The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-13
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR

ization and membership Resolved, That we urge all affiliated Central Bodies and local unions to in Struct their Label Committees and members to wait upon their local cloth. ing dealers, and repair and cleaning shops to aCquaint them of the strike against the EnglishAmerican Tailor ing Company, L. Greif Brothers, and J. SChOeneman's
 Resolved, That copies of this pre- amble and resolutions be sent to the Central Bodies and all affiliated unions to the above mentioned firms, and the United Garment Workers of America P. F. O'Meara,
 John J. Egan.
 Referred to Committee on Reso1u- tions.
 Adopted
 RESOLUTION NO. Is. To the Thirty-ninth Annual Conven-
 tion of the Connecticut Federation of Labor:
 Whereas, A campaign of member ship of miscellaneous employees of street railways was starteo at the Tl1irty-eighth Annual Convention, held at New Haven, Conn, in June, 1923, and has met with very good results, but in view of the fact that there are still several hundred workers in the employment of street railways who are unorganized therefore be 1t
 Resolved That this Convention go on record as endorsing the further work of organizing these people and pledges itself to aid this movement in localities where they are not yet organized.
 Signed:
 B. Flanagan Street Railway Employees,
 Bridgeport.
 John Toohy, Street Railway Employees,
 Bridgeport.
 Francis Everin, Street Railway Elm
 ployes, Bridgeport J. J. Looney, Street Railway Employes,
 New Haven.
 Joseph E. Baker, Street Railway Elm
 p1oyes, New Haven. Fred w. Walker, Street Railway Em-
 po1yes, New Haven, Frank O'Meara, Street Railway Elm
 p1oyes, Hartford, Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions. Adopted.
 RESOLUTION NO. 16.
 Amendment to Article 4, Section Z. , out dl SSIllO1l d1ICl lllN "OAN Labor" on line 8 and add the follow ing, And no Union or Central Body, Building Trades Council, Metal Trades Council, shall be entitled to represen- tation in the convention unless they have paid their afiliation fee to the secretary on or before August l pre- ceding the annual convention and have paid at least three months per capita tax in the C. F. of L.
 Respectfully submitted,
 l. M. Ornburn. Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions.
 Adopted.
 RESOLUTION NO. Y.
 Amend Section 8, of Article 3: Each delegate shall be provided with ere dentia1s with her or his name written thereon and each male delegate to be seated in the convention must have at least five Union Labels on his wearing apparel Each delegate must report to the Credential Committee and the Credential Committee to make re- port of the number of Union Labels on each delegate at the opening ses- sion of the Second day of the Con- vention.
 J. H. Riley, Danbury C. L. U. Referred to Committee on Resolu- tions.
 Rejected.
 RESOLUTION NO. IS.
 Hartford, Conn, Sept. g. 1924. Whereas, There is growing de mand for some form of Old Age Pen- sion for the toilers after certain age; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, That the Connecticut Fed eration of Labor go on record favoring Old Age Pension and to assist in the passage of an Old Age Pension Law in our State.
 John H. Riley, Danbury C. L. U.. Referred to Committee on Resolu'