The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-04-18

be it
RESOLVED, That the Central
Labor Council of Seattle and vicin-
ity request all local unions within
its jurisdiction to call upon their
respective internationals to imme-
diately submit the following prop
ositions to a referendum vote OF
their membership:
Proposition No. l: Shall this in
ternational, by referendum vote Sc.
lect three of it's members to repre-
sent this international in confer
ence at time and place to be
named (preferably by the President
of the American Federation of La
bor) at as early a date as possible
after such election, for the purpose
of effecting the amalgamation and
consolidation of all international
unions into as nearly as possible
twelve units, grouped approximate
ly as follows:
Amusement Trades.
Building Trades.
Clothing and Textile Trades.
Culinary and Provision Trades.
Marine and Transport Workers.
Metal Trades.
Mine Workers.
Postal and Federal Office EN-.
ployees.
Printing Trades.
Railway Workers.
Telegraph and Telephone Work.
ers.
Timber Workers.
Allowing local unions to retain
their present status and at the
same time permitting them to act
as a group unit dealing with an in.
ternational unit. thus greatly add.
ing to our organizations efficiency
and very materially reducing over
head expenses.
Note: 1t is suggested that in case
of favorable action the information.
al financial secretary should be one
of the delegates.
Proposition No. 2: In case of ia
vorable action upon Proposition No
1, shall your delegates be instructed
to work out a plan, at said confer
ence, for the interchange or trans
fer of cards without cost into any
local union by any member of an
other union qualified by experience
and ability to work under the jur-
isdiction of the union into which
he or she may seek admission?
Proposition No. 8: In case of fa-
vorable action upon Proposition No
l shall your delegates be instructed
to work out a benefit plan which
shall be just and equitable to all or
ganizations based upon the length
of time the beneficiary has held
continuous membership in the
American Federation of Labor rath-
er than the period of membership
in any particular craft union?
Proposition No. 4: Shall this or
ganization use its best influence tc
encourage the making of blanket
agreements to cover all crafts in a
given plant, endeavoring to secure
uniformity of wages according to
skill, and discourage local unions
entering into individual agreements
without regard for the welfare OF
other unionists in the same plant ?
Proposition No. 5: In case of ia
yorable action upon Proposition No
l shall the plans worked out in said
conference be submitted to oul
membership for ratification togeth-
er with any further suggestions
from the conference calculated to
facilitate the operation of the pro-
posed plans, and in no way conflict
ing with them? And further be il
RESOLBED, That all local unions
in this community, having the abil-
it. be requested to communicate
with all local unions of their own
crafts, urging favorable action up
on these resolutions, sufficient
copies of which will be furnished
by this Council; and further be it
RESOLVED, That each Central
Labor Council within the .jurisdic-
tion of the A. F. of l.. be earnestly
requested to duplicate the action of
this Council in its own vicinity.
Respectfully submitted,
Seattle Central Labor Council
James A. Duncan, Secretary
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