The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1919-04-04
RECONSTRUCTION Of
AMERICAN FEDERATION Of LABOR
Plan Would Amagamate and Consolidate All international
Unions nto as Nearly as Possible, Twelve Units

Mine Workers.
Postal and Federal Office En-
pIoyees.
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 interna-
tional unit, thus greatly adding to
our organizations efficiency and
very materially reducing overhead
expenses.
Note: 1t is suggested that in case
of favorable action the inter
national financial secretary should
be one of the delegates.
Proposition No. 2: In case of fav-
orable action upon Proposition No.
l, shall your delegates be instructed
to work out 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 juris-
diction of the union into which he
she may seek admission?
Proposition No. 8: In case of fav-
orable action upon Proposition No 1
shall your delegates be instructed to
work out benefit plan which shall
be just and equitable to all organi-
cations based upon the length of
time the beneficiary has held con-
tinuous membership in the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor rather than
the period of membership in any
particular craft union?
Proposition No. 4: Shall this or
ganization use its best influence to
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 fav-
Orable action upon Proposition No.
1 shall the plans worked out in said
conference be subitted to our mem
bership for ratification together
with any further suggestions from
the conference calculated to facil-
itate the operation of the proposed
plans, and in no way conflicting
with them? And further be it
RESOLVED, That all local unions
in this community, having the abil-
ity, be requested to communicate
with all local unions OF their own
crafts, urging favorable action up
on these resolutions, sufficient cop-
les OF which will be furnished by
this Council; and further be it
RESOLVED, That each Central
Labor Council within the jurisdic-
ton 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.
Central Labor Councils can assist
very materially in bringing about
these necessary improvements in our
organization by first endorsing them
and then urging-by means of a
communication or committe-that
all local unions withiH their juris-
diction endorse them and request
their representative internationals
to submit the propositions to ref
erendum of the membership.
Local unions can assist by imme-
diately taking whatever action their
constitutions provide to have their
internatiOnals submit the PROPOSE
tion to a referendum of their en-
tire membership.
Internationals can assist by
promptly submitting these PROPOSE
tions to referendum when called up
on to do so, and in every way posi-
BILE facilitating matters in order
that an expression from the rank
and file may be secured at the ear
liest date. and by so doing they will
merit the deep appreciation of the
membership.
Additional copies of this leaflet
may be secured by addressing James
A. Duncan, Secretary, Central La
Dor Council. Labor Temple, Seattle,
| Washington.
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