The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-01-07
Wider Unionism of All Locals In
terested Is Urged by Swamp
City Brothers Who Foresee
Necessity for More Aggressive
Combinations to Fight Capital
istic Agressions.

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Toledo. Ohio, Jan. GA circular
letter advocating step toward wider
un1onisrn in the labor movement has
been sent out by the Toledo Metal
Trades Council. It is suggested that
all local unions consider it carefully
and if found good recommend its
Endorsement The letter follows:
brothers and Fellow Workers,
Greeting:
The proposition as outlined in this
letter is Of vital Importance to the
organizations affiliated with the Ma
tional Metal Trades Council We are
affiliated and federated, but this is
not unionism.
We have fought for these princi-
pies. viz: Shorter hours, better
wages, better shop conditions and the
closed shop.
We have fought for these princi-
piles on craft lines and have been in
many instances defeated.
On the other hand, our opponents.
the capitalist class. the trust, the cor
porations and manufacturers in their
fight against organized labor are not
divided on craft lines. The National
Metal Trades association, the Citi-
zens' Industrial Alliance and other
bodies are we'll organized. They know
that in union there is strength.
I'VE are divided. let US be united.
Let US be united on broad princi-
pies for the welfare Of the rank and
file Of the metal trades.
Our proposition is to amalgamate
the different national and interna-
tional orga nizations affiliated with the
Metal Trades Council into one or
ganization, to be known as the In
ternational Metal Workers Union
The Plan Outlined.
How to do this.
We propose that You indorse a de-
mand that our National Metal Trades
Council issue a circular, to be sent
during the month of April, 1911, to
each local union of all national and
international organizations affiliated
with the Metal Trades Council. That
said circular call for the election Of
delegates to a delegate convention, to
be- held in the city of St. Louis, Mo-,
during the month of August, 1a11. for
tIonal and International organizations
affiliated with the National Metal
Trades Council into one. organization,
to be known as the international
Metal Workers Union. s..
"Delegates to this convention shall
be elected by the local unions of the
different organizations during the
month Of May. 1911.
Local unions shall be entitled to
one vote for the first hundred men,
bers or fraction thereof and one with
more than 500 members shall be en-
titled to two delegates. No local
union shall have more than two dele
gates Two or more local urions OF
the same craft or of different crafts,
located in the same city or district.
may unite in sending one delegate.
Two or more local unions of the same
craft or of different crafts, located on
the same railway system, may unite
in sending one delegate.
All local unions organized before
January /, 1911, shall be entitled to
representation.
Local unions shall be entitled to
one vote for the first hundred men,
bers or fraction thereof and one ad-
ditional vote for every additional one
hundred members or majority frac-
ton thereof. Where two dcleEates
are sent from one local such delegates
have to agree on the division of their
votes
Voting Arrangement.
Where two or more lodges unite
in sending one delegate, the number
OF votes shall depend upon the total
membership Of such lodges, one vote
for the first 100 members or fraction
thereof and one additional vote for
thereof additional 100 members or
fraction thereof.
NO member shall be eligible to
act as delegate to this convention
who has not been q good standing
member Of his lodge at least three
months prior to the election of dele
gates. Delegates to this convention
must be working at the trade and
nave worked at the same at least
six months prior to their nomination
This shall not apply to salaried Of
1lcers whose time is fully occupied
by their organization. Organizers Of
the A. F. of l.. or any state fedora
ton of labor are not eligible as de-
legates to this convention.
"All expenses in connection with
this convention shall be borne bv the
different national and international
organizations of the Metal Trades
council pro rata Of membership.
The expenses of the delegates shall
be paid by the local sending them.
Credential blanks shall be furnished
by the general secretaries of the diff
terent organizations to their locals,
Local lodges must fill out Gre
oent1als in duplicate. signed by the
presiding officer and recording sec
retary, and attested by the seal of
the lodge, also stating the number of
members in good standing at their
last official report. One copy ~
the credentials to be sent to their
respective general secretary and the
otner copy be given to their delexate.
Alternates must be chosen at the
same meeting when the delegates are
elected
Credential Committee.
me general president of. each or
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