The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-02-27
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ORGANIZED LABOR TO
HAVE Co OPERATIVE:
MAIL: ORDER HOUSE

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The prevailing conception. of a
labor union is that it's only function
is to instigate strikes for the purpose
of increasing wages, shortening hours
and creating a. monopoly of employ
ment for its members. Correct in
formation as to the educational and
beneficial work the unions are doing
is available only to those who are
readers of the labor press.
Whenever organized lablr, breaks
into the columns of other Newspapers
it is because of some strike, some
judicial decision, some lazy suit, or
to give publicity to a. TRADE by. some
union hater. Then organized labor
Is depicted as a. dictator, a. criminab
thug, an n-Americanc Aastitution
that should not be tolerated in a free
country.
Benefits of Organization.
Very seldom is mention: made: of
the beneficial activities connected
with the general; scheme Of organiza-
ton, such features: as sick and death
benefits, out-of-work relief, old. age
pensions, homes for +; the. aged,
schools for apprentices, correspond
ence courses for journeymen, and
the legislative work in Congress and
state legislatureS where laws are
urged for the abolition of child, labor,
the protection of wornen IN Industry
and the safeguarding. Of the: health
and lives Of all who work. These
are matters with which organized Ia
Dor is occupied continuously, !:
Hostile organizations sof employ ers
- +>-s Il - a.. / Z
American labor movement can be
destroyed or even cnGbed,e They see
the membership of 1.-THE. A. F. Of L.
increasing each year; they see labor
charging it's influence among the law
makers of the land; there is recogni
ton Of it's power and aggressiveness,
new plans for widening its sphere of
usefulness are constantly being ad-
vocated and inaugurated.
Whenever labor breaks new ground.
when it reaches out into hitherto un-
tried fields of: endeavor, the: expert
ment is eagerly followed by all who
are in sympathy with the movement,
who give time and thought to the
progress of the workers. sThe latest
attempt to- draw the hosts Of labor
more solidly together is to concen-
trate their purchasing power for the
benefit of union label products: Of
all kinds
Union "Iabel' Coop.
About a year ago there was or
ganized in New York City co-opera-
tive association Of union men and
women, known as the Union Label
Products Trading Association, which
hoc in, wiz +Io ~ In
market for the sale of union label
goods. The general plan is to establish
in all large cities retail stores where
only union label goods will be sold.
Also to sell goods by the mail order
, method, made possible by the intro
, duction of the parcels post.
+ On September 49,, 1914, an office
and salesroom was opened in the
; World Building, New York City. "A
large stock Of mems furnishing,
cigars and cigarettes, pocket knives,
; household articles and many special
lines of women's wear has been as
sembled.> An illustrated meil order
catalog has been issued, and sent to-
trades unionists and sympathizers
whose names could be secured The
!, results thus far have been very salts
factory, enough orders have been re-
ceived to encourage the association
to enlarge its lines and increase its
stock Of goods. The goods handled
are the best that can be obtained
| from the most reliable union manu-
facturers. No attempt is made to
lrlhave customers. pay extra for the
union label, the prices being no high
! er than are paid for non-label goods.
Endorsed By Labor Leaders. "
he6enterprise has the end orsement
of the leaders of the American labor
Ismoyem ert, men prominent 5 in its
Ecouncils being mem beers. Of the ASSOC
citation. Off1cial recoE Knit on al u given