Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-19
IN LABOR CIRCLES

+ The recent sessions of the executive
committee Of the American Federation of
Labor at headquarters in this city were
Of much interest to organized labor.
The Toronto convention directed that
the executive council hold meeting dur
ing the year in one of the Pacific coast
cities. With a view Of carrying out that
decision, subcommittee of the execu-
tive council has prepared route and
itinerary. dividing up the council into
four groups 80 that they may hold meet
ines in a number of cities throughout
from the Pacific coast, the details of
which are now under consideration.
A resolution was adopted pledging the
American Federation OF Labor to render
every assistance possible to the IRON,
steel and tin plate workers in their de-
sensive contest against the United States
Steel Corporation.
Relative to the dispute between the
Metal Lathers' International Union and
the building trades department. the case
being one of an appeal from the decision
rendered by the department. the execu-
tive council declared the opinion that the
action of the Tampa convention or the
depa rtment was an Interpretation OF the
action of the Denver convention thereon.
and therefore, was not in violation or the
constitution of either the building trades
department or the American Federation
of Labor, and the appeal was therefore
not sustained.
President Gompers was directed to ini-
tate a movement for the consolidation OF
the Amalgamated Society Of Carpenters
and Joiners with the United brotherhood
of Carpenters and .Joiners, and to invite
the representatives of both organizations
to meet not later than June !, 1910.
President Gompers was directed to
communicate with Mr.. DAlessandro,
president of the Hodcarriers and Build
ing Laborers International Union strong
lly urging that that organization be fully
REPRESENTED at the convention II caiieu'
and which was directed to be called, Dy
the building trades department.
The arrangement for the purpose of
consolidating the two international
Unions of Carmen and Car Workers
was referred to President Gompers and
Secretary Morrison to carry into ef-
feet.
It was also decided that the repre-
sentatives of the Polishers' and of the
Molders' International Unions should
be invited to a conference for the pur-
pose of endeavoring to ADJUST the as
pute between these organizations reia-
tive to their respective claims OF Juris-
diction over brass holders
Vice President Alpine reported hay
ing Jointly with President Kirby of the
building trades department. visited
Syracuse n Y. and obtained an agree
ment BIZ the contending parties in The
building trades dispute existing In that
city that affected the plumbers, steam
filters and carpenters. At the Toronto
convention arrangements were made
for the selection of a representative ny
each of the factions of the brotherhood
of Electrical Workers and one by tne
American Federation of Labor, the COM
mittee thus selected being composed of
John p Frey, Frank Duffy and A. L.
Trick. They appeared before the eA-
ecutive council and made report as TO
the progress toward the amalgama-
ton of the bodies. They asked further
advice from the council.