United labor bulletin., 1910-12-15

Frank Bryan, business agent for the
Plumbers union and a member OF the
assembly's committee. gave the as
scmbled men the benefit OF his wide ex-
perience as an organizer and worker
among the building trades He told the
men that 1t would not only be for their
own protection II they were organized.
but for the protection OF every union in
Denver. These men are employed as Ia
borers about buildings and other work
about the city and when the skilled
tradesmen are not alert they are forced
by the foremen OF work on which they
are employed to pirate on the work over
which the more skilled trades have juris-
.diction Particularly is this true OF ce-
mcnt work, said Business Agent Bryan.
The work OF wheeling gravel to the
mixers is claimed by the cement work
ers and this and other work that can be
handled by laborers Is stolen at every
occasion, II no protest Is made. BY the
promotion Of a laborers' union the other
trades with which they come in contact
will be protected in that the organized
laborcr-, viii not touch work that II
claimed By some organized trade, and
this will give more work to the trade
thus protected; and In return the Ia
borer who thus respects the jurisdiction
of his fellow unlonist viii in turn be pro-
;ected from discharge by the different
organized trades working with him
The men that assembled in the State
Federation Offices were enthusiastic over
the prospects OF having an organization
that win give them some protection from
indiscrlmlnaie discharge and low wages.
II the report OF the committee is
adopted aud the granting OF a charter
TO a Iaborcrs' union is ratified. It will
prevent labor exploiters from gaining
admit,ance to the councils OF organized
labor and their elevation to positions of
trust.
President White presided at the meet
ing of the Trades Assembly Sunday with
all officers present. The meeting was
quite interesting and did not adjourn
until s O'Clock, when II was agreed that
as the next regular meeting would fall
on Christmas day that II be dispensed
with.
The resolutions committee reported
resolution on the conditions in Tampa.
Fla, as directed at a previous meeting,
calling upon the executive officers of the
city OF Tampa and state of Florida to
see that all citizens, rich and poor. had
their rights under the constitution OF the
United States The secretary was In
structed to send copies of same to Colo
radios representatives in the national
congress and to the president OF the
United States. The resolution was
adopted.
The board OF trustees reported that
they had contracted for a carpet to re-
Mace the one now In use ut the assembly
hall. The report OF the board was
adopted. The board was later instructed
to purchase canvas covering for the
carpet from a firm that does not adver-
. tise In the News, Post or Republican.
The Broommakers reported that their
organization In Denver was almost ex-
tinct because their product was not be-
ing called for by union men and their
sympathizers. The delegate said that
the trade that was being lost to Denver
because NJ. Craffey run non-union shop
and lost his trade had been gained to
Pueblo. and that now they had more
members working there than ever be-
fore at a higher scale than was asked
In Denver, and that the organisation had
fewer men In Denver than ever before
Delegate Dillette of the Tilelayers re-
ported that his organization had but one
scab shop in Denver. and that his or
.gnnization was doing fine. He also re-
ported that the charters of the lnterna-
tionai brotherhood Carpenters and In
ternational Association Of Steamhtters
had been suspended.
It was desired by great many dele
gates that the assembly give dance
after the first Of tho year. The proposi.
dpn was opposed by many on the ground
that the dance given year ago was not
attended by union labor people and was
a financial failure. The proposition was
laid over until after the election OF ON
.sers. which occurs the second Sunday In
January.
Acting on a communication received
from Chicago the assembly spent much
slime discussing tho advisability OF call
ing for voluntary assessment Tor the
Chicago Garment Workers. As each or
ean,xation In the city will receive the
ssmc communication It was decided to