The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-17
PA|NTERS Hold:
JOLLY MEETING
Union and Employees Meet in
Joint Session and Good
Time Is Enjoyed.

The members of the Painters union
entertained their employers at
smoker Tuesday evening at Browns
hall. Nearly all Of the union firms in
! town were represented. A novel feat
| ure of the evening vas transaction
| of the regular business with the EN-
! ployers present.
When Secretary Joel Lichten fin
!, ished reading the minutes of the las:
| previous meeting a communication
was read from the Federated Trades
assembly calling for ballot on a gen
eral strike to protest against the ac-
ton Of the Duluth Show CAGE compa-
ny for discharging cabinet makers be-
cause of their membership in the
union.
The resolution requesting the Mar
shall Wells company to cause the Du-
luth Show CAGE company to settle
! up of the members of the union would
refuse to handle paint and material
supplied by the big concern was read
and passed by unanimous vote.
| Strike Ballot Taken.
The strike ballot was taken in the
presence Of the employing painters
No attempt was made by speeches O.
pleading to influence the members
and no person knows the result of th
ballot.
J. H. Powers. financial secretarr.
reported membership in good stand
i'G; of 219, and an order was draw
on the treasury for per capita tax to
the international union for the full
membership. Mr. Powers reported
that 10 members of the union were
still in the army.
Delegate John E. Jensen reported
at length the proceedings of the Fed
Grated Trades assembly, Joel Lichten,
Filing Munkeby and Edward Ander-
son were elected delegates to the New
Ulm convention of the Minnesota
State Federation Of Labor. Presiden:
A. P. Young, Samuel Haltrud and Ole
Eker were elected alternates.
Charges were preferred against one
of the members for taking a contract
on his own account and working after
hours without the consent of the
union. The matter will take the reg
ular course in the union as provided
by the rules.
Phillips Is Speaker.
P. G. Phillips. commissioner of
Public Utilities, was invited to address
the meeting and he spoke at length
on the dual water system. He ex.
, planned how dangerous it was to have
| a direct connection between the city
supply system and private supply. His
remarks were greeted with applause.
President Young then called on the
several employing painters to address
the meeting. Edmund F. Zimmerman
Of the firm of Cowen & Zimm Gran
was proud of the good feeling t-lat
, existed in the trade between the en-
, ployers and the union. H. A. Hall
said: 1--WE have come into new era,
' and the signs of the times were il
lustrated by our meeting with you this
: | evening. Employers have a great
many problems to meet that you do
,, not know much unless you have been
, | in the business yourselves" He spoke
Of the wear and tear on tools. 1t was
demonstrated that the life Of a kali
somine brush was but ~ hours. This
brush cost 81 and fore at the rate
of 10 cents an hour.
Gordon Pays Tribute.
F. J. Gordon complimented the
union on it's method of doing business
and said it was a rare treat to see
| how finely and Systematically the
business was disposed of. He was
we'll pleased with the settlement thai
,, had recently been reached. w. F
Meyer kept the. boys delighted with 9
:, series of pithy stories. He referred tt
the time when he was a member OF
the union and ION the other side OF
:, the fence"
John Hogan hoped that the unior
, and employers would always be as
, ! friendly as they are today. He said
he was we'll pleased with the new
, wage scale. and thanked the union fol
the entertainment provided. Othel
, speeches were made by Hans P. Wan
nebo, John o. Youngdahl A. Meland-
er, Peter Munkeby. w. E. McEwer
, and Joel Lichten.
Coffee and sandwiches were served
and cigars, the gift of St. Germair
+ Bros, Axel Elstrom and the Empress
Cigar compan ny, were passed around.
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