United labor bulletin., 1914-02-14
LABEL LEAGUE
Meeting Held February 8, 1914.


Meeting called to order ut o'clock,
with President Stoughton III the chair.
Rollcall of officers found al! present
except Sergeant-at- Arms Patton.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approved as corrected.
At this time Miss Iva Hall presented
credentials from the Michigan Fedora
ton of Labor and the kalamazoo Corset
Workers Union No. 50. Miss Hall was
granted the floor and made an interest
ing address on the strike OF the Corset
Workers. which has been in progress
over two years. Miss Hall further stat
ed that the Strikers, Rather and Thor
son stores of this city handled the pro
ducts OF the Kalamazoo Corset company,
and she urged the members of the league
to give this matter much publicity as
possible. Moved and seconded that Or
ganizer Oplinger assist the Corset
Workers by calling on the merchants
mentioned and request them to discon-
tinue handling these goods. Motion
carried
Credentials We're presented from the
following unions: Web Pressmen No %,
Sheet Metal Workers No. Q, Brewery
Workers Nos. "A, So, 5S, Soda Water
Bottlers No. $50, Stenographers, Book
keepers and Office Assistants No. H. ,49i,
Bakers No. 26.
Moved and seconded that the delegates
appear before the labels committee and
those found to qualify be Obligated Mo-
ton carried The following delegates
were obligated: Kratke, Stoughton,
I.cassen. johnson, Slanker, Holzer, Berg
strom, Waidman, Heiman, Crosson.
business committee reported that the
work OF completing the directory was
well in hand and the committee urged
: II organizations to send list OF their
fair firms. Delegate Mcnamara of the
committee reported that the cover was
being designed by the apprentice boys
of the Typographical Union No. ~ and
was the specimen to be used Tor tins
months contest. He further stated that
the best design would be printed i'll sh' |
Inland Printer.
Brewery Workers gave Il list OF fair
breweries and bottling houses also stat !
ing that the Deep Rock and Central |
Bottling companies We're unfair. Re
ferred to the secretary for publication in
the directory Photo Engravers No. Is.
giving address OF the new secretary. re.
ceived and filed American Federation
OF Labor, relative to union-made furni- |
turc, referred to Organizer Oplinger. De
partment of labor, regarding resolutions
read and filed. The following bills were
allowed: Hall rent for February, 50 +.
reading clerk, salary for January. 81;
S. p Oplinger, $50; Felix and Brant.
$3.50; secretary treasurer, salary for
January, $40; total, $4s.5o.
Bakers reported that the strike is still
on at the Old Homestead bakery and
delegates to report same in their meet
ings.
Delegate Frincke OF the Bindery
Women's Union reported that a Reuben
dance will be given by joint committee
of the bookbinders and Bindery girls at
Caldwell hall, February 10, 1914.
Delegate Sanford of the Cigarnfakers
reported that the Cigarmakers had de-
cided to cut the donation to the leagues
agitation work to $40 per month, as his
union thought other locals should do
nate to the work. II
Laundry Workers report that the New
Domestic, White Star and Westminster
laundries are the only union laundries |
i'll the city.
Finesilver's store on Ninth and Santa