The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-10-06
Union Label Trades
Department Report
Year Of Progress
Marked Coins In Member
ship and Influence Cited
At Convention

Houston, Tex. OLNS).-The Union
Label Trades Department of the
American Federation of Labor has had
a most successful year, with marked
gains in membership and influence, the
departments executive board reported
to the 31st convention, held prior to
the A.. +. of l.. convention.
Increased demand for the union la
bel, shop card and service button, due
to the volunteer work of trade union
lists and trade union organizations of
many kinds were reported. Consider
able space was devoted to the first an
nual A. F. of l.. Union Label and In
dustrial Exhibition, the outstanding
label promotion event of the year,
held in Cincinnati in May. The ex-
hibition, the report said, "placed union
label merchandise and union services
on the economic map of America"
Labor Press Praised
Progress in many fields, including
radio, cooperation with organized
farmers and formation of union label
leagues was described. The report
praised the labor press for it's "whole-
hearted and intelligent" cooperation
in every plan to publicize the union
label. International Labor News Ser
vice was also praised, the report say
ing:
"The International Labor News
Service and the American Federation
of Labor News Service have never
hesitated to run notices, news stories
or editorials for the Union Label
Trades Department. These services
cover the entire labor press and it is
a great saving in time and money to
be able to take advantage of them"
Radio Used Effectively
Discussing radio broadcasts, the re-
port said:
"a general demand for union label
products and union services has been
created by the use of the radio. Coast
to coast broadcasts have aroused un-
usual interest on the part Of the con-
sumer public"
On cooperation with farmers, the
report said:
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farmers have become interested and
are now demanding the union label on
their wearing apparel and other pur-
chases. This has been accomplished
by reciprocal agreement through
which members of labor unions buy
Farmers Union products wherever
possible and in turn members Of the
Farmers Union buy union label goods
and patronize union services"
The report said there had been a
healthy growth of union label leagues
which include in their membership
the women buyers for the families of
union members.
New Affiliations
New affiliations to the department
since the 1887 convention were report
ed as follows: American Flint Glass
Workers Union, International Ladies'
Handbag, Pocketbook and Novelty
Workers Union, Sheep Shearers
Union of North America. The follow
ing were reported as having reaffili-
ated International Broom and Whisk
Makers Union, International Glove
Workers Union, International Metal
Engravers' Union, Sheet Metal Work
ers' International Association, Ameri-
can Wire Weavers' Protective Associ-
alton.
There are now Ga union labels, shop
cards and service buttons listed with
the department.
Under the head of recommendations,
the report asked strong administra-
tive enforcement of the Walsh-Healey
Act. Stringent amendments to the
act to provide that the government
buy only from "fair" manufacturers
was also asked.
The report was submitted by Mat
thew Woll, president; Joseph Oberg
fell, first vice president; A. A. My
rup, second vice president; John j.
Mara, third vice president; T. A.
Rickert, fourth vice president; l. M.
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