The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1926-05-14
TRADES COUNCIL

Council met Tuesday night in regular
session, with forty enthusiastic dele
gates. Jack Scheaf presided over the
meeting, and all business was trans
acted with speed.
The credentials of Margaret Dur
win, for IL months, to represent the
Woman's Union Label League, and
Ben Young, to represent Molders'
Union No. 283, for IL months, were
read, received and delegates installed.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved
A communication was read from
the Ohio State Federation of Labor
in which Thos. J. Donnelly, secretary,
states that the Glass Bottle Blowers
Association of the United States and
Canada is dedicating a monument in
Mt. Calvary cemetery, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, on Sunday, May 30th, at 2:3O
p. M, to John A. Voll. They extend
an invitation to Voll's many friends
to attend the dedication on that day.
President John p Frey has also call :
ed meeting of the executive board
to be held on Saturday, May 29th. The
communication was received as read
A communication was read from the
Upholsterers' Union of Cincinnati, in
which they inform the organized la
Dor movement that the firms of John
Shillito, Aims & Doepke, Fair Store
H. & S. Pogue CO., Rollman's, and the
George f. Otte Co, are unfair to their
union. They urge that all trades
unionists take the information back
to their respective locals. Received
and ordered complied with
A communication dated May lst was
received from the Hamilton Welfare
Federation, in which they called at
tention to the meeting of the organi-
zation which was held on May 5th,
and that the council is allowed two
delegates. The communication was
received too late to be complied with
A communication was received from
our old friend, Dan Kane, of Dayton,
Ohio. in which he enclosed supply
of collar buttons. Dan is a member
of the Metal Polishers' Union and is
blind. He is selling the collar but
tons for a livelihood. The delegates
purchased all the buttons and the
money will be sent him by the secre-
tary.
A communication was read from
James Lynch president of the Inter
national Typographical Union of In
dianapolis, in which he calls attention
to a communication received from
Halperin & Son, of this city Hal
perrin & Son have discontinued as
agents for the Crowell Publishing Co.,
of Springfield, Ohio. The concern is
unfair to the printers, they being the
first firm in Ohio who forced the no.
torious yellow dog" contract on their
employees. They publish the Amer
lean, Woman's Home Companion and
Golfers.
All bills submitted were allowed.
Complaint was made that all of the
billheads were minus the printers
union label.
The delegates of the Molders 6S re-
ported that the Holland and William
son furnaces are still unfair to them,
and also the furnaces manufactured
by the Forest Foundry Manufacturing
Co., of Cleveland, O.
The molders reported that the Atlas
Hotel which has been classed as un-
fair to their organization ever since
the Niles strike, has been purchased
by local interests and that they have
lifted the ban on the place. The new
proprietors promise to make all the
tenants in the place vacate, including
the notorious scab barber shop. They
expect to remodel the building and
make it an up-to-date hotel.
Delegates of the Mounters' Union
reported about their strike at the
Estate Stove G. plant and the griev-
ancs that led up to it, which has been
brewing for several years. They re-
quested that the executive committee
meet with their shop committee and
go over their contract with them.
The executive committee of the coun-
Gil will arrange meeting with the
firm if possible The meeting of the
board will be held Thursday night at
o'clock
Bakers made their usual report of
the Holland, National, Krug's, Wards
and the Mt. Healthy bread and other
bakery products being unfair to their
organization They also report that
they have their new agreements sign
ed with the local concerns at the last
years rate of wages.
Grocery Clerks reported that the
A. & P. stores and the Kroger stores
are still unfair. They also reported
that the discussion in the council
meeting two weeks ago had its results.
Some of the members of different To-
Gals who were patronizing unair stores
have quit the practice.