United labor bulletin., 1911-11-09
LABEL LEAGUE.

Union Label League met in regular
session Friday evening, Nov. 8, at 31S
Club building, with a good attendance.
The special committees appointed to
assist the Bakers, Walters and Laundry
Workers all reported satisfactory prog
ress and good results are expected from
the agitation started.
communication was received from
the Stove Mounters' union No 9 of Evans
vile, Ind, giving a list of makes of stoves
that were on the unfair list, and the
League appointed a committee to call on
all the merchants who handle stoves and
endeavor to persuade them to refuse to
handle these makes until the manufac-
turers are again fair with the Stove
Mounters union.
A communication was received from
the Garment Workers of New York stat
ing that owing to the poor demand for
union-made collars and cuffs the Ide
Brothers, makers of union-made collars
and cuffs had been compelled to almost
close their factory. This condition of
affairs does not reflect much credit on
the union men of the city, a great many
of whom are imbued with the idea that
because they pay dues into their organi-
cations that they have fulfilled their
whole duty as union men.
The Bakers reported that the two
firms recently signed up were not using
the label, they claiming that there was
no demand for it. Union men and women
should demand the label on all bread
purchased and prove to these firms that
large amount of their patronage comes
from the workingmen and especially the
union men.
The Bartenders' delegates objected to
an article recently appearing in The
Bulletin in reference to the unsanitary
condition of some of the saloons that
serve lunch with drinks. The Bartend-
ers felt that it was reflection ON their
members who are employed in the places
referred to in the article, but it was
clearly shown to the delegates that such
was not the intention of the article. The
purpose being to call the attention of the
proprietors of these places to the un-
sanitary condition of their bars and
lunch counters.
The Broommakers reported that bust
ness was very good in the only union
broom factory in the city. The reason
for this condition of affairs was due to
the high price of broom corn, which kept
the Eastern manufacturer out of the
Denver market. The non-union broom
factory run by Craffey is also profiting
from this condition of the broom mar
ket, but is putting out very inferior
quality of broom to what the union fec
tory is producing. Demand the label.
The Machinists reported that the
strike of the shopmen on the Union Pa
cifc system was progressing very salts
factorily to the strikers and it was only
a question of another month when the
railroad would be forced to accede to
their demands as it was impossible to
secure enough "scabs" to keep up with
the work. A benefit dance for the strik-
ers will be given Nov. is at Caldwell hall
and every union man and women in the
city who can possibly do so should at
tend this affair.
The Woman's Trade Union League
dance was reported a financial success
and all who have tickets and money
should turn the same in To the secretary
of the league in order that final set
Element can be made.
Unions whose delegates do not attend
the meetings should insist that they do
so, as the work of the League is of vital
Importance to the labor movement and
all locals should have a full representa-
ton present at every meeting.