The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-12-19
ELECTRICIANS TROUBLE IS
VERY NEAR TO SETTLEMENT
TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED AFTER MANY CONFER
ENCEs WHICH IS HOPED WILL BE RATIFIED BY
MEMBERSHIP AT LARGE UNDER REFERENDUM

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. 5, 1913.
To Whom it May Concern:
The Seattle convention of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, held No
vember 10th to 22nd, 1918, directed
President Samuel Gompers, and such
other members of the executive coun
Gil as were able to accompany him
to proceed to San Francisco, Cal.
for the purpose Of urging and encour
aging unity on the part of those di
rectly involved in the present situa
tion among the Electrical Workers
and all other organizations involved in
any differences between them and the
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
and for the further purpose of restor.
ing unity and harmony among the or.
ganized wage earners of the Pacific
coast, and to such other sections of
America as might be possible.
In accordance with these directions
of the Seattle American Federation
of Labor convention, the following
members of the executive council con-
vened at the Central Labor Council
hall, San Francisco, at 10 o'clock, Fri
day morning, November 28, 1913:
Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, Jos.
F. Valentine, D. A. Hayes and John
B. Lennon.
On the controversy now existent
within the ranks of organized Electri-
cal workers in the United States and
Canada the undersigned committee
was arranged for and after long and
detailed argument and investigation,
we, the committee, recommend as fol-
! lows:
1st-That all local unions of the
unaffiliated Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers now constituting said broth
erhood as local unions, do join and
become affiliated with the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor, said affiliation to commence with
payment of February, 1914, per capita
tax and the terms Of affiliation to be
as hereinafter provided for, it being
understood and agreed said terms ex-
pire March 31st, 1914.
2nd-That all local unions of the
unaffiliated Brotherhood join and be-
come part of the affiliated I. B. e.
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per capita tax as per Section /, with
the understanding that these local
unions shall be required to pay the
semi-annual death benefit assessment
| $50 cents) per Sec. 1, Art. XII, of the
affiliated I. B. e. w. constitution.
3rd-That the members of ALL now
unaffiliated, local unions so joining
and becoming part of the affiliated l..
B. e. W., shall be placed in good
standing in the affiliated l. B. E. W.,
and will be entitled to the benefits of
such good standing equal with and to
the present members of the affiliated
l. B. E. W., except the death benefit
provided by the laws of the affiliat-
ed I. B. e. w. provided, however, that
they (the members so joining and be-
coming part of shall have placed to
their credit, by the affiliated Brother
hood, nine months membership inso-
far as said nine months membership
relates to the death benefits.
4th-The present system of the Dis
trict Council of Electrical Workers
covering the local unions of the unaf-
filiated electrical workers of Califor-
mia, Oregon, Washington, British Co.
lumbia and parts of Arizona, Nevada
and Idaho, shall be continued by these
local unions which join and become
part of the affiliated l. B. E. w. and
such district council shall be continu-
ed until changed by referendum vote
or by a general or special convention
of the affiliated ]. B. E. w.
5th--That the international office
of the affiliated l. B. e. w. shall eX-
pend the sum of eighteen (1S) cents
per member per month received from
the local unions affiliated with the
Pacific District Council as monthly
per capita tax, within the territorial
confine of the said Pacific District
Council, said sum to be expended for
organizing purposes. The present
salaried officers of the Pacific District
Council will be appointed organizers
by the International President of the
affiliated brotherhood, insofar as above
mentioned funds make it possible, it
being understood that said appoint
ees are subject to the laws of the af-
not then be confronted with feverish
rush in the spring and the streets of
orr cities full of unemnlovad man in