Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-16 | Page 12 | Gas Workers Leave Plant

J I S t AS ORLE i NT r O r. r r Co Company pan Refuses to ta Make Mak Concessions C Co 1 ce io s yes ot of Ui th tho Utah G Gas s nh and CoVo company left tho the plant at midnight mId mId- mid nh night ht last night and their places were taken by m men n held beld 1 In reserve re by th the company The union officials officials' declared I that the affair was as virtually a Do lockout because of the refusal of ot the company tl to sign Ign a n liev new c contract contra t for tor th the coming II year Company ny officials said that themen tho the thomen thomen men had gone gono on on stride e Following the tho action of ot the men George Georgo R R. Horning g general manager r of the company stated that tho the affair would re result In lri no Inconvenience to I Ithe the public Ho He said Id tJi that hat t there was wast a reserve supply of ot gas on hand and that put to there were enough work to keep the tanks filled to a Do ca capacity Ca- Ca sufficient nt to supply the tho needs of ot the tho city Tho The yoto vote of ot tho the employee of ot the tle ga gas gal company Is said to have been unanimous mona to leave ve t the tho o plant last night I when the company refused to makenny make any con concessions Tho Tho men men had bad agreed to accept th tim the proposed cut of ot 10 per percent percent cent In wages but had Insisted on the renewal of their contract and pay for tor forthe the tho two days holidays they were granted each month Tho The gas workers workers' union placed eight pickets at tho the gas sas plant nt this morning morningto to warn all workers who might apply for work that the thc the company had reI re refused refused re- re fused to recognize the thc union No 10 trouble troUble trou troU- I ble wn wan waa experienced and anti none Is anticipated anticipated anticipated an an- by either cither side Members lemb r of ot tho the office force at the tho plant donned overalls today and went to work In tho plant to tace th the tho places of ot the men who had left their Jobs