The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-07-22
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Four Lathers Are
Forced Off Job at
Capitol Building

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other work, wherever 1t may be.
II Holmes agrees with the union
and puts out-of-state men to work,
thereby elbowing North Dakotans Oft
the Job, the only alternative of the
capitol commission would be to can
eel Holmes contract and do the work
itself.
This, according to the union men,
would give Holmes opportunity to sue
the capitol commission for damages
by reason Of cancellation Of his con-
tract.
Moore said the union has no objec-
ton to taking North Dakotans into
the organization provided they can
make the grade" and prove their
competency. If they cannot meet the
requirements of the contractor they
would have to yield their positions to
men who could.
In any event, II the Job Is union
lied later and North Dakotans are
declared unable to meet the standard,
there will be room on the work for
enc North Dakotan, provision being
made in the union rules for one man
as an "improver" or assistant to the
union fathers.
Moore said 1t will be relatively easy
for North Dakotans to join the union,
since they could pay their initiation
fee at the rate Of 81 q day and If
they failed to qualify the money
would be returned to them, the unio1,
retaining only one months dues.
Offer Different Versions
Lee and Moore gave different his
tories Of the lathing Job. According
to Lee, Hennings and Danzek rode
the rods" from their home to Cleve-
land to get the sub-contract from
Holmes. He said the entire quartet
always have been union men and
asked for the establishment Of To-
cal union on this job but were turned
down by the international organiza-
ton. Lee exhibited a union card, paid
up to last September he said, and
charged that politics was played
within the union to get the work here
for members Of the Billings, Mont.
local union. Some Of the Billings
men really are "old soldiers" from
Chicago, Lee said. asserting that M
had known them there.
He said that the four had applied
| to the Sioux City. Ia, local union fol
permits to work on the Job but were
told that It was under the jurisdiction
OF the Billings local and that local
refused to grant them permits, since
it wanted the work for It's own mem.
beers. Lathing Jobs have been scarce
lately.
They were forced off the work, Lex
said, because Of pressure brought tc
bear on the Lundoff- Bicknell COM
pany, general contractors. asserting
that Lundoff -Bicknell Job In Cleve'
land had been held up three days be-
cause Of the trouble here, action
against the Cleveland work having
been directed by the 1nternationa
union.
Moore said he had no knowledge Of
any such situation and doubted II II
vas 50. He branded Lee and his COM
panions as "trouble. makers who have
been In trouble with the union be-
FORE"
The union leaders version Of the
Jobs history was different. He sale
Holmes sent union man named Vor
Hagen here from Ohio to start the
work but that he left the Job after re-
ceiving instructions to pay only II
cents an hour, a wage below the unior
scale. Won Hagen. Moore said, still u
in Bismarck and ready to 60 back X
work if and when the trouble Is SET
tied.
It was after Won Hagen left the job
Moore said, that Hennings and hi
crew appeared.
Negotiations were going forward
Saturday between Moore and the
contractors in an effort to adjust the
CONTROVERSY.