Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-21 | Page 9 | Witness Cites Union Threat Against Cafe

WITNESS CITES ' UNION THREAT AGAINST": CAFE Defense Moves for Dismissal as Case Conies to Close Testimony that a union official claimed support of th atata labor relation board to "get" th Beau Brummel cafe marked conclusion of hearing of charge agalnat that concern con-cern Saturday. The board took the caae under advisement, not ruling on a defense notion for dismissal. After the hearing, William M. Knerr, board chairman, commented that the "board is bound by the Utah labor disputes law to exert alt effort to protect Tight of -workers to organise In a union of their own choosing." - Th testimony was that of a defense de-fense witness, Clarence Harvey, president of the Beau Brummel Independent In-dependent Employes' union. He aid that during discussions on union affiliation, he went to the "union hall" and talked to Thomas Startin. business agent of the Culinary Culi-nary alliance, affiliate of the American Ameri-can Federation of Labor. Threat Charged "Mr. Startin said that If we can't get the Beau Brummel one way, we will another, because the state labor relations board is behind us," Mr, Harvey testified. The witness said there was no effort by the cafe management to coerce or interfere with employes and that the independent union was formed voluntarily. George Glaus, owner of the cafe, testified there was no coercion. Ethel Luchau, cashier, gave similar simi-lar testimony. Louis H. Callister, counsel for the Independent union, was called by the defense. On cross examination, Clarence Beck, counsel for the Culinary alliance, alli-ance, which brought the charges, sought to show that Mr. Callister told employes the independent union would give the same protection as th A. F. of L. affiliate, although the latter had many members. . Dismissal Asked Oscar W. Carlson, counsel for the cafe, asked dismissal on grounds no evidence of coercion had been adduced. Th board aaid It would decide the case on th record. Hearing on charges against the Mayflower tavern, owned jointly with the Beau Brummel, was set for 2 p. m. August 30. The Culinary allianc claimed the tavern discriminated against employes em-ployes by closing. Mr. Carlson asked the board whether it had jurisdiction over picketing at the Beau Brummel pending decision in the case. Mr. Knerr said the board did not. Charges Filed ' Mr. Beck filed charges with the state labor relations board Saturday Satur-day that George A. Sims and Milton K. Sims, doing business as th Salt Lake Transfer company, interfered with employ affiliation with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Team-sters. Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helper. Th attorney also asked the board to call an election for employee of th company to determine a bargaining bar-gaining agency. Meanwhile, members of the transfer trans-fer and warehouse workers' division of ths brotherhood had considered counter offers by two employers. Negotiations hav. been under way a week. Counter proposal by the Hadley Transfer and Storage company com-pany and the Mollerup Moving and Storage company were reviewed at a meeting at the Labor temple Friday Fri-day night, said G. Elmo Hall, union business agent. Mr. Hall said a revised proposal probably would be cent back to the two companies. Mr. Beck also filed charges, on behalf of Mark Cornaby. 15 South Main street, against th Intermoun-tain Intermoun-tain Knitting Mill, Inc. of Ogden, alleging th firm interfered with employes joining the International Ladles' Garment Workers' union.