The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1901-06-08
81 ATE LABOR i NE|IlV 5
NOTES OF INTEREST TO THE WORK
ERs OF THE STATE. &
Minneapolis typographical Union
Entertalns Their international
Prcsldent-Adopt Resolutions Ask
ing the City Council to Award City
Printing to Union Onice-Elcctri.'
clans Have Trouble.

MINNEAPOLIS, June 1.-The smoke
social given by Typographical Union
No. AZ, in honor Of the visit to Minne-
apolis of their international presi-
dent, Mr.. j. M. Lynch, was attended
by nearly every member Of the union.
all being pleased to have an opportu-
nifty to meet their popular president.
The arrangements for the entertain
ment were made by Mr.. Harry Hol-
comb. who presided over the pink lem
onade and cigers, which were literally
provided.
President John M. Hayes acted as
chairman. and introduced Mr.. Lynch,
who made a short but pointed talk to
the boys. He said that the 1nterna-
tional typographical union was never
In better condition that at present. The
policy OF conciliatory action which has
been adopted has proven to be a wise
one, and in the past six months over
one hundred scales in various parts of
the country have been settled in man.
ner satisfactory to both sides, without
resorting to strike. The international
Is recognized by the employers, who
realize the fact that while they may
in some cases win temporary victory,
they must eventually face the same or
ganization, which never seems to know
when it is whipped. The union was
never SO close together, SO we'll equip
ped to carry on It's great work as it now
is. The treasury is at high water mark
and the organization numbers $4,000
members. Conditions as a general
thing all over the country are good.
He paid we'll deserved tribute to
President Hays for the remarkable ef-
hcient work he has done as organizer,
both here and in St. Paul and Milwau-
kee and other points.
The printers do not propose to allow
the city council to go back on their
previous action providing for the use
Of the union label on all city printing;
and have asked all sister unions to as
sist them in getting the council to stand
by their action, and not to- let the city
printing to paper which does not car
ry the union label.
At the last meeting Of the union the
following resolutions were. adopted:
Whereas, According to a resolution
passed by the council of the city OF
Minneapolis, the specifications under
which bids for the city advertising were
asked contained a clause that said ad-
vertising must be published only in
papers printing the union label.
Whereas as bid was recently presented
to said city council with priviso that
if said bid be accepted the aforesaid
label requirements would not be COM
piled with. Now, therefore. be it
Resolved, That Minneapolis Typo
graphical union does most urgently re-
quest the committee on printing to re.
wise the report that 1t has adopted re-
commencing sthe Acceptance OF this bid
containing the offensive priviso. and re.
fuse to consider said bid until said Of.
fensive non-label priviso be eliminated;
and be 1t further
Resolved, That the city council is
hereby requested to refuse to consider
in any manner any proposition that ir
any way attacks the force Of their re-
solution concerning the union label oil
the Allied Printing Trades Council, and
it is further requested not to award the
contract for city advertising unless the
label requirements be complied with.