Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-05-13

pared to meet with Mayor JEFF
fries to attempt settlement OF
drivers strike, the union issued
its version of the controversy.
William w. Roe. president of
Transfers Local No. 247. said:
From the year 1887, whenever
the Transfers Union Local No.
247 organized employees in any
lumber company connected with
the Detroit District Retail Lum-
Der Dealers Association, Local
No. PAT has attempted to negoti-
ate with the lumber company In
yolved.
The lumber company involved
has always stated that they were
a member of the association and
that we must deal with the as
ISOLATION. The association has al
ways taken the stand that they
would not recognize the union in
any of these controversies.
AS a result there have been
many strikes since the year 1887
and the association has always
defeated the union by making de-
liveries from lumber yards not on
strike for the lumber yard that
was involved in a strike.
TRIED TO NEGOTIATE
In August. 1910. the employees
of the Detroit Lumber Company
Joined Local Union No. 247. From
August, 1910. up to March z. 1941.
the union made several attempts
to negotiate for its members work
ing at the Detroit Lumber Com
pany.
The Detroit Lumber Company
constantly took the stand that
they could not negotiate with US
as they were members of the Lum-
Der Dealers Association. On every
occasion that the union called on
the association the union was in
formed that the association would
not deal for the Detroit Lumber
Company.
AS a result, on March z, the
union sent In their notice of in
tention to strike the Detroit Lum-
Der Company to the labor medi-
alton board. From March z until
April u the union did all in its
power through conferences with
both the Detroit Lumber Com
pany and the association TO settle
this controversy
In the last joint meeting be-
tween the Detroit Lumber Com
pany, the Lumber Dealers AsSo-
citation and the union, the Detroit
Lumber Company told the repre-
sentatIves OF the union that they
would not even talk TO them in
regard to the problems of their
members.
LOCKED OUT APRIL 81
Although the Transfers Union
Local No. PAT intended to call a
strike at the Detroit Lumber Com
pany. the Detroit Lumber Com
pany on April 81 locked out the
members of the union. This was
taken by the union TO be an act
of intimidation. at which time the
union Immediately put on pickets.
Since the lockout of the Detroit
Lumber Company, the union has
put on a drive and organized many
employees OF the various lumber
companies in the city of Detroit
belonging 10 the Lumber Dealers
Association. AS fast as the union
found evidence of other companies
making deliveries for the Detroit
Lumber Company, the union i'm
mcdlately put plcketS on those
companies calling their men out
on strike. which finally resulted
in a city-wide strike on lumber
companies.
When the Detroit District Re-
tail Lumber Dealers Association
hired professional strike-breakers
and thugs to drive the trucks of
these strike-bound lumber COM
panies, the membership Of Team
sters Local Union No. 247 called
a general meeting to take a vote
TO 60 out on strike in support of
the striking members in the lum-
Der industry.
CHARGES OF VIOLENCE