The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-10-06
CONVENTION GALL FOR
MINNEAPOLIS MEETING
American Federation of Labor
Sends Official Call for
Annual Meeting.
Most Important. Convention in
History Of the Federation
RI Next Month.

washington, II. e., OCT. 4.-Ino or
fetal call, for the 26th annual conven-
tion of the American Federation of
Labor was issued last week. It is
addressed to all affiliated unions and
reads as follows:
Pursuant to the constitution of the
American Federation. of Labor, you
are hereby advised that the Twenty
sixth annual convention of the Amer.
ican Federation of Labor will be held
at Normana Hail., in the city of Min
neapolis, Mimi, beginning at ten
o'clock. Monday morning, November
IL, 1906, and will continue in session
from day to day until. the business OF
the convention has"been completed.
Representation.
Representation In the convention
will be on the following basis: From
national or International unions, for
less than 1000 members, one dele
gate; 1000 or more, two delegates;
5000 or more, three delegates, 10000
or more, four delegates; $4,000 or
more, Ave delegates; $4,000 or more,
six delegates; l28,000 or more seven
delegates, and so on; and from Cen
tral Bodies and State Federations,
and from local trade unions not hav-
ing a national or international union,
and from JFe ederal Labor Unions, one
delegate.
Organizations, to be entitled to rep
-esentation must have obttRned q
certificate of affiliation (ckarter) at
least one month prior to the conven.
tion; and no person will be recognized
rs delegate who 1s not member In
good standing of the organization he
Is elected to represent.
Only bona flde wage workers, who
are not members of, or eligible to
membership in other trade unions,
are eligible as delegates from Fed
eral Labor Unions.
Delegates must be selected at least
two weeks previous to the convention,
and their names forwarded to the
secretary of the American Federation
Of Labor Immediately after their elec-
tion.
The Importance of our organiza.
tions and our movement, the duty Of
the hour and for the future, demand
that every organization entitled to rep.
resentation shall send its full quota
Of delegates to the Minneapolis con-
vention, November Il, 1906.
DO not allow favoritism to influence
YOU in selecting your delegates. Be
fully represented.
Be ably represented by your, best.
most faithful and: experienced mem
hers.
Credentials in duplicate are for.
warded to all affiliated unions. The
original credentials must be given to
the delegate-elect and the duplicates
forwarded to the American Fedora
ton of Labor office.
The committee on credentials will
meet at the headquarters of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor six days pre-
vious to opening of the convention,
and will report imediately upon the
opening thereof at Minneapolis;
hence, secretaries will observe the
necessity OF mailing the duplicate ere.
dentlals Of their respective delegates
at the earliest possible moment to
Washington, D. c.:
Under the law no grievance can be
considered by the convention that has
been decided by a previous conven-
tion, except upon the recommendation
Of the executive 1council, nor will any
prievance be considered where the
parties thereto have not previously
held conference and attempted to ad-
lust the same themselves,