The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-06-09
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ware making the ware for the bath
~fooms and laundries.
The sanitary locals of Trenton be-
= lieve that within a short time our re-
quests for affiliation with the various
Building Trades Councils will be
stgranted and our delegates seated.
Since the visits have been made to
the various Trade Councils a large
amount Of information has come to
the eastern office regarding when and
- where fair and unfair products OF
sanitary are to be installed. The MEM
y 1bers Of sanitary and all other Natl
onal Brotherhood of Operative Potter
2 locals are urged to request then
Building Trades locals for united sup
port in endorsing this movement which
within a reasonable time will make
possible a national conference of fair
: manufacturers.
:" Many plans have been offered by
national and international unions ir
A. F. l.. conventions on how to pro-
ceed in organizing the large mass OF
workers in industry throughout the
'' United States. The writer has i'm mind
a plan which will be recommended for
passage in the potters' national con
vention to be held in Atlantic City be-
ginning June 27. The resolution would
;. he constructed from the following
facts: In the first place the National
Department of the Building Trades In
sternatona Unions is the most power
full group of men in the world. The
goods produced in industrial plants
are, in the majority, fruits of unorgan-
lied workers, but at least 60 per cent
,g~-of all industrial merchandise is
handled by one or more of the affili-
ated internationals which comprises
the Building Trades Department
Keeping these facts in mind, and
with the true spirit of unionism, what
is to prevent the American Federation
of Labor from applying the pressure
from all angles in order to organize at
least 60 per cent Of the workers in
the United States? The electrica
workers union and the carpenters
=, union, which now issue industrial char
ters to their members employed In in
dustry, have laws stating that con
struction men will refuse to handle
or assemble any equipment that does
----not bear their internationaPs union
label. If two international unions car
practically double their membership
by such policy, what is there to STOP
the A. +. l.. in furthering the same
campaign to cover every internationa
union affiliated with it?
>. These facts are minimiZed ant
further information from o. C's OF
various locals and other interested
members will be appreciated on the
subject At least this should be gooC
food for thought for the sanitary dele
gates while discussing their problems
at Atlantic City next month.
With the proper cooperation from
. the sanitary manufacturers, now deal
ing with the National Brotherhood OF
Operative Potters, Louis Marciantc
president Of the New Jersey State
Federation, has assured the writer
that his full cooperation and influence
will be exertcd before the three de
partments of New Jersey, which now
q have the authority to let contracts t.
plumbers, in seeing that in the future
, only plumbing fixtures manufactured
% under collective bargaining relation
=, ships shall be approved by New Jersc!
q state authorities. 1t would be wei
for sanitary locals in other states i
this could be brought to the attention
of their State Federation officials il
% order to bring about the elimination
Of sweat shop sailitary products from
state and federal projects.