The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-02-11
Resolved, That we send copies of
these resolutions to the press.
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Resolved, That we send copies OF
these resolutions to the press.
American Plan.
Also the following resolutions
which were addressed:
To the National and International
Unions, City Central Bodies, State
Federations of Labor, and all Fra
ternal Organizations and their
Subordinate Branches, Greeting:
Whereas, All fraternal orders and
societies are founded on the prin-
ciple of brotherly love, friendship,
unity, cooperation, benevolence and
charity, which principles teach the
true brotherhood of man, and
Whereas, 1t was the influence of
these sublime principles, that was
the main factor to unity the people
of these United States in the world
war and was the greatest influence
in keeping up the morale of our
soldiers in action in foreign lands,
and
Whereas, The American Fedora
tion of Labor, the largest fraternal
order in America, is now confronted
with another war, the consequence
thereof will effect all fraternals, if
the enemies of organized labor are
successful, in weakening the labor
unions, and
Whereas, The same influence that
under the cloak of patriotism, rob
bed and swindled the United States
out of billions of dollars in profit
eering during the world war, is now
seeking under the same hypocritical
cloak of patriotism to establish the
so-called American Plan of EN-
ployment" in industry-the non
union shop system, in order to de-
stroy the only fraternal, that stands
for American manhood and Woman
hood and the protection of the Amer
ican home, and
Whereas, The members of the
Amrican Federation of Labor have
never hesitated to advise and advo-
cate, that the members of organized
labor should join and become active
members of other fraternal orders,
lodges and societies, and
Whereas, An injury to one fra
ternal is an injury to all fraternals,
and if the enemies of the American
Federation of Labor and it's affili-
ated national and international
unions, are successful in destroying
the fundamental principles on which
the American labor movement is
founded, it will also retard the
growth and prosperity of other fra
ternals, that have to depend upon
the dues of the working men who
are members, to continue the benev-
olent work in which they are en-
gagged, therefore be it
Resolved, That the Federated
Trades Council of Milwaukee hereby
petitions each lodge, order, camp
tent, court or nest or by whatever
name the fraternals may be called
and their subordinate branches to
adopt resolutions placing the local
fraternal organization on record as
being opposed to the American plan,
n industry, or to any other scheme
Of the employers of labor in deny
ing the membership of labor unions
the right to collective bargaining
through the medium of the union
shop.
Resolved, That the members of
unions who are also members of
other fraternal organizations, pre-
sent these resolutions to their re.
spective fraternal organization, and
insist that vote be taken whether
the fraternal they are members of,
is opposed to the American plan
nonunion shop policy; and that pub
licity be given in the fraternal or
ganization official journal and the
public press.
Resolved, That the Federated
Trades Council send copy of these
resolutions to all the fraternal or
ganizations, national and interna-
tional unions, local central bodies,
and state federations of labor in the
United States.
The Council concurred.