New Britain herald., 1923-07-14
DLAMES BOUzzI FOR BAKERS DISSENSION
Secretary Stumpf Expects Action
 at Union Meeting Tonight

Secretary Richard Stumpf of Loca
 No. 1o7, Bakers and Confectioner!
 Workers union, made official reply to
 day to reports that there is interna
 strife in the organization, in whict
 he places blame for the entire situa
 ton upon Nicholas Bouzzi. bushes.
 agent of the union, refutes certain statements credited to Bouzzi, declares
 the union seeks peace but Is ready for trouble, and assures him that jus tice will be done to both employer and employe when the local meets tonight to thresh out its difficulties.
 The entire difficulty is based upon the employment of non-union baker at local bake shop.
 Several days ago it leaked out that a factory employe had been hired at the shop and was being kept in em- ployment contrary to the wishes of the union, and that the union had re- fused to take him in,
 In reply today. MT. Stumpf said:
 T have been connected with the local branch of the Bakers union for the past 25 years and at the present time am secretary of the branch, and take it as one of my duties to an- swer and protect the local in the statement made in The New Britain Herald"
 T am well acquainted with the sit uation. The statement given out is wrong from beginning to end. The facts are The local branch has an agreement with the majority of bosses commencing May 1, and good for one year. Article 1 reads: "I agree to employ only members in good stand ing of the Bakers and Confectionery Workers union through the local of New Britain
 "An appointed office keeper has charge over it and has to see to it that out of work men get work if a boss asks for man, and supply the boss with men whenever requested.
 Mic Bouzzi, a night baker las charge of it at this shop. For mis- representing the local several times, the local had good many complaints. The same in this case. We had union men from our local in the plant on the night shift and if they were not satisfied with the men, it was up to the office keeper to replace them by other union men. If there was no men out of work we had men out of work in other cities, but in spite of 1t, the man mentioned, Bas- tista Delpha Della, was taken out of factory and put to work, and one union man was discharged.
 The man came up to our meeting asking for admission into the local. The request was granted, but the of fee keeper was instructed to put 8 union man on his place and the ap- plicant instructed to put his name on the out of work list. Instead of talk ing out an application, he walked out | of the hall and is still working at the | plant As far as that firm Is concern ed, we never had any dispute or re- quest made to the firm, because we | that the firm would live Up to these agreements the same as the rest | of the bosses.
 This will come up at our meeting tonight again, and as know the sen- timent of our members, the union will be just to employer and employe. We never are looking for trouble. We were glad after May that everything was running smoothly and we could i've another year in peace and har- nony. But 1t looks, through the in- given to the paper, some party is trying to make 1t unharmon- ous by telling the public of New Brit lin stories to put the union in wrong. But if they are looking for trouble, we shall answer them"