The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1933-02-10
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and Labor
Council met Tuesday night in regular
session Charles Baynes, of Machin-
lists Union, acted as president.
Thirty delegates were present.
The credentials of Bro. John r.
Naming, to represent Plumbers and
Steam Filters Union No. 108, were
read, received and delegate installed.
The credentials of brothers Allan j.
Sim and Leonard c. Bowman, to rep
resent the National Association Of
Letter Carriers, were read, received
and delegates seated.
Several members of local unions
were admitted to the meeting as Wis
itors
A communication was read, and to
the same an important notice was at
tached. The notice states that press
announcements state that the Ohio
senate elections committee will con-
duct a hearing on next Thursday,
February 9, at three-thirty p. M, on
the proposal pending in the assembly
to ABOLISH THE PRIMARY IN
OHIO. If these measures pass, any
and all Independent groups such as
yours, are through in Ohio public
affairs as to voice. Your group
should be represented. This same
proposal passed the senate two years
ago by 81 to 2, when the people were
asleep.
The above refers to House Bill Sc,
Mr.. Gillespie providing for a pre-
primary convention of delegates who
will nominate the ticket in state, dis
trict and county. If passed, this be-
comes effective in ninety days without
the people having a voice in the mat
ter. This bill does not lessen election
expense in any way. On motion the
same was ordered received and the
secretary write senators and legisla-
tors.
Legislative Letter No. of the Ohio
State State Federation of Labor was
received through Thos. J.. Donnelly,
legislative agent. The letter gives in
formation on many of the bills that
have been introduced in the general
assembly, and also the names of mem
bers of several committees that labor
are interested in. On motion the let
ter was received as read.
Word comes from Thos. j. Donnel-
ly, legislative agent of the Ohio State
Federation of Labor, that private util
ity interests have inspired Represen-
tative Ward to introduce House Bill
10, providing in part as follows:
eff --1--sixty-five per cent of those
voting upon the proposition vote in
favor thereof, the taxing authority of
such subdivision shall have authority
under sections"
The letter states that this consti-
tutes a bold attempt of the private
utilities, and if this bill with the
above quoted phrase becomes law it
will make it exceedingly difficult, if
not impossible, to develop public
ownership in cities where private util-
tiles may extract excessive and un-
reasonable rates for public service.
The legislative agent requests that
the council write, wire or get in con-
tact Immediately with senators urging
that they vote against the bill.
On motion the same was ordered re-
ceived and complied with.
A communication was read from
the United Garment Workers Union
of Cincinnati, Ohio. The communica-
tion states that the employees Of the
Pettibone Bros. Mfg. Co., Of 626 Main
street, manufacturers of uniforms,
badges, etc, have locked out their
employees. For more than twenty
years this company has contracted
with the garment workers, but after