The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-23

Office in the Municipal Building at
1880 O'Clock p. m. on the cath day
Of March. 1922.
THE purpose Of this joint meet
ing being to ascertain, whether or
not, after a mutual interchange OF
ideas, a concerted plan can not be
determined upon that will cause the
representatives at said conferences
TO feel warranted In a recommended.
ton 10 their several bodies for
adoption OF some amieable agree.
ment whereby a revival Of industry
in this community, in the early
spring, will be assured
"a committee OF six men repre-
seeming the various crafts attil.
lated with the Building Trades
Council have ben duly appointed to
perform this SERVICE"
Second Letter.
THE attention Of the special
committee of the Fairmont Building
Trades Council has been drawn 10
a communication from the Fair.
mont Builders Exchange, addressed
to Mayor w. W. Conway.
"In this communication, certain
statements have been made which
might be misunderstood by officials
Of the city government, and the
committee members desire to call
attention of the exact facts In re.
gard to this matter.
"In the communication It is stat
ed that this exchange has not hao
any dealings whatever with the
Building Trades Council and 1t Is
felt that It is not to the best inter.
est Of the community to deal with
said organization since all former
dealings have been with the differ.
ent unions diFect.'
This statement is erroneous and
misleading because Of the fact that
the Building Trades Council did
not come into existence until May
"a, 1921. and therefore the Fair.
mont Builders Exchange did not
have and could not have had deal.
ings with the Builders Trades Coun.
Gil prior to that date.
"Since May "a, 1921, and up
until the issuance Of the Fairmont
Builders Exchanges new wage
scale in December OF last year,
there was no occasion for nego-
tiations between the two organl-
cations, or between tho Fairmont
Builders Exchange and the var
lous unions comprising the coun-
ell.
elm afflIating with the. Building
Trades Council, the six unions
composing the councIl-namely,
the carpenters and joiners' union
the brlcklayers' union, the cleo
tricians' union, the plumbers
union, the painters union and the
bod carriers union-formed a
mutual agreement to carry on all
negotiations through the Building
Trades Council.
THUS the Fairmont Builders
Exchange could not and cannot
deal with any Of these six unions
individually or separately.
1.-THE special committee desires
" HdfC lllI Hluy anu lut Guy
directors understand its position
in regard to the meeting called
by the mayor for March "a, 1929,
to which the Fairmont Builders
Exchange and the Building Trades
Council have been invited:
Though DESTROYS Of obtaining
a harmonious settlement of the
differences now existing between
the Building Trades Council and
the Fairmont Builders Exchange,
the council did not request that
such a meeting be Held. +.
when the mayor asked for a
meeting, the council was glad to
comply with the request and CO.
operate in any way possible by
which a satisfactory adjustment OF
existing differences could be eff
fected.
THE Fairmont Building Trades
Council is ready to take any steps
which will make for the best In
terests of the building Industry
and OF the community as a whole"
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