Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-12-05 | Page 2 | General Strike of the Electricians May Tie up Building in Chicago

GENERAL STRIKE OF THE ELECTRICIANS HAY TIE UP BUILDING IN CHICAGO CHICAGO, Dec. 5. War begun yes- terday upon the Chicago Edison company com-pany by the Electricians' union may J develop into the most extensive disturbance dis-turbance among the ' building trades since the great lockout of 1900. Several Sev-eral small strikes already have been called and more will be ordered today. Business agents of the Electricians' union visited bis downtown buildings in t pfeTinoTi fnrt whurcvor n non- unlon man was found employed, the union .workmen were ordered to stop work. The same plans will be followed today. - - Will Tie Up Every Contract. : It Is the intention of the leaders to tie up every contract of the Edison company upon, walch non-union men are employed. In the downtown district, dis-trict, an unusual number of buildings, it is said, are in the hands of the electricians, who are making repai.-s. -All of these Jobs, provided th?v are beintr done under the supervision of the Edison company, will GuCfer frcm the strikes. In outlying parts of the city apartment buildings, stores and reside aces likewise will be drawn into the electricians' strike. . 1 Must Employ Union Men, Nothing is said to be behind the strike except the deciFlon of the officials offi-cials of the union to Insist upon the tmployment of members of the organisation. organi-sation. The greatest dancer of the strike fprsaJins lies In the attitude of the other anions In the associated building trades. It practically is' certain that the close alliance among the various trades will Impel every union workman employed on a building to show his sympathy for the el?ctricians on strike. In such a case building operations would be brought to a standstill. The board of business agents of the Building Build-ing Trades will take up the strike question ques-tion todar." .