The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-03-18
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL

Wednesday, March 16, 1921.
The Council was called to order
| by the president at 8 p. m.
A letter was received from the
Building Trades Council stating that
it concurred in the action of this
Council in placing A. M. Farley
on the unfair list.
A communication from the de-
| Tense committee of Hammond, In
diana, relating to the murders COM
mitted by gunner and asking funds
| to aid in prosecution of the muir
derers. The Council appropriated
$40.
The Cooks and Walters new wage
| agreement was read and concurred
| in by the Council.
Reports of Committees
The Committee on Irish indie
penGence reported what was doing
in the cause and made announce
ment of the meeting to be held by
the Irish Independence Club at X.
| of C. hall next Sunday night.
The Laundry Workers Committee
reported small raise in wages.
The Committee on the show of the
Seattle Players reported. The Coun-
Gil passed vote of thanks to
Brothers Olson and Forsland for
donation of services and courtesies
to the Council.
The Committee to investigate diff
ferences of the Clerks Union with
the Home Shoe Store reported that
an amicable settlement had been
reached
The same committee reported that
the differences between the Cooks
and Walters and Weiser's Cafe had
also been amicably settled.
The Committee on the unfair
Lang stoves and ranges reported
that agreement had been made with
the Pacific Hardware Company and
the committee discharged.
The Union Record Committee re-
| ported progress.
Reports of Unions
The Butchers had an interesting
session in Seattle. There was
strong movement in favor of with
| drawal from their International. The
Everett local did not favor the
proposition of secession. The Sc
attic Union was said to be almost
100 per cent o. B. U. but voted
| almost unanimously for remaining
in the international.
The Cooks and Walters thanked
the Council for interest taken in
their troubles. Their delegates
think their new agreement will be
| satisfactory to both employees and
employees.
The Longshoremen had good
meeting. The Stevedoring company
announced that it would select the
men to work ships in this port in
fragrant violation of it's agreement
with the union. Forty men were
| brought from Seattle to work the
ship West Toges at Weyerhaeuser
Mill A, but after inquiry at Long
| shoremen's Headquarters whether
everything was all right and being
| informed that everything was all
wrong, refused to work and 80 of
| them returned to Seattle. This row
was caused as was the last one
| on the waterfront by violation of
the agreement between the Long
shoremen and the Stevedoring COM
pany by the latter. The Council
| appointed a committee to look into
| the matter.
The Plumbers, Street Car Men and
Timberworkers reported good meet
ings.
The Sheet Metal Wrkers had
fine meeting. The membership is
working about three-fourths of the
time.
The Newsboys had a special meet
| ing. They reported having secured
reduction of prices on papers.
An agent of a Seattle paper came
here to straighten THINGS out and
among other things ordered its Ev-
erett agent to remain on duty I'M
| til $3.50 p. m. to wholesale papers
TO the kids.
A committee was appointed to
wait on the County Commissioners
and urge them to open up road
work There are repairs and new
work to be done and might as we'll
| be done now while labor is plen-
tiful. This would also in a meas
ure relieve the unemployment sit
uation.
| The Recall
After a discussion of the recall
question a motion prevailed that the
Council regards the attempt now be-
ing made to recall two of the
| City Commissioners as nothing but
dirty politics.
| Farmer Labor Picnic
The Farmer-Labor Party is go
ing to have a basket picnic on Sat
urday, the Goth at Normana Hall.
Attend and have a good time.