The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1939-04-14
TRADES COUNCIL


Tuesday night was the regular
meeting night of the Cooperative
Trades and Labor Council. President
Chas. Perrine presided and 26 dele
gates were present and answered the
roll CALL
Credentials of R. L. Novak, John
Laubach and George Tenbush, to rep
resent Bartenders' Union, No. 169,
were read, received and Novak, being
the only one present, was installed
and seated
A letter was received from William
Green, president of the A. F. of L., in
which he requested the council to list
names of credit unions in this locality.
Received and ordered complied with
A letter from the Central Trades
Council, of Little Rock, Ark, asks
that the firm of E. L. Bruce Lumber
Company be placed on the 1--WE don't
patronize list" Received and turned
over to the Building Trades.
A letter was read from Will T.
Blake, member of the Industrial Com
mission of Ohio, in which he calls at
tention to the tenth anniversary meet
ing of the All-Safety Congress and
Exhibit which will be held in the Neil
House, Columbus, Ohio, April 1920.
Received.
A communication was read from
the southern organizing campaign of
the American Federation of Teachers,
Atlanta, Ca, which was ordered
turned over to the Teachers Union.
l. M. Ornburn, secretary-treasurer
of the Union Label Trades Depart
ment, calls attention to the activities
of the Milwaukee Women's Auxili-
aries in their union label campaign.
Received.
The Ohio News Service submits
lengthy circular calling attention to
the justified strike of paper makers
which exists in the plant of the Fair
field Paper Company, Baltimore, Ohio.
Received and placed on file.
Thomas J. Donnelly, secretary
treasurer and legislative agent of the
o. S. F. of L., in letter gives the
status of the legislative program of
the State Federation of Labor. Re-
ceived.
A letter was read from Robert Lu-
kens. member of the Fire Fighters
Association of Ohio. Enclosed was a
copy of House bill by Mr.. Wetro to
reduce the hours of fire fighters. He
is in hopes that the Hamilton Trades
and Labor Council will endorse the
bill and instruct the secretary to write
at once to Harry A. Hughes, and
George McCandless, asking their sup
port. Received and complied with
Letters were read from A. F. of L.
and Chicago Federation of Labor rela-
tive to the anonymous circulars being
sent out against the National Dis
tillers Products Corporation, manu-
facturers of % grades of whiskies.
This firm is highly recommended by
the A. F. of L., as fair to labor. Re-
ceived and made part of our records.
Delegates of the Teamsters and
Truck Drivers reported that the An
derson-Shaffer Co., Duersch Coal Co.,
Rapp Coal Co., Frechtling Coal Co.,
Martin Lingler Coal Co., Pater Coal
Co., Valley Ice Co., and the Liberty
Coal Co. are the only coal concerns
employing union drivers.
They also reported the McGreevy
Dairy, Frechtling Dairy, Hamilton
Milk Co., Wehr Dairy and the High
land Park Dairy are the only firms
that employ their members and no
others.
William Utrecht, A. F. of L. or
ganizer, reported on progress being
made with the Teachers Union. Also
reported regarding the Fuller Brush
Company being union concern but
do not place the label on their brushes.
Musicians reported five different or
chestras that are non-union, which
they consider unfair The matter was
referred to the business agents of the
musicians and the bartenders for fur
ther action.
Building Trades delegates reported
that their dance will be held in the
Moose auditorium, Saturday, April 20.
Requested delegates to attend.
Carl Brown and Robert Novak were
added to the Labor Day grounds COM
mittee.
Some of the affiliated locals who do
not have delegates at the council
meetings were discussed at length.