United labor bulletin., 1913-05-01
SEmI.M0NTHLY Meeting
OF TRADES ASSEMBLY
Assembly Will Appeal For Funds
to Finance Brickmakers' Strike
stephen Knight Condemned
Jewish Baksrs Chartered.
GOVERNOR AsKEDT0 SIGN BILLS

The Denver Trades Assembly, Sun
day. took action that will greatly assist
the Denver union of Brick, Tile and
Terra Gotta Workers. The Brickmak-
ers are out at two shops in the city, and
it may transpire that a general strike
in the brickmaking business in Denver
will be called. The organization which
is involved in this strike is a young or
ganization, and the assembly passed a
motion that the central body send out a
call for a strike fund to assist the
brickmakers. This organization is ask
ing for slight increase In wages, and
II the demands are not conceded there
will be long-drawn-out strike that will
call for the assistance of all the local
unions of Denver. This is the first ac-
ton of the kind in the writer's memory
to be taken by the assembly. and
should be of great assistance to the
brickmakers
KNIGHT CONDEMNED.
Stephen Knight, a member Of the
school board. who seeks reelection at
the polls Monday. was condemned at the
assembly meeting because he is the
head Of two large baking concerns OF
Denver that employ non-union bakers.
The resolution which was the vehicle
for the action was introduced by the
Bakers union, and had been previously
adopted by that organization. Delegate
Common of the Steamftters' union led
the opposition to the resolution.
CHARTER FOR JEWISH BAKERS.
As announced in The Bulletin last
week. Business Agent Lowderback of
the Bakers union reported to the as
sembly. Sunday. that his international
organization had chartered the Jewish
bakers OF Denver and that the charter
for the new organization had arrived.
SECRETARY TO GET TYPEWRITER.
Secretary Ahlstrom of the assembly
is to have a new typewriter He
brought the matter before the organiza-
ton Sunday. and the board OF directors
were instructed to act in the matter.
Such a high priced officer as the secre-
tary OF the assembly should be properly
equipped with all the latest machinery
in the stenographical line in order that
the large amount of business OF that
body can be handled in neat and up
to-date manner.
ORGANIZERS REPORT.
Organizer Hoage reported that the
Bookkeepers' and Stenographers' union
had been organized. and said that the
charter had arrived and that the next
meeting of the organization would be
held at Cooks hall. Club building. Tues
day. May 13- The organization has been
properly OmCeFeu anu ID u hfc anu uP-
to-oate organization
ARBITRATION coMNITTEE.----
The arbitration committee reported
that the trouble with the Iris theater in
getting that theater to organize its
musicians had been referred back to the
Musicians union, and that n report from
that organization was awaited before &C
ton would be recommended.
The representatives from the building
trades organizations reported that the
building trades were boycotting the new
Isis theater. as well as the old house
and the Bee theater. all operated by Mr..
Baxter OF the Isis theater. The new
theater opened today, and labor Will
continue the boycott indefinitely.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE.
The legislative committee reported
that 1t had complied with the request of
the assembly in taking political action.
and the report was adopted. The ac-
tion of the committee has appeared in
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