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Show JOB BUREJUI I SYSTEMBAPPED Workers Brought H:re Not Knowing of American Plan Fight, Knerr Says SALT LAKE, July 24.- Employment I offices of Utah and regulations gov erninc them came up for discussion, yesterday before the industrial com-' mission of Utah and William 11. I Knerr, a member of the commission, voiced the opinion that, "a workman is entitled to correct information as to .conditions obtaining," before ho ac-iceptn ac-iceptn a position offered through an employment agents The commission, as the state bo.lv regulating employ ment agencies, baa undertaken to seo that Ihe employe has Ju9t that infer-1 mat ion It was called to the attention of the commission that workmen had been brought to Salt Lake to lake jobs in the building trades only to find after they reached herr that there was trouble trou-ble between ihe unions and ihe Utah Associated General Lontractors. Some of the men brought in. It is stated, ro-rufied ro-rufied to accept the positions under, i he Circumstances and Informed the Industrial In-dustrial commission. The commission wrote letters to the employment agen-clea agen-clea In both Mil Luke and Ogden, calling call-ing atlenilon to regulations passed by the commission August 28. 1013. relat-ling relat-ling lo the supervision of private era ployment arencief. 'The employment agent," said the letter, "must wr!le on the employment ; ticket indicating whether or not a Miuie or iockuui IB in progress who ;n employer to whom the employment agent may be requested to furnish help. TELL ABOUT STRIKLS. Ii appears hat considerable misunderstanding misun-derstanding has :nlsen within the last few day in relation to the building trades in Salt Lake. Emplovnien' agent:; apparently are merely writing ion the employment slip American plan 1 "It is proper, of course, for an employment em-ployment agent, under the heading. Further Particulars," to indicate that ihe Job is operated under the 'Amerl can plan,' or open shop but It is nec- !-;iry In all cases to specify whether or not a strike is in progress and to advise the employe of existing conditions. condi-tions. "Will you klndl;. indicate to the commission, com-mission, in writing, whether or not you are complying with these instruc Hons?" VA illiam H. Clayton, general secretary secre-tary of the Associated General Con ttactors, alter this letter had been sent out, wrote lo the commission as follows: "Having received the information that you are requiring the employment agents to insert the word 'strike' on their omplov mont blanks, we wish to enter a protest on the word 'strike being used, for the following reasons. "The employes on the construction work in this city prior to May 10, 1920. did not strike, as they walked out for no cause whatsoever. This they have admitted When work was resumed in June it was under the 'American plan,' which gives every man the privi lege to work, whether affiliated with organized labor or not PICKETS ON JOB Organized labor has pickets on all jobs, which, in its view, means a strike is in progress. Inasmuch as some Jobs have started since the walkout walk-out in May and some Jobs are being picketed where union men were never employed, we ask How- can a strike bi declared on these plates?' We feel that we are -entitled to an epmlnn on what constitutes B strike, as well as organized labor, inasmuch as the union men walked out without any cause whatsoever, wo can see no reason for a strike being declared " The commislson, through Mr. Knerr, replied, quoting as its opinion of what ;i sirike is ine (leimiuon given in jthe Encyclopedia Britannica, which makes no dlstinct.on between a Btrlke and a walkout |