The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-02-06
CART ENTERS ARE
AGAIN LET DOWN
BY JENSEN GANG
Surrender to Bosses on
Wage Scale


The joint arbitration board set up
by Harry Jensen. president Of the Car
penters' District Council, to negotiate
the question OF an increase in wages
with the local contractors who are
signatory to the infamous Chicago
Carpenters Agreement" accepted the
bosses compromise Of $1.37 an hour
instead Of the S1.6O scale that other
sections Of the building trades are
receiving.
At last Friday nights meeting Of
the District Council, the Jensen ma
chine succeeded IA putting across this
compromise. This means that in case
the local unions vote to accept the
proposed agre ement the carpenters
will receive lower scale than the
painters and ether sections of the
building trades here in Chicago.
Resolution From Local 80.
A resolution Introduced by Local
80, demanding that the carpenters
insist on S1.50 an hour, thus bringing
the carpenters scale up to the level
OF the other members of the building
trades, was turned down.
The members will have an oppor-
tunity to vote on tie proposed agree
ment and il they vote to accept it,
they might as well know that besides
voting for scale lower than that
Of the painters and other members
Of the building trades, they viii be
voting for ths following provisions
in the scabbiest agreement ever foist-
cd on any section OF the organized
workers in Chicago:
Some OF the basic points are set
forth IS follows:
/. That there shall be no limita-
lions of the amount of work a man
shall perform during his work day.
2. That there shall be no restric-
ton of the use Of machinery, tools or
appliances.
8. That there shall be no restric-
ton Of the use Of any raw or manu-
featured materials. except prison
made.
4. That no person shall have the
right to inta.ssre with workmen dur
ing working hours.
No More Strikes ~
Article No. 2 of the agreement
reads: Witnesseth: That both par
ties hereby agree that there shall
pe no strikes. zlockouts or stoppage OF
work and that they will by all law
Jul means compel their members to
comply with the arbitration agree
ment and working rules as jointly
agreed upon and adopted and that
where member or members affiliated
with either of the two parties to this
agreement refuse to do so, they shall
be suspended from membership in the
association OF union to which they
belong.
An arbitration board is to be joint
ly selected every year to which all
matters OF dispute Ia to be referred.
This board selects an umpire, who is
in no wise affiliated with this trade.
and his decision shall be final and
binding upon all parties to the agree
ment.
Arbitration Board Decides All.
Article under the heading Power
Of Board, reads: THE Joint Arbitra-
ton board shall have full power to
enforce this agreement entered into
between the parties hereto, and to
make and enforce all lawful working
rules governing both parties. No
strikes or lockouts shall be resorted
to, and work shall continue pending
the decision of the joint arbitration
board. or the umpire"
T. U. e. L. Says "Flghtl"
The progressiyes among the car
penters brand this latest compromise
on the part of Jensen as another act
Of treachery to the rank and file. 1t
is reported that he was ready to &C.
cept a six-cent an hour increase, but
feared the wrath OF the membership.
The rank and file will not be sat
isiied with this compromise, however,
as they know very well that the car
penters are strong enough to force
the bosses to atyleast put their scale
on a level with that Of the highest
in the building trades.
Local leaders of the Trade Union
Educational League are urging the
members OF the Carpenters Union to
vote down the compromise and point
out that they can easily force the
bosses to grant their demands.
1t is said that Jensen is endeavor-
ing to get a snap vote on the agree
ment before the members have a
chance to discuss II. This Is his
main home Of shining n ovar