Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-05-17 | Page 2 | Maintaining a Blacklist

MAINTAINING A BLACKLIST Chicago Court Decides That Employers Employ-ers Have Legal Right to Do So Chicago May IGIn the Superior court today Judge Baker decided that It Is I legal for employers to maintain a blacklist Tho ruling was In tho case of Annlo Con don against Libby McNcIll LIbby Armour Co and other stockyards packing firms Tho plaintiff was a labeler and can painter In tho employ of the Ubby firm and In February IttX In compuijwrthn number of young women wont on strike because of repeated reductions in wages Later tho women tried tc obtain emploYment employ-ment with other firms but their applications applica-tions woro rejected on account or their I having been strikers Miss Condon began suit as a test and the court ruled that tho various firms I had a right to take protective measures against persons who had quit the employment em-ployment of other firms wlthdut valid reasons J This Is I tho first time In a Western court that the socalled blacklist by which an employee who leaves one firm and Is kept out or employment In his or her trado by any other firms has been given legal standing by the courts