The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-09-04
REGULAR. SESSION OF :
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
Standing of Delegates From Elec-
. trical Workers Was Consid-
cred, and Referred.
Delegate 0'Meara Was Desig-
mated as Assembly's Standard
Bearer for, Labor Day.

The regular meeting of the FEEDER
ated Trades Assembly was held Fri
day evening. August 9th, in the Kali
mazoo hall. All officers were pres
ent. The minutes OF the previous meet
ing were read and approved.
Delegates 4 reported" condition Of
trades as follows: BARRIERS, Butchers,
Longshoremen, Label League, Switch
men, Tailors, Tugmen and Team Dry
ers, good; Blacks1nlths, Building La
borers;; Carpenters, Engineers, EQec-
trical Workers, Leather Workers, Ma
chinists, Painters, Plumbers and Ty-
biographical, fair; Brewery Workers,
quiet; Cigarmakers. dull. The follow
ing credentials were received and the
delegates obligated: Carpenters, VIM.
Pearson; Tailors, A. Vessel.
Communications.
From the Metal Polishes in regard
to their trouble with the American
Cash Register Co. was ordered filed.
From the Stove Mounters In regard
to their strouble with the Favorite
Stove and Range Co., was filed. From
Miss Nellie Orion, was ordered filed
From BARRIERS No. 81 was ordered
turned over to the Labor Day COM
1nittee.
At this time President Perrault or
dered the minutes of the last meeting
OF the executive board read, and the
minutes were approved as read. =
Communication from Secretary Nor
rison of the A.: F. Of /. in regard to
the electrical workers was, upon mo-
ton. ordered taken up under the head
Of good and welfare -
Reports Of Standing Committees. =.
Delegate Mrs. Dempsey Of the, COM
mittee on Society OF Equity a
letter telling the delegates where they
could get potatoes from members sof
the Farmrs' Societys. Of Equity, the
report was ordered filed.
Social Committees
The committee appointed to inter-
view Mr. Bloom ask for more time and
the request was granted. 's>,$
Good and Welfare.
The communication to the Ell ctrica]
Workers was at this time taken I'D
and 1t was moved, and seconded that
T. the laws Of the "A. F. OIL. be enforced,
after some little discussion an amend
| ment was offered to the motion that
the secretary of the assembly COM
| municate with Secretary Morrison OF
the A.; F. Of 1. and with President F..
j.. McNulty of the Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers and ask: them to
send a representative here (some other
than Mr.. Ffsher), and that the organ.
1zation committee would take up the
matter with this representative and
the local electrical workers and see II
they could not be induced to reaffili-
| ate with their International, that is, in
| affiliation with the A: F. Of l..
| The original motion was Withdrawn
and the amendment was substituted
| for the original, and was carried by
kalnost a unanimous vote. H." II:
| T. One of the delegates from the Ma
chinists' Union said that they were
considering the advisability Of holdina,
a benefit dance for, or E of their dis
abled members and ask if they should
So decide would the assembly snay
half OF the expenses thereby allowinl
AL the receipts to go@to the benefit
fund, but It was decided that the. a..
sembly was not. 9 donating body and ia
/ therefore; could not comply Wi ths tl1t
request Of the Machinists, but The
delegate was informed that the qdeIe-
gates i, as indiYid uals would help Thu
dance along to the extent q; st 4 their
ability.
ice President Blackwood renor ~
THAT he had lnd erstood that 4 some Is,