Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-06-20
STRUCTURAL STEEL
WORKERS NAY WIN
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structural steel being erected over
them by non-union iron workers.
Members of the hosting engineers
and laborers' unions are supporting
the bricklayers.
Executive Board Directs Fight
The International Association is
giving splendid support to the strik-
ers, the entire executive board being
in New York in charge Of the fight.
Twenty International representatives
are actively engaged in the work,
under the leadership of President
P. J. Morrin. The spirit Of the men
is splendid and they are cooperating
to the utmost with their executives.
Enthusiasm Of the men has been
demonstrated at a number of big
mass meetings held at Cooper Union
which have been addressed by promi-
nent labor men, including Frank
Morrison, secretary of the American
Federation of Labor. Hugh Frayne,
New York representative of the
American Federation of Labor, spoke
at most of the meetings and his pres
ence and advice has greatly encour-
aged the iron workers.
Much favorable comment has been
attracted by the peaceful character
of the strike, which has been con-
Quoted without an act of disorderly
conduct. The men are conducting
one of the most peaceful and orderly
strikes in the history of the American
labor movement. When the elements
entering into the fight and the large
number of men involved are consid-
cred, the conduct of the men has
been a fine exhibition of self control
on the part of intelligent men who
are fighting for what they know is
right.
An illustration of the peaceful
character of the strike was furnished
at one of the Cooper union meetings.
A large number of policemen had
been assembled around Cooper Union
to quell any disturbance that might
take place. Instead of the sounds of
riot, the policemen's ears were greet
ed by the strains of 1000 iron work
ers singing such songs as America"
the "Star-Spangled Banner" and 9TH
ers of similar nature. The police
had nothing to do and dispersed with
the conviction that reports of the
presence of a trough bunch" among
the strikers was wholly untrue. At
another Cooper Union meeting, the
-four singing policemen" from Jer-
sey City, who sang for the soldiers
in France entertained the strikers.
Nom Union Men Support Strikers
Iron workers throughout the nation
are backing the strike to the limit,
because if the union is successful in
New York it means a big step to-
ward success everywhere, as the
heart of the OPPOSITION is in the me-
tropolis. Even non-union iron work.
ers are backing the strike. An illus
tration of this spirit occurred on a
large job of the McClintic- Marshal
company in Detroit, which is being
operated on a non-union basis. The
men on the job have posted large
signs requesting iron workers to stay
away from the job and bearing the
heading: Don't be a strike-breaker."
Union executives consider this fine
illustration of the spirit of the men
who still remain unorganized and
they regard it as an indication that
the non-union workers will soon be
in the organization. In the last year
the union has carried on an extensive
organizing campaign all over the
country and has almost doubled its
membership. Through its organizing
work, the union has been successful
in keeping the Iron League and the
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