United labor bulletin., 1911-01-19
NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS.
Thomas F. Tracy Tells of a Good Re-
solve for the New Year.
Washington, D. G., Dec. II. 1910

Washington, D. c., Dec. IL. 1910.
To the Members and Friends of Organ
lied Labor:
On several occasions in the past your
attention has been called to the necessity
of purchasing union-labeled commodities
of every description wherever the same
can be obtained. While the results OF
the past year demonstrates that a num-
ber of our affiliated organizations have
made substantial gains in the output of
products bearing the union label of their
craft, still there is much more work to
be accomplished in this direction
There is another phase OF agitation
that we desire to call to your attention.
and that is the patronizing of such places
as display the union store or shop card
Of the respective organizations issuing
the same. We have in afiliation with
this department three organizations issu-
ing store or show cards to which your
attention is respectfully invited. and you
are urged TO patronize only such places
as display store or shop cards of these
organizations. which are as follows:
Journeymen BARRIERS International
Union; hetail Clerks International Pro
tective association; Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North
America
Your attention is directed to the fact
that the shop card of the Journeymen
BARRIERS International Union is only dis
played in such shops as are thoroughly
union and who live up to the agreement
made with this organization not only as
10 wages and hours of labor, but TO hy-
gienic conditions as well. The shop card
of this organization is never displayed
in what is known as five-cent barber
shops, such places invariably being con-
Quoted under such conditions as are not
approved OF by this organization. and
hence they should not be patronized by
organized labor and its friends.
In purchasing union-made articles it is
just as necessary that the clerk from
whom the purchase is being made should
be a member of the Retail Clerks Inter
national Protective association and carry
a paid-up due book At all times when
making purchases of union-labeled com
modities insist that the clerk shall show
his union working card
The shop card of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen is
displayed in such markets and stores
where meat and provisions are sold. II
should be the duty of every union man
to instruct his wife. or those other mem
hers of the family who make the pur-
chases for the household. to patronize no
meat market unless the shop card of
this organization is prominently dis
played and the person from whom the
purchase is made carries current
monthly due book of this organization.
Our members and friends are there
fore urged to give that same assistance
to the organizations above mentioned
who are in affiliation with this depart
ment. that they give to the other affili-
ated organizations who are using union
labels upon their product. These organ
izations are entitled TO our support. and
it should be our duty to give them our
full assistance whenever the occasion
presents itself.
Let us each and all during the coming
year resolve TO give greater support to
the patronizing of union-made goods and
such places as display shop and store
cards as herein mentioned than has been
given in the past. and II we but realize
the necessity of doing our full duty in
this direction there is no question but
that splendid results will accrue to this
branch of our movement.
Yours fraternally.
THOMAS F. TRACY.
Secretary Treasurer.