Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-07
Printing Trades
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

/ ing from until 9 o'clock. Chairman
Edwin G. Dean of the Committee on
Laws read the repord on compilation and
revision, which was the special order for
3 o'clock. Two important amendments
were indorsed, one readopting the pri-
ority rule for No. 40, and the other lin
iting contracts with employers to one
year.
Section of Article 10 was made to
read as follows, upon motion of E. y.
Randall:
"The competent sub Oldest in continu
Gus service is entitled to the first va
cancy."
The present contract with the news
paper publishers, which has eighteen
months yet to run, incorporates the law
enacted a year ago by an l. T. U. refer
endum vote giving foremen the right to
give situation to any sub who has es-
tablished a priority OF sixty days in the
office.
| Section / of Article l2 was amended to
read as follows:
NO contract shall be entered into be-
tween this union and any employer, OF
association of employers, governing work
ing conditions, hours to be worked or
amount of wages to be received by mem.
bers Of this union in the employ of said
/ employers, or association of employers,
/ for period longer than one year. This
section shall not be construed as prohib-
| iting the signing of a contract that auto
matically renews itself on the failure OF
either party to the contract to propose a
change"
As amended the laws were adopted
and 1000 copies in book form ordered
1 printed.
A resolution to regulate procedure in
consideration of grievances, proposed by
President Pferdesteller, was adopted a.
| follows:
Resolved, That it be the sense of this
union that any member desiring to ap-
peal to the local joint standing com
mittee shall first appeal TO the chapel
{ II the decision Of the chapel is not
agreeable to either the foreman or the
employe. then b shall be the duty of
the party who il aggrieved by the chap
I el'- decision to appeal to the union thru
the regular channels provided by local
laws Unless the foremans action IS re-
verscd. the union shall not finance the
appeal
August Koester. elected at the previous
meeting TO represent No. 20 at the con
fcrenccs being held TO promote the cree
tion Of a Labor Temple in Denver. made
very comprehensive report, which en-
lightened the members present as to the
plan and progress OF the movement.
a committee from the Labor Temple
Association also addressed the meeting.
The visitors We're Clarence J. Moor
house, p J. Devault and J. W. Higens.
The matter OF subscribing for shares
and the amount the union should take
was referred to the Board of Trustees
! for report and action thereon at the next
meeting The board members having this
matter in charge are W. II. Neighbor,
Oscar Anderson and sam w. Boyd. II
i believed the union will subscribe for
gocdly number of shares.
l. T. L. Delegates Frank J. Pulver and
Robert + Jones submitted their reports
Of the sixty y-seoond session held recently
in Baltimore
Secretary Birdsall's report showed
there are now i65 members of the union
Leonard w. Clay was elected TO fun
membership.
Frank Stewart and Charles Carson
were welcomed as a visiting committee
from Stereotypers and Electrotypers I'm
ion No. II and Ladies Auxiliary. They
were boosting for a Halloween dance TO
be given by their union. \ bunch OF
tickets were purchased.
Judge" John Z. Collett is tempor-
arily located at the court house. He
Is reading proof there on the delinquent
tax list. Saws association with legal
lights and comely clients away from the
box stall proofroom serves the purpose
of months vacation IN the mountains
Vice President Leo Cuthbertson was
called to the chair by President Pferdes
teller at last Sundays meeting. and pre-
sided during good part of the long
session with much dignity and consid
cradle decision.
Frank J. Pulver. I. T. U. representa-
tive. returned this week from Scotts
bluff Ncb., where he succeeded in ad-
justing some differences between the I'M.
ion and the newspaper publishers.
Publication of the delinquent tax list
has added three machine operators to
the Times force. They are Walter
Jones, NJ. O. Hutter and Harold +. Sci
pie.
Charles Mckee has returned TO Den
Yer after prolonged stay in San Diego,
California.
Ralph $. Kinney, who whs lost" for
two years has been found. He was for
merly assistant foreman and makeup on
the Rocky Mountain News, His mystic
rious disappearance occasioncd consider
able comment in Denver printing circles.
and he was eventually suspended for
non-paymcnt Of dues. letter from the
secretary of Seattle Typographical I'm.
ion states Ralph has made application
for membership there.
Secretary Eugene Morris OF Salt Lake
/ Typographical Union issa proud papa,
the stork having brought fine girl to
the Morris home last week. Genes many
Denver friends extend congratulations.
Concerning former well known Den
yer typo. the Utah Labor News of Salt
Lake City has this: "W. C. Bartlett is
back after visit of ten days with his