Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-14
WILL ENTEND ALL NECESSARY
j i HELL fn BUILD w MILL
TAM ORGANIZATION.
roE 1AotE ALL UNloNlsTs
PLEDGEp 10 BUY UNION
mani GOODS ONLY.


At the last meeting OF the Ohio Val.
ley Trades ana Labor Assembly def
mite action was taken towards the
formation Of Union Label League,
with the adoption of the report pre-
scented by the Union Label League
Committee. Some time ago this COM
mittee had been appointed to formu-
late plan Of organization and last
meeting recommended that every per
son wishing to join be required to
sign pledge not to purchase any ar
ticle that was not produced BY Union
Labor. 1t WSs thoroughly explained
that membep would be required to
sabide by then pledge and although
the Assembly always urged organized
labor to patfonize home merchants.
especially those known to be fair. it
might become necessary for them to
buy some needed article tom out Of
town or CO. without until such time
as local business men could be in
dueed to put in lines of Union made
Goods. ~
Many Of the delegates declared
themselves d AZ 10 sign such a
pledge and It vas the consensus of
opinion that he first 800 blanks
would be signed the week they were
received from the printer.
The League win also printla month
,ly bulletin giving list Of union made
articles ana where they can be se-
cured.
axnotHef lssss was appointed
and instructed to submit samples Of
buttons at the next meeting OF the
Assembly, to be worn by members OF
the League. e
Secretary Harry Corcoran, Of the
Pollock Monumental Association. sub.
mitted report showing that 1174l
membership certificates have been
sold to date. divided as follows: Al
to Central Bodies. 565 to Local Unions
and 566 to Individuals. netting the
Association $291.6O above all expen-
SEES. There are many thousands OF
organizations still to be heard from
andsitsis also expected that many more
Union men in this valley will take
out membership certificates. thereby
helping this most worthy cause. The
fund at present contains $5.S06.S2.
The picnic committee reported that
the celebration ON Labor Day was one
Of the most successful held in recent
years and that the Assembly Will
clear about $4,000 on the picnic held
at Wheeling Park. They win be able
OF bring in complete report at
next meeting.
The fraternal delegate to the Bel
laire Central Trades and Labor As
sembly brought in a report concern
ing an unfair musician from across
the river and the matter was referred
back to the complaining lodge to take
M with the musicians union.
Local Union No. 1S1, Stationary
engineers, were granted the use OF
the arbitration committee on request.
Several report were brought in rela'
tive to the building Of the new Audi
forum and the legislative COMMITTEES
Instructed to take the matter up. Or
eanizer Redding, of the Clerks was
granted the door. and stated that the
strike at Woolworthis 5 and 10 cent
store in Bellaire is still on. the girls
are standing drm and that the store
! is not doing any bAsiness. He aist
stated that ameeting Of clerks EN-
ployed in local stores would be helt
on Friday evening. Sept. 10, at "a
Trades Assembly Hall for purposes Q
organization and urged the delegates
to be present on that occasion.
Receipts, $21.s6. Expenses, $11.62
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