The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-12-27
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G. H. BECKER NiLt WiTti i.A!iOit
LEGISLATION.
Federation Council Hn* Interesting
Meetin&-Teum Owners of Min
neapol:s Are .IcAieI Afi:li:,sioH
With St"te Federation oi E.ahOr.
Rrainerl Unions Viii -.ffiliate
With state Fede er.t Ion.

The Federation Council Of the Min
ncsot: State Federation of Labor met
; at their hall il St. Paul on Monday
evening last and transacted Il large
amount Of business.
Communications were read from Sec
ret:ry McEwen showing that the Fed
tr"tion is growing steadily and new
unions are being affiliated at salts
factory rate.
The secretary was instructed to re
! quest the contractor for the capitol
! building TO see that the engines were
| placed in the building by uion labor;
| also that the electrical work be done
! by union men. It was stated that ".
F.; !. Gray, who has the general contract
! was very Favorable to union men, and
| that he had given them the preference
wherever possible.
A communication asking that an or
/ ganizer be sent to MankatO was read.
and on motion it was decided to grant
| the request. and President Neary will
be asked to appoint an organizer to go
to that city and do whatever possible
| to strengthen the organizations in that
| city and to organize new ones.
The matter of having a lobbyist to
! look after labor Legislature at the COM
| ing session Of the legislature was dis
| CuSsed, and it was decided that ths
proper time to have such lobbyist at
work was now, before the committees
are made up. and the Council voted TO
elect one at this meeting. Mr.. G. H.
, Becker, who did such Effective work
two years ago at the session OF the
| legislature, was nominated for the posi-
ton, and was elected by acclamation.
! This is good choice, as Mr.. Becker is
onto the ropes, and is we'll acquinted
with many Of the members, and under
stand the proper steps to take in all
matters pretaining to labor legislation.
On motion it was decided to ask for
the appointment Of an organizer for
St. Paul, as it is thought there is an
opportunity to do some good work IN
that
The application 81 tie Team Wswssnsrs
for charter from the State Federation
of Labor was taken up. and on motion
committee from the Minneapolis Team
! Drivers was given the floor to state
the position of the Team Drivers in
regard to the application for char
acter. The committee stated the rea-
son they had for objecting to the grant
ing Of a charter and after some dis
| cussion it was voted not to grant the
team owners a charter. as it was con-
sidered contrary to the constitution of
the State Federation.
Organizer Dahin of Brainerd has in
duced the Machinists helpers union to
affiliate with the State Federation of
Labor. He says that he expects to be
able to get them all to join in short
| time.
The Saltwater engineers union lost
It's charter during the big fire there a
few days ago. The Federation Will issue
them a new certificate of affiliation.
The Minnesota Union Advocate of st.
| Paul and the Union Of Minneapolis
both issued handsome and profitable
appearing numbers for Christmas Both
! papers had a liberal number of ad-
| vertisements.