The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-01-14
THE CENTRAL
LABOR COUNCIL
Wednesday, January II, 1921.

chel, Ancil S. Cowles and Elias
Kristwick of the Lathers; by Lau.
renee Patty, L. f. Spalding and R
f. Howorth of the Butchers, and by
Ray Hansen to succeed Delegate
Edney of the Retail Clerks. These
delegates, together with Brother
Dobbs of the Painters, were obli-
gated and seated.
A letter was received from Presi-
dent Short of the State Federation
of Labor relating to legislation and
submitting a report embodying the
views of the labor members of the
Joint conference on important amend
ments to the workmen's compensa-
ton laws. The conference was un-
able to reach an agreement and as
consequence the employee and
employer members submitted sep
arate reports. The labor members
report is given in the Washington
state Federation of Labor Bulletin
in this issue.
One Fair Firm.
A communication was received
from Los Angeles Central Labor
Council endorsing resolutions of the
LOS Angeles County Building Trades
Council and asking this Council to
oncur. The resolutions were or
Iered printed in The Labor Journal
md referred to the Retail Clerks
Union. The resolutions follow:
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 16, 1920.
Whereas, There are many firms
n Los Angeles that are operating
o-called "closed shops" and employ
jnly union men and union women,
md who are members of the Los
ingeles Merchants and Manufac-
urers' Association, and
Whereas, The Merchants and
manufacturers Associations board
f directors-not the association as
whole-has seen fit to attack the
.}rownstein-Louis company, makers
f Stronghold brand overalls, pants,
oats, ETC., and Hendan brand shirts,
ajamas, etc, and have requested
said firm to sever their connections
With said association for the reason
f placing a union labor clause in
he specifications for the erection
f their new factory building, to be
ocated at Eighth and Figueroa
'treets, Los Angeles, and
Whereas, The secretary of the
VI. & M, F. J. Zeehandelaar, states
hat the resolution adopted by his
association requesting Brownstein-
Iouis company to resign, is not in
ended to reflect upon the business
integrity of the firm, yet the Ian
:uage in which resolution is drafted
loes attack the integrity and honesty
f said Brownstein-Louis company,
nd
Whereas, Said resolution states
hat the M. & M. has devoted its
energies and revenue, for the past
IS years, in attempting to main
ain the so-called open shop, in
rider that the workers may not
organize for their mutual protection
md maintain a standard of wages
md working conditions necessary
ior the production of all things
worth white in this life, and with
>ut whom the labor-hating directors
# the M. & M. would likely be hard
pressed for sustenance of their
bodies, and
Whereas, We know that large
majority of the members of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS
;ociation are not in sympathy with
he policy of reducing the revenue
If the worker with the consequent
results of curtailed business for
themselves, as it is a certain fact
hat the worker only spends that
which he is permitted to earn, and
hey know that well-paid, contented
workmen are the greatest asset to
any community, and we doubt very
much if this resolution, showing
conclusively, where and for what
purpose their contributions to the
NJ. & M. are being used will give
them serious food for thought, and
Whereas, Mr.. Louis states that
his firm have conducted a closed
shop for 25 years, and through this
firms fair, honest and humane
treatment of their employees, in the
well-equipped, sanitary factory, their
employees we'll paid and contented
he has had no labor trouble in all
these years, that his relations with
the unions have been the most
friendly and satisfactory, and that
of the firm to conform with the
policy of the board of directors of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, and that his firm can
better afford to resign from said as
sociation than to change their busi-
ness policy to conform to its policy
therefore
Be 1t Resolved, That the Los
Angeles County Building Trades
Council, affiliated with the State
Building Trades Council of Cali
fornia and the Building Trades De-
partment of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, in regular session as
sembled this 10th day of December
1920, de hereby most heartily COM
mend the position taken by the
Brownstein-Louis company, and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That we
instruct our secretary to communi-
cate with affiliated unions in Cali
fornia and adjoining states and ap-
peal to them to use their purchasing
power, to its utmost, in supporting
the Brownstein-Louis company, max
ers of Strondhold brand overalls
pants, coats, etc, and Hendan brand
shirts, mems wearing apparel, etc.
and
Be 1t Further Resolved, That we
request the Central Labor Council
Of Los Angeles to take like action
and that copies of this resolution be
given to the public press, sent to the
united labor press, and a copy for
warded to the Brownstein-Louis COM
pany.
Unfair American Can Co.
A communication from the Cen
tral Labor Union of Brooklyn and
Queens, relating to the American
Can company's un-American tao
tics, was read and referred to the
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