The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-31

sistance to the unions of the calling
already organized by the following
means;
"(a) To assist In the organiza-
ton of their own workers; (b)
when employing new workers apply
to the union for those already
members, if any such are out of
employment and competent for
work required, (c) to periodically
look for the union cards of their
workers so they will assist the
struggling unions in keeping their
members dues without unr ecessary
effort, (d) to enter into union shop
agreements with the union where
the union is in the habit of making
formal agreements; (e) to give ex-
ira work dore outside the Office to
union me nbers where possible. "
Endorsing the Casey Bill, H. R.
II ,S55, or legislation of similar
import acceptable to the organized
farmers for the establishment of
an industrial alcohol commission,
and All appropriation by Congress
to demonstrate conclusively the
practicability of farm alcohol dis
tilling.
Requesting the active co-opera-
ton of all affiliated national and
international unions, state fedora
tions of labor, city central bodies,
in behalf of the United Brotherhood
of Leather Workers on Horse
Goods, in its campaign for organ
izing the men of the trade.
The convention condemned the
use of official seals Of the oTgani
cations of labor by privately owned
papers, and called upon all state
bodies and central bodies TO with
draw all seals now being printed II
privately owned papers. The vari
Gus departments of the A. F. of L
were asked to take similar meas
ures with their respective loca
councils.
In dealing with the effort to or
ganize the employees of the variou.
state institutions controlled by the
State Board of Administration o.
the State OF Illinois, to secure fol
them one days rest in seven, rea
sonable compensation for labor per
formed, an annual vacation of al
least two weeks, adequate housing
facilities for employees, a prac lea
tribunal for the redress of griev.
ances, the convention declared in
favor of similar agitation being
conducted through the proper
channels, such as the State FEEDER
ations of Labor, the city central
bodies, and the A. F. of l. organ
izations, n the other states
throughout America.
The convention unequivocally
declared that bakery wagon drivers
and laundry wagon drivers come
under the jurisdiction of the In
ternational Brotherhood of Team
sters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and
Helpers of America; that all afhili-
ated organizations should govern
themselves accordingly, and that
all state federations of labor and
city central bodies shall be given
notice that local unions having
within their membership teamsters
coming under the jurisdiction of
the International Brotherh9od of
Teamsters will GOT be seated until
such members are transferred to
their proper Jurisdiction
1t was recommended that every
effort be made by the A F. of l..
and state federatious and city cen
tral bodies for the passage of laws
by the various state legislatures
for the free textbook system.
1t was ordered that the state fed
erations and city central bodies
should be requested to use best en-.
deavors to have laws enacted by
the different state legislatures re
quiring that in the workshops in
which are employed upholsterers
and mattressmakers who work on
furniture, mattresses, railway cars,
and automobiles, the filling ma
terials shall be picked in separate
rooms, and also that the use of
materials for the filling of mattress
es which are injurious to the health
of the peoTle chaII he nrohih;ted