The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-06-21
TO CARRY CLYDE
FIGHT TO COAST
Trades Assembly Votes to Cir
cu|arize Western Country
Against Unfair Firms.


larize the western country in both
the United States and Canada, ad-
vertising the fact that the Marshall
Wells company, the Clyde Iron
Works and the Duluth Show Case
! company are unfair to organized
labor. This action was decided on
! at a meeting of the Federated Trades
| assembly held at Owls half last Fiji
day evening.
| The executive officers of the as
senlbly were directed to prepare cir
! culars and send them to every labor
union in Michigan, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Utah, Manitoba
and the western provinces Of Canaca.
They will also be sent to the organ
| states.
A letter was received from J. M.
Norlin, secretary of the International
! Timber Workers union, pledging
| support of the membership to union
labor in Duluth.
The Labor World was declared the
official organ for Labor Day and
committee consisting of Delegates
.Je1sen, Schaeffer and Catlin was
appointed to cooperate with the
publisher for the purpose of publish
ing joint number on Labor Day.
The Sheet Metal Workers union
reported that the Duluth Corrugating
and Roofing company, another Mar
shall-Wells concern, had refused to
enter into collective bargaining with
Ithe union AS a result no members
of the union will work at this firm.
1t was reported to the meeting
that the following unions had SUBJ
scribed for stock in the new daily
paper to be published by the farmers
and labor at Minneapolis: Machin-
lists, Licensed Tugmen, Cabinet Max
ers, Blacksnliths, Trainmen, Trades
Assembly, Shipbuilders, Electrical
Workers and Allied Printing Trades
Council Other unions are subscrib-
ing from night to night.
Chairman Henry Pereault of the
organization committee reported tina!
he had been successful in organizing
unions of school janitors and engi-
neers, and sheet metal workers at
the shipyard engaged at heavy sheet
metal work.
Secretary John E. Jensen Of the
Labor Party reported the proceed
ings of the political conference which
in the future will be known as the
Labor Party. It is composed OF 70
delegates from IS unions, and more
unions are sending delegates from
time to time. -Four members "wer.
nominated to make the race for the
I school board and an energetic cam
paign will be conducted in their
behalf
Delegates Schneider reported that
prospects for adjusting the slight diff
ficulty with the Duluth Marine Sup
ply company were good. The non
union butcher emp.oyed there HAD
promised to join the union.
Delegate Adams of the Mooney
committee reported that over zoo
Mooney pamphlets had been sold
and the committee was meeting with
considerable success in it's work. An
other speaker will be brought to
Duluth soon to explain more abou:
the case.
The Molders' union reported that
it was now collecting sufficient money
from it's members to finance the men
; money is needed and the u;i.or
thanked organized labor for the lib.
eral support given the molders dur.
ing the strike.
Delegates Erickson, Cook anj
Goldsmith were appointed On a com.
mittee to bring in an amendment
to the constitution so that the con-
stitution Of: the assembly will con.
form to that of the A. F. of L. with
. relation to the eligibility OIL uele-
gates.
j. Delegate White Of the Team Own
ers' union complained that team own
ers were Disseminated against be-
cause Michigan street between FRS
avenue East and Fourth avenue Wes1
was closed to them and they were
obliged to travel many blocks around
to deliver to firms on Michigan stree
not on Commission Row. The dele
gate was advised to send a protes
; / in writing to the city council.