The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-16
44-HOUR STRIKE
BULLETIN NO. II
The Last Reports from Struck
Towns Are Encouraging.

Inc SlXty-SlXJn convention OF the
International Typographical Union
was held in Quebec City during the
week of August S-13. A commit
tee of twelve delegates was APP
pointed to give consideration to the
forty-four- hour-week situation. That
committee made the following re-
port, which was unanimously
adopted:
Quebec, August II, 1921.
To the Officers and Members of
the international Typographical
Union:
Ladies and Gentlemen-Your
committee appointed to review the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES situation begs
leave to report the following:
We have had placed before US by
President Mcfarland, members of
the executive council and the In
ternational representatives all of
the intimate facts regarding the
strike situation, and find that the
conditions in the different districts
are in a favorable shape, consider
ing the present stagnation in bust
ness in general in all sections of
the country. The morale of the
men on strike is splendid, with
very few cases of desertion, and
the sentiment of those at work
and paying the assessment is 10y
atty personified.
We assure the membership of
the International Typographical
Union that the president, the exc
cutive council and the representa-
tives are handling the situation in
manner which is bound to spell
success, and we desire to express
to them our confidence in their
ability to guide us to victory.
We condemn the members of the
Closed Shop Branch of the United
Typothetae of America and the
members of the Printers League of
America who violated their agree
ment with our International Off
GERS, made in what we supposed
was good faith, after a vote by
both parties concerned was taken
on the question-our vote being
held on May %, 1919, giving them
one year and eleven months to adj
set for the Inauguration of the
fortyfour- hour-week, May 1, 1921.
While we condemn the employ
ing printers, who violated their
sacred agreement with us, we de-
sire to inform the members of the
International Typographical Union
that the manufacturers association
and various chambers of commerce
are responsible in most cases for
their action, because of threats
made by those bodies to ruin the
business of any employing printer
who desires to abide by the agree
ment entered into by our Inter
national officers.
Through the pernicious activity
of the Manufacturers Association
and the various chambers of COM
merce in their effort to establish
the so-called American plan,
many friendly employers are pre-
vented from living up to their
agreement, through fear of ruina-
ton.
1t thus behooves all the mem
bers of our organization to present
solid front to the arch enemy
of organized labor, and we know
that such support will be given
until victory is achieved.
We therefore make the following
recommendations:
That the delegates assembled at
the sixty-siXth convention of the
International Typographical Union
go on record as favoring the con-
tinuation of a vigorous campaign
to secure for our membership what
te Ittcf fIY1n hxr a,,f he
forty-four-hour-week.
That the 10 per cent assessment
be continued until such time as
conditions warrant it's reduction
feeling assured that such reduction
will be made at the earliest posi-,
BILE date.
That the executive council be EN-
powered to continue to exercise its
excellent judgment in the manner
of giving special assistance to To-
calities where conditions exist call
ing for such action.
In conclusion, your committee
after considering every phase of the
situation, and knowing our cause
to be just, urge our membership to
have patience and perseverance,
anu WIFI IilC doSloIdIlCt VI Almighty
God, who never deserts those with
just cause, let us say to our
enemies, like the great French
commander at Verdun. "They shall
not pass"
Seventy-five offices in 81 juris-
dictions have conceded the 44-hour
week since the issuance of Bulletin
No. 10, and still they come.