The Connecticut labor news., 1922-06-09
Stamford, Conn, June 5th, 1922.

 To the Officers and Delegates of the Connecticut Fed
 eraton ot Labor, Assembled in the 57th Annual Brother and Sister Trades Unionists:
 Greetngs-In obedience to the Constitution of the Connecticut Federation of Labor. deem 1t a great honor appear before you give account of the work of the administrating department for the past
 The great national drive started in the month of October 92O that had for its purpose the crushing of the labor organizations, under the disguise of wage reduction program has continued with all of its fury smce last we met Tn convention
 In Connecticut great numbers of employers who for years have had friendly relations with their em- plan under threats of credit withdrawals for refusing and while they have had trials of the plan have auth entic information that the American plan of the National Chamber of Commerce IS not the that phampets and certain daily newspapers would have the public be- lieve it has been
 This fight for the right live under the conditions selected by the wage has in places nearly greatest that any community.
 It is information to you when 1 state that there is today large number of employers in Con- neccu that still after all these warning days believe in the cooperative plan of operation with their employees and they still doing and intend to in the future.
 These interruptions employers that spend fabulous sums warfare in industry still use the time worn statement that their interest solely is to guarantee to the wager the right to work whether member of a labor organization not, IS dlspeed by facts obtained by your officers the effect that through we'll developed efficiency systems that it is easy detect in a very short time whether a woman IS con. nected with labor organization when this found out his or her employment ceases. and as previously stated that while there laws covering such still have been unable to proceed for reasons that will be explained to you my supplemental report
 ARBITRATION MATTERS
 I wish to congratulate many of the organizations in this State that have submitted their various disputes to arbitration While these decisions in most have fact remains that no time was lost by accepting media tion and no principle was sacrificed thereby. ms acceptance of mediation the part of the organization will the movement for the opposite to this effort displayed by many of the employers in this State during the past year. as % have letters m than arbtrate wage disputes already existing con- tracts insisted going into arbitration on terms lad down by such employers which as proposed meant the new gotten up by the aforesaid employers instead of mediating the immediate working contracts It did take much study realize that the employers that parties this dishonest of forcing an issue of this character that they did not voluntary arb traton; what they did want is the modern method of might is right They wanted compulsory mediation, and my advice at this point IS this: That come what may, let the last ounce of your energy be spent before out the principle of the right work with your comrades at any when where and how you please to do so.
 DECEASED MEMBERS
 Since my last report to the Organization the Trade Union has been deprived of many of it's sponded to the cali of te of ManhHd o enoy the everlasting home that has been promised to all a reward for faithfuness.
 Connecticut Federation of Labor has suffered in the death of Vice President Thomas F. Bren-
  Brother Brennan was member of Buffers, Po1ishers and Platers organization of Norwich, Conn. During his term member of the Executive Council of the State Branch he reflected his long term of years Trade Unonst upon He good man. he was forever champion of honesty and right dealing and his taking away left big to fill in the Council.
 Brother Brennan that refused to into the industrial field and work hard for the uplift and the of the wage He a born Trades Unionst and his in official capacity created wonderful impression, which will last for and which have been big asset for the State Federation.
 On Monday, June 27th. 1921, there occurred the death of Brother Edward Slvera of the United Broth erhood of Carpenters and Joners of New London, Conn Brother Silvera a State official of his trade organization and another of those faithful workers in the Trade Union movement. He can be remembered of the active workers at the Bridge port Convention of organization.
 On Wednesday, November 9th, 1921, the Labor Movement again visited with death when the