The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1909-09-24
IEy Charles Perry Taylor, Secretary
State Federation of Labor

One of the great industries of the
State of Washington is numbering In
this calling are engaged thousands of
men in many crafts. One of the crafts
but little organized but which has many
workmen is that of the WoOdsmen and
Sawmill Workers The information
50 retary writes as follows:
Yours in regard to affilation of our
locals with State Federation at hand.
We have only one local in Washing
ton, the largest lumber producing state
in the union, located at Everett. already
affiliated with your federation. | have
always during my term of office, insist
ed on all of our locals Joining their re
4pectivc State Federations OF Labor, as
| look on these bodies as of the great I
est Importance to our work. Without
them We could not hold together for any
length OF time, but would fall by the
aNside. 1t is a shame that your state
is so little represented in our brother
hood, but with Gods help and our
small resources we hope to make bet
ter showing in the ruture."
\ recent affiliation with the Fedora
tion is the Millmen's Union of Seattle,
No. 33S. but this organization is char
tered by the Brotherhood of Carpenters
L.. 1. -.
trades, particularly the woodsmen and
mill workers, appears to offer fertile
field for efforts at organization
The Brotherhood OF Stationary Fire
men, which at present has no affilia
tions with the Washington State Fed
Grafton of Labor, has always favored
ana recommended that local unions al
filiate with Federations of Labor and
City Central bodies. Its international
secretary treasurer, c. l.. Shamp,
writes:
"Inasmuch as the Denver convention
has referred resolution adopted by the
4. F. of l.. to all national and inter
national unions, which asked them to
change their laws so as to make it com
pnlsory for locals to affiliate with state
organizations and city central bodies,
would ask that You send me copy Of
the State Federation constitution. as
we will take this matter mp at our com
mo convention. Our organization has
always favored and recommended to our
local unions to affiliate with state
bodies as we feel that it is only their
drty to do this
Notwithstanding these recommends
tions on the part Of the International
Brot herhood of Firemen. no affiliations
are recorded ON the rolls of the state
Federation from this trade but it Is
hoped there may be in the near future.
Ernest Willard. secretary treasurer of
the international Hod Carriers and
Binding Iaborers Union, writes:
In compliance with your request, |
am writing the secretaries OF our 10
rll unions, urging their affiliation with
The Federation"
he present affiliations in this trade
include the locals in Aberdeen. Everett,
Georgetown, Walla Walla. Unions at
Pasco and Spokane are not affiliated
with the Federation.
Of the International Union of Eleva-
tor Constructors there i but one local
organization in Washington located at
seattle, writes its international secre-
tarv. William Young, adding:
1T is our desire that all our locals
he affiliated with central bodies and
state Federations under the jurisdiction
of the a. F. of L."
The Seattle local referred to has not
vet affiliated with the State Federation,
but it is hoped ii will soon do SO.
The Journeymen Tailors' Union OF
America has eight locals in the state
of Washington. located at Tacoma, Sc
attic, Spokane, Olympia, Walla Walla,
Bellngham. Everett and Hoquiam. The
Hoquiam local is the only one affiliated
with the federation. The others have
been invited to affiliate, Harry T.
Ajax. of Seattle, is organizer.
lere l.. sullivan, secretary of the ho-
tel and Restaurant Employees Inter
national Alliance and Bartenders' Inter
national League writes:
The marked portion of the enclosed
referendum blank will indicate how this
organization stands on the matter of
affiliation with State Federations of
labor"
The enclosure reads;
Section 81 tof the laws) Local
unions shall become affiliated with
State Federal ions of Labor and elect
delegates to such State Federations."
With the help OF the secretary Of the
Washington state Federation OF Labor
local union composed of bartenders,
cookies and walters was organized Aug
ust 3lst at Gle Elum, Kittitas County
with twenty five charter members. Al
the initial me citing the charter members
~reatel cash fund OF So per member
ordered union buttons, union bar la