The union times. (New Haven, Conn.) 1941-1948, 1942-09-12
Conventions During The War

NOnVentlOnS Ourlng Inc war
a. Further Conventions That incoming
empowered postpone the 1913 any year
after to change the date of the convention change the
number of days Of the convention due any emergency that may
be considered important that the change shall be conformity
with what is best toward the effort If convention post
poned that the board shall notify all organizations
least 90 days prior the per
OF the local unions affiliated with the Conn Federation of Labor
regular meeting assembled that the posponemen change
unwse and the executive board notified 90 days prior
the date of the convention they shall proceed with the holding of
the convention unless forbidden by agency
by the American Federation of Labor.
Organizing The Unorganized
5. That this convention record of calling the
American Federation of Labor its influence with the
international Unions conduct effort
organize the unorganed coming under the jurisdiction of
each the State of Connecticut and
further ask the American Federation of Labor bring
together in Connecticut representative of each nterna
tional mion after the American Federation of Labor
venon has adjourned for the purpose of receiving
to their of how far they will towards
izing the people coming under their jurisdiction.
State Labor Relations Act
Legislative Program That the officers of the Connecticut
Federation of Labor be by this introduce
the Relations
venon and that they every effort to have this bill passed
, their Number One piece of labor legislation.
Workman's Compensation Law
That the Workmans Compensation Law shall be changed
that the received per shall be $780, and
that receiving employment Shall
compensated without the necessity of having accident
pany the injury That the hernia clause be changed that
shall have 50 days report their claim for compensation for hernia
and that they shall have weeks their employment
order to be entitled compensation but if receives med
cal attention. support they only do light work
instead of their regular job that that shall be considered the eqva
lent of oppage of work within weeks That the COMPENSATION
Act be changed increase the of benefits that shall
received specific injuries of ARM hand
or leg
Unemployment Compensation
8. Unemployment COmpensation That we favor state
with Federal minimum standards which
each will have before employer credit
from the Unemployment Compensation Fund. That
pose any reduction i'm the Fund and that the law be
amended that every employer of under
J the Act.
4 Prevailing Rate of Wage Law
9. Prevailing Rate of Wage Law to be changed that
every employer receiving from the State of Con
necicut buildings, bridges, roads, shall post in
spicuous place. where the workman the prevailing
rate wages established the Labor Board par
comply the wage that the Labor Department shall
be authorized investigate the books and of
project and where the wages paid and the employer
comply with the wage by the Labor Board
the Labor Department shall proceed prosecute that par
YIticular contractor.
Minimum Wage Law
TO- That the Minimum Wage Law be amended %
cude a minimum rate of wages for every person coming
under the Wage Law the State Connecticut of
s. cents an hour