The Connecticut labor press., 1919-07-26

Connecticut Federation of Labor will leave for Washington Monday for a con- ference with Frank Morrison, secretary of the American Federation of Labor President Samuel Gompers is in Hol- land MT. O'Meara went to Bridgeport on Wednesday and met Ira M. Ornburn, secretary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, who has spent the greater part of the last two weeks III Bridge port i'll charge of the corset workers, who were out on strike in the Warner plant and other corset factories. While President O'Meara was in Bridgeport negotiations were under way for a set clement of the strike at the Warner factory and the manner III which the affair terminated reflects much credit upon MT. Ornburn and the others who were associated with him for the ern- ployees secured practically everything they wanted. .s*s
 Secretary Ornburn was on the job night and day in Bridgeport and not only looked after the troubles of those who were out on strike but directed the organization campaign. President O'Meara kept in touch with the situa- ton from day to day and was in tele- phonic communication with the labor ! officials. There have been so many strikes in this state recently in various lines of trades that there has been a, flood of international organizers, vice presidents, etc., coming into the state to look after the interests of the workers. This, naturally, made some confusion and while there has not been any clash of authority or any trouble, President O'Meara decided that everything would work smoother if all the organization campaigns and management of strikes "a necticut Federation of Labor. President O'Meara talked with NY. Ornburn about this matter and decided to go to Washington to see the acting chief of the American Federation of Labor to make arrangements to have all the workers from the outside coordinate with the state officials and be guided by them.
 Col. M. Moody Downer of the La Resista company has agreed to make concessions similar to the Warner con- sessions but desires that non-union as well as union workers be represented on shop committees. This we will never agree to-" said Ira M. Ornburn.
 Elmer Rosenberg, first vice president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, replied to. the charges of the Manufacturers association that
  are 'un-American."
 Five million members of trades union organizations proved in the war which has just closed that they are not un-American," he said. "1f the Manu- facturers' association thinks 1t IS 11n- American to fight for the elimination of child labor, better sanitary cond1- tions in the shops, and living wage for men and women, then we are un- American, Japanese, Chinese, or any thing else the manufacturers wish to call us" ...
 Secretary Ornburn, in referring to the settlement of the corset strike at the Warner plant said: Il must say that in all the years l have been III the labor movement, l have never mel fairer employer Ill Bridgeport, or any where else in the state, than MT. war ner" f
 .F.mployees of the Danbury plant ot the Warner factory voted to return to work the same time the Bridgeport em- ployees return. o4
 The Central Labor Union at its meet ino unanimously endorsed the 4+-hollr week proposition for all crafts m =. A conference was held at the Hotel Strat6eld in Bridgeport yesterday that was participated in by some othc1als of the American Federation ot 1saDor, Connecticut Federation of Labor ana Bridgeport labor officials. lelegrams were sent to noted abor leaders Ill Chicago, Washington and elsewnere ssl[;n9 them to attend this gathering. Secretary Ornburn made the following statement yesterday:
 "Grantine of the 44-hour week at +be Crown-Batcheller company today IS ;,,et the beginning of this movement. i've feel certain that the Warner com oanv will be operating on 44.hour basis within two weeks, and we know that when the strikers at the GraPho,,, nhone company return to work IL Will be on a 44-hour basis. The meeting or tbe heads of the American Federation of Labor in Bridgeport during the next few days will be for the purpose o1 carving out this same schedule ot houlS in all Bridgeport shops.
 "After we have won this concession for the workers of Bridgeport we snal carry the fight to New Haven, Water- bury. and other cities throughout the state. At the same time weSare carry ;ng on the campaign in this state slrIl11 lar campaigns will be carried out dL over the country under the dlreol1on 1 ~ 
 which now comprises more than four million workers" 1~1
 HI tCrown-Batcheller employees T Thurs day night voted to wofK f,tnre iron instead ste d of going eo T to Y work at 8 o'clock and quitting at 5 o'clock.
 Edward w. Russell, president of the Crcwn-Batehe1ler company, Ihnrsaay I'm sal on,redI to make employees of that con- sern ssreT practically s the same concessions as S~et were g granted by DeVer H; Warner Ito to ctlrown-Batcheller, tl besides ehmlnat'ng mating the charge for thread grantlng s~tep ot'5er aagsdessons ng neEeass aerees m wesi the A. foaGeSk 5opr week shaii go into effect immedl- RTS ateIy on the resumption of " woFe o5e Inion mGn day As far as recognition ens 4I to 'ti6 the plan W went bsve the shop s1eo econmittees elected at nIace 1T .ts'f mutually agreed upon; agrees to lave Raye the union designate any person. mot not l. SsIy TC0 rnllHCT