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Show THE o SEARCHLIGHT Edmonds Faces~ (Continued monds workers and his that from preceding association—to union funds page) convince in the members poultry treasury should be split up among the in the form of a Christmas present or dividend, preparatory to taking French leave of the A. F. of L. 3rd. Naturally the A. F. of L. international affiliate of the poultry workers refused to countenance such schemes, and immediately tied up the local’s funds. That act gave the Edmonds stooges a suitable pretext for the break with the A. F. of L. 4th. Barnes admitted having had _ conferences with Edmonds about the Christmas dividend* and related matters. oth. Edmonds demanded that Jacobson and William union. Quist be expelled from the Company Officers and directors of the organization complied with the Edmonds demand as to Jacobson. But when the victim demanded a hearing he was reinstated. 6th. A letter written by Jacobson and Quist, presumably to an alleged representative of the National Labor Relations Board, turned up in Clyde Edmonds’ file, pointing toa probable act of espionage or labor spying that apparently didn’t scruple at impersonating a Federal official. ith. Testimony showed that Jacobson had been employed by the Utah Poultry Producers Association for more than eight years, and that ho complaints during that had been made against his work time. It was also shown that Jacobson was discriminated against in obtaining overtime work, and that men with less seniority were given easier jobs. Other acts of discrimination against Jacobson, testified to by witnesses, included teaming Jacobson up on the job with company stooges and men who toward him. made to seek the aid of the National Labor Relations Board. Breeze said: “My duty is to protect the interests of the Company.” “The canny Edmonds 10th. Credit Association. Ernest Janke, formerly poultry workers, Union Edmonds of asked the %th of the of benefit L. Janke fered him to: use South plant with stay out lith. also his head testified of the influence particularly that to that Edmonds men to go into, testimony the Keep of the A. F. of the A. F. of L. Various acts of trickery in the of testified as it was—out the right to Edmonds were interor to ascribed of several witnesses, Witnesses Janke, Quist and Jacob- son. It was disclosed that Edmonds would take advantage of petty technicalities to have his way in conflicts was with obliged the men. to lay whom he sought In one off.a ity rights along with to man a.man get with with rid case, Edmonds short senior- greater seniority of. Subsequently he re-employed the man with less seniority, leaving the employee with longer rights unemployed. 12th.—It was brought out that Jacobson was both an employee association. feed In from re-sold at tain chicken ing to about that a member latter Association, cost kept and the the who humane the poultry capacity he bought some of his neighbors—an six feed of hens and except had through service for a which aged no way couple to Jacobson. helpless he ob- Do- neighbor was construed as disobeying the rules of the Association by an employee, even though Jacob- son acted and not chase in his capacity as an and employee of association member when he made the pur- re-sale. (Champion Stallers More than two years ago ZCMI warehousemen organized a local union, won an election and attempted and better to bargain working’ management. Wages for conditions decent wages with ZCMI as low as $56 a month were paid. ZCMI hired Louis H. Callister to stall and play horse. Lou is tops when it comes to that a de- stalling. tinuance union—one inca- nerve understands pleted treasury means a weak pable of a stout defense. When testimony disclosed that in case union flict between the views of the Company and the Association, the president of the Company union said his first obligation was to work for the no bones of their hostility 8th. Edmonds domination of the Company union was shown when L. C. Breeze, president of the alleged union, declined to carry out resolutions of the council which directed the president Edmonds. of a con- Mr. of wishes the to geared seemed union Company the of machinery The 9th. Indeed, he is known as Louis ConCallister. Last week he had _ the to assert represent those that ZCMI the union does employees. not now |