The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1927-03-04
TRADES COUNCIL

The COOPERATIVE Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regu-
lar session. President Ed. Sims pre-
sided, and thirty-fve delegates were
present.
The credentials of Ben Young to
represent international Molders'
Union No. 283 for Is months, and
James Schmitz, to represent the Let
ter Carriers for ten months, were
read, received and delegates installed
and seated.
Miss Schwinkmeyer, representing
the local Y. w. C. A.,was allowed the
floor. She stated that her mission and
visit to the council was to interest
the laboring men and women in hav-
ing them, if possible, interest their
sisters and daughters in the work of
the Y. w. C. A. She stated that her
work is with the office and factory
girls and to organize them into
clubs and recreation parties. She left
a blank to be filled. out for anyone
knowing girls who wished to join. She
thanked the council for the privilege
of the floor.
A communication was received from
the United Garment Workers of
America, Local No. 80, Of Cincinnati,
Ohio. Enclosed with the letter was a
copy of Bill H. R., known as the
Cooper bill, now pending in congress.
Lena Boettger, president of the or
ganization, states in the letter that if
this bill is passed and becomes law,
will without a doubt help the workers
of free labor considerable At the
present time convict labor is compet-
ing with free labor, due to the fact
that there is no law to protect free
labor. She asks that we write our
congressman and senators urging
them to work and vote for the Coop
er bill. The same was received and
ordered complied with.
In neat little letter the local
Painters, Decorators and Paper
Hangers Local No. 1876, through their
secretary, C. E. Duerr, thanked the
trustees and the members of council
for placing the new lights in the two
lower meeting halls. Received and
contents cheerfully noted.
O. w. Brasch, chief of division of
the department of industrial relations
of Columbus, in a communication in
formed the council that they are sup
plying the council under separate
cover 20 reports, No. Oil, of union
scale of wages and hours of labor in
Ohio. They ask cooperation in dis
tributing the reports. Received and
ordered complied with.
All the bills presented against the
council were allowed
Under the head of reports of dele
gates the painters asked that com
mittee be appointed to wait on the
proprietor of the Manhattan restau-
rant and the manager of the Wher
store on South Third street The ex-
ecutive board will make arrangements
to meet with the two parties on next
Tuesday night at 1880 sharp. The
board requested that the union inter.
ested have Representatives attend the
meeting also.
Molders again reported the Holland
and Williamson furnaces unfair tt
them. Bakers reported the Holland
Ward, Certified bread and the Ma
tional products unfair to them.
Mounters reported the Estate
stoves still unfair to them.
Pattern makers reported that they
are continuing their organization
campaign until March 18th, when they
will hold an open meeting and invite
all trades unionists and pattern max
er prospects to the open meeting.
The secretary again reported tha
few organizations are indebted fol
bazaar tickets, and made another re
quest that these organizations make
an attempt to make settlement a
the next meeting. A final report viii
be made at that meeting.
The secretary of the Labor ,Da,
outing committee of the 1926 celebra
tion submitted his report. The same
was read in detail. The report wa
received and approved, and totals o
receipts and expenditures spread OF
the minutes.
George BRANDED, who was secretra,
of the Labor Day picnic committee
was given a vote of thanks for tn
excellent report and for his services
1t was moved and seconded tina
the delegates to council take it up i'm
mediately to have their locals writ
representatives and senator regardin,
all bills favorable and unfavorabl
to labor. The motion carried.