The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-08-05
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Wednesday, August 3, 1921

President Moncur called the coun
Gil to order at 8 p. m.
Credentials were presented by f
f. Bellinger and r. E. Van Dyke t.
succeed A. Minnick and E. A. Fran
co.'s of the Plumbers; by Eugene Pal
mer of the Laundry Workers. Gre
dentials accepted.
A communication was received from
President Gompers relating to the
Union Label, Card and Button. The
letter follows:
Washington, D. c., July 80, 1921
To State Federatons of Labor anC
City Central Bodies:
Dear Sirs and Brothers: Permit
me to call attention to the following
resolution adopted by the American
Federation of Labor convention helC
in Denver, June 1925, 1921:
Whereas, One of the means useC
by the open shoppers in their at
tacks upon the union shop is to place
the union label on their product only
on the insistent demand of the deal.
ers and iobbers; and
Whereas, Many union firms now
entitled to use the label are in com
pliance with the foregoing plan, now
not in many cases putting the labe
on their product, and by this means
testing the possibility of selling theil
goods without the union label; there.
fore be it
"Resolved, That all members of af
filiated unions be and are hereby re.
quested to advocate, urge and insist
upon the union label, shop card anC
button when making purchases"
1t is most important that all state
federations of labor and central bod
les approve this resolution and carry
out it's provisions to the greatest eX'
tent possible. Articles without the
union label cannot be recognized as
union made. All dealers should be
notified of this resolution and the
members of trade unions should bt
urged to insist that the union labe
should appear on all union made
goods. Demanding union made ar
ticles is one of the most effective
methods of organization. Each cen
trail body should discuss this ques
tion as frequently as possible and tn,
local union should be cricularized a.
to the progress in extending the salt
of union made goods. An intensive
campaign of organization is now il
progress throughout America anc
all agitation in favor of the unio1
label will be of great benefit.
With best wishes and kindest re
CARDS and hoping to hear from you
| am,
Fraternally yours,
SAMUEL GOMPERS,
President American Federation O
Labor.
The council ordered the communi
cation printed in the Labor Journa
for the information of affiliated
| unions.
A communication was received from
| the A. F. of L. asking that the coun
Gil urge upon the proper Officials
| the doing of whatever public worl
possible in seasons of unemployment
The council will comply with the
| request.
Mooney and Billings
A letter from Thomas J. Moone!
was read asking that the council ai(
in the circulation of Tom Mooney!
Monthly. The council subscribed fol
copies of the paper and asked loca
unions and individuals to do like
wise. The paper is published t.
arouse interest in the release of Ton
Mooney and Warren X. Billings
now serving life terms in San Quen
tin, California, convicted on periureC
| evidence.
S. F. of LIS Unfair List
A letter was received from Presi
dent Short of the State Federation
of Labor which is self explanatory
The letter follows;
Seattle, Wash, July 26, 1921
To All Affiliated Union of the Wash
ington State Federation of Labor
Greeting: Your attention is here
with directed to certain decisions o
the recent State Federation of Labo
| Convention in which the active co
operation of all affiliated unions il
requested
First-The Convention, at the so
licitation of the Seattle and TacOmi
Building Trades Councils, and of tn
State Council of Carpenters, PLACED
the Puyallup Fair on the unfair lis
and asks all trades unionists to sta.
away.
Second-It placed the Federal Sys
tenn Bakeries and Mathaei Brea
Company, of Tacoma; the Spokan
Bakery Company and the U. S. Brea
Company, of Portland, on the unfai
list.
Third-It placed the West Coas
Grocery Company and the Oriole Can
dy Company, of Tacoma, on the un
| fair list.
Fourth - 1t placed the Pionee
Bindery and the Johnson-CoX Com
pany, printing establishments of Ia
coma, on the unfair list.
Since the adjournment of the Con
vention, at Vancouver, the contract
ing firm of Schultz & Wingfield
who have the contract for building
new public school building at Van
couver, Washington, has been place
on the unfair list by the building
trades of both Vancouver and Port
land. All building tradesmen ar
urged to stay away, and narticularl,
bricklayers. All building trade
unions are urged to use all influence
| Wltn Cne DTIckldyeIS 10 staH ava.
from this job. A communication
received from there states that tn
Bricklayers have taken the position
that they will work on any job re
gardless of conditions for others, a
long as their own conditions are met
Let me urge on every affiliate
union to give serious attention to a.
of the matters above referred tC
/ There has been a tendency in recen
years to not give serious enough at
! tention to organized labor's unfai
lists. This condition was brough
about largely as a result of it beinl