The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-12-03

Trick Aids Jansen's Reelection.
This agreement was signed just the
day before the last district council
elections and was heralded by the
capitalist press as a victory for the
Carpenters Union. Undoubtedly in
an effort to line up the votes behind
Harry Jensen who had proved him
self such faithful tool Of the BOSSES
The trick worked; Harry Jensen
and his STAFF were reelected.
The agreement signed is almost
word for word the same as the award
handed down by Judge Lands in the
summer of 1921 which the oyerwhelm-
ing majority of the workers refused
to accept and which resulted in a
mass protest demonstration partici-
pated in by 141, 900 Chicago workers.
The agreement is based on the fol
lowing principles: % That there
shall be no limitations as to the
amount Of work a man shall perform
during his working day f2l That
there shall be no restriction Of the
use Of any raw or manufactured ma
erial except prison made.
Traitor Provision in Agreement.
In other words there shall be no
objection to handling non-union made
material.
The agreement provided that the
employers are at liberty to employ
whomsoever they see fit whether
union or non-union and there should
be no stoppage or cessation of work
for any cause whatever, individually
or collectively, even the scabs of other
trades may be employed on the same
building.
All grievances are to be referred to
an arbitration board which would
have authority to decide the case, i'm.
pose fines or to suspend or expell
members Of the Carpenters Union.
Local Unions Protest.
Many locals protested this agree.
ment and just prior to the Interna.
tional Convention held In Indianapo-
lis, Ind. this summer, Carpenters Lo-
cal 1S1 adopted protest resolution
which stated that the agreement was
to all intents and purposes the Lam
dis open shop" agreement and that
the fruits of many hard fought vic
tories had been given up and the Car
penters' Union of Chicago made a
part of the open shop" machinery to
be used to force upon other trades the
so-called American plan and to punish
to the extent Of suspension any mem.
bers of the union who refuse to handle
non-union made material or to work
with strikebreakers or under the pro
lection of police or gunner.
The resolution resolved that Car
penters' Local ISL condemns the agree
ment as being detrimental to the in.
terest of the carpenters and further
condemns the method used In entering
the agreement as being the cheapest
kind Of political trickery. It demand
ed that the delegates to the 2lst quad
rennial convention of the United
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Join
ers of America read the Chicago
agreement and pass Judgment upon
the same before the adjournment Of
the convention. .i
Hutoheson Gets Busy.
This resolution was forwared to the
convention but not even read before
that body.
Shortly thereafter the arch labor
faker. William L. Hutcheson. de.
manded that the local retract the reso'
luton adopted and that charges be
preferred against the ten members
who were signatories TO the resolu.
ton and that they be properly pun.
shed.
The recording secretary OF the Lo'
cal, Elnar Larson. the plant tool o.
Hutchinson, charged the ten members
with violation OF section 81, article A.
y and c and for entering into con.
splracy with the publishers OF the
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