The Connecticut labor news., 1924-11-08
CAP MAKERS REINSTATED (Continued from Page One)

ton will be turned over to the Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of North Amer ica with the exception of the locals in Boston and Chicago"
 The convention of our organization was held in May, 1923. It gave careful consideration to the decision of the United Hatters' convention and adopt ed a resolution welcoming '"the pirit of the resolution of the eighth con- vention of the United Hatters as sup plying a basis for settlement" but objecting vigorously to that part of the resolution of the United Hatters which wanted to make an exception for their locals in Boston and Chicago, so that those two locals may be retained by the United Hatters while the entire our organization.
 Upon the adjournment of both con- ventions the representatives of both international unions had several con- ferences and being unable to come to an understanding with regard to the two hatters millinery locals in Boston and Chicago, they finally agreed to sub init the question to a decision of the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor. In May, 1924, the Executive Council at its meeting in Montreal granted hearing to the | repre- of both organizations and then adopted the following decis- ion:
 The decision of the Executive Coun- Gil is that jurisdiction over all millin- cry workers be given to the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers in view of the fact that the executive officers of the United Hatters of North Amer ica have stated before this council that the matters have freely relinquished jurisdiction over these workers. This will include the two locals that the United Hatters of North America have pledged themselves to keep within their organization"
 After this decision was rendered the representatives of both organizations
 
 an agreement specifying the, jurisdic- tiona1 demarcations of both organiza- tions The Plan B mentioned in the resolution by the United Hatters which was approved by the convention of the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers held in May, 1923, was taken as basis. The main provisions agreed upon are that all factories of mems felt, straw, Panama, etc, hats shall be under the jurisdiction of the United Hatters of North America, while all cloth hat, cap and millinery factories shall be under the jurisdiction of the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of North Amer ica. It was further understood that the mems body hat trade sometimes branches off into the making of cer- tain women's hand-blocked hats which are made of the same substance and materials as the mems hand-b1ocked work comprising a purely body pro- cess or hat virtually of one piece of raw product involving, practically no needle work at all. It was agreed that factories make entirely and exclusively such women's body hats shall be un- der the jurisdiction of the United Hat ters, because such factories are to be considered as branching off of the mems body hat trade. The agreement further provides for a mutual system of transfers when work belonging to the jurisdiction of one organization Is occasionally done in shops under the jurisdiction of the other organization. The details with regard to this sys- the locals involved
 Tn accordance with this jurisdictional agreement, the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers released the Mer's Straw Hatters Local No. 45 and urged the olca1 to affiliate with the United Hat ters. On the other hand, the United Hatters of North America released their millinery locals in Boston and Chicago and urged these locals to affi- Hate with the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers of North America.
 The agreement as drawn up by both organizations was submitted to the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor at its meeting held in Washington on Friday, Octo- Der 24. General Secretary Martin Lawlor represented the United Hatters of North America, and Editor J. M. Budish represented the United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers. The Executive Council sanctioned the agreement as fully in accord with its decision and granted the request of the committee of both organizations to make the of Af Il.