The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-10-05
CHICAGO DETROIT CINCINNATI SATURDAY OCTOBER 1874

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granted r My answer is-Yes, he il
Obliged to pay the 30 cents special assess-
ment weekly during the time above named.
Your next question il: eff cigarmaker
holds job, but does not work, il he free
from paying the special assessment r
Answer-The circular calling for special
assessment distinctly names those that are
exempt from paying the special assessment,
VIZ Those that have no employment, or
those that are sick and are not able to
work; and no Others are exempt. II
the man has job and is not sick and able
to work, he is obliged to pay the assessment
of Ocents per week. Frateraally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, June 26, l872.-Chas. A.
keiser, ESQ, President Of G. VI. U. No.
81 You ask the question 'tCan a Local
Union expell a member for not paying the
90 cents weekly assessment r. NV answer
is this-The international Union demands
that every Local Union collect from each
of its members, the sum of 80 cents per
week, or in any other manner. % that the
Union pays an equivalent Of the amount
named. Each Local Union will be held
responsible for that amount Each Local
Union can prescribe any mode Of collect
ing 1T, and can also prescribe any penalty
upon members for non-payment.
FraterneAly yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, July ii, 1872.-F. Roh-
leder, Esq, Cor. Sec. Of G. M. U. No. 100
-Hou ask the question :-"If a cigar
maker comes to work in your jurisdiction
without a card, and we advertise him for
membership, and while we are waiting to
hear if any other Unions have charges
against him, can We collect the special as
sessment from him :" No. The Execu-
tive Board only levied the assessment
upon members. In your second. you ask
the question, IF q cigar maker comes 10
your city, and deposits card with the Di-
rector of the shop, between meetings, can
you collect the special assessment from
him Y My answer is-yes, for such
time that he is working under your juris-
dlctlon Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, July l6, l872.-James Viii
mott, Esq, Cor. Sec. Of c. M. Z. No. 81 {:
You ask the question "Can a member
Of Local Union work with man work
ing with filler breakers :" My answer is
No. See decision to Union No 90, Sept.
30, 1871, by the Executive Board
Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, Int. Pres.
BALTIMORE, July %, 1872. Sam. Bence,
Esq, Cor. Sec. Of c. NJ L. No. ll6:
You say that you have, "but live mem
bers in your city, therefore have not a quo
rum, the others all working ont Of town,
but that you have four men working in
town, with cards from other Unions, wait
ing 10 deposit them in your Umon
Now you wish to know IF your Union can
hold q meeting, and receive those cards,
thereby giving you quorum. My answer
B--yes. You can hold meeting and re-
ceive those cards
Fraternally yours,
EDWIN JOHNSON, int Pres
BALTIMORE. Aug. 20, 1872. M. +,
Hogan, ESQ, Cor. Sec. Of G. NJ. U. No. 8:
you ask the question Ii a boy serves
his time under your Jurisdiction, without
registering his name, as required by an
old law Of your union, can you admit him
as "a member, or must he serve his time
over again, so that he can comply with
your law Z" Answer according to the
international Constitution, q boy il only
required to serve three years, and if said
boy can bring satisfactory evidence that ne
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 your union HAS the power under
the international Constitution, to place a
hne upon q mana member Of your union
for leaving your jurisdiction without
procuring his card from your Secretary r
Answer cannot see where any Local
Union can place fine upon any man when
he is not under their jurisdiction, for a.
soon as he left your jurisdiction, you lose
all control over him, for if Local Union
were allowed 10 have control over a cigar
maker, not under their jurisdiction, for
one particular case, it might be claimed in
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:
OuIlAAb lilS past year We ndu number OI
strikes, of which l will endeavor to give
you a condensed report, AZ far as | receiv-
ed the reports from Local Unions with the
following results At the time when |
entered upon the duties of President,
there was q strike in progress in Baltimore
against a reduction, Of which | received
the final report as follows Amount Of
striking fund on hand $500; amount
received from other unions 1921. 90;
amount paid to strikers $lO5. 90; amount
returned to other unions S42OO. The
strike was net successful
Sept g, f871=A strike took place in
Milwaukee, Union No. 20, against a re-
ductiUn OF prices, which terminated Oct.
oath, 1871, with the following result
Nine men on a strike q portion of the
time striking fund on hand at the time Of
the strike $26 00;received from other unions
S2Hl.OO, making in all $255. 90; returned
to other unions 5000. The strike was
not successful.
Sept. IL, 1871.-I received notice of a
strike in Utica, N. Y, Union No. 4,
against working the moulds, which | sub
mitted to the Executive Board, and the
strike was not sustained
oopJ- 20, lola strlke JOOk place In
Hartford, Union No. AZ, against reduc-
tion of prices, with the following result
Received from other unions $ll6.O0, paid
out to strikers s82 go, leaving two more
men to pay, whose cases were under in
vestigstion the the time of the final report.
The result never heard. The strike was
successful.
Oct. 10, 1871.-A strike commenced in
Burlington, Iowa, Union No. q, against
q reduction. Four men on a strike until
Oct. 2lst. They had % striking fund on
hand, and paid S16 more oct 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, 1871.-I received notice Of a
strike in Norwich, N ", Union No. Is,
for an advance on new job 9f q. Three
men on a strike. The amount expended
was never reported to me. The strike WAS