Show BUIlDERS DECIDE TO TOV Ii V PROCEED DESPITE I V UNION ACTION I American Plan Announced ed I IBy f I By Contractors 0 of f j Salt Lake I employers 7 Decision that the building would would proceed proceed wIth with their business Without regard to any union I n was s reached at ata a a meeting of th the contractors con con- conI I tractors tract rs' rs tl Tu Tuesday Tues Tues- s j I day It was the opinion that hat further r i negotiations with organized labor I would be usel useless ss The Tha labor unions are aro opposed to th the open shop j o prin I ciple which is the chief cause of f the tho controversy i I i Willa d T T. Cannon chairman of the building employers employers' committee gave out a statement which was pub pub- i in The Telegram Tuesday Following Following Fol Fol- lowing this others expressed themselves themselves themselves them them- selves In part as follows Edward M M. Ashton nr on behalf of the iI j i I building contractors said sall last night j I The uncompromising attitude of local agitators has finally brought j about an intolerable and serious condition condition con con- In In- Inthe the building trades rades For as chairman chair chair- l I many weeks week's I have e 1 j Ulan plan man of ot a joint committee of or contractors contractors contractors l I tors and heads of or the tho various crafts hoping to bring bring- about a co cooperative j I action for industrial good will in the l building trades These deliberations have been futile and because of the t dictation of walking walling delegates workmen workmen workmen work work- men men generally cann cannot t act act freely inthe in inthe inthe the giving of their services to em em- Having made a persistent careful and patient effort to unite these thele forces followed by failure iJ in hp this effort effort ef ef- fort I n now w concha conclude o but one course Ie in open namely the bringing out 01 ut J li u American plan of employment This I plan heralds the athe dawn of ot industrial freed freedom m from the misuse of or powers gained by unwise heads of organized I labor r T Regarding the attitude of ot the wood- wood wp woi lang I fi factories and buH Supply houses houses' of Salt Lake on the building trades strike situation George 11 l M. M Merrill Merrill Mer- Mer Meri I rill of Morrison Merrill l Co saId baid I There is only one radical point of 1 difference between union labor and i ithe the the employers employers engaged in the I mill and anil building supply business I There has been a slight difference in respect to wages between men and their es which could undoubtedly undoubtedly un undoubtedly un- un be readily adjusted were a spirit of conciliation displayed by representatives represent rep- rep resent of the whom tl the e employers are willing to re og- og feel however nize These employers employers' that th the time has c to take a firm stand against the intervention of or the business agent and paid officials of union labor and to insist upon dealing with representative committees of the of each institution There Ther Is no intention to combat the right o of to maintain but to the contrary such or organizations organizations or- or are encouraged provided I they are formed within the respective Is however the places of business Jt purpose of the employers t to r resist the announced intention of organized labor to try to to monopolize employment by denying d IY ng the opp opportunity to work to those who do not belong to lab labor r unions C. 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E Murphy general manager manager- of the Utah Lumber company following I the meeting of the contractors last night said Unions have the tile idea that we are I tr trying ing to break unionism and to advance advance ad ad- vance the open shop policy hereTo hereTo here To the contrary we believe in unIon unionism sm and we are constantly dealing dealing dealing deal deal- I ing with unions made up of our own I but but not as labor unions 1 Our Our objections to labor union I agents i is the unreasonable demands demands demands' they make male For this reason we much prefer prefer to to deal dent with our own We believe that it would work out outto outto outto to the advantage of the employers and if ift we continue to treat with the men In this manner and not accept the di dictation tation of labor union agents agent MORE MEN QUIT Several Severa carpenters employed In erecting a p pea factory at Smithfield Smithfield left their jobs today in connection with the dispute between the buildIng building building build build- ing trades ur unions ons and the contractors According to to D. 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Jacobs business agent of the he carpenters rs hundreds of building craftsmen are leaving Salt Lake each day Omaha Chicago Francisco UNION STATEMENT r The Building Trades council issued th the following statement today The Building Trades council Is jl just t. t as anxious to create a situation of stability in the building industry as the contractors but by referendum I I the membership of the various unions have r refused fused to sell their birthright They have refused to ratify the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed agreement between n the contractors contractors' contractors contractors' contractors contractors' con con- tractors' tractors association and arid unions The committee representing labor Jabor went into the matter in earnest and suggested suggested suggested sug sug- as a basis for fol an agreement the Portland plan but after the contractors contractors con con- tractors insisted on several changes to which the labor members could not give their assent the committee was deadlocked standing seven seven contractors contractors tors for the changes and the seven members of the labor group against such changes LOC LOCALS LS TAKE VOTE The labor lab r group stated stated at that time th that t even though they personally personally person person- ally were were opposed to the changes changes' made in the Portland plan they were still willing to refer the whole matter to the unions for a a. referendum of the membership This was done and with withas as much dispatch as possible The statement that the were were not Informed AS s to the terms of the agreement agree agree- ment is untrue as the agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment was read in every union meeting meet meet- lug hag ing and not only once once but but two and three times DENY AGREEMENT EMENT Some o of o otho tho the tho contractors p posted notices on their jobs to the effect th that it the agreement we we hold that tb there re was no agreement t as tho the unions were were not through voting would be beIn beIn bein In In full force and effect on ont May 10 We Ve hold this fo o be a violation of the armistice existing between the contractors contractors' contractors contractors' contractors contractors' con con- tractors' tractors association and the Building Trades council holding good until such time as both sides sides' had an opportunity ity to either accept or reject the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed agreement Our committee was apprehensive of something of this kind happening and visited the contractors contractors contractors' contractors contractors' con con- tractors' tractors association and pleaded with them not to post such notices until the organizations were through voting on the referendum because it would lessen the chances of favorable action on on the referendum on on the proposed agreement I QUIT VOLUNTARILY I When these notices were posted i ithe the tho workmen were not riot called off the buildings but voluntarily left of ot their I Iown own accord l From rom the fact that the proposed agreement was defeated by bya I a a. unanimous voto vote in each union it goes to prove prove that It was not neceA necessary liar vary sary t r the he business agents or any V H j I j committee to take them off the jobs The workmen simply followed out the dictates of their consciences as expressed expressed expressed ex ex- pressed i in the referendum The ten tenI rul rules s posted by the contractors and I declared in full force and effect before be be- I fore aine agreed d. d tp to by the labor organizations organizations are pr practically the same as submitted subI submitted sub sub- I by the Associated Industries In InrI rI March reh it it is stated that employers concerned in this controversy favor collective I bargaining but the facts are that they hey refuse to deal with their a as ai a members of an organization either either individually or collet- collet j lively They may believe in collective bargainIng but bargaining but it must be oh on terms dIc dictated by them |