The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1917-01-05
TRADES
COUNCIL
N E w S
Wednesday, January 8

Council met at p. m, Delegate
Francois in the chair.
The credentials of A. J. Jenkins, E.
e. Ingersoll and H. Arends, delegates
elect to the Trades Council, were re-
ceived and read.
The credentials of Harve Thompson
as the Cooks and Walters member of
the board of control of the Labor
Journal were received and referred to
the board of control.
John Larson, carpenter, was
stricken from the unfair list.
The following letter was received,
read and ordered printed in the Labor
Journal. The letter is self-explana-
tory:
Washington, D. c., Dec. 26, 1916.
To the Secretaries of State Branches
and City Central Bodies.
Dear Sir and Brother
Pursuant to the directions of the
thirty-sixth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, held in
Baltimore, Md, Dec. 1925, 1916, your
organization is hereby advised of the
adoption of the following resolution,
with the request that it be read at the
next meeting of your organization:
Whereas, On June 8, 1916, meeting
was held in Paris, ILL.,, for the purpose
of organizing the. broom makers en-
ployed by the Merkle-Wiley Broom
Company The firm, on learning of
the said action, discharged a number
of its employees for having become
members of the international Broom
and Whisk Makers Union; and
Whereas, The action of the firm
was reported to President John H.
Walker of the Illinois State Fedora
ton of Labor, who called on the firm
for the purpose of settling the
grievance of the broom makers, the
management making the statement
that they did not want their en-
ployees disturbed by the establish
ment of an organization and refused
to recognize organized labor; and
Whereas, The Merkle-Wiley Broom
Trades Council Insert
employees for becoming members Of
a trade union, indicate that they do
not desire the patronage of union
men; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, in convention as
sembled, declares the actions of the
Merkle-Wiley Broom Company, Of
Paris, ILL.,, to be both antagonistic and
unfair to organized labor, and urges
all union men and women and friends
of organized labor to purchase only
brooms bearing the union label of the
Broom and Whisk Makers Union; and
be it further
Resolved, That the secretary of the
Federation notify all state and city
central bodies of the above action.
Hoping that our movement in your
territory and generally will make graf
flying progress during the coming
year, l am with best wishes,
Yours fraternally,
FRANK MORRISON,
Secretary American Federation of
Labor.
The Council endorsed a bill to be
introduced in the legislature providing
for a state owned printing plant.
The convention and organization
committees reported progress.
On request of the Transfers, c. A.
Worth was placed on the unfair list.
Reports of Unions
The BARRIERS had a good meeting
and elected officers. George B. Sharp
less was elected delegate to the Fed
GRAFTON convention. Officers will be
installed next Thursday. The names
of the new officers will appear in the
next issue of the Journal.
The Cooks and Walters elected
Harve Thompson and Dan Warner
delegates to the State Federation con
vention.
The Molders announced that the
members of their union have reason
to look upon the new year as brighter
than several just passed for the
reason that their hours of work have
been reduced from S1a to and along
with this gain came substantial in
crease in wages. This betterment af-
fects those men who are engaged in
the manufacture of stoves.
The Electrical Workers reported a
good meeting, at which officers were
elected for the ensuing term as fol-
lows
Observation-Disclosures Sjunnessen.
vice President-Pettenridg
Financial Secretary-Worswic
Recording Mueller.