The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-10

pleasure, and
 Whereas: Regardless of the as- sumption on the part of the Manu- lecturers that the law prohibiting black-listing is dead letter, we be- lieve it sleeps from want of prose cution,
 Therefore, Be it Resolved that the incoming Executive Board of the Connecticut Federation of Labor be instructed to investigate charges made by the victims of this practice and If they are found to be well establish ed to take whatever steps they may find expedient to secure the conviction of the offending Manufacturers.
 Respectfully submitted:
 GEO. L. FLAHERTY,
 Local 40, Polishers, Bridgeport
 JOHN E. FITZGERALD,
 Local 16o, Polishers, Norwich
 GEORGE c. HUNT, Local 254, Bartenders, Waterbury
 THOS. F. BRENNAN,
 C. L. U., Norwich
 GEO. DUFFY,
 BlacEsmitths, southington
 N " B, (. L. U., Bridgeport
 L. A. CARIGNAN,
 Local Go, Wallingford. Received and referred to Committee on Resolutions.
 RESOLUTION NO. 30
 Whereas: The Winchester Repeat ing Arms Co.,, located in the city of New Haven, Conn.,, has continuously from the date of it's formation as a Corporation exhibited deadly antag- onism to Labor Unions and,
 Whereas: The Winchester Repeat ing Arms Co.,, in defiance of common | decency refuses to grant a wage any where near commensurate with the cost of living or of the value of labor performed or what Metal Polishers were paid for like work at all other shops, and
 Whereas: The refusal of the Win proposition to ameliorate the condi- tions of their employees in the Pol ishing Department of their factory, thus compelling the men working at this branch of the trade to cease work and go out on strike in an effort to secure some consideration to their modest request, and
 Whereas: The Winchester Repeat ing Arms Co.,, through the columns of paper circulated amongst it's em- ployees contained letter from the General Manager requesting those of | foreign birth in it's employ to cor respond with relatives in Europe in viting them to come to America where they would be welcome with steady job and good wage by this Company and
 Whereas: The Winchester Repeat | ing Arms Co.,, subsequent to the ex- tending of this invitation to foreign To oh0r +o +0 Arnar1Ca %0 steady work at a good wage laid off thousands of it's employees, many of whom were good American citizens, | therefore, be 1t
 Resolved: That this 36th Conven- tion of the Connecticut State Branch of the A. F. of L., condemn the Win chester Repeating Arms Co.,, for the stand it has always taken against or ganized labor and denounce it's at tempt to flood the city of New Haven with foreign labor to the detriment and great injury to the American workman.
 Respectfully submitted: GEORGE L. FLAHERTY,
 Local 40, Polishers, Bridgeport
 JOHN E. FITZGERALD,
 I6o Polishers, Norwich
 GEORGE c. HUNT, l ZOT, D. l. L., w dleIDul y
 THOMAS F. BRENNAN,
 C. L. U., Norwich
 C. L. U., Bridgeport
 L. A. CARIGNAN,
 Local Go, Wallngford GEO. DUFFY,
 Blacksmiths, Southington. l Resolution accepted and referred to l Committee on Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 3I Whereas: It has been established beyond doubt or cavil that Metal Pol ishing and bufing are the most in furious to health of all the crafts em- ployed in factory life, contributing a large percentage of it's followers to that dreaded disease Tuberculosis and,
 l Whereas: As the Legislature ot l Connecticut in common with the Leg islatures of many other states have taken cognizanCe of the great trouble that menace those that circumstance compel to engage at these crafts have enacted laws of a remedial nature by the compulsory installation of exhaus fans to remove from the polishing rooms as much as possible of the health destroying particles of tht abrasive materials used by the pol ishers and buffers and,
 Whereas: It has been found iron long experience that 1t IS absolutelN necessary to make such laws effec lively operate to have one thorough! experienced at these crafts as a fac tory inspector attached to the Depart ment of Labor of this State, there for be it
 Resolved: That this Convention o the Connecticut Federation of Labo go on record as favoring the appoint Iment of one metal polisher with a lease five years experience to thu position of factory inspector and be l Further Resolved: That the Exc cutive Board of the Connecticut Fed cration of Labor be and is hereby in structcd to use their best endeavor te procure the enactment of an Act by the next Legislature that will provld' for the purpose of this resolution.
 Submitted by:
 GEO. l.. FLAHERTY,
 Polishers, Bridgepor
 TOHN F FITZGERALD