Denver labor bulletin., 1918-11-30
BILLS FOR LABOR TO BE
SUBMITTED BY STATE FEDERATION

The local committee on Legislation
of the Colorado State Federation of
Labor held meeting recently and de-
cided to recommend 10 the executive
board of the State Federation of Labor
that the following demands of organ
lied labor be drafted into bills and
presented to the incoming legislature.
1t was also decided that the legisla-
tive committee be instructed to use
its influence to have all measures
passed and keep a correct record of
all members in both houses as to their
votes on all labor bills.
Organized Labor's Demands.
Amendments to sections 29 and "a
inclusive of the state industrial act, to
repeal the involuntary servitude sec
tions and enact in lieu thereof provis-
ions for mediation and concilation.
Amendment to the workmen's COM
pensation law, increasing the COM
pensation, allow a shorter waiting pc
riod, state insurance. The State Fed
Grafton has endorsed a demand for
compensation to equal &c 2-3 of
wages, a maximum of $50 per week,
waiting period of not more than seven
days, and has demanded exclusive
state insurance.
Repeal of the state constabulary
law.
Repeal of the anti-boycott law.
Enactment of an anti-injunction
law.
Enactment of an amendment to the
woman's minimum wage law, the most
important of which is to secure an
appropriation of sufficient amount to
put it into force.
The State Association of Fire Fight
ers are asking for an increase in the
percent allowed from the money col
lected as fees from foreign insurance
companies for the firemen's pension
fund.
Some Legislative bills are being pre-
pared at this time. They are as fol-
lows:
A public defender law has been re-
peatedly been endorsed by the State
Federation of Labor, and the same
was passed by the last Legislature, but
was vetoed by the governor
The state mining of coal, on state
owned lands, has been endorsed by the
Federation year after year, and at
| tempts have been made to secure the
enactment of same by the initiative
and referendum, but without success
on account of the fact that we had no
money to procure the necessary num-
ber of signatures. This will have to
be constitutional amendment and
such an amendment will be introduced
| in the coming session of the legisla-
| ture.
A bill providing for health insur
ance will be introduced, so we are
informed, by a society for social leg
| islation. A resolution providing for
the endorsement of law of this kind.
introduced at the Salida convention.
was referred to the executive board,
with instructions to report on same
to the next convention.
The matter of drafting up amend
ments to the industrial commission
law and workmen's compensation law
has been taken up with the American
Society for Labor Legislation. who
are working on same at the present
time. The draft of the amendments
to these laws will be along the line
endorsed by the Federation.
The repeal bills, for the repeal of
the anti-boycott and state constabu-
larry laws, is now being drafted and
will be ready in n few days.
The anti-injunction law has been
drafted and is ready to submit at the
present time. This anti-injunction
| law has been endorsed by the Ameri-
| can Federation of Labor and drawn
up by Judge Alton B. Parker.
This leaves the amendment to the
| firemen's pension law. the BARRIERS Ii
cense law and the woman's minimum