The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1940-01-11
AFL Undertakes To-
Settle Printers FIGHT
End Of Printers Controversy
With DonnellY Company
Is Sought

The 1889 convention of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor at Cincinnati,
Ohio, instructed the A. F. of L. Ex-
ecutive Council to continue their ef-
forts to secure an adjustment of the
dispute between the Chicago Printing
Trades Unions and R. R. Donnelley &
Sons Company, the Reuben H. Dom
nelley Company and the Lakeside
Press, and if unable to settle the con-
troversy to notify organized labor of
their failure "for the purpose of ad-
vising labor and it's friends how best
to use the purchasing power of labor
in channels fair to organized labor"
Unfair Publications Listed
The prolonged controversy of or
ganized labor with the Chicago pub
fishing house was presented to the
convention in resolution introduced
by Delegate Reuben G. Soderstrom of
the Illinois State Federation of La
Dor, which said:
"The Chicago Printing Trades
Unions have, for years, been COM
PEELED to compete with the unfair and
notorious non-union R. R. Donnelley
and Sons Company, the Reuben H.
Donnelley Company and the Lakeside
Press, which are among the largest
producers of non-union printing in
America.
"The following publications are
among the products of these unfair
concerns: Time, Life, Rising Tide,
Science Digest, Book Digest, Farm
Journal, Hunting and Fishing, Youth
Encyclopedia Brittanica, Funk and
Wagnalls Encyclopedia, The National
Provisioner, Chicago Mail Order
Catalog, Butler Brothers. catalog
Sears Roebuck catalog, Montgomery
Ward catalog and many children's
Sunday School publications, besides
telephone directories, etc.
Endorsement of A. F. of L. Sought
"The Organization Committee OF
the Chicago Printing Trades Unions
is now making concerted organi
zation drive on the said concerns, anC
is asking the cooperation of all or.
ganized labor to give publicity to sale
unfair concerns, publications ane
their products.
"The Convention of the Illinois
State Federation of Labor at Spring.
field, Illinois, September 18, 1889
endorsed this campaign and directed
that the matter be brought before
the Convention Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor for similar action"
AS a step toward settling the con
troversy, the resolution urged "tha1
the American Federation of Labor ir
convention assembled endorse thu
campaign of the Chicago Printing
Trades Unions against the non-uniol
policy of the r. r. Donnelley & Son:
Company, the Reuben H. Donnelle!
Company and the Lakeside Press"
Referred to Council
In acting on the resolution the Com
mittee on Industrial Relations made
the following report, which the con
vention adopted:
"Your committee having CAREFUL!
considered Resolution No. 80 is in EN-
tire accord with the objective sough
and are fully aware of the attitude
Of r. r. Donnelley and Sons Compan.
toward union labor, and we feel tina
organized labor and its friends shoul'
only patronize such publications a
show fair and cooperative attitud
toward organized labor.
"It is therefore the recommenda
ton of your committee that this reso
luton be referred to the Executiv
Council of the American Federation O
Labor recommending that they con
tinue their efforts to bring about a.
adjustment of this matter and failin,
to do so that they notify organize
labor and it's affiliated bodies Of tn
cause of such failure for the purpos
of advising labor and it's friends no,
best to use the purchasing power O
labor in channels fair to organize
labor"