Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1925-04-17

pl0yment. In addition, he has been
compelled to sign a contract which
denied him the right to talk with
anybody relative to the question of
trades unionism.
In connection with that notice |
want to read a letter an interna-
tional union received, sent to them
by the firm of Dole Taylor, O'Don-
nell G. Geisler, representing the Elm
wood Casting Co.:
eve are attorneys for the Elmwood
Casting Co., Murray Road, St. Ber-
nard, o., and it has been called to our
attention that an effort is being made
to persuade and induce the employees
of said foundry to become members of
the International Iron Molders' I'm
ion.
eve are also informed that the In
ternational Iron holders Union of
North America, and you, as one of its
officers, are engaged in this effort.
"The purpose of this letter is to no
tify you that all of the employees of
the Elmwood Casting Co. have accept
ed employment under written con-
tract and agreement with. the com-
pany that the shop is being operated
and will continue to be operated up
on a non-union basis, and, as nom
union, that the employer will not rec
ognize or have any dealing with any
labor union; thEt the employee is not
a member of any labor union, and
while employed by such company the
employee will not become member
of any labor union and will have no
dealings, communications or inter-
views with the officers, agents, or
members of any labor union in rela-
ton to membership by the employee
in labor union, or in the relation to
the employees employment.
"a recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the case of
the Hickman Coal & Coke Co., has
held that an employer who conducts
his business on non-union basis may
legally have a contract with his en-
ployes that they are non-union and
will so continue while in his employ
ment, and that the officers and agents
of labor unions, having knowledge of
such agreement, may be enjoined
from soliciting such employees for
membership in the union and from
interfering with such arrangement.
In other words, this decision holds
that an employer has a right to en-
ploy only those who are non-union
and who agree to continue non-union
while in his employment, and the en-
ployer is entitled to have union inter-
ference with this arrangement en-
Joined.
IF, as has been reported, you have
engaged in any way, directly or in
directly, in endeavoring to persuade
the employees of the Elmwood Cast
ing Co. to join a union and thus vio-
late their contract with their en-
ployers, you fall within this decision,
and unless you discontinue such ac-
ton the company will protect its legal
rights as outlined in the case above
referred to.
eve enclose herewith formal no
tice, duly signed, by the Elmwood
Casting Co., notifying you that its
employees have agreed in writing as
a basis of their employment that they
are not members of any labor union,
and that during the period of their
employment will not become such
members, as hereinafter stated"
In other words, gentlemen of the
committee, the employee is first COM
PEELED, in order to hold his job, in or
der to bring home the weekly pay
envelope, that enables him to pay
rent and buy food and clothing for