The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-16
BAD FAITH IS LAID
TO THE PLUMBERS
Open Shop Leaders Of
Tulsa Ask Lawyer to
Bring Suit
CONTRACT IS VIOLATED
Barney Meyers Alleges That
Many Of Men Brought in
Were Incompetent

fc.atiuna between tho Tulsa
cpcr shop association aud tho local
Master Plumbers association are
strained 10 The breaking point. Tho
break ,t expected to- come this week
when sJIts are filcd against the
plumbers association and indivldua
Contractors by several open shop
plumbers by IL. NJ. tonnor. attorney.
with OffiCoa In the Cosdcn building
who has been retained ~ counsel
indcr tho terms of IN, master
plumbers agreement with th> open
shop association, outlined insa let
ter 10 tho association, the contrdc-
tore were 10 accept the open shop
workmcn Tor a period of one year
aud 20 refund an raidroad fare pnid
To Tulsa by such workmcn nftCr
60 DAYS had elapsed.
Tho agreement read "TulBn
opon shop association .- Kindly ar.
range to furnish the Master plnmb-
crs' association 40 Ofifty) plumbers
at si0 Ucn dolInrs) per day steady
work guaranteed for one year.
railroad fare refunded after 60
tsiNty) days' employment. The
above to apply 20 first -class mo-
chanicH. Your very truly, Tulsa
Master Plumbers association. by L.
A,.se', ".r",ary' .,.
Three Worker. N'''Rc Had Fait".
W. VI. Griffin, employed by
Knowles n Green. John t.slly. until
week ago IN the employ of Smith
A. Rcnish, and NJ. G.. Clark are
among the open shop plumbers who
have retained attorney C0nnor To
institute suit " necessary to force
the Master i'iuhpers hssoci"Ion 70
htay win iis sgrocment' Thuse
men, ] u n,,ese". nave a., Dcsn ~S'
charged without reasonable cause.
rev DAYS ago seVerai pIuHipins
CONTRACTORS sitheu an asreefneh'
withe the plumbers union 10 return
70 thc chploy"ent U, union nnun,
Last sutnher uh"n pIuihosrs "s",
on srikc 'or ncrehse uon, ~
to VIZ "a day shortiy oiteIwaru tne
Master Flu'hpcrs asspcia,'on wr"'e
70 'he open shop assvcIa,'o" "'ni"s
IL 70 furnish 90 pInm"ers
=. -. uurH, emp'oSnemt ms
asor for the open shop asnoclat'ph'
went TO Kansas City ana the'e on.
mineo humper Oh op'n snop
plumbers VINO were WHINE 10 com,
70 Tulsa oihers were op'a,nvu
from other cities. one comnM Iron'
Miami Fla In al ~ Pu"o0'"
were ootsinea'
mshucrs VI ,no U".a.,
association. accord'nB ""ru.S
Meyer secretary anu se"c". "
nRcr OF the open s"op n.' ..
nave oiHcharseu 'no opem s"op ~. ~.
witnout proper ,auso ""e. w
aRreemcn, was s'e"'u WIZ
uhioH' Wnctner nj "as 49, :,
crs nave ,eneweu ~ c ~S 60,
union cou!u ho' DO "''c''"'"'" '"'
uSsy n'. .,sw ,n.s.,.
sny ~ .. -. s.".,nJ ~ ,ho
iHncu's'sV uco" ~. -.
letter from the Master Piumoers
association AFTER the strike. we seht
our employment manager 10 MI
sas CITY with instructipns 70 make
suitable arrangements WIN so"r
shop TO have each man WIZ y
Joint In MS presence anu !" .nis
way determine the men ~0
competent" Meyer explained Sa'-
urday.
There have peen son1 cVn
plants from the smaller p,umo,ns
shops that tho men we sew NV.
were incompetent however, nv
plumbers we turnIsn.o ws ns,
tributed by the master p'umu.,s,
Themselves ntter we nau w,
these men over 10 '"e'' ''''''"
i've, .,..os
Again these men wo n''n,ad ~,
passed mo , eNsr''n,a''oh "a ,.h,ct
by the cry eNa'n,n's .,,,or,r,en.
10 composed OF the city .ut 80,
dent or neaitn, s.n,,n,,n
the Master fiumpels Th.i,
ana journeyhi"h .,o.,,o,
work mas also passou WV ,,h,
of the city p'unp'ne .,o,,i,
Is an expert piuthpc, nnu VIZ ,hni,
quickly fina any "'i'e''"'y :"
WORK. ,,,a,,or usel
The open Snop sso" H., ,,,ing
mas cNpehoou n,"'s ~ T,,isa an,
Ing these Pl"h.o.. -, re
not one cent OF % .n's m p,mmher-
tundcd pS VI. ot,,aa I, contri
association w" on.n sho,
buuon recen.y ~" ""
PLUMBING con,,ae,u, @ N,.h,,,v
suikc M%s ~" 80. dic ob,ai,
union p'unloes W. sor whIci
Via DAY, th", a,"os "a rsn.,vc hi,
they struck' iney VIZ ~ c,s,I
amount. however, "" ,,,'tr, s,rce,
building pui't on W. an m,
which was Peroe","su 49, o, on
plumbers lost VIVA, 80 SorI N, In,
for. our men went W W" 40,
$40 scale then eA'S.,mS, ,n'nher