United labor bulletin., 1914-03-14
LABEL LEAGUE
Meeting Friday, March 6, 1914.


with President Stoughton in the chair.
Roll call of officers found all present
except Sergeant at Arms Patton.
1 Minutes OF previous meeting read and
approved as corrected.
Credentials were received from Cooks
No. is and Glass Workers No. So.
/ Moved and seconded that delegates
appear before the Labels Committee. and
those found to qualify be obligated.
Motion carried.
The following delegates were obli-
gated: Corse, kolder, Junghaene and
| Schumacher.
John L. Compton, OF the Stage
Employees, was granted the floor, and
told the delegates about the strike that
was in progress at the Pantages theater
now being called the Garden theater.
Brother Compton stated that not only
were the stage hands out, but the NOV
ing picture operators and musicians
also. He urged the delegates to give
this strike due publicity and stay away
from the Garden theater.
The Business Committee reported that
the new directory would be ready for
distribution by the next meeting of the
league; also stating that enough ads had
been secured to help defray the expense
OF same. The directory will consist of
As pages and a cover
A communication was read from the
Amusement Council OF Denver and vi
cinity, asking assistance in unionizing
the unfair picture houses. Moved and
seconded, that the communication be
turned over 10 Organizer Oplinger, and
he render whatever assistance he can
TO help unionize these houses Motion
carried
| Bakery and Confectionery Workers In
ternational Union OF America calling at
tention to the bakers label and urging
union men and women to buy only union
Label bakery products. Received and
filed
Corset Workers No. SO thanking the
league for donation. Received and filed.
The following bills were allowed:
s. r oPlinger, two weeks salary $4,000
Margaret Noonan, salary, reading
clerk, February .............. LOO
Hall. rent for March ..-.-...- 500
Secretary Treasurer salary for Feb
ruary ........-.-...-.-... 1000
Felix aud Brent, typcwriting min
utes for February. ry......-.. 200
Western Federation OF Miners. Mrs.
Dorscy's collection .....-. 400
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. se2 90
Bakers report progress on the strike
at the Old Homestead bakery, and
stated that an open meeting Of the
union would be held Saturday evening.
March 7th. at l4ls Larimer.
Delegate Spatafora. OF Barbcrs. re.
ported that the BARRIERS would fine any
Of their members caught patronizing un-
fair places also that five dollars a
month would Dc donated 10 special work
Of the league
Delegate Junghaeng. OF the Brewery
Workers, reported that there was a
standing fine Of 500 against any mem.
Der Of the brewery workers reported for
patruu,Eiug unfair places.
Delegate Holland, of the Carpenters
submitted list of houses that had
been built By non.union men. and Or.
ganiEcr oplinRrr was instructed TO call
ON the real estate firms who had built
some OF these houses, and ask them
TO employ union men on their building
work
Delegate Sanford, for Cigarmakcrs, re-
ports all members at work, and stated
that LII zoo more blue labels had been
issued in 1913 than in previous year.
Delegate Welsh. Horsoshocrs. reported
that olson's shop, at lI4s Thirteenth
street. was still unfair to his union.
Delegate Miles, OF the Bookkecpcrs
and Stenographcrs. reported that her
union had started am active member
ship campaign. and ask the assistance
OF all the delegates in securing new
members All office people arc eligible
TO join.
Mrs. Dorsey. of the same union. re-
ported that she had collected Sl4.oo for
the Calumet strikers and same was
turned over to the secretary TO be sept
TO the Western Federation headquar-
tcrs.
Mrs. Dorsey was given a rising vote
of thanks by the delegates for her splen-
did work on behalf of the miners.
Delegate oplinger. of the Walters, re.
ported that his union had collected sew
cral 50 fines. and they were watching
all union houses.
Secretary instructed to send to Union
Label Trades Department OF A. +. of l..
for new label directories; also TO inform
Musicians No. 20 that their delegates
We're not attending the league.
Receipts were announced as S96.64.
Organizer Ross, of the Bakers, made a
very interesting label talk. and his re-
marks were well received by the dele.
gates.
Delegate oplinger urged all delegates
to report union men seen patronizing I'M
fair places and goods.