THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919.
LABOR LEADERS' SALARIES
SOARING TO HIGH LEVELS
E.
P. Brindell Draws $18,000 Yearly and Dockbuilders
Feel They Are Getting Their Money's Worth Fine
Offices Go With Many Union Jobs.
By JOHN W. HARIUNGTOX.
Eighteen thousand dollars a year
for a leader and a contract for life
shows that some unions are paying
us big salaries to their executives an
tlo the large Dusinees interests, niu
nrlea of from S5.000 to 10,000 arc
hy no means Infrequent, as will be
here shown.
Hobert P. Brindell, for instance,
whoso annual wage has been advanc
ed to $1,600 a month, la the hlgheHt
paid labor representative in New
York city and probably in tho coun
try. At least no leader of the work
ing classes has come forth so far
to admit that he Is fretting; more n
huarch of the archives of the unions
falls to reveal anything like bo huge
an honorarium.
Although this appears to be the
top notch in the way of salaries tho
dock-builders in the district from
Philadelphia to Boston, Including
those of New Tork city and neighbor
hood, believe that they aro getting
the worth of their money, and insist
ed on Brindell having that amount,
alhtough like Caesar he several times
declined the honor. He is now having
whole five story building ut 12 St.
Mark's place, recently bought by the
dock -builders, remodeled for the use
of his union and that of affiliated or
ganizations. Headquarters I'plirteil.
Once a labor headquarters was n
dark and dingy place, reeking of stale
pipes and of staler beer fumes. It
floors were caked with grim ami Us
walls were dirty and dingy. Now
Robert P. Brindell has a bright and
ulry office and does business in an
atmosphere of good desks, file cases
and high power business efficiency
. clerks, stenographers and cashiers
are under his eyo, and everywhere
are all the devices which make for at
tending to large affairs. If one were
suddenly translated to his presence
una would think that he was talking
to the manager of one of the large
corporations or a bank president.
Robert P. Brindell is tall and lithe
and broadshouldered and his arms
have that reserve strength in them
which came from the practiced swing
ing of a sledge. He is 41 years old
and looks younger. His clothes are
well tailored and well pressed and he
mears the latest In silk ties. On the
small finger of his right hand is a
diamond ring, the stono of which
gleams from a background of black
enamel. Ha permits himself the lux-
Ury of cigars and very good ones.
Otherwise ha is all work and action
and business.
He works from sixteen to eighteen
hours a day and says he often works
twenty, but as there are no strikes
now in his line, he is taking life a lit
tle easier. Any one seeing him cheer
fully violating the eight hour law may
well realize that he is worth a good
deal of money to any Interest to
which he might devote himself, for
he transacts business like lightning.
Nominally, Mr. Brindell la the rep
resentative of the Dockbuilders Un
ion which Is connected with the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers,' part of tho American Federa-
: uon or Labor, ana from mat organi
sation na arawc nis large salary, voieu
to him unanimously over hhj veto,
Those who compose this well estab
lished union were getting f 8.20 a day
' before the war, that is in 1913, and
now they have $7.80, which is a gain
of slightly more than 100 per cent.
The Last Resort.
They are giving therefore less than
one day's work a year to the salary
of their representative. In return for
this he keeps things runlng smooth
ly, sees that work is as regular and
- steady as possible and gets what they
consider fair wages for them without
their having to lose heavily by strikes
' In getting it Brindell Is as willing
to order a strike as any labor leader,
but he regarda It aa a last resort.
Neither does he believe in stopping
work for days and weeks on Important
Jobs while some detail of jurisdiction
I is being considered.
' His policy In this respect Is exem
plified on a larger scale In his un-
salaried work as chairman of the
Building Trades Council, in which
there are affiliated 148 different
trades and callings which have to do
wfth the putting of a house together.
In former years the building indus
try was subjected to all kinds of de-
' lay, Owing sometimes to the demands
ror mors wages, out more frequently
to quarrels among the labor unions,
andr disputes as to which union should
do a particular kind or work.
"la the building trades In general
said Mr. Brindell, "every effort is
made in this city to settle all disputes
ns rapidly aa possible and without in
terrupttng the work. I remember tho
case of a public building in Cincinna
ti, for Instance, where years ago there
was a tieup which lasted for more
than a year. There have been similar
Instances in the city of New York.
"Very often the differences of op
inion among the several unions are on
ly technical, and do not greatly con
cern the employers. It la better un
der such conditions to go ahead with
the work and to lose aa little time
as possible. To-day, for Instance, there
was a meeting of the various dele
gates of the building trades and these
148 representatives had in all four
grievances, which were quickly at
tended to without disturbing any in
dustry. Where there are ao many in
terests It Is to be expected that there
will be friction at times, and It la the
business of labor representatives to
straighten these out with as little
trouble as possible."
While hs was speaking Mr. Brindell
was Interrupted several times to give
over the telephone a quick solution
of soma such matter as this, either
brought to his attention by employ
ing contractors or by the men.
Affairs Will Adjusted.
In the building trades, affairs have
been so adjusted that Mr. Brindell be
lieves that for two years at least
there will be no strike. Such an ar
rangement as this, If it Is carried out,
would be of great benefit to the build
ers and to architects, who could then
be able to know almost to a certainty
Just how much labor was likely to
cost them. The building trades have
naturally suffered the moat from labor
troubles, owing to the very complex
ity of their organization. They might
bo Involved in a hundred strikes on
the asms structure without seeing
light for months if the office at St.
Mark's place were not always on the
Job.
Mr. Brindell lives In The Bronx and
on his way down town to his desk
hs stops often on the way to look
over buildings or docks where there
: a sign of trouble, and where If he
can he settles things on the spot or
gets the work going pending a con
ference. He is not the old type of
walking delegate, and does not get
around as much as he used to do, but
all the same what with meetings late
at night and. calls to go to lioston
ar to Philadelphia or over to New
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It Is tho slogan of tho dock build
ers that they are 100 per rent. Amer
ican and their trade is i0 per cent,
unionized. About 50 per cont. of them
are American born and of Irish de
scent, tho others being mostly Bwedes
or Norwegians. There is a large pre
dominance of tho native born in the
carpenter unions, which were among,
the pioneer trade union organizations i
of the I'nlteU States, and have had
ns much as any union If not more in I aldcrably more, but it was not until
fighting the battles of labor in the 'recently that the Increase was given,
past. There is not likely to be much; Mr. Scott lias many activities which
or radical element 111 such organiza- keep him constantly on tho wing,
tions, but Mr. Brindell has been seo-il'rom his headquarters In Indianapolis
lng to It that no I. VV. W.s or Hot-1 he makes frequent trips where his
shevlk have a place in them. Several services are required in the settlement I inir .,,
cards were taken away from men who
were too red for a conservative union.
Mr. Brindell believes that tho union
enn conduct Its business on the same
plan as any responsible corporation,
and that eventually moro unions will
hold property of their own. Pefore its
merger with the Brotherhood of Car
penters and Jointers the dock build
ers organization was duly Incorporat
ed and had Its affairs bo adjusted that
it could sue and be sued. Mr. Brind
ell is one of those labor unionists who
believes that the worklngmen when
leagued together should be in a posi
tion to conduct their collective busi
ness on the same lines as a firm and
hold its own membership to the carry
ing out of contract.
The salary of Mr. Itrindell is more
than that of Hatnuel Oompers, the
president of the American Federation
of Labor, whose stipend Is now $10,
oon a year. It was until a few months
ogn $7,fiU0, nd before that it hsd
been advanced from $.".000 shortly be
fore the European war. The veteran
leader accepted this amount under
protest saying thut It was moro than
he needed to live on, and that the fact
it had been raised to so large an
amount might bo used against organ
ized labor.
So far noboilv hns used it' verv
much, for the consensus is that con-(
slderlng his duties Mr. Oompers earns
that much and probably a great dea
more. Kor twenty-seven consecutive
times this veteran leader has been
chosen for high posts In the organiza
tlon against all comers. Now nearlng
the age of three score and ten he is
still considered at the height of his
powers as an executive.
Gompcr's Ixuut Honrs.
Judged on the basis of the number
of hours he works a day Mr. Oompers
Is the equivalent of several men. He
carries a heavy burden, at the offices
of tho federation, which, by the way,
owns Its building and has an elaborate
organization to maintain. As the
grand supervisor of tho federation he
directs its policies and also makes fre
quent Journeys throughout the coun
try. As a speaker on public occasions
ne is heard often in cities far from
Washington. He is also the editor
or the American Federatlonlst, the of
ficial organ of the federation, as well
as a frequent contributter to mam
zines.
ine sainry or iiugn Frnyne, organ
izer of the American' Federation of
irfiDor, who makes his headquarters In
New York city, Is understood to be
4,600 a year and traveling expenses
Warren R. Stone, the head of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
one or tne top men on tho aalarv lint
pf American labor, gets $10,000 a year
ne is consmerea one or the ablest of
tne diplomats of the kingdom of toil
and his duties take him to all parts of
the country and require close applica
tion. T. V. O'Connor, the head of the
Longshoremen's Union, is credited
with a salary of $7,600 a year. There
have been rumors that he received n
good deaUmore. but this figure is a-on.
orally accepted In labor circles as the
actual amount As organizing of tke
dock workers O'Connor has done
much Important work for his organ
ization and 1b regarded as one of the
most aggressive of leaders. He la on
the labor side of the dock Interest.
wnat nngy commors was on the Cap-
llttllSlli; BiUC.
Aiarso-en o. Scott, the head of the
international TynograDhlcal Union
with which the famous Big Six of this
euy is amiiated, gets a salary of $S,000
a year and traveling expenses. Until
rerently his services were requited
with only $3,600 a year. Many of the
printers thought he was worth con-
of strikes or in tho making of them.
Tx-aders of New Orders.
The labor leaders of the new order,
who occupy responsible positions, are
getting from $4,500 to $10,000 a year
and have to devote their entire time
to their tasks, although the Ind tea
tions are that before long there will
be moro labor leaders who will com
mand pay as high as that of Mr. Brin
dell. Judglnjr the matter of compensa
tion for labor leaders from the point
of view of Mr. George E. Holmes, the
general manager of the Industrial Re
lations Service. Ins., an expert on or
ganization, their positions are about
the equivalent of that of plnnt em
ployment manager and would com
mand on the side of capital from $4,
000 to $10,000 a year.
"A plant manager who was held
responsible for the production made
by 3.000 men." continued Mr. Holmes,
"would be worth from $15,000 to
$25,000 a year, according to the re
sults which he obtained. It is diffi
cult to make exact comparisons, us the
lUDor leader is not held to such strict
accountability as Is the plant superin
tendent. There is no reason why, '
however, that labor leaders who work
along constructive lines and have high 1
Ideals should not have every dollar
which thoao who retain them are able
to pay.
' If it ran be shown that an $18,
000 man builds up rather than tears
down, that he seeks to promote good
relations between employer and em
ployees and that ho has largo vision
and lqoks to the future, he should
certainly be compensated for the val
ue of his services.
Worth $100,000.
"I should say that, considering the
general abilities and the power for
organization which Samuel Oompers
has, that he would be worth $100,000
a year to large Interests which could
afford to pay him all that he la worth.
llo la worth that ta tho American la
boring man, for ho has tho qualities of
a statesman and has a wide know
ledge of men and effairs. His work
has been educational and ho has built
for the future.
His services cannot be valued
merely In terms of dollars and cents,
and. for that matter, neither can the
work of any man. The principle is
the vital factor to consider in valu-
If a labor leader stands for
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The authorities who have looked
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