The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-02-21


and find that they fasten the
chain around us tighter than ever;
workmen have no say whatever"
"Who elects the officers of the
Loyal Legion? The Board of Di-
rectors.
"Who fixes the price of initi-
alton and dues of the Loyal Legion?
The Board of Directors.
"Who may levy additional as
sessments in the Loyal Legion?
The Board of Directors.
"Who fixes the salary of the Of
ficers of the Loyal Legion? The
Board of Directors.
who fixes the price of the Of
fetal journal of the Loyal Legion?
The Board of Directors.
"Who determines all of the ex-
penses of the Loyal Legion? The
Board of Directors.
who fixes the dates of holding
the Loyal Legion Convention? The
Board of Directors.
"Who fixes all the rules and
regulations of the Loyal Legion
Convention? The Board of Direc-
tors.
"Who fixes wages and working
conditions of the Loyal Legion?
The Board of Directors.
who settles all grievances and
differences of the Loyal Legion?
The Board of Directors.
"Who is absolutely supreme over
TIE convention of the Loyal Le-
gion? The Board of Directors.
"Who decides plan of final ar
bitration of the Loyal Legion?
The Board of Directors.
"When does the workingman' s
say come in?"
Section of Article reads as
follows:
1.-THE duties of the Board of Di-
rectors shall be to decide all ques-
tions submitted to it, in the man
ner herein described, and to initi-
ate any matters of general import.
The Board of Directors shall also
! have power to amend these bylaws
and regulations; it shall elect the
executive officers of the Loyal Lee
gion; and have general supervi-
sion of the administrative affairs
of the association, as the SUPREME
LEGISLATIVE BODY OF THE Or
GANIZATION. The Board of Di-
rectors shall have power to appoint
all committees, and may call spec
ial conventions of the membership
in addition to the annual conven-
ton, should it be deemed advis-
able. No member of the Board of
Directors, or of any other commit
tee of the association shall be per-
mitted to vote by proxy. Regular
meetings shall be held the third
Monday in May, and the third Mon
day in November of each year. The
president of the Loyal Legion shall
be the presiding officer for all
meetings of the Board of Directors;
he will not be entitled to a vote
except in a case of an equal divi-
sion in the vote of the Board of
Directors, when all members are
present, which would mean that
twelve votes were cast in the af-
firmative and twelve votes in the
negative. In such case the presi-
dent will cast the deciding vote,
but any question so decided shall
be subject to appeal in the follow
ing manner: The employee mem
bers of the Board of Directors will
select one disinterested person, not
connected with the Logging and
Lumber industry, to represent
them, and the employer members
will make similar selection. The
two men SO selected shall deter
mine upon disinterested party,
who, if available is to be a FED
ERAL JUDGE, and to the three
men thus selected, the ques-
tion that has been appealed
will be referred for final de-
cision. All decisions of the
Board of Directors shall be promul-
gated by a bulletin or bulletins
bearing the names of, and the ap-
proval of the Board of Directors;
said bulletin or bulletins shall IN
CLUDE ALL RESOLUTIONS AND
DECISIONS REGARDING WAGE
SCALES AND CAMP AND MILL
REGULATIONS, and shall super
sede all previous bulletins ON the
subject"
The initiation fee is $1.00 The
dues are rs cents per quarter. This
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