The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-01
NEWS OF THE UNIONS.
Results of Typographical Tn
ion Convention.
NO PEACE WITH THE PRESSMEN.
New Laws for Amiiated Trades-Ar-
rangements for Labor Day-EnGi.
neers' Omcer Here.

Walter A. Mcclure has prepared COM
plete report as delegate from the Seattle
typographical Union to the meeting OF
the International Typographical Union.
held IN Philadelphia in June Following
are some Of the principal points touched
on IN the report:
There were Isl delegates. representing
s.. 90 printers. pressmen, press-feeders,
stereotypers and bookbinders. This men,
bership is organized into 30 tyDograph-
ical, Fifty pressmeu's. ten press-feeders.
twenty-five stereotypers' and twenty-five
bookbjnders' unions. The reports of
officers showed the amount OF cash on
hand 10 be SIS, 7S5. an increase of $i.ol6
over the amount on hand the year before,
yet the expenses of the organization for
the year were S., 00o, s24. I'll more than for
the previous year, showing large in
crease in receipts. During the year state
unions were organized in New York,
Massachusetts,, Texas, Indiana, Michigan,
Pennsylvania and California. and q sub
district in Oregon. Washington and Brit
ISL Columbia
The efforts of Mr. Mcclure and other
desgates TO bring about reconciliation
between the International Printing Press
mems Union and the International Typo
graphical Union only resulted in an uiti-
matum making the fight more bitter. The
convention passed a resolution prohibiting
the recognition of any union of pressmen,
stereotypers, eieetroiypers or bookbinders
which has not secured a charter from the
international Typographical Union.
Local unions are now allowed to receive
applications for membership from men,
bsrs of these trades in cities IN which there
are not enough representatives of the
crafts TO form separate union. A pro-
vision was also adopted fog the formation
OF separate trade districts for the press
mems unions and the stereotypers and
electrotypers' unions. The former is TO
be known as the Pressmen's district and
the latter the Stereotypers' district. each
to have full jurisdiction over its own trade
matters, but owe its allegiance TO the In
ternaiionaI Typographical Union and be
subject TO its regulations in cases of
strikes or lockouts in any OF the affiliated
crafts. Each OF these districts is to be
under the direction of a vice-president OF
the international until the district has
been organized. The president of the dis
trict then takes the place of vice-presi-
dent of the international. By special res
Oregon and British Columbia were consti-
tuted into District No. instead of being
cIassed as sub-district as hereto
A resolution was adopted declaring
a vigorous fight against the Printers Pro-
tectiTe Fraternity. an organization estab-
lished for the purpose of fighting the In
ternational. This organization has been
operating chiefly in localities in which the
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strike and is especially strong in Kansas
City. The tight against it will be concen-
trated on Kansas City for the present.
The number of trustees of the Childs-
Drexel home at Colorado Springs was re-
duced to seven and the president and
secretary of the International made presl-
dent and secretary of the board of trustees.
A regulation was also adopted providing
for the impeachment of any or all of these
trustees for misconduct or refusal TO recog-
nize the authority of the international,
and an agent was elected 10 take charge of
the property in the name of the Inter
national in such an emergency. This
gives the union absolute control OF the
property. A standard system of type
measurement was adopted and the con-
ditions on which foreman in a union
sHop Is auONea 10 uiscHarSe men deineu-
These conditions are: For incompetency,
neglect OF duty, to decrease the force or
for violation of the rules OF the union.
The law which prohibited members of the
union working more than six days in the
week was repealed by very close vote
and the regulation of this matter left to
the local unions.
1t was voted TO establish resistance
fund. into which every member is 70 pay
cents per week. This fund is 10 be
placed at the disposal OF the officers of the
international 10 be used in aiding the
general movement for the establishment
of q nine-hour work day. This, with all
the other new laws adopted. is 10 be voted
on by the members OF each local snd rati-
fed by a majority of the entire member
ship before being finally enforced
Charles Z. Hawkes., of Seattle, was
elected organizer for the Sixth district.
Today the members Of the Seattle union
vote in their chape.s on the question of
levying an assessment of 10 cents per week
to support the striking printers in Pitts
burg and al the regular meeting next Sun
day the question of the establishment of a
resistance fund will be voted upon.