The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-06-11
Wednesday, June 9, 1920.

President Goldthorpe called the
council to order at 8 p. m. Delegate
| Fortson was appointed Reading Clerk
pro TEN.
Stick Together
A communication was received from
Secretary Buck of the State Fedora
/ ton calling attention to the political
] situation and appealing to all labor
/ to lay aside their differences and
stand together for their common well
fare and protection. Referred to the
! Political Welfare Council.
! A letter was received from the In
ternational Machinists Association Of
Baltimore in answer to an inquiry
! from the Council as to fair Crowns
and Seals used in bottling plants. The
following paragraphs from the an
swer Of the business agent of the
Baltimore local were received with
satisfaction and the letter filed for
reference:
Fair Crowns and crowning ma
chinery can be purchased from the
following fair firms; Adriance Stop
per Company, of New York City;
Bond Stopper Manufacturing Com
pany, of Wilmington Delaware; Ca
vaga Bottle Cap Company of Bev-
erly, Mass; United Metal Seal Com
pany, of Boston, Mass.
"The information we receive from
our headquarters is to the effect,
that the above firms are fair to
Organized Labor, and entitled to our
prestige and consideration, wherever
we have an opportunity to use them,
We are therefore asking your Com
mittee to do all they can to divert
the sales of Crowns and Crown ma
chinery from the Crown Cork &
Seal Co. to any of the above named
Firms"
A communication was received
from the National Labor Party of
Chicago relating to the political cam
paign. 1t was referred to the Po-
litical Welfare Council and a con-
tribution of $5 ordered sent to Labor
oarty's Campaign fund.
Demand Tyler's Reinstatement
Feeling keenly the discharge of
Bro. Percy B. Tyler for demanding
sanitary working conditions at Delta
the Council unanimously adopted the
following resolutions:
Whereas, Brother Percy Tyler,
grievance man for the local Brother
hood of Carmen of the Great North
ern system and delegate to the Ev-
erett Central Labor Council, after
Is months of continuous futile at
tempts to secure a new building for
the air gang was discharged because
he sent the following letter to Mr..
| McCausland, carfOreman, "a copy of
which was sent to Mr.. Gaul, shop
uperintendent)
Having exhausted all patience be-
yond reason, in my futile attempt
to secure a new building for the air
gang, will state that | have pro-
tested the present location and build
| ing for period of more than a year,
with no success whatever. This old
car in which the men are located at
present sits over a foot of water,
there being no drainage at all. The
! old car is small, low and dark, and
l find that the men are unable to
see how to properly grind and repair
| triple valves on a dark day.
pairing. 1t is also very likely to
cave in at any minute. 1t is not
in a sanitary condition. l will not
protest further as | consider it use
less to do so. l have called the at
tention of the officials in ST. Paul
to this old rotten shabby car.
81 hereby officially notify you that
providing you have not furnished
these men with a more suitable and
convenient place to work by the
| (26th) twenty-sixty of this month,
being May, 1920, will call all men
assigned to the air department off
the job. l will also after four hours
of striking airman call all other
carmen at this point off the job, in
cluding coach carpenters and build
ers, coach painters, car repalrers, up
holsterers, cabinet makers, inspe-
tors, tankmen and engine painters.
| inform you that l have the promise
of the support of all other crafts
at this point. This movement will
effect all carmen at all points from
Cascade Tunnel to Vancouver, B. c."
and
Whereas, On receipt of this letter
MI. Gdul OIu6IGu all luNGSIlSdtlOll VI
Bro. Tyler and his dismissal regard
less of what the findings of the in
vestigators might be; therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the members of
the Everett Central Labor Council, go
on record as strenuously protesting
the action of the officials of the
G. n, Railroad Company, principally
that of Mr.. L. Gaul, superintendent,
and Mr.. McCausland general car
foreman, in discharging Bro Percy
Tyler for his activities as a repre-
sentative of the carmen and ask for
his immediate reinstatement; and
ask that a copy be spread on the
minutes of the Everett Central La
Dor Council, and be published in the
Everett Labor Journal and the Sc
attic Union Record.
(Signed):
NEIL BRESLIN,
Structural Iron Worker.
n. r. THOMPSON,
Teamster.
Q. F. WEFFERLING,
Secretary Central Labor Council.
A committee was appointed to con-