The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-06-13
FOR PROTECTION OF
BUILDING TRADES

the Executive Council of the State
Federation of Labor:
To the Officers and Members of
the Building Trades Councils, and
Central Labor Councils affiliated
with the Washington State Fedora
ton of Labor-Greeting
The last convention of the Wash
ington State Federation of Labor
adopted the following report sub
mitted by a Committee appointed
to deal with Building Trades mat
tiers:
''Inasmuch as there are many OPP
erations in the line of constructive
work employing considerable num-
bers of Building Trades mechanics
which are either outside the turis-
diction of Local Unions of Building
Trades Councils or in localities
where the local organizations are
too small to handle the jobs and
which require for their successful
control more strength than the local
organizations possess, and which
condition constitutes a menace to
! the Building Trades and renders the
men employed on said operations
against undesirable working condi-
tions;
| 1--WE believe the Executive Council
should be authorized and empowered
upon request of any Building Trades
Council or Local Union affiliated
with this Federation to issue Gre
dentials to the chosen representative
of said Union or Council giving said
representative authority to act with
full power as the Representative of
the State Federation, either singly
or in conjunction with the officers
of the Federation, whenever 1t may
be necessary to properly control such
operations.
"Your Committee further recon-
mend that the President of the Fed
era ton, after comforting with all the
| Building Trades Councils of the
State, appoint Committee to con-
slider and report to the next conven-
ton how best to coordinate the eff
forts of the Federation and the
Building Trades for the more eff
cient service of the trade unionsts
in the State"
In line with the provisions of the
above report and it's recommends
tions, the Executive Council of the
State Federation of Labor at a re-
cent meeting decided to appoint a
Committee of five to draft and
present to the Bellingham Conven-
ton of the Federation policy to
protect the interests of the men en-
gagged in construction and building
trades work. The Committee is
composed of three members of the
Executive Council who are building
trades men-L. L. Clifford, of Bel
lingham; E. A. Francois, of Ever
EFT, and o. K Sweeney, of Walla
Walla, with Charles Richmond,
Secretary of the Tacoma Building
Trades Council, and Frank w. Cot
terill, Secretary of the Seattle
Building Trades Council added
thereto.
This Committee held a meeting
recently and decided to recommend
that the officers of the Federation
issue letter to all Building Trades
Councils in the State asking them
to select a Committee of three from
their Building Trades Council, to
meet with the Committee of five
above mentioned for the purpose of
formulating a definite policy look
ing to the protection of all building
trades men in the State.
They also recommend that in cit
les where no Building Trades Coun-
Gil exists that the Central Labor
Council should select three dele
gates from amongst the Building
Trades Delegates from that local
ity who are to attend the Conven-
ton for the purpose herein outlined.
Building Trades Councils should
Immediately comply with the pro-
visions of this recommendation and
select a Committee of three from
their delegates to meet with the
General Committee, and Central
Labor Councils, where no Building
Trades Council exists, should do
likewise.
The names Of the delegates Sc
lected for this purpose should be
sent to the President of the Fed
Grafton at the earliest date possible
so that they can in turn be sub
mitted to the Secretary of the Com
mittee appointed by the Executive
Council, in order that call for the
general meeting can be made from
the floor Of the Convention and
each delegate eligible to serve be
so notified.
Trusting you will cooperate IN
the plan above mentioned. | am
Fraternally yours,
6Siened w. M. SHORT,
President Washington State Fed
Grafton of Labor.