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Show CARPENTERS SN . ' . AN OPEN LETTER Defend Their Course in a Statement to This Paper Signed by a Committee Com-mittee Representing the Local Union Arbitration Has i Been Accepted by Them. Ocdn, I'tah, Sept. 9th. 191". Editor Standard: It appearing that the general public are placing the blame for the conditions that exist 5n the building industry of our city, on the Carpenters" I'nlon. and feeling feel-ing that we arc unjustly accuse, wc take the liberty of writing this letter let-ter for publication: As early as January 1st. 1910. the matter of wages were discussed, and on March 10th a resolution was adopted, whereby wo asked the contractors con-tractors for a minimum wane of ?4 Cu per day, an Increase of flftv cents over the wage of last year. The contractors con-tractors wore Imruedlaic-ly Informed of the action taken, said scale to take effect on June 1st, on June loth seven sev-en of the principal contractors serv- ed written notice on Ihe union that they could not pay the Jl.'-M per day, In the face of this notice, on the following fol-lowing day, June 11th, all union carpenters car-penters were instructed to quit work for those contractors and all others who would not pay the wages asked. There was one bnilding which was started on contract last year, namely the Dee hospital. The carpenters, preferred pre-ferred to finish this building at the old scale of . 1.10 per day. This olTer was refused unless the carpenters would finish all wock then in course of construction, to which the carpen- j ten would not agree, said woik hav-j Ing been contracted for after con-1 tractors had been notified of propos-1 ed raise. Matters remained in this condition until the middle of August, when the I Mayor of the city sugsosted arblira- tlou to the union and addressed a let-1 ter to Ihe president of the Carppnters' I'nlon. a? king said union to submit I our differences with the contractors to arbitration. Th carpenters at their first meet-1 ing after receipt of the Mayor's let- ter. resolved that the Carpenters' Union are now and at ill times have been willing to submit to arbitration any and all questions that arise be- tweon them and their employers The Carpenters' Union are asking I for nothing that Is not just from their point of view, and stand ready at any time to be corrected should It bo shown that our demands are unjust. tSlijued, Committee Carpenters' Union). T. H. REEDICR, I) LANSING. J. 1). REDFORD, I. L. WIMRER. P. A. STEERS, Committee. ! |