The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-24
IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
MAs0lM WORKERS N CONVENTION
John H. Cfasdy Is Reelected President---Cood
| Attendance Of Delegates

danG the same amount of work at
pssssnt a. they we're years ago, IN
other words, laying down on the Job.
This eharge I believe to be untrue.
We VIII all agree brfckIayers are not
laying AZ many brick as they did
eight or ten years ago but to one who
has had years OF experience we can
well understand the reason. We do
nj got the chance to work ON the
Is. 20 and "a brick walls nowadays
but have to content ourselves with
dHinG in pansGB between concrete
piers laying soldier cpufse6, etc. I
believe this proraganda Of fneniciency
h promoted only to discredft the
MiekIayer for selfish reasens and Will
'eHly have the tendency to restrict
building operations
Another charge laid to flie unionz
are the limitations OF appremt1ces
While we do in sonE respssts limit
his employ that power is hardly ever
used as applications for the chance to
.learn the trade are Becoming less.
frequent. The reason f0r mis- is.
VIXEN . young man finds 6e muss serve,
three years and then work only a.
Bout two hundred days esctr year, the
prospect n Tar from allurfng. In our
loGzsl union We have six members who
have turned to farming for an occu-
patton and one to trucking. not afty
percent are engaged at the trade
even in the busy season. knOther
reason, contractors will not t3He on
apprentices. am very sure tds same
S6nditions prevail I'm all our Unions.
/ wish to call your attention at this
time to the important changes In laws
at the Cleveland convention.
ThsSe changes are Of great i'm
portance and should be read by evsry
member. New laws were msde to
protect the organization from the
activities of such radicals as were at
one time in control Of one Of our
unions in Rochester, N. Y. When the.
facts were presented at Cleveland; il
seemed almost impossible that such a
man could get the support Of twenty
five or thirty men who were willing
to aid him In attacking our executive
board by printing and circulating
such scurrilous and false statements.
The convention penalixed these men
as it should and supported the Ex-
ecutive board.
In the year that has passed we have
been saddened by the loss OF two OF
our faithful and highly esteemed 1. q.
officers. Sixth vice-president, Hickey,
passed away suddenly while attending
to his duties in the South. Treasurer
Patrick Murray passed away at his
home in Albany, N. Y, after linger-
ing illness. When informed Of the
death of Brother Murray Immediately
wired the family the sympathy Of this
conference and received in return a
card of grateful appreciation.
In closing l desire to thank the
unions and members who have so
legally supported the executive board
in the past. My colleagues on the
board and especially vice president
Thornton who with the whole 1. U.
Executive board have led in the move
mentsin Maine and New England for
better working conditions.
May ask you to give your best ef-
forts to the incoming executive
board. The conference can be made
. benefit to every member by coop
Grafton and support of the Unions.
Let us each and every one declare ana
work for better working conditions in
good old Maine.