The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-10-12

obliged to pay the 80 cents special assess
ment weekly during the time above named
Your next question is: IF cigarmake
holds Job, but does not work, is he fire,
from paying the special assessment 7
Answer-The circular calling for specia
assessment distinctly names those that ar,
exempt from paying the special assessment
VIZ Those that have no employment, OIL
those that are sick and are not able t.
works and no others are exempt. II
the man has a job and is not sick and able
to work, he is Obliged t. pay the assessment
Of 5Oeents per week. Fraternally yours
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, June rs, 1872. .-Chas. A.
Keiser, Esq, President Of e. Nj. L.. No.
81 You ask the question Can Local
Union expell member for not paying the
30 cents weekly assessment ?" My answer
is thia-The International Union demands
that every Local Union collect from each
Of its members, the sum Of 90 cents per
week or in any other manner. SO that the
Uninx pays an equivalent of the amount
namei. Each Local Union will be held
responsible for that amount. Each Local
Union can prescribe any mode of collect
ing it. and can also prescribe any penalty
upon members for nOn-payment.
Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres
BALTIMORE, July IL, 1872.-F. Roh-
leder, Esq, Cor Sec. of G. M. U. No. 100
-Ion ask the question eff a cigar
maker comes to work in your jurisdiction
without a card, and We advertise him for
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hear if any other Unions have charges
against him. can We collect the special as
sessment from him r. No. The Exocu-
tive Board only levied the assessment
upOg plembers In your second, you ask
the question, - IL cigar maker comes to
your city, and deposits card with the Di-
rector of the shop, between meetings. can
you collect the special assessment from
him My answer is-yes, for such
time that he is working under your juris-
diction. Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, July Is, 1872. james vii
mott ESD, Cor Sec. Of Q. Nj. IT, No. 81
I"u ask the question Can member
of Local Union work with man work
ing With filler breakers p My answer is
No. See decision to Union No. 50, Sept.
30 1871, by the Executive Board
Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, July %, lS72.-Sam. Bence,
You say that you have, "but five mem
bers iD your city, therefore have not a quo
rum, the others all working out of town,
but rhat you have four men working i'll
town with cards from other Unions, wait
ing 20 deposit them in your Union
Now you wish to know If your Union can
holda meeting, and receive those cards,
thereby giving you quorum. My answer
is-yes. You can hold meeting and re-
ceive those cards.
Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 20, 1872 M. +,
Hogan, ESD, Cor Sec Of e. NJ. u No. 3:
you ask the question :" If boy serves
his time under your jurisdiction, without
resk 9erlng HIS name, as required by an
old law Of your union, can you admit him
AS "A member, or must he serve his timet
over again, so that he can comply with
your Law - Answer according to the
international Constitution. "A boy is only
required to serve three years, and if said
boy can bring satisfactory evidence that he
has served an apprenticeship of three
years, you cannot refuse him admission,
according to the International Law.
In your second question You wish to
know if yodr union Has the power under
the International Constitution, t. place
-
for leaving your jurisdiction without
procuring his card from your Secretary !"
Answer cannot see where any Local
Union can place fine upon any man when
he is not under their jurisdiction, for as
soon as he left your jurisdiction, you lose
all control over him, for if "A Local Union
were allowed to have control over a cigar
maker, not under their jurisdiction, for
one particular case, it might be claimed III
many others. All your Union can do in
this case is to charge him the re-instating
fee, for suspended members wherever he
applies for his card No other Union can
elect him without card from your Union.
Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
STRIKES
During the past year we had number Of
strikes, Of which | will endeavor to give
you condensed report, as far AS | receiv-
ed the reports from Local Unions with the
results At the time when
entered upon the duties of President,
there was a strike iii progress i'll Baltimore
against reduction, of which | received
the final report as follows Amount Of
striking fund ON hand $500; amount
received from other unions Sl2l.OO;
amount paid to strikers SlO5.0O; amount
to other unions $42.OO. The
strike was not successful
Sept. &, l87I.-A strike took place in
Milwaukee, Union No. %, against a re-
ductiOn of prices, which terminated Oct.
oath, 1871, with the following result .
Nine men on strike portion Of the
time striking fund on hand at the time Of
the strike $26. 90 received from other unions
$229 90, making in all $255. 90; returned
to other unions $500 The strike was
not successful.
Sept. II, lS7l.-I received notice Of a
strike in Utica, n. y, Union No. Z,
against working the moulds, which | sub
mitted to the Executive Board, and the
strike was not sustained.
Sept ~, l87l-A strike took place in
Hartford, Union No. AZ, against reduc-
ton Of prices, with the following result
Received from other unions $1,000, paid
out to strikers 49,. 60, leaving two more
men to pay, whose cases were under in
vestigation the the time of the final report
The result never heard. The strike was
successful
Oct. 10, 187I-A strike commenced in
Burlington, Iowa, Union No. y, against
a reduction. Four men ON strike until
Oct Dist They had SO striking fund on
hand, and paid $l6 more out Of their Treas
ury, until they accumulated that amount
of striking fund to be refunded to their
Treasury The strike was not successful
Nov. 20, 187I.-I received notice Of a
strike in Norwich, n. ", Union No. 13,
for an advance on new job Of 81. Three
men on a strike. The amount expended
was never reported to me. The strike was
compromised.
I Jan. 3, ls72-A strike took place in
Kingston, n. Y, Union No. 90, against a