The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-03-03
What Happens When Producers Combine
FEDERATION NEWS

ELDGENA 1lNSlN lNEWO
TACOMA AND wENATCHEE INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN
Delegates from large
building organized their forces
for the initiative campaign for that vicinity
OF the carpenters uno elected chairman William
retary of the teamsters unon elected secretary
An immediate campaign will be launched the unions of
finances conduct large speakers
beng selected to personally visit each the Plans
worked ou for putting the petitions in the city hall and other public places
and to get them out in the various precincts in the city,
Inc creation OF the organization at Tacoma delayed somewhat
result of the district
election
called direct by the organization
man and secretary of the state committee.
William J. Coates Spokane business
also visitor delegates pointed
out that Spokane had committee of fifty handling
communities possibly 10000 signatures
would be
whole weight of its behind the
the vital campaign abo
launched in this
open meeting of the organized
workers Wenatchee last Friday night the initiative campaign and
explained organization
being formed of delegates from the various local unions
precinct IN he Guy Will De covered by spa committee headed by a
captain The Central Labor Council Wnatcee
- W ~ M % aninu, ] % u; % d a1td "a - % . nIo, % o i+ s 4 it M s @
and delegates
The labor meeting
Labor
campaign this week the mining fields Rosn and Gle Eum
for signatures to the petitions
SHOP EMPLOYERS ORGAN BEwALs LABoRs INITIATIVE
CAMPAIGN
antabor
Washington, which owned and edited by Jay Thomas
bbet and utility for the employers of the state out
leading editorial its front last week denounng the
initiated by the Washington State Fed
the wokmens compensation law of this
the editorial proceeds, in part, fonows
files initiative bill
take the place of this law In the drafting of this bill
of the state will be asked to sign this measure without any
provisions The subject of such technical
qualified its provisions
months of study investigation the part
determine the proposed bill is fair to either the employer
employe.
at is apparently purpose promoters this initiative bill
practically compensation awards injured women and
the entire of administering the act the industries
eff this law enacted 1t Will cost the industries Oh te ste VINO
tribute the compensation fund 3ooo year more than costing
law and this is conservative estimate
"Can the of additional burden?"
this question: Cn the industries Washington carry
Washington the total industries of the state In
Washington the of providing compensation
5 629 of the payroll In Washing
the lumber industry only and quarter per cent
be sufficient evidence of the utter nadequay the
the other of the
the 48 that provide compensation for injured
los cent better than that
provided n the of Washington
The measure being initiated by Washington Federation of
already
union and many provisions from the federal
ton failure the legislature Washington to
keep pace with the rest of this mman
tartan legislation this initiative campaign
any still in doubt to the advant
qs of the new measure that attack
of the Washngton Weekly should worker the
only registering himself but seeing that his TRENDS 40 IKE
wise SO that opportunity the polls
this year voting its interest well as in the general
welfare political maxim in Washington for
many years washington State Weekly against the peo
pie There will be no exception to it this year
EAGLES CAMPAIGN FOR PENSIONS"
The faenal order national campaign for
Age through legislation the different states cam
pan select and elect candidates the next
legislature pledged this and humanitarian
legislation 49,. . s 4,+ ;an
y on the night with meeting at the Grand
the State Federation of Labor has been invited
m the principal speaker member of Aera No of Seattle This
is legislation labor has long advocated