The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-09-08

large by giving the foregoing facts
the widest circulation.
Packing House Strike Reaching Stage
of Trench Warfare
Business Agent JOS. Brandstetter of
Butchers and Sausage Makers Union
No. 545 reports: After several weeks
of strike of the Packing House Work
ers and Sausage Makers the situation
today is almost unchanged. The strik-
ers are convinced that the combined
packing interests are determined to
fight the labor movement to the bitter
end The Krey Packing Co. with Fred
Krey as president has now 100 men
employed; the Dressed Beef Co. about
200 men; most of these strikebreakers
are imported from Chicago and Kan
sas City. The Independent Packing
Co., under the management of Gus
Bischoff and Mr.. Krenning, refuse alb
solutely to have anything to do with
the union although most of it's former
employees were union men and created
the wealth the company now enjoys.
The other packing house proprietors,
like Sartorious, BelZ and the Caron-
delet Packing Co.. belong to the same
ring as the He'll Packing Co. None
of them will sign the contract of our
| organization. These Meat Barons"
have union among themselves, for
no other purpose than to fight union
labor and exploit the consuming pub
lie. According to the report of Secre-
tary John Lesser of Local Union No
545, the total number of strikers in
the st. Louis packing houses was
5000. The strikers are determined to
continue the battle until victory will
crown their efforts. Local Union No
SO of Butchers and Meat Cutters will
also do its very best to assist the
strikers in their fight. International
Vice President Dennis Lane of Chi
cago has charge of the strike and his
will enable hi INTO lead the strikers
to victory and success, says Brother
Jos. Brandstetter
Bindery Women's Union No. SIS Max
ing Splendid Progress
Last Monday evening Bindery
Women's Local No. 55 held a we'll
attended meeting at 1929 Olive street
to take up the proceedings of the
recent international convention in In
dianapolis. According to the constitu-
ton, all the decisions and the election
must be ratified by a general vote of
the membership Local No. IS could
not complete the work at the last
meeting, but will have to continue
discussion and action on the interna-
tional convention work at the next
meeting, which will take place on the
second Monday in September Presi-
dent Sovey, whose reelection by the
convention must also be ratified by
the general vote of the membership,
was in st. Louis last Monday morning
Kansas City. He left the same day,
but will return this Saturday. The
st. Louis delegates to the Indianap-
oils convention from Local No. IS
were Miss Bess M. Coleman and Miss
attended the convention. Local No.
Catherine Casey. Seventy delegates
So has increased its membership to
about 500. In the near future the
Book Binders organization will pay
more attention to it's label propaganda.
In his annual report President Sovey,
in a spirit of reprimand, said: 1T
cannot be said that all of our local
unions have over-exerted themselves
in conducting aggressive campaigns
| looking to the creation of an increased
demand for our Book Binders label
during the past term. 1t is evident
that most of the local label commit
tees have concluded that the mere
starting of an agitation for a demand
for the label is sufficient. 1t has been
found, however, that the demand for
the label fluctuates according to the
publicity and push back of it."-St.
Louis Labor