United labor bulletin., 1910-10-13
DUAL ORGANIZATION
MAKES WRITTEN PROTEST.
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tanned inviolate by the respective inter
nationals and local councils; nor shall
| affiliated local councils permit violations
of the terms of this decision by locals OF
either international declaring a strike to
abridge any condition herein named.
This decision shall be considered in
full force and effect on and after Febru.
ary is, 1909.
To insure and guarantee permanent
peace among the building trades, the ex.
ecutive council of the building trades de.
partment herewith recommend that
each organization to this dispute shall
take referendum vote of their member.
ship on the advisability of eliminating
all divisional lines of trade demarkation,
SO that each member may follow the
avocation that his knowledge and ability
best equips him for. and so as to deter
mine whether one international trade
union or organization may be estab-
lished in the pipe fitting industry.
This referendum in question shall be
taken in duplicate, copies of which shall
be furnished to the building trades de-
partment, and shall be made returnable
on or before the first day of January,
1910
The above is true copy of the action
of the executive council of the building
trades department of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in the dispute of the
United Association Journeymen Plumb
ers, Gas Filters, Steam Filters and
Steamfitters' Helpers VS.. the Interna-
tional Association of Steam and Hot Wa
ter Filters and Helpers of America.
Given at Pittsbhrg, Pa, February 10,
1909"
JAMES KIRBY, President.
Attest: VIM. ]. SPENCER,
SecretaryTreasurer.
In connection with this matter it is fit
ting to say that the United Association
above referred to, through its officials
have agreed to the provisions contained
in the decision quoted, while the Inter
nation association has repudiated the
same.
The following is a correct quotation
taken from the minutes of the executive
council meeting referred to as held in
Pittsburg, Pa, on February 13, 1909, and
which quotation will place the exact
status of the situation before you:
President Kirby, after reading an ap-
peal addressed to him from the repre-
sentatives of the International Associa-
ton of Steam and Hot Water Filters
against the decision rendered In the dis
pute of the United Association of Plumb
ers, Gas Filters and Steam Filters and
the International Association of Steam
and Hot Water Filters"
Ruled-"That the appeal be referred
to the next convention. and. in the mean
time, the decision must be observed with
nuf auuiyocatiop or avn sion
The International association managed
to evade the issue, and the department
continued to fail in the enforcement of
the Pittsburg decision, until the next
convention of the department held at
Tampa, Fla, in November. 1909, while in
the meantime the International associa-
ton continued to violate the decision.
The most notable transgression in this
regard was at Syracuse, N. Y. when the
entire building trade movement was dis
rupted because of the action of the In
ternational organizer. who instituted a
local union composed of a handful of dis
gruntled members of our local No. 54. in
city where we previously had been in
complete control.
The Tampa convention again ordered
another conference, to be held within 60
days from date of adjournment Of the
convention. and in the event OF there be-
ing no further agreement arrived at.
then the original Pittsburg decision was
to be in force and operative.