United labor bulletin., 1912-07-18
TRADES ASSEMBLY
TRANSACTS BUSINESS
Label Law Puzzles Delegates
Label will Go on All City
Printing.

| The new amendment to the constitu-
tion OF the Trades Assembly requiring
each delegate to have at least four la
bells on his wearing apparel. caused
much discussion and waste of time at
the meeting. Sunday. after the reading
| OF credentials and action thereon. 1t
was apparent TO many of the delegates
that the law could not be made opera
tive unless IL was made so by rules of
procedure. There is nothing in the Law
that would enable the labels committee
TO record the names of the delegates ex-
amined. and no rules had been reported
or plan adopted by which the law could
be made effective.
Delegate Allen moved that the labels
committee examine the delegates and
report the names 10 the secretary and
the number OF labels worn by each dele
gate. This motion was amended by Del
egatc Parker that the law be declared
I imperative until the first meeting In
August The amendment carried. and
was so declared by the president; but
when the chair attempted to put the
motion by Delegate Allen. as amended.
Delegate Lindsay raised the point of
order that the amendment carried with
Il the original motion. The point of or.
der was declared not well taken. and
Delegate Lindsay appealed from the
, decision of the chair. The chair was
| sustained. The motion as amended was
then put and lost.
Delegate Means moved that action by
The labels committee be deferred until
the next regular meeting The motion
carried.
Under the report of the constitution
comritt.e. Chairman Ahlstrom of that
committee moved that the word quail
fed in reference to labels in the law
referred to above. be made to read
quality labels. This motion took up
much o. the time OF the assembly: but
eventually Delegate McPhee OF the Car
peEters raised the point OF order that
the assembly had not the power to
change the word since 1t had been
passed upon by the referendum. The
chair ruled the point well taken, and
the assembly proceeded with the reg
ular order of business.
Credentials were read from the Tent,
wning and Canvass Workers union. n
new organization organized by the State
Federation OF Labor. The delegates
were seated. as were delegates from the
Retail Clerks. United Mine Workers
Iron Molders. Sheet Metal Workers,
Plumbers . Hosting Engineers. Typo
graphical union, Railway Carmen. Bar
tenders. Stone Cutters. Cigarmakers.
Structural Iron Workers. Bakers. Brew
ers. PAINTERS ana Brotnernoou Sarpen-
ters No. So.
Secretary Bedford reported that the
board of directors had ordered printed
and delivered to the assembly $50 copies
of the constitution and bylaws as
amended. The report was accepted.
The report Of tho financial secretary
was received and referred to the
finance committee.
The legislative committee reported
that 1t had conferred with Commissioner
of Supplies Annear and that the COM
missioner had promised the committee
that hereafter the label of the Allied
Printing Trades Council would appear
on all city printing. The committee also
reported on the bill of Alderman Hall. |
which raises the wages of labor en-
ployed on city work and also of teams
employed by the city. The bill has
passed the board OF aldermen and the |
board OF supervisors. II is now an ord |
nance
1t was reported by delegate that a
Denver printer had appeared before the |
commissioner of supplies and stated that |
II would cost SO extra to have the label |
placed on a certain job of city printing. |
This matter was referred to the Allied
Printing Trades Council.
Chairman Compton made n verbal re.
port on the employing OF men at the
Auditorium by the commissioner of sup
plies. The committee was empowered to
act In the matter for the assembly.
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