Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1922-02-10
PRINTERS UNION
CASTS VOTE FOR
PR0GRESSIVES

Members of Typographical Union
No. 444 met in regular session Mon
day night of this week at Labor hall
Aside from the usual routine mat
ters of interest to local printers many
important questions were discussed
and favorably passed upon.
President Charles Snyder was un-
able TO serve in his usual genial man.
ner, and Vice-President NJ. S. Burr
filled the chair.
The annual nomination of Interna-
tional officers resulted In the selec-
ton of the entire Progressive ticket,
the official election to be held at the
regular May, 1922, meeting.
A scale committee composed OF
Brothers Kinnear, Herman and Ball
ey was appointed, and before the
March meeting rolls around Twin
City printing employers will be pre-
sented with the agreement for sign
ing. The scale calls for practically
the same amount as last year but
members of the union have asked
that Thanksgiving day be made a
holiday this year. The union will ask
for $3.50 day and $38 night. Decatur,
Bloomington and a few other cities
nearby are paying more than the To-
cal scale, and 1t Is thought there will
be no trouble in getting the sigma
lures of all shops now under union
conditions to sign the new contract,
which will be for a period of twelve
months.
Among other interesting matters to
come before the meeting, or perhaps
the most important of all was the
announcement concerning the contem-
plating of the erection of a new la
Dor temple. The union voiced decided
ly for just such a building and no
doubt will be a very active factor in
helping to push the project to COM
pletion should this much needed inn
provement to all local unions of the
Twin Cities be placed before the
crafts for a definite consideration
Announcement as to the progress in
the March meeting.
Plans for a monster Labor Day eel
ebration were discussed and commit
tees from the Federation are working
now to outline one of the biggest and
best Labor Day events for, the Twin
Cities. Then the duty of all union
men and women will be to see that the
plans are successfully carried out.
r. C. Lindsey suggested to the To-
cal body the possibility of forming a
sick benefit fund, and in brief told
what a great help this would prove
to be. This matter will be consid-
cred more favorably at future meet
ings, as a resolution will be drawn
and presented for proper acceptance,
so as it may be part of the local
bylaws.
After a few remarks under good
and welfare, the meeting closed with
much business having been trans
acted.
NOtes--Here and There.
Herbert Rice, who suffered an in
Jury to his right foot recently, is
much improved and was able to leave
Burnham hospital the first of the
week.
Roy Fiscus arrived in the Twin
Cities Monday for brief visit, be-
fore going to Hammond, Ind, where
he has secured employment.
Editor Stevick of the News-Ga.
zette is in California.
Candidates are beginning to learr
where they can get the union label OF
all their printing, and practically al
of the cards and posters issued so fal
have this emblem of fairness affixed
| on same.
The Orpheum Theater, which is un
der new management, has contracted
with union shop for its printing.
The Daily Illini is issuing as usua
this week, after ten day lay off.
Mr.. Merritt, head of the advertising
department of F. K. Robson, has tax
en- a half interest in the printing
plant with B. Howard.