Show i I N 1 I 1 t AN OP OPEN lETTERI lITTER lETTER I I Ii i r rI rj I i j Defend Their Course Coarse in a Statement to This Paper Signed SIgne by a Com Corn Committee ComI mitree Representing the Local Union Arbitration ration Has HasI I I Been Accepted by Them ThemI 1 i t I 1 1 II I I Ogden Utah Sept 9 Hl 1910 I C h I Editor Standard It appealing that I j the Uw general public are arc placing the s blamo blame for the conditions that exist i I i in the building Industry of our city l I on the Uio Carpenters Union and feel feeling feeling I ing that we wo arc me unjustly accused wo woI I take taw the tho liberty of writing this lot let lottor lotter letter ter tor for publication l I lAs As early carl as ns January Janum 1st 1910 HI 0 the matter of wages wage wore were discussed and andon andon on March II arch a resolution was I J adopted whereby we asked the tho con contractors contractors contractors tractors for 01 a minimum n wage of I II I per pC I day dar an nn increase of fitly fifty cents p over oer the wage of last year l The Tho con contractors contractors tractors wore Immediately Informed I 1 of the action taken said baid scalo scale to 0 tape take effect on June 1st st on June sc se seI sev I 1 I II en of the principal contractors sen send 1 cd d written notice on the We union that r i 1 They the could not pay the 4 50 per day 5 tt I In the Ule face of this notice on the fol following following r I lowing day do June Junu al car carpenters carI carpenters penters oro instructed to quit work I for tor those contractors contractor and all others other I j who would not pay Ila the wages asked aske asker 4 i r Thore was waN one building which was r I started On contract last year ear namely i the UIO Dee hospital The carpenters pre preferred i i erred to finish this building at the theold theold theold old scale of per day dare This offer was refused unless the tho carpenters I u would ouid finish all work woric then in course of construction to which the tho carpen carpenters tens would not agree said work hay hav having lug ing been contracted for or after con contractors contractors contractors tractors had been notified of o propos e I mise Matters remained In this condition until the middle of August when the Mayor of the city suggested su arbitration tion Uon to the union and addressed a let lettel letto tel to to the president of o the Carpenters Union asking said union to submit our differences with the limo contractors to arbitration The Tho carpenters rs at their first meeting m meet et etIng ing after receipt of the Mayors letter let letter letter ter resolved that the Carpenters Union are arc now new no and amI at all times tines have hae been willing to submit to arbitration any all and all questions that arise between be between between tween thorn them and their employers The Carpenters Union are asking for nothing thin that Is Js not Just from their point of view and stand ready read at any lime to he bo corrected should It bo be shown sh wn that our OUI demands are are unjust Signed Shined Committee Carpenters Union TH T II n HERDER REEDER D LANSING 1 l D HEDFORD I J L IMBER P A STEERS Committee |