The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-17

to finish these JOBS with union laDOr.
% and %, respectively, sand the ann
called citizens committee"8to enforce
the Lands award failed ineits preten-
tious promise to furnish enough scabs
to replace the strikers. s'qi2
Must Look Ahead.
This means further setback to the
"citizens' committee" which has suf-
fered many reverses since the
memorable day of the mighty demon
stration against the Lands award on
April 80, 1922. But it is also well to
remember that with the slackening of
the building boom, the powers Of this
open shop" outfit may again increase
while the most complete solidarity Of
the building trades workers will be
necessary to maintain their gains
made. s8s
The Chicago Building Trades Coun-
ell has at last begun to function. Dur
ing the critical days following the IS
suing Of the Lands award It failed
completely. The majority of the
smaller trades became pledged to the
Lands award, while the Building
Trades Council ceased all functions.
For considerable period it even held
no meetings.
An Open shop Move.
The Lands award was the first gun
in the determined campaign of the
haulnro oud voap,,Po ot,,rars a. ooDo
pletely crush the building trades
unions. The so-called "citizens' COM
mittee" became organized immediate
ly thereafter and inaugurated its pol
icy of bringing. scabs to the city and
placing them on the jobs under gun
men and police protection.
When the council failed, the rank
and file of the local unions demanded
action. The Building Trades publicity
committee was organized, composed
Of delegates directly from the local
unions. The publicity committee i'm
mediately sounded a note Of unity,
against the attempt to smash the
unions and demanded to maintain the
right Of sympathetic strike. The pro-
gressive elements took the leader
ship and splendid demonstration was
organized at which 100000 workers
turned out in parade against the Ian
dis award. 5lsr III am
international Officers Reorganize
Council.
Later the International officials Of
all the building trades unions came to
Chicago, but with one exception could
recommend nothing but compliance
with the Lands award. They came
to Chicago a second time and finally
succeeded in recognizing the Build
ing Trades Council
However, with the carpenters still
outside and the bricklayers, under the
control of Pete Shaughnessey, the
carpenters and building laborers even
later signed an agreement identical
with the Lands award containing the
clauses of:
1. No restriction Of use of any raw
or manufactured material except
prison made.
2. That no union men have the
right to stop work individually or col
lectively because of nonunion men Of
other trades being employed.
ProaressIves Led Struggle.
The progressives continued to de-
mand a united fight against the "citi-
zens' committee" based on the slogans
of CLOSED shop" no use of non-union
material and uniform agreement for
all trades TO expire at the same time
Only the building boom existing ever
since the Lands award prevented the
success Of the union-smashing endeav-
ors Of the Citizens committee"
Thus summer several trades entered
into new agreements with only the
carpenters and the marble settlers re-
tanning the "closed shop" while other
trades, for instance the carpenters and
structural iron workers having been
promised wage increases to take ef-
feet October LIST. The Iron League in
agreement with the various employ
ers' associations, fought for this post