New Britain herald., 1915-12-11
IGNORED AND H DUES CHARGED
 CLAIMS OF L.
Labor Organization Repr| $500 WOrkmen With
 from Chamber of Comm
PRES. KERWIN TELLS
 DISSATISFACTION

Says He Was Not Notified of
 or Postponements and VI
 Recognized When Committc
 Being Appointed-Not Asst
 Keeping Hospital Printing
 Chamber of Commerce in tI
 A serious break in the rar the Chamber of Commerce,
 cured with the withdrawal Central Labor union represe in the Chamber and the brea present is one that has the a outlook of not being mended future. Alleged ignoring of il tral Labor unions representa- meetings and appointments o mittees and alleged excessive ing of fees are the causes givd the members of the labor organ for their withdrawal. Actioi taken at the meeting of the
 on last Tuesday evening but a secrecy has been maintained D organizations since.
 Statement by Kerwin.
 President M. T. Kerwin O C. l.. U. was interviewed today gard to the breach, and he spy a frank manner in regard to| situation. He said: "The Central union was asked at the formafl the Chamber of Commerce to d with the organization. Believin| it. would be beneficial for unionl cooperate with the Chamber of| merce, our organization voted Id and I was appointed to act as sentative. This occurred on Ja IS, 1914. We were somewhat prised during the month of O, to receive bill for s25 for due a year, notwithstanding that the were not payable until next Jal We also investigated condition conducted by Chamber of Gem in other cities, and learned that fee charged in Meriden was on We could not as a body see wh local organization asked for which we consider excessive.
 During my connection with Chamber as a representative I been notified but twice of meetir be held by civic bureau with our organization was connected. first experience with handling business of the bureau was on night that MT. Dave was to ri, talk, which was scheduled to r held at the Grammar school. I there as notified, but found the in darkness and on receiving nation that the meeting woul held in the Chamber rooms I there. I found but few mer present, the greater portion CO ing of women. Secretary Ane and President Christ were there the close of the meeting the pl ing officer asked if there was further business to be conducted no one speaking, the meeting journed. I was not at any time . whether the organization whi represented had any suggestions offer.
 "The next notice of a meetine received by me in October. and arriving at the Chamber heads ters, all that I found was a rep and the secretary of the Chan This meeting was called off or count of the lack of quorum.
 When I went back to the tral Labor union meetings had T ing in the nature of a report to to that body to show that anythir an interesting or beneficial ns was transpiring in the workings the Chamber for our benefit.
 The members of the Gel Labor feel that the $25 dues been wasted, and it was then that union body decided that it was expenditure of money to tribute further to the Chamber Commerce"
 Discusses Labor Troubles.
 President Kerwin also took o sion to rap the organization for its activity during the recent labor tro les. He said an organization for to benefit the city that showed { a lack of interest in the matter such vital interest as a strike. sh, not receive the cooperation of the Dor interests. President keI struck keynote for unionism W he called attention to the fact that the various committees appointed the chairman Of various bureaus, of the Central Ls Union had never received recognit despite the fact that in the city tn L.. T.. represents $500 people.
 Some time ago the C. l.. U. took he matter of having the annual port of the New Britain General Dital. which has in the past printed in Springfield. Mass, don, ais city. It did not request that printing be done by union print put asked that the work be done vorkmen of this city. The Cham ,f Commerce it is claimed simply 'ormed the C. l.. U. that it had ma