The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1920-07-23
INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF
TIlNBERWORkERS
A Few of Its Laws, Aims
and Accomplishments.


! forces, including the Loyal Legion
of Loggers and Lumbermen, the l.
w. W., and the Employers Associa
tions have persisted in sending out
false and entirely misleading in
formation in regard to the Interna-
tional Union of Timberworkers, how
it is organized, what it has done,
what it hopes to accomplish, and
what it stands for, we take this
means of stating a few important
facts in regard to our organiza-
ton.
The International Union of Tim
berworkers received its charter from
the Amerisan Federation of Labor on
August Z, 1917. 1t has never oper-
ated under any other authority. Dur
ing the strike in the Northwest in
1917, the International Union of
Timberworkers formed an offensive
and defensive agreement with the
then existing International Single
weavers' Union of America, which
alliance existed throughout the strike
and until March l, 1918, at which
time the two international Unions
amalgamated, the Shingleweavers
surrendering their title and becom-
ing a branch of tAa international
Union of Timberworkers.
Our Preample
"In order to cherish and protect
our rights and interests as wage
workers., to cultivate the social and
fraternal ties existing among the
workers in the timber industry, to
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the producer the wealth he creates
and secure the opportunity to permit
of it's enjoyment, to abolish injuri-
Gus privileges and promote closer
unity, we, the International Union
of Timberworkers, do declare and
establish the following constitution
and bylaws for our future govern
ment."
Our Jurisdiction
"This body shall be known as the
International Union of Timberwork-
ers, and shall include the following
workers: All persons employed in the
timber industry, including engineers
and firemen where no local branches
of these trades exist"
Departments
"In the forming of new locals all
workers in the several branches of
the industry shall be eligible for
membership. Such local union shall
ever a mixed local shall become so
large as to be unwieldly, or where
the workers are composed of men
employed in any department shall be
isolated, they may be segregated and
a charter shall be issued to them
under the title of "Shingleweavers
Union" "Sawmillworkers, Union,"
"Loggers' Union," Railway Work
ers' Union," or Factory Workers
Union," as the situation may war
rant. Application for the segrega-
ton of mixed locals must be ap-
proved by the Joint Executive
Board" as hereafter provided. Where
no Joint Executive Board exists
two thirds vote in mixed local of
all members present at a regular
meeting will be required to make
such application legal"
Members-at Large
Members working in distant or
isolated places shall pay their dues
direct to the International Secretary
treasurer ana shall De designated dS
members -at-large.
"Members-at at-large coming into a
locality recognized as within the jur-
isdiction of existing locals or within
the jurisdiction of newly organized
locals shall deposit their cards and
the International Secretary Treasurer
shall issue transfer cards in accord
arce with the laws of the Interna-
tional Union"
Cost of Membership
"a uniform initiation fee of three
dollars shall be charged by all locals
except that after the installing of
new local the charter shall be held
open for period of thirty days with
an initiation fee Of two dollars"
"Any member becoming in arrears
for dues for three or more months
shall be required to pay three months
back dues and reinstatement fee
of two dollars" Dues are one dollar
per month.
"Paid up working cards or with
drawal cards of any organization
affiliated with the American Fedora