The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-09-13

I law OJ Win OIL
ST. LOUIS, Oct 80, 1872.
Ma. r. HosAS. Cor. Secy Union No. s. Albany, n. Y
/ SIR In your communication of the 25tl
I you ask the following questions
/ First, Had the Executive Board tn
right to grant an applicant for membership
/ in your Union Travelling Card before tn
expiration of the thirty days allowed b.
international Law for publishing appli
I cants
Second, Can an apprentice work for him
self for three years, or any part thereof
and call that his time
In reply | must state
First, That the granting of Travelin,
Cards to non members is prohibited by In
ternationAl Law The applicant in thi
case not being published the s,ecifed time
was not in the meaning of the law a mem
Der hence the issuing to said applicant
Travelling Card was illegal, and the Presi
dent justified in declaring said Card nul
and void.
Second The law Is explicit. He mus
serve an apprenticeship of three years
Could we consider working for himself al
apprenticeship Would it not be man
ufacturingl And would not an applicant b,
amenable to the laws Of Local Unions, a.
in such cases provided The intention o
the law is, this service must be performed
for others.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov IL, 1872
WM. VOICE, Corresponding Secretary Unior
No. 5, Rochester, \. ":
SIR Your Union, by resolution, com
pells any member who became manufac
turer to withdraw. Mr.. Courtney, in con.
formity with that resolution, was compelled
to retire from your organization, he having
become g manufacturer. Failing in meet
ing his obligations he was suspended ior
non-payment of dues, fines, &c. He nov
desires to be re-instated, and protests
against paying reinstation lee. In reply
must state that Rochester Union, having
properly notified Mr.. Courtney Of his in
debtedness, and he failing TO pay in the time
allowed by law, they were justified in sus-
pending him, and are acting in conformity
with Art. II, Sec. 2. Int Con, in charging
Mr.. Courtney . relnstatiOn fee, as their
local law prescribes.
ST. Louis, Mo. Jan. 2, 1873.
f. J. Cox, Corresponding Secretary Union
No Ia, Blnghamton, \. Y.
SIR h, fore rendering my decision in
u
ton Union, desire to give a resume of the
case from the statements furnished. In
Weber's statement he acknowledges to
having worked in New Milford, in the fall
Of 1870, and in your statement you clam
New Milford under your jurisdiction. We
ber further claims to have been accepted as
a member of Allentown Union, III the
spring of 1871 in 1872 he came to work
IN Bnghamtan as Union man, being
recognized as one who had previously
worked under your jurisdiction as an un-
fair man; he was fined in acc ordance with
q standing resolution Of your union, the
sum Of fifty dollars $500. A difficulty ex-
isting in your city, and Weber desiring to
leave, your union reduced the tine to
twenty five (S25) which he paid. He now
claims your action illegal, and asks my de-
cIsion Your statement is similar to his,
excepting his admission to Allentown
union.
In working under your jurisdiction, in
the fall Of 1870, as an unfair man, Weber
made himself smenable to the resolution
of your union inficting fine of fifty dol
lars By his connection with Allentown
union in 1871 he being properly published
TO the trade, in accordance with Art. 10,
S9c |, Int. Con.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 20, 1871.
Mr. Gibson Weber, hsiling from Bethle-
hem, Pa. has made application to this
Union for membership. ANY Union hsv-
ing charges will please prefer them within
thirty days. MILToN H. WALT,
Cor. Sec. Union No 80.
Published Nav IL, 1871, No. Sc Work
INoMAN's ADVOCATE, and no charges being
preferred, he was duly accepted a member
Of Allentown Union The failure of Blng-
hamt IN Union in preferring charges lit
may have been overlooked) makes the rne
in accordance with Art. 10, Sec. l, null and
void, and Binghamton's action illegal.
The amount paid by Weber, in my judg-
ment should be returned to him by Bing-
hamton Union.
An appeal from this decision was sub
mitted to the Executive Board.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 6, 1872.
l approve of the decision of President
Noerr in the case of Binghamton Union
vs. Gibson Weber. d. D. OLIVE,
lst Vice President.
ALBANY, N. ", April IA, 1873.
DEAR Sir The papers relating to the
case of Binghamton Union No. IA VS.. Glib
son Weber came to hand in due time. At
ter a careful consideration of the facts OF
the case. | concur In your decision for the
following reasons Conceding the jurlsdic-
tion Of New Milford to Binghamton
Union, and the trans ression Of Weber, We
come 70 the question Of his admission to
Allentown Union. The benefits of Sec. l.,
Art 10, of the Constitution, are to be ex'
tended to persons published in the "Oficlsl
Organ, except false statements are made.
In this case none were made, consequently
Weber's unqualified admission TO that
Union was proper, and he Ia entitled to al
privileges Accrueing under Q card issued
from said Union, except for transgressioni
thereafter committed. IL not, why pub
lish him in the ''Oficial Organr and what
is the meaning of Sec. !, Art. 1O,of the Int.
Constitutionl When he presented his
Card to Binghainton Union for admission
he ~as purRed Of all liability" from his
New Milford acts, as far as the jurisdiction
Of Binghampton Union No. IA is concern
ed. In order to deny member petition
YOU must decide the admission to Allen
town erroneous. am satisfied it was not,
t0OuSu u WA1 tuC Ioouhs VI hoSAASOhSO No'
whatever you may please to term it) on ths
part of Binghamton Union. The maxim
that mo man can take advantage of hi
own wrong" may properly be construed
and acted under in this case, that no Unior
can take advantage Of its own negligence
With regard to Weber's paying portion
of the fine willingly, this can be answered
by the truth, that the act of an individua
cannot confer upon Union jurisdiction o.
power not conferred by the Constitution
Regarding this a. an abstract question, sne
still keeping in view the welfare of the In
transitional and Local Unions,I i must con
scientifically support the decision Of the In
transitional President.
J. A. HEENAN, End Vice-Pres.
Troy, April 10, 1873.
DEAR SIR In the case of BinghamtoI
Union W. Gibson Weber, must state, af