United labor bulletin., 1913-04-03
UNITY CONFERENCE SUCCESS.

New York.-The Unity conference
called by President Gompers, pursuant
to action taken by the executive council
was held in this city on March Z and 8,
and proved most successful. Secretary
Frank Morrison, Vice President James
O'Connell and General Organizer hugh
Frayne represented the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, and the following CEN
trail bodies of Greater New York and vi
cinity were represented: Central Fed
Grated union of New York; Central La
Dor Union, White Plains, N Y; Essex
Trades council, Newark, N. j.; United
Trades and Labor council, Patterson, N.
j.; Central Labor union, Elizabeth, N. ]. ;
Trades and Labor council, Passaic, N.
j.; Bronx Labor council, Bronx, N. Y;
Central Labor union, Brooklyn, n. ";
United Hebrew trades, New York; Yor-
kers Federation of Labor, Yonkers, N
": Central Labor union of Hudson coun-
ty, Hoboken, n. j.; Central Union Labor
Label council of Greater New York and
vicinity; Central Labor union. New Ro-
chelle, N. Y: Federated Trades council
of the Oranges, N. j.. Joint Board of
Business Agents, Newark n. j., and the
Central Trades and Labor council Rich
mond Borough, N. Y There are num-
ber of local unions under the jurisdiction
of the various chartered central bodies
lldI are aUlfdLtu WILL 4udi EtulIdl Ut
ganizations A list of these unions is to
be compiled and the International organ
izations communicated with. through the
American Federation OF Labor, for the
purpose of securing afiliation of these
local unions with the Legitimate char
tered central bodies. >4sesolutions were
adopted arghNg the executive council of
the AInerican Federation OF Labor to en-
force the laws in the matter of requiring
central bodies to refuse seats to non-af-
filiated organizations, and also calling
upon the American Federation of Labor
to communicate with all national and in
ternational unions whose local unions
are affiliated with any dual body for the
purpose of securing the cooperation of
the national ORGANIZATIONS in having
these local unions affiliate with the le-
gitimate chartered central bodies and
withdraw from all dual bodies. 1t also
was further urged thai the law of the
American Federation of Labor should be
enforced. in that no building trades
union should be affiliated with the cen
trail body unless affiliated with the local
Building Trades council of the Building
Trades department, A. F. of l.. where
such body exists. Action was further
taken asking the executive council to re-
quest and urge all affiliated national and
International unions TO assign at least
one organizer to assist in a general or
ganizing campaign in the territory rep
resented by the central bodies in the
conference. The representatives of the
central bodies in the conference pledged
themselves on behalf of their central
bodies TO enforce all laws and decisions
of the American Federation of Labor, as
well as the laws and decisions of the de
partments under the American Fedora
ton of Labor. The discussions which
occurred at this conference cannot but
have a splendid effect upon the general
situation in this territory, and will re
suit in a greater effort being made 10
promote unity of thought and action