The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-08-21
CONVENTION
Last Week of the Ohio State
Federation Did Much
For Workers. Good
All Old Officers Reelected
-Ogg 4th Vice President
Akron Gets Next Meet

Inc IOfCy-SecOnd annual convention
of the Ohio State Federation or Labor
held at Steubenville last week, was
| one of the most successful and inter
esting ever held in the long history of
the federation. The credentials COM
mittee reported there were PIG unions
and % central bodies represented,
with total of 555 votes.
Much business of great Importance
to the workers throughout the state
was transacted by the delegates.
Many resolutions were offered and
adopted. Some of these are as fol-
lows:
Placing the Williamson Heater
Company, of Cincinnati, on the unfair
| list.
Declaring the Crowell Publishing
Company, of Springfield, Ohio, pub
fishers Of Golfers, the American
Magazine, Women's Home Com
panion, the Mentor and Farm and
Fireside, unfair to organized labor.
Favoring the continuous and con-
sistent demand on the part of the
organized workers for union label
products only, and to refuse to pur-
chase any product, even though as
sured by the dealer "it is made in a
union shop"
To prosecute merchants and job
bers handling prison-made goods for
sale not branded, labeled or marked
as such, according to law.
Condemning the actions of the l..
Geoff Bros, makers of the Griffon
brand ready-made clothing; the Eng
lish-American Tailoring Co., made-to
measure clothing, and J. Schoene-
mans, maker of King Klass Klothes
and Year Round Raincoats, in dis
eliminating against union workmen
and their methods employed in ex-
| plotting women for selfish greed.
Indorsing the strikes of the United
Garment Workers against the Famous
Raincoat Co., Cincinnati, now operat-
ing under the name of the Famous
Speciality Co., and the Levine Com
pany, Cincinnati.
Declaring the Holland Furnace
Company unfair to organized labor.
Indorsing the action of the American
Federation of Labor in launching la
bor's own insurance association.
I Demanding labor representation on
all civil service commissions and
boards.
| Upholding the Painters Interna
tional Union in it's opposition to the
use of spray painting machines.
That the officers of local building
trades councils and unions demand of
county and city officials clause in
all contracts for public work that will
make violations of the eight hour law
a violation of contract.
Condemning the National Woolen
Mill Co., Parkersburg, W. Va, MAX
ers to 'made to measure" clothing,
for locking out their union employees
and declaring for the so-called open
shop or non-union shop.
To use every effort to have the
appropriation made for paying safety
scaffold inspectors.
To request the state industrial
commission to arrange at as early a
date as possible a meeting to amend
the different safety codes and adopt
a code where the workers are not
protected.
To go on record for general
safety campaign to educate both en-
ployer and employe Of their respect
i've duties and rights given them un-
der the workmen's compensation law
That legislation be passed to the
effect that trade schools must be Ii
censed with the state of Ohio before
operating.
| Appealing to all members of ali
unions in the state, when purchasing
cigars, tobacco and cigarettes to de.