The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Convention Call Of the Ohio
State Federation OF Labor.
To the affiliated Central Bodies and
Labor Unions, Greeting:

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Labor Unions, Greeting:
Pursuant to the Constitution of
the Ohio Federation of Labor, you
are hereby advised that the Thirty
third Annual Convention of the
Ohio State Federation of Labor
will be held in Memorial Hall, To-
ledo, Ohio, beginning at 10 clock
A. NJ, Monday, October 8, 1916,
and will continue in session until
the business of the Convention Is
completed.
REPRESENTATION. r epresenta
ton in the Convention will be on
the following basis: Each Lccal
Union sending a delegate shall be
entitled to one vote for every one
hundred members or less and one
additional vote for each additional
one hundred or major fraction
thereof. Central Labor Unions
shall be allowed one vote.
The amount of per capita tax the
Local pays into the treasury shall
determine the number of votes the
delegate casts, but no delegate
shall cast more than FIVE votes.
The fiscal year of the Federation
closes on September 30th; to be en-
titled to representation, your per
capita tax should be paid 70 that
dete when sending in credentials
A Central body and one local un-
ion, or two local unions of the same
craft, located in the same city, may
Join in electing a delegate. Where
the delegate represents Central
Body and a Local Union he shall
be entitled to one vote for the Cen
trail Body, and such votes for the
Local Union as it shall be entitled
to by the per capita tax paid.
Where the delegate represents two
Local Unions, the total per capita
tax paid by both Unions shall de-
termine the number of votes the
delegate casts. Proxy votes shall
not be allowed.
Unions not affiliated can elect
delegates and be represented by
payment of $500 mutation fee
ard three months per capita tax
on or before September 80, 1916.
Application blanks can be secured
from the Secretary.
CREDENTIALS. Credentials ii
duplicate are forwarded to all Un
ions. The original credential mus
be given to the delegate-elect, sign
ed by him or her, and the duplicate
signed by the delegate, forwarded
to the Ohio State Federation of La
Dor office, Room II, Hubert Bloci
Sixth and Vine Streets, Cincinnati
Ohio.
The committee on credential!
will meet in Toledo one day previ
Gus to the opening of the ccnven
ton, so as to be able to report i'm
mediately upon opening of conven
tion, Monday morring; hence Sec
retaries will observe the necessit,
of mailing duplicate credential
properly signed by the delegate, a
soon as delegate is elected.
SPECIAL NOTICE The follow
ing resolution was adopted By th
1915 convention. Resolved lha
the affiliated Unions he requested
by the Secretary of the Federation
when sending out the Convention
Call, to insist that delegates elected
to attend the Convention of til,
Ohio State Federation of Labor
shall have upon their wearing ap
parel at least five bona 6de labels.
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING.
The board will meet Sunday Octo
Der 9Th, P. M. at the Hotel Ma
varre. Organizations having com
plaR grievances or other matter
to bring before the Board, can d
so at this meeting
Hotel Accommodations Conven
tion Headquarters, Hotel Navarro
European Plan, $1.00 81 so an
$500; Boody House, Europea