The Connecticut labor news., 1922-05-26

Many importan matters are sched uled for debate on '..e program al ready arranged by the state execu- tive board. The activities of the anti union crowd during the past two earswith the period of depression brought about solely to assist in de- stroying Labor, have reached the stage where Labor instead of being on the defensive must now take the offensive and a thorough plan of campaign has been mapped out 10 bring this end about. Chief among the plans to be made are those to put an end to any further attempts to limit the right of workers to strike Tn this state, as was attempted to be done at the last legislatFEe through the infamous anti-sl1Inh bill and which it is expeeted will again be at tempted at thel next sessios. Also the plan to force unions to incorpor~ ate and thus lay themselves. open to interior as we'll as exterior attacks, which will also crop up at the next legislature, will be headed off if pos sible or if not headed off then strenu- ously fought.
 The liberality with which courts have been enjoining unions in strikes or attempted strikes will also come up for full consideration and bills drafted for the legislature which will provide that in this state at least the judges of the state courts be prohib- ited from issuing inJunCtions against workers in strikes or intended strikes, until such time as the merits of the case have been tried out before a jury and the jury decide that the situation warrants such an injunc- toin. The haphazard way by which judges can now issue a restraining order on the simple application of anyone who may have the termerity 10 charge that he might be inj UT ed by such a strike, has led to abuse of the injunction and while the state can not curb the United States courts 1t can curb it's own and this the State Federation will seek to bring about
 Amendments to the workmen' s compensation act such as were turned down by the legislature a year ago, will be renewed and in addition the provision for state insurance will Ee included. In middle west states where the state insurance has been put into effect it Is working admir- ably, both to state and people, de spite the attacks made upon it by the large insurance companies.
 The federation will also plan to re- new it's fight for a state law provid- ing for a maximum eight hour day for women and minors in industry which bill has been strenuously fought and defeated by the manufac- turers and mercantile associations every time 1t came up in the legisla ture The Consumers League anc women's organizations of the state are in hearty support of the move ment and with the aid of the womer voters this year, the Federation hope! to be able to put 1t across.
 The prohibition question is also scheduled for action and in conform ity with the action of the American Federation of Labor, resolutions vii undoubtedly be adopted declaring fo amendment to the Nolstead law tt permit light wines and beers ant preparations made for a general stat Camp;>gn to get Connecticut of1ciall, on record as favoring such a change
 The reports of officers will shov that the State Federation more tha1 held it's own during the anti-unio drives of the past year While 1t ha admittedly lost in individual member ship because many union worker have gone elsewhere or gotten int other lines of work that took them ou of their organization, the FederatiO has lost but two unions and both o these were so small as to be Signif cant.