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assist in securing the enactment of
the measures we had endorsed. and
representative there most of the time;
Secretary Treasurer Hickey acted as
lobbyist for your legislative commit
tee, and was In attendance during he
entire session.
Strikes.
There have been but few strikes In
augurated during the year; most OF
the Industrial disputes that occurred
were adjusted by agreement on April
18th In the brickmakers' strike on
the Denver and -Colfax Pressed Brick
Yards. the strikers have made a de-
termiped stand. Notwithstanding the
/ fact that they have been unable to
get any report from their national
union: the Colfax yard has been
making an attempt to operate with
non-union men. but has met with very
feeble success. as they are able TO
keep the non-union men only few
days: and are continually changing
their force. The Denver yard has
never been able TO get enough non
union men to start operations. the
other brickyards that are in operation
in Denver are paving the union scale.
The members OF the Typographical
Union at Fort Collins. who were work
ing on the two newspapers, the EN-
press and tho Review, struck for recog-
milton of their union and better work
ing conditions. About month ago
settlement was reached with the Re
view and satisfactory agreement
signed: the Express. however. is still
unfair.
The smeltcrmen ut Globeville struck
for an increase of twenty-five cents
per day and better working condi-
tions Owing TO the fact that the men
we're only partially organized. the
strike was OF short duration.
The strike of the painters of Colora-
do Springs against the master painters
OF that city. which was caused by
reduction of fifty cents per day. has
reached partial settlement, but the
painters are still fighting for an alb
solute closed shop for their trade.
The Denver building trades are still
continuing the fight for the closed
shop which was started four and one
half years ago. The Building Trades
Council is growing in strength and
shows every indication of being able
at no distant date to restore the con
ditions that formerly existed.
The building trades OF Pueblo went
on strike in sympathy with the newly
organized teamsters. After few
weeks the matter was finally settled.
and what appeared to be general
building trades strike was averted.
The coal miners of northern Colo
RADIO are still on strike, and are as
determined as ever to continue the
struggle to a successful conclusion.
In conclusion. desire to state that
have endeavored to make this re-
port as brief as possible. and have
confined Il mainly to n summary of
what has been accomplished. | rea-
lize that many subjects which deserve
mention have been omitted because
believe that all matters which may
need attention. as well as the pro-
posed remedies. will he brought before
this convention by resolution of other
wise.
II gives me great pleasure TO say
that the future for this Organization
looks bright: It never before occupied
the same position in the minds OF the
general public that II does now. and
its energies, II properly directed, will
continue to be fruitful of results so
far as the betterment of the condi-
tions of the workers are concerned.