The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-26
IN SHOP FEAR
At MEET
CONTRACTORS
. They Will Lose
Jobs Unless
Unions Act

5htraotors and union mon
face TO face with the fact
there IN a large invasion OF
fhop men into Albuquerque
e meeting OF the Contractors
iation with representative OF
building trades unions last
. union men stated that they
u not listen to a proposition
reduction In wages. and eN-
bed confidence In their ability
Rbmbat the open shop move
successfully without cutting
: The contractors said that
were not asking the unions
|.duce wages. but expressed a
raj feeling OF pensimism IN
face Of the open shop move
kefal Of the contractors
ent expressed thei. fear that
contracts for the school build
will 20 to an outside man
bids for the building nus be
May ~. and with II a certi-
cheek for five per cent OF the
Hunt Of the bid. or from w.
ITO 10000.
BE- contractors agreed that they
blot care to put u2 this amount
Honey 20. the chance to bid on
buildings when they had to
Pre- on the present union wage
n In competition with outslas
Tractors who can figure on the
shop basis.
10 Wish ssllool Boaru
Representatives of the Unions
. the contractors that they
ia have a committee go before
school board and tell the board
Il they want the contracts to
b. a local man. They stated that
. believed the school BOARD
Rld agree 20 this.
|lt will not he long any mo ="
hi We will all have to quit
king Marcus 4. Sawtellc.
y presided at the meeting last
BID, said. The contractors are
d the unions. but we can never
pencil TO paper TO try to figure
1 INST these open shop contrac-
Unless the union men do
hcthing before May ~ we will
. the school buildings.
VI understand that the realtors
the city are planning "A great
Al OF activity during the com
summer and the unions Will not
! much sympathy from them.
~ want to build as chcaply AZ
The contractors then brought
/ that the town h being over
y with non-uniun men who arc
liking them for jobs In groups
.lly. Most OF these men are
'mer union men, but aro hungry
4 have to Try 10 get work below
. union wage scale. they pointed
several OF the union men said
AZ they thought the contractors
the new hotel would be forced
work on union schedule. The
b there Will be on "A union haFl=
less than so days. they claimed
i they asked the contractors 90
A. a resolution TO hrinE pressure
bear on the hotel company to
IN out In the fight,
Can't stop Them
You are wrong }. ! Weg'
ntractor. Faid. The contractor
the new hotel win finish that
/, on the open shop plan We
y that they can lot do u, hut
81 20 ahead and do II. You can
/ stop them when they get start
and soon you union men will
We to be satisfied to vt around
Il DO nothing. Of you will nave
move TO another town and do
cab" work.
Il am confident that you will
n out In the end, but with YOU
fcalc OF wages you are
Ing TO have n pretty tough time
+ the next few months. II seems
At the only thing this meeting
brought out II that the unions
, watching the business 40 Ia
, other eide Of the street. and
"a do nothing TO try to bring u
The scale OF wages. he said.
allie not too high In some in
In unfair In many ways
D pointed out that while q
rpenter gets - day, a
gets 80 "A day and d
gets ~ a day. or 80 ~ hs
above the second story
umbeTs, according TO WcGs
Guild get no more than the
and pafntern. who do