The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-16
URGE UNION MEN TO
STAND BY CANDIDATES
Organ OF the Central Trades ana
Labor Councils Prints Many
Pertinent Hints to Voters


Pertinent Hints to Voters
The current issue of The Square
DEAL the organ of the local
Grafton of Labor and Trades ana La
Dor council. contains NUMBER
interesting items Of labor mee.u .tsa
Of the past week, and throughout VIZ
series of items runs the cheering news
that the coming mayoralty ana coun
cilrnanic campaign is to be VIZ -
one. These items show what mas
ready been stated by leaders. tnaL .no
union labor men will, as one rnau,
stick to the candidates represehee
the unions rho
For the information OF citizens w" Va.
do not geen the union paper, tue
uewsy items are herewith gwen.
The political pot is beginning 70
boil What are you going 70 40, ~
Workingman. to help your canaioa
along? Long since the art ., pois
ical scuil- duggery was ieaInsu :" -
the sure road to financaal success uo
Commercial vampires have endeavor-
~ ~ hava themselves and their Grim
o,-handad. pure-robed agents I'LL the
of,ces of the land. In order that they
rnirht be- able to legalze thesr depre-
ssfions upon toll. Stand up, Mr.
Vorkingnaan, and he counted you
ara neither for your kind or for Iha
yampires that are shuckiug wour lite
Mood away from you The organized
Hbor movement all over this land
wauts to hear from you at The COM
ing elections You are only asked TO
view the situation around you. think,
and the rest viii take care of itself
International Mouldsrg' Union No
t2s. of this city, met Saturday night
February T, at the Labor Temple
Txy4
a large attendance Of the molders al
the meeting and some important bust
ness transacted. Business IN the stove
shops In Richmond is good with pros
poets for the future being the san1et
Business IN the ma chinerv shops -
picking up in this city. Out OF the
city naolders are wanted at the rate
of SIS cents per hour eight hours con
stttuting a days work. Get in touch
with the corresponding representative
of the Iron Nolders' Union: he can
place all the men who are idle IN
this CITY. Bench nlolders are wanted
in West Virginia, the jobs paying
from $45 to $50 per week
Brother Wilcox addressed The meet
ing in the interest OF the Campaign
committee of the Central Trades and
Labor Council. stating the aim, object
and purposes Of the work of this COM
naittee- Local No. 1es took great
deal Of interest in what he said and
the r1,ernb ers OF Local No. les wlN
he heard from when The call Is Sant
out
Bakery workers International
Union Nc AL met saturday night
Fehruarv Z, 81 the Labor Temple. on
Foushee street, with Brother I>utz In
the chair There was a good crowd
NJ the bakery workers at the meet
ing this being the frat meeting or
the month The mem bers or Ihis or
SANITATION have adopted a card sYs~
torn Of attendance and dues paying
Each member as he pays his dues n
given y card for the month that his
iues are pala and the date Is punched
On the place designated for that time.
This is an Improve ment over the old
Szsfeno Of attendance and dues col
iactinE The members like il fas and
tho attendance * growing az. & result
~ this system Tha agitation fer the
union label hakeshop products u still
going on Remember thts and buy
union made bread. fellows.
Tra AnaalGaraatsd Sheet Metal
Workers Union No, ~ met saturday
February Z at the Labor TEMPT on
Toushee street. These men have been
on strike for some time IN the con
tract shops in this city. Nearly all
the shops have signed VI now ard
the men are ack ar WORK Those
shops that have signed UP Will have
hardtime getting man To DO their
work because Of the scarcity Of sheet
metal workers. Good mAn are in de-
nand out Of the cits- with the wage
scale higher. Any men that want to
leave the city and get better Jobs
should ger in touch with the secretary
ot the Sheet Metal Workers Union
No. 10
The campaign committee had
representative at the meeting OF the
Sheet Metal workers Saturday night
He was recsIved in q Hne spirit and
the interest in the movement "a good
in this organization Thsy will ralss
a nice SUM Of money tor the cana
paign COMMITTEES in the coming cam
paiga If the sentiment expressed at
Painters Decora tors and Paper
hangers of America Local No. lo1S,
met Monday night. February 8. at
the Labor Temple, with Brother
Breeder presiding The attendance
was much lars--r than at the former
meetings TINS spring weather is
.lmc~s on us now and the building
boom will surely como Painters viii
he in demand Let the good work so
on: the painters will look after their
part in the building industry.
Local No. 1918 will have the follow
lag committee to repr esent them in
the coming campaign: Brothers P.
c. Breeden. e. c. Burnett, Harry 2.
Moffett and Fred Wright All thsse
brothers are hard workers and No.
1918 will be heard from when tho
time comes 10 count the Votes. The
members Of Local No 1913 were well
Plea lad at the attendance at the Sum
day afternoon meeting at the Labor
tarnple under the auspices OF the
Building Trades Council.
Tho following brother members OF
ths Painters Tnion are on the sick
List. Brothers w. 3. Christian, ". D
holland. william Gallagher and
SAnft Maxey.
anyone desiring information about
union painters will get intouch with
Business Agent Harry r. Moffett. Ar
cAde building. He will be glad to fur
nish such information.
International Association OF Ma
chinists No. 10 met Monday night,
February 3. at the Labor Temple, on
Foushee street. with Rrothe. carter
presiding. The naachinists frr,aa o,tf