weeks ago: Your destiny Is in your own hands and the International Union with its funds of over $2,3O0,OOO will see none of its members suffer in the crisis if it must come"
 As to the Van Dyck firm leaving the union label off its printing 1t has been proven that it has been done the past week, on theatrical posters especially, and the meeting last Sunday appointed a committee to interview proprietors of theaters and their advertising agents and find out from them whether they wish the label on their printing or not. This committee interviewed the printing agents of the theaters this week, and these agents assured the committee that if the label was left off the theater printing it was contrary to their wishes and that the union label must appear on all printing of theatrical notices. This Is especially true of the Poli in terests, and the committee was assured that both MT. Poli and the advertising agents of his theaters will insist that the label must appear on all printed matter
 As to MT. Van Dyck"s stand on the A hour week 1t is not taken seriously by the printers of New Haven who know Mir. Van Dyck, as up to the, time of the 48 hour week Van Dyck was and has been strong union man, and his recognizing of the old John Kiernan Printing Co. into the incorporated firm of Van Dyck x Co. not only was the 1 financially, but was started with the avowed intention of being label shop and so has remained ever since.
 The law for a 44-hour week in the commercial branch of the printing in dustry goes into effect on May 1, 1921 and has been ratified by a referendum vote and local unions have no further say in the matter than to see that it is enforced. The proprietors of commer- cial offices are more or less responsible for the 44-hour week as they have con tinuously for the past few years worked their forces over eight hours { day every day in the week and ther closed down on Saturday afternoon and called it a 48-hour week. The en tire printing trades are involved in thi: proposition this time and not like the eight hour strike when the Internationa typographical Union fought a lone battle. The pressmen, stereotypers ano electrotypers, bookbinders and photo engravers, numbering approximately 250,OO0 throughout the country are in vo1ved.
 Typographical Union, Mo- AZ, also voted at its meeting last Sunday to open the newspaper scale, and accepted with few changes the new scale as re ported by the standing scale committee and have notified the proprietors of the newspapers to that effect and will i is expected shortly enter into negotia | tiOns with the proprietOrS.