The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1925-02-06
TRADES COUNCIL


session. Jack Scheaf being absent,
Vice President Frank Mooar presided.
Forty delegates were present.
The credentials of James Brown, to
represent Metal Polishers' Union;
James Redden, to represent the Milk
and Ice Cream Wagon Drivers Union,
Elmer Sauer, Ray Thomas and Ray
Cooper, to represent the Retail Clerks
Union, were read, received and dele
gates ordered installed.
Communication from the District
Council No. 8, of the United Garment
Workers of Cincinnati, in which they
inform the council that the Famous
Speciality Company, 412 Elm street,
of that city, now the Famous Tailor
ing Company, have locked out all
their union men and women and are
replacing them with nOn-union help.
The label has been withdrawn from
that concern and they are now con-
sidered unfair. They ask that we
give the communication the widest
publicity. The letter was received and
ordered complied with.
Communication from international
Molders' Union, Local No. 181, of
Dayton, Ohio, states that the National
Stove Repair Company has been plac-
ed on the 1--WE don't patronize list"
by the Dayton Central Labor Union.
This firm closed down their foundry
for few weeks, telling all the mold
ers that they were going to work just
as soon as the shop started, but in
stead they locked out their men, and
opened up as non-uniOn open shop.
They also handle the Sunbeam" fur
mace, which is non-union product
They ask the councils cooperation in
the matter The letter was received
and ordered complied with.
Communication from A. F. of L., in
which President VIM. Green states
that in accordance with the instruc-
tions of the executive council of the
federation, he has appointed COM
mittee to have charge of the work of
designing and creating a memorial
in honor of our late president, Sam
uel Gompers. The committee appoint
ed consists of Frank Morrison, Daniel
Tobin, Frank Duffy, Matthew Woll
and James Wilson. The communica-
ton also states that the committee
will communicate with the council ad-
vising fully of the program He fur
ther states that it will be gratifying
to him to receive the councils support
and assistance. The same was receiv-
ed and ordered complied with.
In communication from VIM
Green, president of the A. F. of L..
in which he states that among the
subjects considered by the last con-
vention held in Ell Paso, Texas, was
resolution No. 18, through which the
request was made that information
be compiled relative to the location
cost of maintenance and methods OF
icOOi lSIIlplGo liz III SCs
that we give the federation all the
data possible on this subject. The
communication was ordered received
and complied with.
A letter from the A. f. of L., re.
garding the good work Of the genera
organizers throughout the state, was
read and received.
Another communication from the A
F. of L., which also contained resolu
tions regarding the miners struggle
in West Virginia and Kentucky ane
also an appeal for financial assistance
was read, received and a liberal do
nation extended.
Theatrical stage employees asked
that committee be appointed to SCI
the management of the Gem theatre
on High street. The management
gave the union operator two weeks
notice that after that time he woult
try non-union operator.
Polishers reported that the Ber
ninghaus Company, of Cincinnati
Winchester Arms Company, and tn
Whitehead-H -Hoag Company are still
unfair to the polishers.
Communication from Jeff Davis, 0
Cincinnati, in which he appeals fo
a $10O donation for subscription t
his Picket paper, was received.
Louis Nau appeared before tn
council and explained the new cit
zoning ordinance and building code
He urged the council to go on recor
as favoring the ordinance and build
ing code and to write the city cour
ell to that effect. Each local unio
was urged to do the same.
Committee appointed to draft rese
lutions condemning the county CON
missioners for ordering the employ
ment office out of the court hous'
made their report and their resolutio
was adopted.
Members of United Mine Worker
District No. II, West Va, appeare
before the council and talked abor
getting out year book and the prt
ject of cooperative coal yard. The
ask for a committee to investigat
the matter as to whether the propos
ton would interfere with the OH
miners drive to burn Ohio coal. O
motion, which carried a committe
consisting of Ogg, Mooar and Pc