The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-02
Bookbinders' Union
Has Greet Record
First Independent Union
Was Organized In
Washington
ORGANIZED IN 1850
Forty-Hour Week For En-.
tire Industry Included In
Many Benefits

oenefitting men and women employed
in the bookbinding industry was pre-
sented in a radio address delivered
here by John B. Haggerty, president
Of the International Brotherhood, on
the Labor News Review broadcast
over station WJSV of the Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Tracing the history of organized
bookbinders back to Washington, d.
c., in 1850, when a local union was
established, President Haggerty said
the International Brotherhood of
Bookbinders was organized in 1892
and was chartered by the American
Federation of Labor in 1898. Since
then it's progress has been steady
throughout it's entire jurisdiction,
which includes the United States and
Canada.
Text of Haggerty's Address
The text of Mr.. Haggerty's radio
address follows:
"The oportunity offered to union
officials by the Labor News Review
20 come here and tell their own story
n their own way to vast radio audi
ance is a worthy public service that is
contributing to better understanding
and mutual progress.
"The International Brotherhood of
Bookbinders, which | have the honor
to represent as president, is justly
proud of it's history, of it's accomplish
ments and of it's sound position in the
nation today.
Early History Traced
"The Brotherhood was organized
May 5, 1892, at Philadelphia. How
ever, bookbinders were organized in
Knights of Labor Assemblies during
the earliest days of that organization,
and an independent union of book
binders, now part of our Brother
hood, was formed in Washington, D.
c., in 1850
"When the International Typo
graphical Union was formed in 1852,
some bookbinders became part Of the
|. T. U. which at the beginning en-
braced the entire printing industry.
Bookbinders were the second of the
craft divisions within the |. T. U. fol-
lowing the pressmen. Two years after
the organization of our International
Brotherhood, in 1892, the l. II. u.
formally recognized our union and
promptly released it's comparatively
few bookbinders to the Brotherhood.
"The International Brotherhood of
Tip Printers, which had been organ
lied in 1902, became part of our
Brotherhood, December 81, 1913.
Chartered by A. +. of l.. in 1898
"The International Brotherhood of
Bookbinders was chartered by the
American Federation of Labor March
"a, 1898, and it has been a part of
our mission to cooperate fully with
the Federation and with all allied
trades in the printing industry, from
the very beginning.
Objects of Brotherhood
"Among the stated objects of our
Brotherhood are: ITO attain a uniform
scale of wages, hours of labor, appren-
ticeship laws for the government Of
the trade; the abolition of unjust, in
human and degrading contract sys-
TENS, the insidious task and bonus
systems; to secure to the men and
women Of our craft the full enjoyment
and compensation of the wealth they
create; to agree to arbitrate all off
ferences existing between the employ
er and employe and to promote such
InI hn< 10
ate harmony between employer and
employe and the advancement of the
bookbinding industry
"Our territorial jurisdiction includes
the United States, its possessions and
the Dominion of Canada.
Initiative and Referendum Used
General legislation is enacted at
our conventions. However, Legislation
may also be by initiative and referen-
dunn and constitutional amendments
adopted by convention must be sub
mitted to referendum. Officers are
nominated by local unions and elected
by referendum vote of the member
ship. Local unions are autonomous
within the limits of our International
Constitution.
"The Brotherhood admits both men
and women and our constitution speci-
fically provides that our third and fifth
vice presidents shall be women.
at should therefore be clear to al
that we have a very democratic Broth.
erhood in which the will of the gen.
eral membership is the ruling force.
Many Achievements Listed
"The International Brotherhood OF
Bookbinders, now nearing a half cen
tury of service, despite occasional un
fortunate circumstances, has made
constant, consistent, practical prog
ress. Wages and working conditions
have been improved and the 4O-houl
work week now prevails Throughout
practically all of the industry.
"The long and honorable record O.