The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1921-05-06
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative trades ana LaDor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session. President Stanley Ogg pre-
sided and forty delegates were pres
ent
Credentials of the milk drivers del
egates were handed in little late, and |
the same were laid over for the next
meeting. The delegates were seated
as visitors.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved
A communication from the national
headquarters of the "Association
Against Prohibition Amendment" of
Washington, D. c., with application
blank attached, was read. Received.
A communication from the A. F. of
l.. and signed by President Gompers,
regarding the repeal of the excess pro-
fits tax and the establishment of the
burdensome overturn sales tax, from
which the wealthy will be relieved and
from which the poor will have to pay.
These bills have been proposed in the
sixty-seventh congress. The letter re-
quests that we draft resolutions on
the same and send to congressman
and senators. The same was receiv
ed and ordered complied with. King,
Price and Farley were appointed on
| the committee.
A communication was read from
| the United Brewery Workers in
which they state that they must
again call attention to the Premier
Malt Products Company, of Decatur,
| H., and Steubenville, Ohio, of THEN
unfair attitude towards organized la
| bor The name of the product is
White Banner matt extract, and they
ask for a committee to call on deal
ers. Janser, Ballett and Hartman
were appointed on the committee.
Communication from the Interna,
tional Molders' Union in which they
give notice of the Automatic Shoe
Heel Co., the Master Shoe Heel Com
pany and the S. S. Shoe Heel Company
are boycotring union labor by replac-
ing union men with non-union mer
and reducing wages. The same was
received and ordered complied with.
The bakers reported that every bake
shop in the city has signed the new
agreement except one and that is
OFT, the Main street bakery, who has
always been non-union. The bakers
also gave a. list Of supposed union
men who are seen purchasing Otis
I bread. These names were submitted
to the locals to which these men
belong.
Engineers reported conditions good.
Firemen reported conditions good );
one man out of work.
Molders reported many men out of
Niles and Atlas hotel still unfavor
able to the molders.
Molders 283 report all working
short time and that small dispute
arose this week in one of the shops,
but was Immediately adjusted.
Machinists reported many men out
of work; Hamilton Machine Tool
Company and the American Can still
unfavorable
| Polishers in fair shape.
| Painters and Paper Hangers report
conditions good, but complained about
molders and machinists doing paper
hanging.
Plumbers reported conditions good
and ali master plumbers signed their
new scale except Carlos Gressle, Don
aid Metzler and Morey Hammel.
| Retail clerks conditions good and
that they have signed up agreements
after a conference with merchants for
three years. Conditions were slight
| ly improved by the clerks new agree
ment.
Stage employees reported all work
| ing and wanted to know if they will
be allowed to invite one of their inter-
national officers to the dedication of
the new temple. They also reported
that the Gem theatre on High street
| is still held unfair by them.
Teamsters reported taking in new
members.
| City fire fighters reported all mem
bers at work.
Pattern makers report members out
of work
Woman's Union Label League re-
ported taking in new members and
of much activity by the membership.
Cigar makers reported all members
working.
Milk wagon drivers reported that
| they are taking in new members and
are fighting the Flauding Mineral
Water Company, of Reading.
The committee to wait or mer
chants purchasing posters from the
Donaldson Lithographing Company,
of Newport, report progress.
The street car committee reported
that they attended meeting recently
and are waiting on new developments.
1t was reported that new COM
mittee has been appointed to take up
the electric light question, but that
labor has been left out in the cold