The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-07-27
TRADES COUNCIL

presided, and thirty delegates an
swered the roll call.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The doorkeeper announced that
Walter j. Braun asked permission of
the floor. On motion the request was
granted. Mr.. Braun addressed the
delegates and stated that he is now
the present deputy auditor, and has
had much experience in the work of
that office. He further stated that
he is now candidate for the office
on the democratic ticket and asked
the delegates in attendance to kindly
consider him at the primary election
to be held August ID. Braun was ac-
companied by Carl Mueller, one of the
assistants in the county auditors
office.
A motion was offered that the re-
port of delegates and locals to be dis
pensed with unless delegates had
ton carried.
The committee appointed some time
ago to assist the bakers, reported that
their labors were finished, and asked
that the committee be discharged,
which was done by rising vote OF
thanks for their services.
A copy of letter addressed to the
o. S. F. of L., Thos. j. Donnelly, sec
retary, and in which there was reso-
luton attached from the Toledo Cen
tral Labor Union and the Toledo
Building Trades Council.
The resolution is in regards to an
investigation made by the local, in
ternational and Ohio State Federation
of Labor, it was found that the De
Witt Operated Hotels had con-
nection with the awarding of a con-
tract for the remodeling of the Secor
Hotel to the A. Bently Sons Co., and
awarded by the Toledo Trust Co.
Theo. Dewitt did demand and was
successful in having some items in
cluded in the contract of the Bently
Co., excluded and awarded to union
contractors, by Mr.. Dewitt. Mr. De
Witt has a reputation of being fair
to labor, and the Dewitt hotels are
considered fair.
The resolution is signed by officers
of both organizations in Toledo, Ohio.
On motion both letter and resolu-
tion were received.
A letter was read from the Neck
wear Workers. Union of ST. Louis,
Mo. The letter is regarding union
made neckwear, garters, belts, sus-
penders and arm bands which are
manufactured in st. Louis. The same
was received.
A letter from the Summit County
Central Union of Akron, Ohio, was
read. They inform the council that
after weeks Of negotiation with the
Enterprise Manufacturing Co., man.
ufacturers of all kinds of fishing
tackle, their members were forced to
strike. They asked the councils sup
port in dealing with the above firm
who manufactures the Drank known
as Pfueger's. On motion the letter
was received and ordered complied
with.
A Joint letter was received from the
Metal Polishers' Union and the Ma
chinists' Union of Grand Rapids,
Michigan. The letter states that the
members of the two organizations
have been on strike at the Winters
Champion Company of Grandville, a
suburb of Grand Rapids since May
25.
This company manufacturs hard
ware for the following refrigerators:
Montgomery Ward, General Electric,
Brunow, Westinghouse, Stewart-War-
ner. Frigidaire, Kelvinator, Crosley,
COPELAND and Norge. They requested
a committee to call on local dealers
handling these products and have
them write this company to effect a
settlement with their men. The same
was received and ordered complied
with. The committee consists Of
Ross, Smith and Baynes.
A letter was read from VIM. Green,
president of the A. F. of L., regard
ing the forming of an organizing
committee of the leaders and real
workers of the locals. Information
blanks were enclosed to be filled out.
Received and ordered complied with.
Stanley Ogg, delegate to the 0. S.
F. of L. convention held last week in